Richland, Washington


The Tri-Cities Research District is an "innovation eco-system" enabling research and technology companies to develop, commercialize and market products worldwide.

From “smart grid” to sustainable energy, what's next in energy and environmental solutions starts here.

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Diahann Howard Executive Director Innovation Partnership Zone Administrator

3100 George Washington Way, Richland WA 99352

 
 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 – TCRD SPEAKER SERIES - Advancing Research Parks: The Business Case for Going Green

MID COLUMBIA ENERGY INITIATIVE

Regional-Scale, Smart Energy System, A Tri-Cities Proposal (.pdf/6.4mb)


MASTER PLAN DESIGN & VISIONING REPORT

Masterplan Presentation (.pdf/45mb)


RESEARCH PARK ROUNDUP: AN EXPANDING ROLL IN THE NEXT ECONOMY

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CURRENT NEWS

RICHLAND RECEIVES FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS FOR RESEARCH DISTRICT PROJECT

$1 .68 million in federal economic stimulus funds have been made available to the City of Richland from the State of Washington to reconstruct First Street , a primary east-west artery in the Research District, which connects Stevens Drive with George Washington Way.

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NEW LABORATORIES HIGHLIGHT PNNL CAMPUS UPGRADE

Three major new laboratory facilities will expand PNNL's research capabilities over the next two years.   The 73,100 square foot Biological Sciences Facility (BSF) and the 75,600 square foot Computational Sciences Facility (CSF) are nearing completion on PNNL's main campus and should be occupied by September of this year.

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PNNL NAMED ONE OF 46 NEW ENERGY RESEARCH FRONTIER CENTERS; TO RECEIVE $22.5 MILLION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

The new Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis will receive $4.5 million in economic stimulus funds each year over the next five years. The first round of funding is expected to arrive on August 1.

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PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPS "A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY-RELATED ARRA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES" FOR ENERGY-RELATED PROJECTS.

The Puget Sound-based Prosperity Partnership has released a new guide to assist eligible applicants in finding and securing energy-related funding under the AARA federal economic stimulus funding program.

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TRI-CITIES RANKS 47TH IN LIST OF INVENTORS OBTAINING PATENTS.

There are many ways to gauge the concentration of those inventing new ideas though patents. New data from the State Science & Technology Institute developed by Arizona State University for the period 2001-2005 tracks the number of inventors who obtain patents and where they reside.

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UNITED BEGINS DIRECT AIR SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO

SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, has launched direct, two-a-day, round-trip flights between Pasco and San Francisco. The service cuts several hours off the time it take s to make the trip flying through Seattle, Spokane, or Denver.  

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July, 2009

TCRD NEWSLETTER

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