The Center will provide services and offer financing options to selected innovators. The Center is a partnership of Battelle, Bonneville Power Administration, Energy Northwest, and Washington State University. DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory is seeking cost-shared projects to stimulate commercialization of stationary fuel cell power plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the efficient use of fossil fuels. Awards will be made in August or September. The Tri-City Area Chamber Trading Network enables local business members to buy locally and sell globally.
Businesses can list their products and services or create online catalogs.
Buyers can search listings and catalogs and contact sellers to discuss pricing. Mark your calendar to attend the 2001 Mid-Columbia Small Business of the Year Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 17. Three top businesses out of 24 nominees will be announced at the banquet, as will the Small Business Administration's Washington state and South Central Washington winners. The speaker is Dr. Lee Martin, director of the Tennessee Technopreneurial Leadership Center. The course emphasizes obtaining and keeping customers through acquisition of specific skills.