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EnerG2 Commences Construction at New Facility Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 3:00PMAlbany, Oregon Site Is World's First Commercial-Scale Manufacturing Plant for Nano-Engineered High-Performance Carbon Electrode Material
25+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 2:46PMIt’s Monday, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section .…
Self-clearing chest tube PleuraFlow works better than passive tube Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 2:34PMUpdated 7:35 p.m. A pre-clinical evaluation of a self-clearing chest tube developed by Clear Catheter Systems Inc. has demonstrated the tube that clears itself works better to drain the chest after surgery than a passive tube of the same size. The Cleveland Clinic spin-off based in Cleveland and Bend, Ore., is applying for U.S. and European market [...]
Local Entrepreneurs Compete for $165,000 Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 6:28PMA group of 33 angel investors dished out $165,000 to a new local business venture. read more
Second Porch Inc. Closes Series-A Funding To Expand Growing Social Vacation Home Marketplace Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 9:23AMPioneering social commerce startup seeks to harness two strong trends: the mainstreaming of social networking, and vacation home rentals, one of the fastest growing segments of online travel.Today Second Porch announced that it has closed a one million dollar Series-A investment, led by the Oregon Angel Fund. The investment will be used to continue the company's expansion into the vacation home ...
Second Porch rounds up to $1 million to fill out Series A Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 7:40AMPortland-based Second Porch says this morning that it's completed its first investment round, raising $1 million altogether -- including $650,000 in previously announced backing from the Oregon Angel Fund.
Google Buys DocVerse, Madrona Backs ShopIgniter, ISB Gets Mystery Gift, & More Seattle-Area Deals News Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 5:01AMIn the week since Google's acquisition of Picnik, the Northwest deals scene came back to earth a little bit. But there was a decent amount of activity in software, Internet, mobile, and cleantech, much of it from Oregon-based companies. -Seattle's Institute for Systems Biology received a five-year, $6 million gift from a venture capitalist in California ...
Vancouver startup a finalist for $25K Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:23AMMy Home Details was the only Vancouver startup named last week among eight finalists in a competition for $25,000 in seed money from Angel Oregon. Vancouver resident Ty Stober pitched his idea for My Home, an online social network and information management service to help consumers navigate the custom-home building or remodeling process.
ZINO Green Companies Chosen to Vie for $50,000 Fund Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 7:05PMFifteen Northwest companies have been selected to present their newest "Green" ideas, products and technology to a roomful of investors and business leaders at ZINO Society's ZINO Green Investment Forum on February 24 in Portland, and March 4 in Seattle.
Silicon Forest week in review: The iPad, VC numbers and more Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 12:21PMAlso: a bevy of strong quarterly results seem to bode good things for Oregon's technology community.
Clean Tech Investment Forum in Portland With $50,000 Prize! Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 5:18PMZINO Green Investment Forum to the Portland market for the first time with $50,000 in guaranteed funding. "ZINO Green has always drawn an enthusiastic investment audience because of the quality and diversity of entrepreneurs in the green space," notes Cathi Hatch, ZINO Society Founder and CEO. "Portland has a strong community of angel investors and entrepreneurs, many of whom have attended ZINO ...
Clean Tech Investment Forum in Portland With $50,000 Prize! Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:16PMZINO Society is expanding the ZINO Green Investment Forum to the Portland market for the first time with $50,000 in guaranteed funding. Â "ZINO Green has always drawn an enthusiastic investment audience because of the quality and diversity of entrepreneurs in the green space," notes Cathi Hatch, ZINO Society Founder and CEO.
Thank You ‘Earth Angels’ for Christmas 2009 Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 3:22PMDue to everyone’s kindness and generosity, the “Earth Angel” mission was once again a tremendous success. Thanks to everyone’s efforts, we were able to reach out and bring a little joy & happiness to 587 children this Holiday.
Region set to launch 'venture catalyst' program Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 12:12PMEconomic Development for Central Oregon picks Seattle resident Scott Larson to launch new 'Venture Catalyst' program, to help young companies take root.
PubTalk to allow local entrepreneurs to network Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 3:13AMVANCOUVER — Got a great idea for a product or service that is languishing in your garage? Come network with local area entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and angel investors at Southwest...
Internet phone service Vonage to pay $3M and issue refunds to end investigation by 32 states Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 3:26PMNEW YORK - Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.
Corvallis Chamber gets top state award for development work Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 12:03AMThe Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition took home a top award from the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce at the state chamber's recent conference.
Oregon Angel Fund takes a pass on latest applicants Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 1:01PMThree more companies will make their pitch in November.
UK Treasury to receive £2.5bn Goldman Sachs tax boost Friday, October 16, 2009 @ 12:10AMGoldman is on track to deliver up to £2.5bn into the coffers of HM Revenue and Customs as a result of its record estimated 22bn bonus pot.
Goldman Sachs on track to pay out record 22bn as profits jump to 3.19bn Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 11:09AMBank under fresh fire after setting aside more for pay and bonuses in the past nine months than in all of last year.
Shareholders Challenge Goldman's Bonus Plans Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 10:07AMShareholders challenge Goldman Sachs as it prepares to pay record bonuses; file shareholder resolution early.
Shareholders Challenge Goldman Sachs as It Prepares To Pay Record Bonuses Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 2:00PMGoldman Sachs is issuing its much anticipated earnings announcement on Thursday , and is expected to set aside up to $20 billion for executive bonuses.
Local news digest Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 11:14PMCarbon sequestration meeting this week The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership will hold its annual meeting Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.23 and 24 at the Gallatin Gateway Inn.
Pace of angel investments in Oregon remains steady Monday, August 31, 2009 @ 12:24AMIn June, the volume of shares traded within the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 50 percent lower than it was a year earlier.
Panels Network New Capabilities Make Internet Ads More Effective So Web Links Are More Useful to Users Tuesday, August 11, 2009 @ 10:23AMPortland, OR, July 30, 2009 Panels Network today added two new capabilities that benefit users, publishers and advertisers to the beta version of its consumer information and advertising network. The new Panels for Web Links and Panels for Internet Advertising are user-centric information and advertising information boxes that improve the effectiveness of Internet advertising by making Web...
A Rising Tide for Water Power Funding? Friday, July 10, 2009 @ 8:31AMPower generated from the movement of water has enormous potential for growth in the United States, but funding for the renewable energy source lags behind other technologies like solar and wind. Institutional investors have been hesitant to enter the market, and while the U.S. Department of Energy has increased its budget for water power, industry experts say more funding is needed, particularly ...
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network gets outreach grants Thursday, July 9, 2009 @ 8:01PMThe Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) today announced grants totaling $39,000 for its "Outreach Project" in the Gorge and Eastern Oregon....
Microsoft goes searching & startups unveil new products Thursday, May 21, 2009 @ 6:34PMMicrosoft gets ready to release Kumo to an unsuspecting world, and a handful of northwest startups hope to score big with their new products.
Condo website seeks to expand in U.S. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 3:41PMThe Seattle real estate website CondoCompare.com Inc. has added a new board member to help the company expand into new markets across the country.
Tim Berry: The First 100 Days from Small Business Viewpoint Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ 9:34AMI asked some small business owners how they thought the Obama administration did for small business in its first 100 days. I got a lot of different answers.
DFJ raises $55.4M for second fund Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 10:45AMSeed-stage venture capital fund DFJ Frontier raised $55.4 million for its second fund, more than twice the size of its first fund.
DFJ Frontier Raises $55M Venture Fund Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 7:36AMLos Angeles-based seed stage venture fund DFJ Frontier is announcing today that it has closed a second, $55M fund, expanded its team, and opened up new offices. According to the firm, it raised $55.4M from mostly institutional investors, with limited partners that include CalPERs, Credit Suisse, Hamilton Lane, LACERS, and the Oregon Growth Account. The new offices are in Los Angeles and ...
Heel cream leads to cosmetics success Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 11:37AMO.C. businesswoman is passionate about no-chemical body products.