Weekly Update for February 22, 2011

IVEDC's Weekly Update for Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Volume 4 / Issue: 11
In This Issue
Success & Highlights
IVEDC News
Business Development
Success & Highlights
2011 Taste of the Valley
On January 27, 2011 IVEDC, along with the Stockman's
Club, hosted the 2011 Taste of the Valley event. This event
showcased the Imperial Valley's leading industry,
Agriculture. The events of the evening were highlighted with
over 260 attendee's, 3 participants for the Bounty of the
County Cook Off Contest, and numerous sponsors.
Everything served at this event was grown right here in the
Imperial Valley. This event not only showcased agriculture in
the Imperial Valley, but raised funds for IVEDC's external
marketing efforts and attendance of the 2011 World Ag
Expo.
Upcoming IVEDC Events
Investor News
Upcoming IVEDC Meetings
Imperial Valley Community
News
Investor Lists
Investors:
New and Renewing
Diamond (4)
Imperial County
SDG&E
EW
Corporation
Platinum (5)
City of Brawley
Imperial Valley Press
KXO Radio
ORMAT
Town Center Plaza, LLC
Gold (15)
Bounty of the County
We would like to give a Special Thank You to the teams that
participated in the Bounty of the County Cooking Contest:
"Valleys Best" Brawley Sidekicks, El Toro Export/ La
Brucherie Irrigation, The Brawley Elk's Lodge- Los
Camperos. The winning team, who took all three awards by
storm, Best Booth, Judges Choice & People's Choice was
"Valley's Best" Brawley Sidekicks. After they were
announced the winners by our 2010 Brawley Cattle Call
Queen McKenna Caughey and 2010 Brawley Cattle Call
City of El Centro
City of Imperial
Conveyor Group
CSolar Development,
LLC
Development Design &
Engineering
Emerald Companies
Horton, Knox, Carter &
Foote
Imperial Valley College
Landmark Consulting
Inc.
Pattern Energy Group
Quechan Indian Tribe
Rabobank
Southern California Gas
Co.
Westmount Properties
LLC
Wells Fargo, CDC
Silver (14)
8 Minutenergy
Renewables
Castillo Construction
CalEnergy Operating
Corp.
Corey Delta
Constructors
Desert Security Services
Ecology and
Environment Inc.
Teen Queen Alex Baron, the team announced their
retirement from the contest for at least a year.
For more information about this event, please contact
alexis@ivedc.com.
2011 California League of Food Processors Expo
February 1-2 IVEDC, along with Imperial Valley Enterprise
Zone and Calexico-County Enterprise Zone, attended the
2011 California League of Food Processors Expo in
Sacramento, CA. With thousands of attendee's and
California's food processing industry on display, the team was
able to make many business contacts and leads. "The
convenience of the show being in Sacramento allows for the
group to make more use of the trip" said CEO Tim Kelley.
The overall consensus from those that attended was that the
Imperial Valley has been put on the map.
For more information about his expo, please contact
alexis@ivedc.com.
2011 World Ag Expo
IVEDC, along with member of the Imperial Valley Farming
Community, attended the 2011 World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA
February 8-10. With over 100,000 attendee's and over 6,000
exhibitors the WAE is largest agriculture show in the world.
Accompanying IVEDC along the way was some of the
Imperial Valley's new additions such as: Muenster & Swiss
Cheese provided by Imperial Valley Cheese Factory and
Olive Oil provided by Imperial Olive Co. Many passerby's
were interested in how the Imperial Valley has expanded and
is taking advantage of our vast resources, allowing IVEDC to
pick up many possible leads to develop the area.
For more information about this expo, please contact
alexis@ivedc.com.
News
El Centro Regional
Medical Center
Grid Partners, LLC
Hutchinson &
Bloodgood
PacificLand International
Inc.
Smith-Kandal Real
Estate
Swinerton Management
and Consulting
Time Warner Cable
Western Mesquite
Mines Inc.
Bronze (74)
AEI-CASC Consulting
Aguasol Holdings
American Cargoservice
Inc.
AT & T
Barnhart Crane &
Rigging
Best Best & Krieger
Brawley Inn
Calexico-County
Enterprise Zone
California Ethanol &
Power Inc.
Carl R. Russell
City of Calexico
City of Holtville
City of Westmorland
Coldwell Banker, The
Wilkinson Team
Community Valley Bank
Coopers West
Insurance
Corey Delta
Constructors
Duggins Construction
Desert Commercial
Bank
El Centro Chamber of
Commerce
Energy Source, LLC
Epic Land Solutions,
Inc.
Executive Real Estate
Farm Credit Services
Southwest
First Capitol Consulting
Green Century Industrial
Corp.
2011 Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit &
Expo Early Bird Rate Extended to February 25,
2011!
With the fourth annual Renewable Energy Conference set for March 15 17 at the Quechan Casino & Resort, the Imperial Valley Economic
Development Corp. has extended the early registration rate through
Feb. 25.
The early registration rate for the full three-day conference is $250
for IVEDC investors and $300 for non-investors. After Feb. 25, the cost
for the full conference increases to $325 for investors and $350 for noninvestors.
The registration fee allows attendees to participate in all
presentations and networking events and to visit the exhibits throughout
the conference. The cost also includes breakfast and lunch throughout
the event.
This year's conference includes a banquet dinner from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. March 16 sponsored by the Imperial Irrigation District that will
feature keynote speaker, Jeffery Byron, a California Energy
Commissioner. The banquet cost, separate from the conference
registration fee, is $45.
The Renewable Energy Conference, one of IVEDC's premier annual
events showcasing the potential for renewable energy development,
brings together the renewable energy industry with local and state
government and business leaders and focuses attention on the growth of
the industry in the Imperial Valley. Assemblyman Manuel Perez will be
among the speakers as will a representative from the Governor's Office.
Timothy Kelley, CEO of the IVEDC, said the conference has taken on a
critical function in linking all parties together that have a role in the
development of renewable energy in the Valley.
"The Renewable Energy Conference is important because, for one, it
brings new investors to the Imperial Valley, and second, it shows the
progress we have made and it helps people to understand the process of
developing a project in the Imperial Valley," said Tim Kelley, IVEDC's
chief executive officer.
Last year, some 550 people attended the conference. Currently, we
are ahead of schedule in attendance from where we were last year.
Tom Topuzes, an IVEDC board member, said the Renewable Energy
Conference over the years has allowed attendees to stay current on the
critical issues affecting renewable energy development and has provided
a key way for local businesses and government leaders, those in the
industry and state officials to network.
He added, "It also allows people to see what is going on in Imperial
County."
One element of the conference includes a bus tour of areas of
renewable energy development in areas around Imperial County.
Topuzes said two years ago those who took part on the tour had a
chance to see a drill rig testing a proposed geothermal site in the North
County. This year those on the tour will be able to see the geothermal
plant under construction at that site by EnergySource.
Additionally, the tour will stop at the Imperial Irrigation District's
Hale Engineering
Heber Public Utility
District
IC Office of Employment
and Training
Imperial County Office
of Education
Imperial Business Park
Inc.
Invenergy LLC
Imperial Printers
Imperial Valley
Biopower LLC
Imperial Valley
Enterprise Zone
Imperial Valley Land
Company
Imperial Valley Regional
Occupational Program
Imperial Valley
Resource Recovery, Co.
Imperial Valley
Vegetable Growers
Association
Insight Systems, Inc.
Invenergy, LLC
IV Ag, LLC
Jade Security
John R. Benson Farms,
Inc.
Law Offices of James C.
Turney
John R. Benson Farms
Labor Ready
Manpower
Medical Management
Group,LLC
Mesquite Regional
Landfill
Nielsen Construction Ca
Northwestern Mutual
Financial
Nolte & Associates
Office Supply Company
OnSite Labor Inc.
Palo Verde Disposal
Pat Seay Real Estate
Pioneers Memorial
Hospital
Pioneer Van & Storage
Ralph Road LLC
Ram-Power, Inc
RBF Consulting
Recon Environmental
Reliance Public
Midway substation in the North County that now features new
transmission lines, part of IID's program to expand transmission capacity
in the county.
This year's conference begins March 15 with the registration for the
bus tours at 9 a.m. at the Quechan Casino & Resort. The cost for the bus
tour is $35, and is a separate cost from the conference registration.
The exhibit hall for the conference opens at 2 p.m. March 15 and
there will be a reception sponsored by San Diego Gas & Electric from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The full conference continues March 16 with a continental breakfast
served at 8 a.m. followed by welcoming remarks by IID President Stella
Mendoza and Imperial County Supervisors Chairman Jack Terrazas.
The day continues with presentations on such issues as transmission,
the development of solar and wind projects and the growing geothermal
industry in the Imperial Valley.
The conference will include a networking mixer and exhibits available
throughout the day. That day will conclude with the IID sponsored
banquet featuring California Energy Commissioner Jeffery Byron
Commissioner Byron currently serves as presiding member of the
Energy Commission's Research, Development, and Demonstration
Committee and the Transmission and Regional Planning Committee; and
he serves as associate member on the Integrated Energy Policy Report
Committee, Energy Efficiency Committee, and Electricity and Natural
Gas Committee.
He also chairs the Energy Commission's Transmission Research Program's
Policy Advisory Committee and is the Governor's appointee to the
Western Governors Association's State/Provincial Steering Committee (a
committee established to steer the western interconnection-wide
transmission expansion planning effort of the Western Governors
Association).
The conference will conclude March 17 with presentations, including
comments by Assemblyman Manuel Perez and Joel Ayala, executive
director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development
Costs for the event are as follows:
$250 early registration for investors
$300 early registration for non-investors
$45 for the IID-sponsored March 16 banquet
$35 for the March 15 bus tour
Anyone wishing to attend the conference can register on the IVEDC
website at www.ivedc.com or can contact IVEDC at 760-353-8332.
Business Development
Relations
Rubicon Systems
SDSU-IV Campus
Sheppard, Mullin,
Richter & Hampton LLP
Stirling Energy Systems
Sun Community FCU
Thomas Topuzes &
Associates, LLC
Tyler Insurance
Valley Solutions Group
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Wind Zero
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Partner Organizations
San Diego Regional
EDC
South County EDC
Export-Import Bank
San Diego Imperial
District Export Council
World Trade Center San
Diego
Imperial County
Workforce Development
Board
Imperial County Joint
Chambers
Team California
CalBIS
CALED
Coachella Valley
Economic Partnership
For more information on Business Development, please contact
mike@ivedc.com.
Upcoming IVEDC Events
Imperial Valley Renewable Energy
Summit & Expo
The Future Is Here. The Future is Now.
Be part of a dynamic, thought-provoking conference that
brings together ambitious industry professionals, policy
makers, and educators to promote renewable energy
development in resource rich Imperial County. The three-day
event will feature technical, policy, and market conference
sessions, a trade show exhibition, a tour of local renewable
energy projects, and numerous networking opportunities.
To Reserve a Spot Now, please click the image below. For
further questions regarding this event, please call 760-3538332 or email nicole@ivedc.com.
The 2011 Renewable Energy Summit & Expo
Powered By:
Premier Generator Sponsor
8minute Energy Renewables, LLC
Premier Utilities Sponsor
Imperial Irrigation District
Diamond Sponsor
San Diego Gas & Electic
Platinum Sponsor
ORMAT
International Pre-Conference Host Gold Sponsor
County of Imperial
Gold Sponsor
Swinerton
Silver Sponsor
Agile Energy, INC.
CalEnergy Operating Corporation
Desert Security Services
Galati Blek, LLP
LS Power Development, LLC
Bronze Sponsors
Chromatin, INC
The Holt Group, INC
Southwest Transmission Partners
IVEDC would like to thank 8minute Energy for becoming the 2011 Imperial Valley
Renewable Energy Summit & Expo's Premier Sponsor. To learn more about this
sponsor, please visit their website http://8minutenergy.com/.
Investor News
Renewing Investors
Imperial Irrigation District
IVEDC would like to thank Imperial Irrigation District for
Renewing their Diamond Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.iid.com.
Rabobank, N.A.
IVEDC would like the thank Rabobank, N.A. for Renewing
their Gold Level Investment. For more information about
this investor, please visit their website at
www.rabobank.com.
City of Holtville
IVEDC would like to thank the City of Holtville for Renewing
their Bronze Level Investment. For more information about
this investor, please visit their website at
www.holtville.ca.gov.
Community Valley Bank
IVEDC would like to thank Community Valley Bank for
Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.yourcvb.com.
Farm Credit Services Southwest
IVEDC would like to thank Farm Credit Services Southwest
for Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.fcssw.com.
Nolte Associates, Inc.
IVEDC would like to thank Nolte Associates, Inc. for
Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.nolte.com.
San Diego County Water Authority
IVEDC would like to thank San Diego County Water
Authority for Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For
more information about this investor, please visit their website
at www.sdcwa.org.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP
IVEDC would like to thank Sheppard Mullin Richter &
Hampton, LLP for Renewing their Bronze Level
Investment. For more information about this investor, please
visit their website at www.sheppardmullin.com.
Sun Community Federal Credit Union
IVEDC would like to thank Sun Community FCU for
Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.suncommunityfcu.org.
Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLP
IVEDC would like to thank Thomas Topuzes & Associates,
LLP for Renewing their Bronze Level Investment. For more
information about this investor, please visit their website at
www.ttaconnects.com.
For more information on how to become an investor with
IVEDC, please contact tim@ivedc.com.
Upcoming IVEDC Meetings for February 2011
Wednesday, February 23 & March 2, 2011 the IVRES Marketing,
Program, & Planning Committee's will meet at 1PM (Marketing),
2PM (Program), & 3PM (Planning) at SDG&E Renewable Energy
Center. Address: 1425 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243.
For more information on how to participate in these committees,
please contact alexis@ivedc.com.
*All meetings are held in the Imperial Valley Economic
Development Corporation conference room (1224 State Street,
Suite B, El Centro, CA 93343) unless otherwise noted. For more
information, please contact us at 760-353-8332 or email
alexis@ivedc.com.
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