IVEDC's Weekly Update for Friday, February 7, 2014

IVEDC Upcoming Events

World Ag Expo 2014

February 11-13, 2014 - Tulare, CA

TeamCalifornia's Annual Meet the Consultants Forum February 18-19, 2014 - Carlsbad, CA Visit www.teamca.org for more information and to register!

Imperial Valley Let's Talk Water Workshop 2014 February 19-20, 2014 - Holtville, CA Click HERE to read Press Release

CA League of Food Processing Expo 2014 February 19-20, 2014 - Sacramento, CA

7th Annual Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit March 12-14, 2014 - Quechan Resort, Winterhaven, CA Visit www.ivres.org for more information and to register!

For more information, please contact Timothy E. Kelley at tim@ivedc.com or (760) 353-8332.

Volume 7 / Issue 12

IVEDC Investors

Diamond

Platinum

Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP KXO Radio

AM1230/FM107.5

Gold

8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC

Abengoa California Ethanol &

Power, LLC Canergy, LLC City of Brawley

Conveyor Group Development Design &

Engineering, Inc. EW Corporation

Landmark Consultants, Inc.

2014 Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit

Don't Wait!

Early Bird Rates End

February 12!

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities are Still Available!

Please click on the links below:

Register Here

Sponsorship Form

Exhibitor Packet

Forms may be emailed to cynthia@ivedc.com or faxed to (760) 353-9149.

For more information, visit ivres.org, email cynthia@ivedc.com, or call

(760) 353-8332.

New Gold, Inc. ORMAT

Pattern Energy Group Silver Ridge Power

Southern California Gas Co.

Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC

Silver

Alpha Site Logistics, Inc. AT&T

CalEnergy Operating Corp. Castillo Construction

Community Valley Bank Desert Security Services

El Toro Export, LLC First Solar, Inc.

Hutchinson & Bloodgood, LLP

Imperial Valley College KROP AM 1300

Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites

Marriott TownePlace

Suites Office Supply Company

PacificLand International Development, Inc.

Performance Mechanical Contractors (PMC)

Rabobank, N.A. Sanders, Inc.

Architecture/Engineering Simbol Materials

Smith-Kandal Insurance & Real Estate

Swinerton Builders Tetra Tech, Inc.

Time Warner Cable Tom Watson, Inc.

Bronze

Advisory 1 AEI-CASC Consulting

Aerotek Energy Services Allied Waste Service

Arctic Air Bank of America Merrill

Lynch Barrett Biological Surveys Best Best & Krieger, LLP

Big J Fencing Brawley Inn

Bureau Veritas North America

Burgers and Beer California Health &

Wellness Cardinal Industrial

TITLE SPONSOR:

Commercial Real Estate Central Pipe Mechanical,

Inc. Chambers Group, Inc.

City of El Centro City of Holtville City of Imperial

Coldwell Banker, The Wilkinson Team

CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC

Creative Alliance Group, LLC

CR&R Waste and Recycling Services

Development Management Group, Inc.

Dudek Dynamic Consulting

Engineers, Inc. Ecology and Environment,

Inc. Enalasys Corporation EnergySource, LLC

Environmental Science Associates

Erickson-Hall Construction Co.

Farm Credit Services Southwest

First Foundation Bank First Imperial Credit Union

GC Green Gibson & Schaefer, Inc.

GP Awards & Promotions Hale Engineering

Hale - Mills Construction, Ltd.

Haxton Masonry, Inc. Heber Public Utility District

Holiday Inn Express Calexico

Imperial County Office of Education

Imperial Printers Imperial Valley Enterprise

Zone Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program J.P. Witherow Roofing

Company John R. Benson Farms,

Inc. Junior's Cafe Labor Ready

Laborers Union Local 1184 LH Renewables, LLC

Manpower Marriott Fairfield Inn &

Suites Marriott TownePlace

Suites Masters Construction

Mesquite Regional Landfill New Ventures Consulting

PREMIER SPONSOR:

DIAMOND SPONSOR:

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

GOLD SPONSORS:

Services, LLC Nielsen Construction

California, Inc. Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Nolte & Associates Oberon Fuels, Inc.

Pat Seay Real Estate Petra Geotechnical, Inc.

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District

Pro Terra Engineering & Surveying

Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. Ralph Road, LLC

San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego State University - Imperial Valley

Campus Sheppard, Mullin, Richter

& Hampton, LLP Sign Factory, Inc.

Solar Gen2 Sol Orchard, LLC

Spectrum Advertising Steve Birdsall Agriculture

Aviation Strictly Business

Development Consulting & Real Estate Services

Sun Community FCU Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

The Dahm Team Real Estate Company, Inc.

The Desert Review The Gildred Companies

Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLC

Tyler Insurance Agency URS, Inc.

Valley Solutions Group YKAmerica

Strategic Partners

Brawley Community

Foundation Cali Baja Bi-National

Mega-Region California Business

Investment Services - GO-Biz

CALED CleanTECH San Diego

CMTC Coachella Valley Economic

Partnership Export-Import Bank of US

ICTC Imperial County Joint

SILVER SPONSORS:

Chambers Imperial County Workforce

Development Board Imperial Regional

Alliance, Inc. Imperial Valley Community

Foundation Imperial Valley Enterprise

Zone Imperial Valley Farm

Bureau San Diego Imperial District

Export Council San Diego Regional EDC

Southern Low Desert RC&D

Team California USDA Rural Development World Trade Center San

Diego

BRONZE SPONSORS:

Best Best & Krieger, LLP Chambers Group, Inc. EnergySource, LLC

First Solar, Inc. IBEW Local #47

Laborers Union Local 1184 Regenerate Power, LLC

Securitas Security Services

SheppardMullin Silver Ridge Power

Westwood Professional Services

EXHIBITORS:

8minutenergy Renewables Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

International (AUVSI) California Ethanol & Power, LLC California Manufacturing Technology

Consulting (CMTC)

CleanTECH San Diego County of Imperial Dynalectric Company Geothermal Resources Council IBEW 569-NECA Imperial County Workforce Development

Office Imperial Irrigation District Imperial Valley College Marriott of Imperial Valley Pattern Energy Rabobank, N.A. Saint-Gobain San Diego Gas & Electric SeaPort Airlines Soitec Sulzer Turbo Services Swinerton Builders Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC United States Department of Agriculture

IMPERIAL VALLEY RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

March 14, 2014 Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club, Holtville, CA

HOLE SPONSOR:

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

COMPETITION SPONSOR:

First Imperial Credit Union

Register Here for Golf Tournament

For sponsorship opportunities, please click on link below:

Golf Sponsorship Form

Forms may be emailed to cynthia@ivedc.com or faxed to (760) 353-9149.

For more information, visit www.ivres.org, email

cynthia@ivedc.com or call (760) 353-8332.

IVEDC Abundant Opportunities Magazine

Renewable Energy Leader Edition

Secure Your Ad Space Today!

For information on how to reserve your ad space,

please click HERE.

Click below to view previous Abundant Opportunities Renewable Energy Editions:

Renewable Energy Leader - March 2013

Renewable Energy Leader - March 2012

Renewable Energy Leader - March 2011

For more information, please contact Cynthia Mancha at cynthia@ivedc.com or (760) 353-8332.

Cali Baja Bi-National Mega-Region News

Click below to view the January 2014 San Diego Magazine digital edition featuring a Cali Baja segment: http://sandiegomagazine.com/digitaleditions/caliBaja_jan2014/

Investor News

Development Management Group, Inc. IVEDC would like to thank Development Management Group, Inc. for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.dmgeconomics.com.

Hutchinson and Bloodgood, LLP IVEDC would like to thank Hutchinson and Bloodgood, LLP for renewing as a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.hbllp.com.

Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites IVEDC would like to thank Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites for upgrading to a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.yourdaytheirstay.com.

Community News

SDSU, IVC and ICOE hosts The Marvelous Wonderettes

TWO SHOWS Friday, February 14, 2014 | Saturday, February 15, 2014

VIDEO PREVIEW

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR

Contacts: Todd Evangelist or Miriam Castañon or Denise Cabanilla (Imperial Valley College) (SDSU - IV Campus) (Imperial County Office of Ed) Office: (760) 355-6113 (760) 768-5505 (760) 312-6618 todd.evangelist@imperial.edu castanon@mail.sdsu.edu dcabanilla@icoe.org

TeamCalifornia's Meet The Consultants Forum

February 18 - 19, 2014

Omni La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, CA

Register to Meet the Consultants!

Imperial Valley EDC is a proud host of the 2014 Meet the Consultants Forum bringing decision-makers into the greater San Diego Mega Region. This is an opportunity for you to get face to face with site selectors representing some of the largest companies in the world. Learn how to make the short list for a site location decision. Get connected. Limited seating.

MORE forum information

Sponsor to Promote Your Area or Company

Promote your area with the consultants and corporate real estate executives attending by sponsoring the Forum. Sponsorship provides you the highest visibility and greatest ROI with these key decision leaders, influencers and executives.

CLICK HERE for more info

Consultants From Around the World

Talk to the site selectors and hear about what types of Foreign Direct Investment is looking at your region, what are the key industries to expand and create jobs, and learn how they negotiate and recommend where projects land. Attend the Forum to discuss and promote your area. This is a Forum for those in business that work to keep the region prosperous!

CLICK HERE to register BOOK your room

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