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2010 August Expand
VanDyne SuperTurbo Chosen by DOE - VanDyne SuperTurbo Chosen by Cummins for Advanced Waste Heat Recovery System for DOE Super Truck ProgramFORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract with Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) to develop more fuel-efficient Class 8 trucks using VanDyne SuperTurbochargers. The agreement is part of the Super Truck program, a cost-sharing initiative between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the private sector.Under the agreement, Cummins a... More
Sprig Toys - Power PlayFor the 29-year-old CEO of Wham-o, getting the storied company back on track is no game.July 2010 Allison Weiss READ ARTICLETHE PACKAGE ARRIVED.Kyle Aguilar had been tracking it for the last 24 hours, watching its progress as it snaked its way to him at the Los Angeles offices of Wham-O. It was November 2009, and Aguilar was the new CEO of the 62-year-old company that had given the world toys such as the Frisbee, the Slip ’N Slide and the Hula Hoop. Over the past 10 ye... More |
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2010 July Expand
VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc., Receives National Science Foundation Award - READ ARTICLEFORT COLLINS, Colo., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $149,000 for a Phase One SBIR project by the National Science Foundation to explore the recovery of wasted exhaust heat from a gasoline engine and its catalytic converter by transferring waste heat energy to the crankshaft via the Company's SuperTurbocharger.As a result of the project, the Company will validate energy recovery from the waste heat going out the tail p... More
Researchers partner with business for solutions to global needs - July 13, 2010 By Shelley WidhalmREAD ARTICLEResearchers at Colorado State University, with the help of the city of Fort Collins, are avoiding the ivory tower.Instead of writing white papers that get filed away, researchers in a variety of academic fields are moving their ideas from the campus to the marketplace by way of a supercluster — an alliance of researchers and business experts who identify a global need and work with industry partners to develop and market the solution.What this lo... More Solar panel maker must prove low production cost - June 2010 - READ ARTICLE Abound Solar promises to bring a big new industry to central Indiana, but first the company has to prove its manufacturing efficiency.Colorado-based Abound will receive $400 million in federal loan guarantees to scale up production at its Longmont facility and to add a second factory, the unused Getrag-Chrysler transmission plant in Tipton. The company says it will hire 900 to 1,200 people in Indiana, but first, it must focus on successfully scaling up its exi... More Off the Grid - Bamboo Bike Makers Crafting Environmentally-Friendly DesignsREAD ARTICLE HEREIt’s not the kind of place you can just wander into. The off-white stucco building has a vacant feel and no sign out front. The entrance opens into an empty hallway that is just wide enough for one person, and zigzags a few times before ending at the back of the building. Their door is on the right.The address and phone number of the shop cannot be found anywhere online or in the yellow pages... More |
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2010 June Expand
Turning bamboo into two-wheelers - Fort Collins-based manufacturer is bornREAD ARTICLE For sale: Strong, lightweight bicycles hand-constructed with quality components paired with the finest bamboo in the world. Unique ride guaranteed. Panda Bicycles co-found... More
Colorado Solar Project - Going Solar Is Harder Than It Looks, a Valley FindsREAD ARTICLEALAMOSA, Colo. — The nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, as oil spews unchecked from BP’s wrecked well, makes this high mountain valley seem even more idyllic than it is. Energy here, from the sun, is free, abundant and clean. For generations of farmers, and the hippies in the 1970s who went off the grid with their sun-powered water-heaters, and most recently the large-scale solar companies that have come looking ... More Entrepreneurship Goes Global - read articleJune 7, 2010 Among the global economic upheavals of the past two decades, here’s one worth cheering about: the worldwide spread of entrepreneuriship. Anyone who doubts that should have headed to Monaco last weekend for the World Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony.The 42 countries represented at the event included China and several former Soviet-bloc nations - places where starting a private business was illegal not so long ago. In other countries, the weakening of t... More Six entrepreneurs in running for Bard Center cash award - read articleThe Bard Center for Entrepreneurship has announced six finalists in acompetition for creating business plans. The center, part of the businessschool at the University of Colorado Denver, will award $10,000 to thewinner next week. The competition is for early-stage, Colorado-basedcompanies that have not yet received angel or venture-capital funding. Thefinalists:CaraSolva: It's a provider of Web- based business systems for long-term andassisted-care facilities, hospices, host homes an... More Cleantech Roadmap receives economic development grant - read articleDENVER - The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association received an $80,000 grant to develop a Cleantech Roadmap for the state.The grant, from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, provides the final funds for the $200,000 project, according to CCIA Executive Director Christine Shapard.Other entities providing financial support for the roadmap include the Colorado Economic Development Commission, the Colorado Governor's Energy Office, the Metro Denver Ec... More |
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2010 May Expand
RMI2 aims to expand FastTrac effort - read articleBY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • May 26, 2010 Following the success of Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative's new FastTrac TechVenture, intended to provide new entrepreneurial ventures in the clean-energy, bioscience and technology industries a leg up as they're starting out, the organization is looking to take the program statewide.RMI2 Chief Executive Officer Mark Forsyth deemed the seven-week course, which ended Saturday, a great success. He hopes to make the... More
Europe and the Entrepreneuer - European SME Week launchedread articleTuesday, May 25, 2010ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News A pan-European campaign for small and medium enterprises, or SMEs, started Tuesday to encourage, inspire and motivate more people to become entrepreneurs.The European SME Week, initiated for the first time in 2009 by the European Commission Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry, is a decentralized campaign with diverse events organized by business associations, support providers, region... More Indian Incubators - Indian Agri-Business Development through network of Incubatorsread articleHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, May 21, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- The world is ever changing and it needs constant innovations to keep up with change. Innovators and entrepreneurs have created the world's most prominent companies. The Indian economy depends largely on agriculture and there is need for innovative interventions and enhanced entrepreneurial initiatives. The Indian Council of Agriculture and Research (ICAR), the apex... More NYC and SUNY Downstate announce first phase of development at BioBAT - May 20, 2010read articleMayor Michael Bloomberg and other local dignitaries have announced initial development of the first 56,000 square feet of what will eventually be 486,000 square feet of commercial bioscience space at the City-owned Brooklyn Army Terminal in the Sunset Park neighborhood, overlooking Upper New York Bay. For the full City news release and video of remarks by the mayor and others, click the first link or at the NYCEDC website here. Architectural renderings are here. Wall Str... More Fort Collins company working on dengue fever shot - Inviragen to begin vaccine trialsread articleMay 19, 2010 - The Coloradoan -A Fort Collins biotech company will begin its first clinical trials of a vaccine against dengue fever, a disease that threatens more than 3.6 billion people living in or traveling to tropical and subtropical regions.Inviragen, a 2008 graduate of the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative in Fort Collins, got the necessary approvals Monday to go ahead with the trials, Inviragen CEO Dan Stinchcomb said.The technology was dev... More RMI2 Improves Economy - RMI2 improves our economic resilienceRead Article The Coloradoan May 16, 2010 - Kudos to the Fort Collins City Council for its support of the Rocky Mountain Innovation. Their vision makes RMI2 a critical part of a pipeline that is creating new local companies and establishing Fort Collins as an economic leader.By facilitating Sage Advisor volunteers and business-sponsor supported programs such as the Kauffman Foundation's entrepreneur FastTrac training, RMI2 helps ensure that local entrepreneurs... More CSU opens $53 million research incubator - RIC Ribbon Cuttingread articleMay 12, 2010 - Trevor Hughes - CSU on Wednesday formally opened a $53 million research incubator that officials hope will help cut years off the time it takes to bring vaccines and treatments for dangerous diseases from the laboratory to the marketplace.The Research Innovation Center on Colorado State University's Foothills Campus provides space for university and private researchers to work side by side perfecting and marketing vaccines and treatments for everythin... More CSU technology tests water contamination on-scene - OptiEnz would allow first responders to test contaminants on-scene Read ArticleMay 11, 2010 Bobby Magill If those first on the scene at last summer's two Poudre River asphalt tanker spills could have immediately tested contamination in the water to find out how badly the river was polluted, Fort Collins Utilities might have had a better idea of how the spills polluted the water even faster than they did."One of the first things after securing the scene, you hav... More Fort Collins' First LEED Existing Building - Neenan receives first LEED Silver for Existing Buildings in Fort Collinsread articleFORT COLLINS - May 10, 2010 - Neenan Co. received Fort Collins' first LEED Existing Building Silver certification for its office on East Prospect Road. The firm has worked for the past three years to implement the improvements necessary to earn the designation. The certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, required the implemen... More Entrepreneurs Honored with Bravo! Awards - Czero Inc HonoredREAD ARTICLEMay 6, 2010 --LOVELAND - Six individuals and a trio of chambers of commerce were honored by the Northern Colorado Business Report May 5 for their entrepreneurial contributions to the region's business community. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Don Churchwell, now "retired" from Home State Bank, for his long dedication to economic development and job creation in Northern ColoradoThe 12th annual Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards celebratio... More |
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2010 April Expand
The Lemelson Center - Fort Collins, Colorado: This Hot Spot Glows GreenMonica Smith, Exhibition Program Manager, Lemelson Center Fort Collins may have gained notoriety recently for the "balloon boy" hoax, but the northern Colorado city should be known instead as a hot spot of invention and innovation in the field of clean energy. Its transformation from a small college town into a major player in today's energy economy began in the 1990s, stimulated by research at Colorado State University (CSU) and collabo... More
BigGreenDeal.com now online - BigGreenDeal.comBy Staff NCBRFORT COLLINS - GenGreen has added to its green business offerings with the launch of BigGreenDeal.com.The site launched on Tuesday and offers daily deals on green products and services available online. Featured products come from GenGreen certified companies. For example, the deal for Wednesday was a limited quantity of Sprig Toys Baja Scout with an original retail of $25 marked down to $9.GenGreen, a Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative incubator client, plan... More VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc. is Awarded a Small Business Innovative Research Contract from the US Army. - US Army SuperTurbocharges into the FutureFort Collins, Colo., April 14th 2010 — The US Army SBIR Program has competitively selected and awarded a Phase 1 research contract to VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc. This work will be based on the proposal titled: “Diesel Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing a SuperTurbocharger”. Work is scheduled to begin immediately and will be conducted in three phases; each phase award is pending the success of the previous phase. “If we can decrease the s... More Headquarters for Wirsol Solar - Headquarters for Wirsol Solar to be built in Fort CollinsBY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • April 8, 2010 news articleA year after entering the U.S. market, Wirsol Solar Colorado Inc. announced Wednesday it will expand its American operations by building its own headquarters in Fort Collins.Mark Forsyth, executive director of Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2, first made the announcement Wednesday at the groundbreaking for the new RMI2 building at 320 E. Vine Dri... More Wirsol announces new building - Wirsol announces new building next to technology incubator By Coloradoan staff • April 7, 2010news articleWirsol, a company that joined the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative in Fort Collins a year ago, plans to build a new 22,000-square-foot building next to the new RMI2 headquarters on 320 E. Vine Drive.Mark Forsyth, chief executive officer of RMI2, made the announcement Wednesday at the groundbreaking for the new RMI2 building at 320 E. Vine Drive. Wirsol expects to close on the land... More RMI2 to hold official groundbreaking for new building - Work at Vine Drive facility slated to be completed by 2011BY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • April 6, 2010 News ArticleRocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2, will start a new chapter this week with the official groundbreaking of its new building.Groundwork on the project started two months ago, and construction on the $7.2 million, 32,000-square-foot, three-story facility at 320 E. Vine Drive will commence within the next couple of weeks. It is slated to be completed ... More |
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2010 March Expand
Sprig Toys - Sprig no longer toying with success Source: --> By Kristen Tattinews articleMarch 26, 2010 --FORT COLLINS - For the founders of Sprig Toys, the company's recent acquisition by industry giant Wham-O means not only the chance to continue innovating their product line, but also the opportunity to participate in the reinvigoration of one of America's most iconic brands.Sprig announced in early February that it would be acquired by Emeryville, Calif.-based Wham-O Inc. The timed-stock ... More
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2010 February Expand
RMI2 new company news - RMI2 welcomes three new companies Source: --> By Kristen Tattinews articleFebruary 26, 2010 -- As if planning for a new, state-of-the-art facility wasn't enough, the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative has continued to take on additional incubator companies at a record pace. As of early February, the incubator had accepted three new companies, bringing the total to 24. The newest startups range from biomass to analytic instrumentation but are all looking forward to leveraging RM... More
RMI² Launches New Entrepreneurship Program Award-winning Kauffman Foundation program - RMI² Launches New Entrepreneurship ProgramAward-winning Kauffman Foundation program coming to Colorado(Fort Collins, CO – February 22, 2010)This spring the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI², will launch a program designed to spur the formation of new entrepreneurial ventures in the clean energy, bioscience and technology industries. The program, called FastTrac® TechVenture™ was developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is partnering with RMI&... More RMI2 Spring FastTrac - RMI2 on FastTrac this springBy StaffRead ArticleFebruary 22, 2010 --FORT COLLINS - The Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative announced the launch of its FastTrac TechVenture program this spring.The program, developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is designed to spur entrepreneurialism in the clean energy, bioscience and technology industries. It provides business planning and educational programs through a combination of instruction from experienced business professionals, one-on-one b... More Colorado’s Sprig Toys wins award at international toy fair - Monday, February 15, 2010Colorado’s Sprig Toys wins award at international toy fairDenver Business Journal - by Mark Harden News ArticleA product of Colorado’s Sprig Toys — “Captain Owen’s Dolphin Explorer Boat” — has been named “Specialty Toy of the Year” by the national Toy Industry Association.Sprig founders Justin Discoe, Chris Clemmer and David Bowen accepted the award at a ceremony Saturday night in New York, where the association ... More Sprig Toys acquired by WHAM-O - Sprig Toys acquired by WHAM-OPartnership exposes local company's eco-friendly specialty to wider audienceNews Article BY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • February 10, 2010Fort Collins-based Sprig Toys Inc. has been acquired by WHAM-O Inc.., the California company that created the Frisbee.The partnership exposes Sprig's eco-friendly specialty line to a wider audience and gives WHAM-O access to Sprig's proprietary Sprigwood material, a durable, child-safe, bio-composite made fro... More Physical Activity Innovations wins Bluetooth Innovator of the Year Award for 2009 - Physical Activity Innovations wins Bluetooth Innovator of the Year Award for 2009Fort Collins, Colorado - February 9, 2010. Physical Activity Innovations today accepted the 2009 Bluetooth Innovation World Cup award from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for its research on the Fit Companion, a physical activity monitoring device. The award was accepted by Dr. Edward Sazonov, Vice President of Engineering, at an award ceremony that took place in Munich, Germany in conjunction with the W... More Initiative helping to revolutionize Fort Collins community - Initiative helping to revolutionize Fort Collins communityNews ArticleMike Freeman • mfreeman@fcgov.com. • February 8, 2010 Innovation in Fort Collins is nothing new. Our city's settlers were trailblazers and visionaries, setting new standards for agriculture, education and community building. That pioneer spirit is alive and well in Fort Collins.Today, people must be agile, innovative and creative across business sectors and industries to be successful.Fort Collins is uniqu... More |
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2010 January Expand
Idea could make city FIT for solar power - Idea could make city FIT for solar powerBY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • January 28, 2010Link to ArticleFeed-in tariffs may be the future of renewable energy in Fort Collins and the United States, according to industry experts.Feed-in tariffs, or FIT, worked for Germany and Gainesville, Fla., and some believe it could work for Fort Collins.On Wednesday evening, before an audience of about 250 at the Innovation After Hours at the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 E. Prospect Road, G.... More
Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative gets $1.8M from tax credit program - Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative gets $1.8M from tax credit programFunds will go toward new buildingBY DAVID YOUNG • DavidYoung@coloradoan.com • January 23, 2010 To see the article - http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100123/BUSINESS/1230325/1046/rss03Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2, is one step closer to making its new $7.3 million three-story building a reality thanks in part to some substantial federal funding from the New Markets Tax Credit, or NMTC, Program.On W... More 20 Trailblazers and Trendsetters of 2009-Kim Jordan - 20 Trailblazers and Trendsetters of 2009A look back at the entrepreneurs who made their mark on this year's small-business worldClick on link for full story.www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/202874.html... More RMI2's CEO looks toward standout 2010 - Ask Mark Forsyth about his role with Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2 and you are more likely to hear about the promising collaborations materializing among the organization's start-up companies or the new 31,000-square-foot building planned for the new year.As RMI2's chief executive officer, Forsyth prefers to deflect any attention to the 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that has helped such scientific and technology startup companies as Sprig Toys, ZeroHero and Eckstein Diagnostics.B... More |
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2009 December Expand
Sprig Toys sparks sprouting imaginations - Question: Briefly explain how Sprig Toys came into being.Answer: Inspired by our collective desire to keep kids active and the planet healthy, we're dedicated to infusing creativity, smart design, quality manufacturing, earth-friendly materials, product satisfaction and responsible business practices into a superior line of fun, kid-powered toys.Once upon a time, there were three talented toy designers who were taking the industry by storm. Their award-winning toys were selling like hotcakes. Th... More
2009 was 'transformational' year for RMI2 - 2009 was 'transformational' year for RMI2By Kristen TattiDecember 18, 2009 --For the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, 2009 will be remembered as an evolutionary year.While a majority of the business world went into "hunker-down" mode during the economic downturn, the business incubator program expanded in terms of geographic reach and programs and paved the way for a new state-of-the-art facility. It doubled the number of companies it serves and continues to screen applicants at a... More Sprig Toys Earns Nomination - Sprig Toys earns nominationDolphin Explorer Boat play set developed by Sprig Toys of Fort Collins has been nominated for a 2010 Toy of the Year, or TOTY, award by the Toy Industry Association.This is the fourth nomination for the company. Its first product, the Sprig Adventure Series Discover Rig, was nominated in three categories for the 2009 TOTY Awards.Winners of the 2010 awards will be announced during the American International Toy Fair in New York in February.Sprig's Earth-friendly toys - ... More Fort Collins' Symbios helps ZeaChem receive grant - Fort Collins' Symbios helps ZeaChem receive grantBy Coloradoan staff • December 15, 2009 Thanks in part to a large government grant, a renewable-energy company is looking to construct its first cellulosic biorefinery.Fort Collins-based Symbios Technologies LLC, a renewable-energy project developer, helped ZeaChem Inc. receive a $25 million grant from the Department of Energy.The grant was awarded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, or EERE, Biomass Program and is funded... More 'Venture fairs’ offer start-ups places to pitch - 'Venture fairs’ offer start-ups places to pitchBy D.C. Denison Globe Staff / December 15, 2009 www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/12/15/venture_fairs_offer_start_ups_places_to_pitch/ Terry Swack, cofounder of a new software company, quickly set up her laptop on the podium. Her opening PowerPoint slide splashed on to the large screen at the front of the charmless hotel function room.She paused for just a few seconds as an official placed a small digital alarm clock on the podium.Now... More CSU spins off new battery company - CSU spins off new battery companyBy StaffDecember 15, 2009 --FORT COLLINS - The newest spinoff company from Colorado State University aims to manufacture more powerful, longer-lasting batteries.Prieto Battery is the first startup co-founded by Cenergy, the commercialization arm of CSU's clean energy supercluster. The company is based on technology developed by Amy Prieto, an assistant chemistry professor in CSU's College of Natural Sciences, who will serve as chief scientific officer of the new ... More RMI2 dubs 2009 a 'banner' year - December 11, 2009RMI2 dubs 2009 a 'banner' yearwww.coloradoan.com/article/20091211/BUSINESS/912110321/RMI2-dubs-2009-a-%5C-banner%5C--yearBY DAVID YOUNGDavid Young@coloradoan.comRocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2, held its year in review meeting Thursday dubbing 2009 a "banner" year.The assessment of the year's efforts came during the year's final Innovation After Hours, a monthly networking and education forum, marking its second year in existence. The meeting highlighted t... More VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc., Named A Top Innovator Winner - VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc., Named A Top Innovator Winner www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vandyne-superturbo-inc-named-a-top-innovator-winner-79062072.htmlAward Recognizes Cutting Edge Private Companies Driving the Future of InnovationFORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc., is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a winner of the annual New England Venture Summit Top Innovator award by youngStartup Ventures. The list of privately held companies recognizes th... More Local firms pitch at Angel Capital Summit - 12/4/2009 - 10:16:09 AMLocal firms pitch at Angel Capital SummitBy Kristen TattiSee Article at: http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=103250DENVER - Innovation oozed throughout the Colorado Convention Center last month when the annual Angel Capital Summit featured presentations by six Northern Colorado companies. Actually landing financing might take a bit more inventiveness.It's no secret that capital financing has gone south with traditional financial markets. According to a venture capital repor... More Super-Charged Gas Saver - Click here to watch a video of Van-Dyne's Super Turbo engineColoradoBiz Editor Mike Cote talks with Bryan Willson, director of the Colorado State University Engines & Energy Conversion Lab, about the development of a super-charged engine with great fuel economy.... More |
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2009 November Expand
GIS Alley celebrates local industry at event - GIS Alley celebrates local industry at eventBy Kristen Tattihttp://ncbr.com/article.asp?id=103081November 20, 2009 --Fort Collins has a storied history in the geospatial sciences, one that can be traced back to the earliest days of the technology, and one that is still leading to growth and linkages for local companies.At the inaugural GIS Alley GIS Day celebration on Nov. 12, the legacy of the local industry plotted by one of the preeminent developers of the technology. Carl Reed of Fort Collin... More
Solid Turnout for Denver Angel's Capital Summit - Roughly 430 people were on hand at the Colorado Convention Center on Tuesday morning for the Rockies Venture Club’s third annual Angel Capital Summit, an all-day event at which entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in hopes of attracting “angel” investment.Although the total number of attendees was down from about 500 at last year’s event, the summit attracted a good crowd given the state of the economy, said Maita Lester, executive director of the Rockies Venture Club... More Methane producers ask for grant from state ag - Methane producers ask for grant from state agBy DAN BARKER, Times Staff WriterPosted: 11/13/2009 08:53:43 AM MSTMorgan County could have an anaerobic waste digester system to make methane if a feasibility study shows it would work.Symbios Technologies is working in tandem with Teague Diversified, Cargill Meat Solutions, Leprino Foods, the Morgan County Economic Development Corp. and possibly Dairy Farmers of America to try to access funding for a feasibility study for a digester system.It would ... More |
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2009 October Expand
Obama’s climate focus continues with $2.2B in Treasury bonds for clean energy - Capping off a day dedicated to climate change issues, the Obama administration had one final announcement in store: The Treasury Department released news that it is allocating $2.2 billion in bonds to support the efforts of 805 small-scale clean and renewable energy projects across the country.As part of the federal stimulus package, and the Energy Improvement and Extension Act passed last year, these Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) will be administered through public power providers, coope... More
Director Search, Fellow Appointments, Faculty Hiring Plans - http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091013006307/enBOULDER, Colo.--(Business Wire)--The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) will announce itsnational director search along with Fellow appointments and faculty hiring plansin forming one of the world`s leading university and federal laboratorypartnerships in the development and commercialization of renewable energytechnologies. RASEI, a new joint institute between the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB)and the U.S. Departmen... More |
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2009 September Expand
Investing in Renewable Energy, $34 Million Headed to Colorado - Investing in Renewable Energy, $34 Million Headed to ColoradoNewsChannel 13 (abc)By: Editorial Published: September 30th, 2009Website Article COLORADO SPRINGS - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that Colorado is receiving more than $34 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the state.Under DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, Colorado will receive $9.5 million ... More
GenGreen LLC and 3RD Whale Media Announce Merger - GenGreen LLC and 3RD Whale Media Announce MergerCSR WireBy: Press ReleasePublished: September 29th, 2009Website Article GenGreen LLC and 3RD Whale Media Announce MergerLeading Green directory and Green mobile players plan to combine operations to form new digital media companySubmitted by:3rdWhale MobileCategories:Environment, SustainabilityPosted: Sep 29, 2009 – 10:29 AM ESTVANCOUVER, Sep. 29 /CSRwire/ - Vancouver, BC-based 3rdWhale Media (www.3rdwhale.com) and Ft. Collins, CO-based ... More Woodward Governor rolls out auto-related company. - Woodward Governor rolls out auto-related company.The Denver PostBy: EditorialPublished: September 25th, 2009 Woodward Governor rolls out auto-related company.The Denver PostPosted: 09/25/2009 01:00:00 AM MDTWoodward Governor Co., a Fort Collins-based turbine maker, has spun off an auto-engine-development program into a new company.The new company, VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc., backed by Woodward and private investors, is aiming to market an automotive energy- efficiency device.The new turbocharg... More CSU stem-cell treatment for joint injury in horses gaining popularity - CSU stem-cell treatment for joint injury in horses gaining popularityColoradoanBy: Adam ChodakPublished: September 23rd, 2009Website Article CSU stem-cell treatment for joint injury in horses gaining popularityBY ADAM CHODAK • adam.chodak@9news.com • September 23, 2009 Stem-cell therapy developed by CSU's Equine Orthopedic Research Center shows promise in treating joint injuries in horses. The treatment entails harvesting stem cells from the horse's bone marrow, multipl... More What about all that garbage? - What about all that garbage?The OregonianBy: Chris BroderickPublished: September 18th, 2009Website ArticleWhat about all that garbage?By Chris Broderick, The OregonianSeptember 18, 2009, 10:49AMSomething new this year on Cycle Oregon is a bigger effort to reduce the truckloads of trash produced by all these people over seven days. Organizers hired "ZeroHero," a Fort Collins, Colo. company that sets up an elaborate waste recovery plan for large events like this that includes tent-like c... More VanDyne supercharges forward with John Deere - VanDyne supercharges forward with John DeereCleanTech Group, LLCBy: EditorialPublished: September 9th, 2009Website Article VanDyne supercharges forward with John DeereSeptember 9, 2009Colorado-based startup said it’s planning to deliver its first prototype to the farming equipment manufacturer in October 2009.Fort Collins, Colo.-based VanDyne SuperTurbo’s proprietary new device collects waste heat from a car’s exhaust and uses it to propel the car—and that's attracte... More ZeroHero joins innovation group - ZeroHero joins innovation groupColoradoanBy: David YoungPublished: September 3rd, 2009Website ArticleSeptember 3, 2009ZeroHero joins innovation groupRMI2 to help company as it expands reach of event-oriented green servicesBY DAVID YOUNGDavidYoung@coloradoan.comA Fort Collins zero waste renewable energy company that provides recycling services to events ranging from this weekend's Tour de Fat to the Mile High Music Festival is the latest addition to the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RM... More |
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2009 August Expand
Saviors for startups: Angels' equity can be key to product success - Saviors for startups: Angels' equity can be key to product successFort Collins ColoradoanBy: David YoungPublished: August 2nd, 2009Website ArticleAugust 2, 2009Saviors for startups: Angels’ equity can be key to product successBy david youngDavidYoung@coloradoan.comBrad Florin is a real life angel.He doesn’t have wings or a halo, but for several fledgling companies Florin’s investment is their saving grace.Florin, 45, of Fort Collins had been an angel investor for the past decad... More
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2009 June Expand
Privacy Networks gone, but not forgotten - Northern Colorado Business ReportKristen Tattihttp://ncbr.com/article.asp?id=100470 FORT COLLINS - Timing recently took down the first startup to inhabit the Fort Collins Technology Incubator.Privacy Networks in February quietly shut its office at 200 W. Mountain Ave., in what is now called the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative incubator. The startup was on its way to record sales in the second half of last year and was seeking a second round of financing when the economy came crashing d... More
50 Colorado companies: Fueling the economic fire - ColoradoBizhttp://www.cobizmag.com/articles/50-colorado-companies-fueling-the-economic-fire/These fast-growing businesses are building tomorrow's economyHowever many billions the federal government pumps into the economy, one truth rings clear: It will be business that will lift the country out of the doldrums and thrust it forward into the 21st century.Here are 50 companies you can expect to help lead the way. These Colorado Companies to Watch are second-stage entrepreneurial enterprises that a... More |
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2009 May Expand
Western States Scale Back on 2010 TBED Investments - SSTI Weekly DigestColoradoGov. Bill Ritter signed the budget bill (SB 09-259) earlier this month providing $19.2 billion in FY10, including $4.5 million for continued investment in the state's bioscience industry. Although the appropriation for the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program is $1 million less than last fiscal year, it is the second installment approved by lawmakers for the five-year, $26.5 million initiative (see the May 14, 2008 issue of the Digest). Funding for this initiat... More
Inviragen Participating In Global Health Forums - Inviragen Participating In Global Health ForumsFort Collins, COMay 20, 2009Inviragen, Inc. announced today that Dr. Dan T. Stinchcomb, Inviragen’s Chief Executive Officer, will represent the company’s business and product development strategies at worldwide global health forums this month. On May 11th, Dr. Stinchcomb participated in a panel addressing the question, “Is R & D meeting global disease challenges?” at the Health and Development Investment Forum in Ab... More RMI2 seeking financing - ColoradoanDAVID YOUNGhttp://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090505/BUSINESS/905050308/1046/rss03After several months' delay to get details in place, the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, or RMI2, will bring plans to support a new 31,000-square-foot, four-story building with tax increment financing to City Council tonight.RMI2, a regional non-profit organization designed to accelerate the success of scientific and technology startup companies in Northern Colorado, will ask the city for $2.8 mill... More CSU Supercluster Expo examines clean energy - ColoradoanDAVID YOUNGhttp://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090506/BUSINESS/905060318/1046/rss03Biofuel production was a hot topic Tuesday morning at the Cenergy CSU Spring 2009 Clean Energy Supercluster Expo.The full-day event drew more than 15 leading clean-energy technology companies developed at Colorado State University.The expo provided students and CSU staff an in-depth look at the latest developments in clean-energy technologies at the university. A primary focus of the morning session was ... More A New Take on Incubators - Entrepreneur MagazineDennis Romerohttp://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2009/may/201228.htmlBusiness incubators--organizations that help entrepreneurs get off the ground through mentoring, funding and facilities--have been around since the 1950s. At the turn of the millennium, for-profit incubators were a hot commodity until they deflated with the dotcom bubble. But this year, despite a down economy, the luster is returning to incubation. President Obama has pledged $250 million a ye... More |
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2009 April Expand
Clean Energy Supercluster grants total $192,300 - Northern Colorado Business ReportNCBR Staffhttp://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=99853FORT COLLINS - Ten research projects at Colorado State University will share $192,300 as recipients of the Clean Energy Supercluster's second round of seed grants.The grants are designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration to help early stage research advance. The 2009 grants are in the areas of biofuels, solar, wind, efficiency and other areas. Recipients and awards include:Eugene Chen in the Department of... More
Innovations: Engines, Gases and the Solar Pyramid - Greentech MediaUcilia Wanghttp://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/innovations-engines-gases-and-the-solar-pyramid-6072.htmlStartups in the solar and automotive space were among the companies that pitched their ideas and sought funding at a Dow Jones conference.by: Ucilia Wang April 21, 2009A solar-thermal power project made up of mirrored pyramids, a super turbocharger and a blend of gases for solar cell manufacturing were just some of the technologies featured at the Dow Jones Alternative E... More |
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