Weekly Update for June 7, 2013

Volume 6 / Issue 16
IVEDC's Weekly Update for Friday, June 7, 2013
IVEDC News and Activities
IVEDC Investors
Diamond
Affordable Care Act Seminar
IVEDC hosted the Affordable Care Act seminar on June 6. The event
was sponsored by Financial Representative, Erik Freeman of
Northwestern Mutual. Speaker's Michael Chan, partner of
SheppardMullin and Chuck Mune, vice president of Strategic Employee
Benefit Services of San Diego engaged over 50 attendees with their
expertise in the changing nature of healthcare legislation.
For more information, please contact Cynthia Mancha at
[email protected] or (760) 353-8332.
American Chamber of Mexico National Conference
Mike R. Paredes, VP of business development international trade &
logistics of IVEDC was in Mexico City June 3-6, where he participated at
the American Chamber of Mexico National Conference. He also met
with Mexico's Chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber for
Industry and Transformation. These groups have been crucial in
developing key international business relationships and strengthening
IVEDC ties in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. These
meetings are a starting point to already planned business to business
meetings and presentations by IVEDC to various industry sectors
seeking a California market and trade opportunities. Through this
Platinum
Barbara Worth Resort and
Country Club
Imperial Valley Press
KXO Radio
Gold
8Minutenergy Renewables,
LLC
Abengoa
AES Solar
California Ethanol & Power,
LLC
Canergy, LLC
City of Imperial
Conveyor Group
Development Design &
Engineering
Emerald Companies
EW Corporation
Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote
Landmark Consultants Inc.
New Gold, Inc.
Mexico initiative, IVEDC continues to increase its global presence and
open up possible markets throughout Latin America.
For more information, please contact Mike Paredes at [email protected]
or (760) 353-8332.
Investor News
Allied Waste Service
IVEDC would like to thank Allied Waste Service for renewing as a
Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please
visit their website at www.republicservices.com.
First Solar
IVEDC would like to thank First Solar for renewing as a Silver Level
Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their
website at www.firstsolar.com.
Renewable Energy News
Imperial County First Large-Scale Solar Plant Starts
Energizing Sunrise Powerlink
Nielsen Construction Ca.
ORMAT
Pattern Energy Group LP
Southern California Gas Co.
Tenaska
Union Bank of California
Silver
Alpha Site Logistics, Inc.
CalEnergy Operating Corp.
Castillo Construction
City of Brawley
Corey Delta Constructors
Desert Security Services
El Toro Export, LLC
First Solar
Hutchinson & Bloodgood
Imperial Valley College
InXpress
KROP AM 1300
Medical Management Group
Office Supply Company
PacificLand International
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
AEI-CASC Consulting
Allied Waste Service
Arctic Air
AT & T
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Barrett Biological Surveys
Brawley Inn
Bureau Veritas North
America
Burgers and Beer
Calexico-County Enterprise
Zone
Cardinal Industrial
Commercial Real Estate
Chambers Group, Inc.
Chromatin, Inc.
City of El Centro
City of Holtville
City of Westmorland
Coldwell Banker, The
Wilkinson Team
Community Valley Bank
Coopers West Insurance
CR&R Waste and Recycling
Helping to ceremonially "flip the switch" to energize the project are: (From left) John
Renison, Imperial County supervisor; Bart Ford, vice president of development,
Tenaska; David Hochschild of the California Energy Commission; Jim Avery, senior
vice president of power supply, SDG&E; Anthony Perrino, project director, First Solar;
Vasu Pinapati, project manager, Tenaska; Bob Ramaekers, vice president of
development, Tenaska; Thomas Zale, field manager, U.S. Bureau of Land
Management, El Centro office; Steve Zuretti, manager of state affairs for California,
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA); Carl Stills, deputy energy manager,
Imperial Irrigation District; and Tim Kelley, president and CEO, Imperial Valley
Economic Development Corporation. Photo courtesy of Tenaska Imperial Solar
Energy Center South.
The Valley's first large-scale solar plant became the first to deliver solargenerated power to Sunrise Powerlink and is set to energize thousands
of San Diego homes.
This milestone, reached by Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center
South, was celebrated Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by dozens of officials
and industry representatives who gathered for the ceremonial "flipping
of the switch."
Click HERE to read the entire article written by Staff Writer, Alejandro
Davila of the Imperial Valley Press, 30 May 2013.
Additional Funds Released for Non-profit,
Governmental Solar Projects
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved the
release of an additional $552,422 in funding available for non-profit and
governmental solar energy systems.
Click HERE to read the entire article written the staff of the Imperial
Valley Press, 5 Jun. 2013.
Services
Desert Commercial Bank
Development Management
Group
Ecology and Environment,
Inc.
Elm's Equipment Rentals
Enel Green Power North
America, Inc.
EnergySource, LLC
Environmental Science
Associates
Epic Land Solutions, Inc.
Farm Credit Services
Southwest
First Imperial Credit Union
Fu Bang Group
Gibson & Schaefer, Inc.
Hale Engineering
Heber Public Utility District
Holiday Inn Express Calexico
Imperial County Office of
Education
Imperial Printers
Imperial Valley Enterprise
Zone
Imperial Valley Regional
Occupational Program
IV Ag, LLC
John R. Benson Farms
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
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network
Nolte & Associates
Oberon Fuels, Inc.
OnSite Labor Inc.
Pat Seay Real Estate
Persal Manufacturing
Solutions
Petra Geotechnical, Inc.
Pioneer Van & Storage
Pro Terra Engineering &
Surveying
Pyramid Construction and
Aggregates, Inc.
Ralph Road LLC
RBF Consulting
Recon Environmental
San Diego County Water
Authority
SDSU-IV Campus
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &
Hampton, LLP
Sign Factory, Inc.
Solar Gen2
Sol Orchard, LLC
Spectrum Advertising
Oberon Fuels Brings Production Units Online,
Launching the first North American Fuel-grade DME
Facilities
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
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
YKAmerica
Strategic
Partners
The first-ever North American production units for clean-burning, fuelgrade dimethyl ether (DME) have been developed by Oberon Fuels,
and will go online in June in the Imperial Valley region of southern
California. The production facility and Oberon's cooperation with Volvo
Trucks in North America and Safeway, Inc. were announced at a press
conference on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento today. The three
companies are partnering to test DME performance in heavy-duty
commercial Volvo trucks driven by Safeway for operations in the San
Joaquin Valley.
Click HERE to read the Press Release, 7 Jun. 2013.
Community News
Council OKs Resolution to Enter Into Housing
Agreement with Regional Detention Center, Get New
Local Fees
With a 5-0 vote, the Holtville City Council approved a resolution to enter
into a housing agreement with the Imperial Valley Gateway Center, LLC
Brawley Community
Foundation
Cali Baja Bi-National
Mega-Region
California Business
Investment
Services - GO-Biz
CALED
CMTC
Coachella Valley Economic
Partnership
Export-Import Bank of US
ICTC
Imperial County Joint
Chambers
Imperial County Workforce
Development Board
Imperial Regional
Alliance, Inc.
Imperial Valley Community
Foundation
Imperial Valley Farm Bureau
San Diego Imperial District
Export Council
San Diego Regional EDC
SCORE
Small Business
Development Center
Southern Low Desert RC&D
Team California
USDA Rural Development
World Trade Center San
Diego
for the supply of detainees to the Imperial Regional Detention Facility.
Over the past six months, the City of Holtville has been in negotiation
with the Imperial Regional Detention Facility to become the
Governmental Agency that will be able to enter into agreements with
local, state, out-of-state and federal entities whereby the City will be
contractually obligated to provide secure detention housing for inmates
and detainees under the jurisdiction and control of such entities and
supply them to the Facility.
The Imperial Valley Gateway Center has entered into an agreement
with the Management Training Corporation ("MTC") wherein MTC shall
provide all of the operation, management, billing, collection and
marketing for the Facility.
Click HERE to read the entire article written by Jim Predmore of the
Holtville Tribune, 30 May 2013.
Click HERE to send a letter in support of Enterprise Zones to
your legislators and the Governor today.
Tickets for John Leo's Tribute to the Music of John Lennon are just $15
pre-sale and are available at the Holtville, El Centro and Brawley
Chambers of Commerce, Clark Baker Music, Mando's Stereo in El
Centro or at the front desk at Barbara Worth Resort. Tickets will also be
available for $20 at the door. Call (760) 356-5800 for more information.
www.barbaraworthcc.com
Printable Version of Flyer
www.ivpressonline.com/sports/aotw
The City of Brawley is Giving Notice and Invitation to
Bidders for the Following:
Asphalt Rehabilitation of River Drive - Click HERE for more information.
Police Department Replacement Generator - Click HERE for more
information.
Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation