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| | Kevin Carr Named CEO of KTEC | August 24, 2010
Press Release from KTEC in Topeka, KS
Kevin Carr was named CEO of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) by the board of directors at the August 20 meeting in Topeka, Kan.
In June 2009, Kevin Carr was appointed Interim CEO.
Prior to his appointment as interim CEO, Carr served as chief operating officer. As COO, he led program development, managed agency-wide budget, and facilitated state universities’ interaction with small business.
Carr, who joined KTEC in 1987, has extensive experience in managing seed capital, business development, university grant programs and strategic planning initiatives. In addition, he has worked closely with economic development partners, business leaders and the state legislature to improve the state’s infrastructure for technology-based economic development.
| | | West Des Moines, IA to install Rhythm Engineering's Smart Signals | August 19, 2010
Des Moines Register - Adam Belz
Beginning later this year, Rhythm Engineering will be installing its adaptive traffic control system at nine intersections on Jordan Creek Parkway. The city hope to recieve a second grant to fund the installation of the smart signals at 13 more intersections on Mills Civic Parkway (also in West Des Moines).
Read the full article, "WDM to begin a switch to smart signals" at: www.desmoinesregister.com
| | | ECJC Client & Past Company to Present at Great Plains Capital Conference | August 19, 2010
"Nine Kansas City-area companies present at Great Plains Capital Conference"
Kansas City Business Journal
Nine of the 14 companies selected to present at the Sept. 16 conference hail from the area. The seventh-annual conference, held in conjunction with the 2010 Kansas Day of Innovation, will give early-stage companies a chance to attract angel and early-stage venture capital financing. ECJC Client Company Emerge Medical Soltuions LLC (medical software developer) & ECJC Graduate company Soleran (CRM software) are among those presenting. Other KC-area companies presenting include: AirMass LLC, KC BioMedix Inc., Mobile Symmetry LLC, OsteoGeneX Inc., SocialVolt Inc., Spiral16 LLC, and WorkSpace Communications LLC.
Read the full article at: kansascity.bizjournals.com | | | Rush Tracking Systems Recognized for Best Practices & Entrepreneurship | August 9, 2010
Posted by PR Newswire
Based on recent analysis of the radio-frequency identification (RFID) integration services market, Frost & Sullivan presents the 2010 North American "RFID Integration Services Industry Entrepreneurial Company of the Year" award to Rush Tracking Systems. The award will be presented at the 2010 Growth Innovation & Leadership Awards Banquet the week of September 13, 2010 in San Jose, California. The Entrepreneurial Company Award is a prestigious recognition of Rush Tracking's accomplishments in the RFID Integration Services industry and is awarded based on ongoing research completed by Frost and Sullivan's Auto Identification and Security research team.
Read the full press release at: www.prnewswire.com
| | | Panelists Tackle Reasons for Kansas City's Medical Device 'Drought' | July 29, 2010
Kansas City Business Journal Blog: KCBizBeat - Aly Van Dyke
During the Life Sciences/Animal Health breakout session at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's Innovation Conference (7/28/10), Dr. Nicholas Franano started the discussion by asking why prominent medical device or biotech firms have not really started in Kansas City in the last 3 years. ECJC President, Joel Wiggins, was also on the panel and discusses what life-science firms should be doing to capture venture capitalists' attention.
Read the full blog post at: kansascity.bizjournals.com | | | Holdrege, NE Finds EcoFit Lighting Best for LED Streetlight Project | July 21, 2010
Posted by New Streetlights
The city of Holdrege, Nebraska, plans to spend $343,029 on the first phase of an LED streetlight replacement project. City officials plan to replace approximately 470 existing streetlights with new LED fixtures. The city's long-term goal is to replacy all 1,152 streetlights it currently owns. The project is scheduled to begin 4th Quarter 2010. EcoFit Lighting was determined to be best suited to meet the performance and lighting requirements of the city.
Read the full article here: www.newstreetlights.com
| | | Chemidex Changes Name to Innovadex | July, 12, 2010
PR Web - Yahoo! News
Chemidex, a leading business-to-business (B2B) search engine for product developers worldwide, is changing its name to Innovadex to reflect its expansion across a growing range of industries. Innovadex’s unique business model speeds innovation by connecting product developers worldwide with material and ingredient suppliers during the earliest phases of the development process.
Read the full press release: http://www.innovadex.com | | | Rhythm Engineering Selected Among Projects to Improve Transportation in NY | July 8, 2010
Orignially posted by Green Car Congress on FavStocks
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) are jointly awarding funding of $1.6 million for seven cost-shared research projects that reduce congestion and petroleum fuel use and increase the efficiency of New York’s existing transportation systems. Rhythm Enginnering recieved $325,818 of the funding to install advanced traffic control signals on a series of nine contiguous arterial intersections on Long Island.
Read the full article on www.favstocks.com | | | Novita Therapeutics Closes New Round of Financing & Announces Partner | July 1, 2010
Press Release from the office of Novita Therapeutics
Novita Therapeutics announced today the closing of a follow-on round of angel financing, bringing the total cash investment to $930,000 since the company's founding in November 2009. Novita also announced the signing of an agreement with Cirtec Medical, Inc., for the design of a novel, implantable cardiovascular device.
Read the full press release at: http://novitatherapeutics.com
| | | Ingram's Names BATS Global Markets #1 Fastest Growing Company | July 2010
Ingram's Magazine - Kansas City's Business Magazine
This is the first appearance for BATS Global Markets on the Ingram Magazine's Corporate Report which lists the fastest growing companies in Kansas City. BATS - founded in 2005 - has experienced 4001.23% growth over the last 3 years and currently has 97 employees.
Ken Conklin, Senior Vice-President of Business Development and Marketing at BATS, currently sits on the ECJC Board of Directors
Read the full article: http://ingramsonline.com
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