NCET

“Cutting Edge Marketing in the Technology Age” with Scott Whitney, president & CEO of Podworx, Inc.

Wednesday, March 12
7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Registration & networking
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Program
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Do you find the prospect of developing an effective online marketing strategy intimidating? Scott Whitney will provide you with a number of online marketing techniques that will introduce the real value of your company to your prospects and customers, motivating these important people towards a new working relationship with your organization. Learn more:

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USDA Rural Development (RD) makes Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) to finance and facilitate development of small and emerging private business enterprises in rural communities (50,000 or fewer population). Priority is given to applications for projects in the open country, rural communities, in towns of 25,000 and smaller and economically distressed communities.

Who is Eligible?
Eligibility is limited to public bodies, private nonprofit corporations and federally recognized Indian Tribal groups.

How may funds be used?
Funds may be used to facilitate the development of small and emerging private business enterprises. Costs may include but not limited to business planning, feasibility analysis, acquisition, development of land and technical assistance. Grant funds do not go directly to the small and emerging business. Grants may also be used to establish a revolving loan fund.

Contact information
For more information, please write of call:
Larry Smith, State Director/Herb Shedd, Business and Cooperative Program Director
USDA Rural Development
1390 South Curry Street
Carson City, Nevada 89703-9910
PHONE 775) 887-1222, ext. 31 or ext. 19 FAX 775) 887-1287
Email: larry.smith@nv.usda.gov / herb.shedd@nv.usda.gov

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Denis Rodgerson, Ph.D. Director of Stem Cell Science, NeoStem
March 5, 2008
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Moyer Student Union Ballroom (Room 208)
Sponsored by the UNLV College of Sciences

Denis Rodgerson, Ph.D. is currently the Director of Stem Cell Science at NeoStem, Inc. a company that specializes in the collection, processing and long term storage of adult stem cells for autulogous use (donor and recipient are the same). Dr. Rodgerson was the initial founder of NeoStem, a company whose objective is to become the leading provider of adult stem cell banking services for adults who wish to store their own adult stem cells for the future therapeutic use in the treatment of heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, cancer and other critical health problems.

For more information, please contact: William E. Brown Jr., Director of Planning and Communications, College of Sciences, PH: (702) 895-2079; fax: (702)895-4159 ; email: william.brown@unlv.edu.

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It’s not easy being green. Easy or not, being green has become increasingly popular. With the latest computer aided drafting software at their disposal, architects now have the resources to make green building a realistic, cost-effective alternative.

Green building, the practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water and materials, thus reducing a building’s impact on human health and the environment, is accomplished through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal – the complete cycle of a building’s life.

Related concepts of sustainable development and sustainability are integral to green building. Effective green building can lead to reduced operating costs by increasing productivity and using less energy and water; improved public and occupant health due to improved air quality; and reduced environmental impact. In the broad context, sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy and development space. Read full story:

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The U.S. Department of Energy said last week it’s studying the first commercial use in the United States of a technology called Enhanced Geothermal System. The test is under way at a geothermal plant operated by Ormat Technologies in Churchill County.

The project, which involves $1.6 million in federal funding and two decades of research at five national laboratories, enhances the permeability of underground rocks and allows the plant to extract more heat from the rocks.

If the technology works, researchers say it could increase production of the Ormat Desert Peak 2 Geothermal Plant to 50 megawatts. The plant currently produces 11 megawatts. Geothermal facilities in Europe, Australia and Japan already use a similar process to increase production.

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