KIZ Coordinator’s Report
April 17, 2009
Mapping Status
While we have yet to receive the formal letter of notification for
the property modifications the maps have been modified and are now posted to
the website and board link. Copies of all the KIZ maps have been sent to
the regional economic development organizations along with the link to the
KIZ website (www.nwcommission.org/kiz.html). Do to the size of the files it is
difficult to send these maps via email. Please review them from the website or
Board Link.
Board Link Labels
Labels with the KIZ Board Link will be distributed at the April meeting for
your convenience in accessing this blind link for confidential information and
documents.
Pending KIZ Micro Grant Requests
There will be five companies presenting their micro grant proposals at the
April 17th meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. with Dynasty Software, Optical Filters,
Abbatron, GNS, and Ernst Biomass. Limited copies of each proposal will be
available at the meeting so I would request that you please print them from the
attachments for your reference at the meeting.
Forward Vision is preparing a KIZ Micro Grant request for the June
meeting.
KIZ Internships
Service Contracts for payment of the interns have been distributed to the
following companies.
Optical Filters - 2 (Marketing and Technical Assistance posted at
Allegheny)
Clarion Research Group - 2 (Laboratory Technician and Scientific Literature
Researcher posted at Clarion)
Novocell - 2 (Electrical Engineer & Marketing posted at Thiel)
Abbatron — 1 (Marketing posted at Allegheny)
PSD -1 (Marketing posted at Allegheny)
Additional internship descriptions may be forthcoming from Ernst Biomass.
Presently we have two company (Optical Filters and Clarion Research Group)
expressing an interested in internships for the Fall.
The following internship descriptions have been approved by the
Technology Investment Office for the KIZ partners.
Answer Zone -1 (Student from Thiel chosen)
Allegheny - 2 (Research for Tooling and Machining for CEED &
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Allegheny - 1-2 (Design/Marketing for Ernst Biomass & PSD)
UPT —2 (Chemistry Research)
KISK and KIG Letter of Support
As suggested by the Technology Investment Office at the KIZ
Coordinator’s quarterly meeting and noted in my report in March I have prepared
a letter of support for the KISK and KIG Programs for Board approval. Both
programs are vital components to the KIZ Program and it is important that the
funding of these programs continue. A copy of the letter is attached.
Contract Extension Letter
A letter of request to extend the KIZ Contract to 6/30/2011 was sent to the
attention of Sheri Collins at the Technology Investment Office on April 13, 2009.
This request was made to give us additional time to meet our round one
deliverables as well as round two deliverables upon approval of the NWPA KIZ
and the BFTDA meeting in October 2009.
April BFTDA Board Meeting
On April 2nd I attended the BFTDA Board Meeting in Harrisburg to hear
three KIZ presentations for additional funding rounds. This information will be
helpful as we prepare to request our second round of funding.
Pipeline Companies Approval/Confirmation
Barnes Chem Tech – Incorporated 7/18/2007; under Advanced
Manufacturing; Barnes Chem Tech does R&D and commercialization of petro
wax products and is located in the Titusville Opportunity Park.
Volt Vision – Incorporated 9/7/2007; under Advanced Manufacturing and
Clean/Green Technology industry clusters; Volt Vision is involved with R&D and
commercialization of intelligent LED lighting and is located at the Warren County
Industrial Complex.
I would request that the Board consider the approval or confirmation of the
listed companies pending receipt of their registrations.
Entrepreneur Training Opportunity
Commercializing Your Idea, a training opportunity for entrepreneurs will be
held at the NW Commission on Thursday, May 14th in cooperation with
PennTAP. Flyers have been distributed to companies through the Clarion SBDC
and I would request that you forward them on to any faculty that may be
interested at the higher educations institutions.
KIZ Coordinator’s Quarterly Meeting
The KIZ Coordinator’s quarterly meeting is being scheduled for June. A
specific date has not been announced.
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KIZ Company Contact and Information Listing
Please find attached a copy of the KIZ Company Contact Information
document for your information and reference.
Metrics
Attached for your review.
Company Tracking Document
Attached for your review.
Vacation Scheduled
I will be out of the county on vacation from April 19 through May 6th. I will
not have access to my phone or email during this time but will reply to any
requests as soon as I get back.
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