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IVEDC's Weekly Update for Tuesday, October 22, 2013
IVEDC Upcoming Events
* The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States
Thursday, October 24, 2013
* 2013 Imperial Valley Quarterly Water Forum Thursday, November 14, 2013
* 9th Annual Dinner Thursday, November 21, 2013
The World Trade Center San Diego European Union Center of Commerce for Southern California invites you to The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States
San Diego State University Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center* - Ballroom 5252 55th Street October 24, 2013
8am-12pm The EB-5 Investor Visa allows a foreign investor to invest $500,000 or
Volume 7 / Issue 3
IVEDC Investors
Diamond
Platinum
Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP
Imperial Valley Press KXO Radio
AM1230/FM107.5
Gold
8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC
Abengoa California Ethanol & Power,
LLC Canergy, LLC City of Brawley
Conveyor Group Development Design &
Engineering, Inc. EW Corporation
Landmark Consultants, Inc. New Gold, Inc.
ORMAT Pattern Energy Group
$1,000,000 into a U.S. enterprise with the result that at least 10 jobs are created for U.S. workers and the foreign investors obtain an expedited route to an Immigrant Visa or "Green Card." Most investors use the more well-known Regional Center Model, but this seminar focuses exclusively on the direct EB-5 Investor Visa, which can be a very good vehicle for small to medium-sized U.S. businesses seeking capital. Our panelists will cover the immigration, tax, securities and financial aspects of this model and we will also discuss the resources available for investors seeking to invest in Southern California. Welcome remarks Panel Session 1: Immigration, Securities, Tax and Financial Components of Direct EB-5 Investor Visas Toni Castel Business Immigration Attorney, Kumar Prabhu Patel & Banerjee, LLC Soyini Coke Founder and Managing Principal, Annona Enterprises Wendell O'Reilly Attorney, The O'Reilly Law Firm Moderator: Bob Watkins President and CEO, R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd Coffee break Panel Session 2: Resources for Investing in Southern California Timothy E. Kelley President and CEO, Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation Representative from European Union Chamber of Commerce San Diego Moderator: Bob Watkins President and CEO, R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd Discussion/Breakout sessions to meet with panelists one-on-one *Free parking in parking structure next to Payne Alumni Center (included by registering for the event) This program was generously sponsored by the European Commission and the Delegation of the European Union in the United States in cooperation with The World Trade Center San Diego, San Diego State University's Center for International Business Education and Research (SDSU CIBER) and The Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate.
Silver Ridge Power Southern California Gas Co.
Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC
Silver
Alpha Site Logistics, Inc. CalEnergy Operating Corp.
Castillo Construction Community Valley Bank
Desert Security Services El Toro Export, LLC
First Solar, Inc. Hutchinson & Bloodgood,
LLP Imperial Valley College
KROP AM 1300 Office Supply Company
PacificLand International Development, Inc.
Performance Mechanical Contractors (PMC)
Rabobank, N.A. Sanders Inc.
Architecture/Engineering Simbol Materials
Smith-Kandal Insurance & Real Estate
Swinerton Builders Tetra Tech, Inc.
Time Warner Cable Tom Watson, Inc.
Bronze
AEI-CASC Consulting Allied Waste Service
Arctic Air AT & T
Barrett Biological Surveys Best Best & Krieger, LLP
Brawley Inn Bureau Veritas North
America Burgers and Beer
California Health & Wellness Cardinal Industrial
Commercial Real Estate Chambers Group, Inc.
City of El Centro City of Holtville City of Imperial
Coldwell Banker, The Wilkinson Team
CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC
Creative Alliance Group, LLC CR&R Waste and Recycling
Services Development Management
Group Ecology and Environment,
2013 Imperial Valley Quarterly Water Forum
November 14, 2013
9:00 AM Registration/Light Continental Breakfast/ Exhibit Hall (Open Enrollment for IID's 2014
On-Farm Conservation, Apportionment and Fallowing Programs)
10:00 AM *Program with a panel discussion highlighting
"On-Farm Conservation - Lessons Learned"
11:30 AM Lunch including presentations on
"Water Shortages: How Other Regions are Responding" featuring keynote speakers Jason Peltier, Chief Deputy General Manager, Westlands Water District and Mike Wade, Executive Director,
California Farm Water Coalition
1:00 PM Adjournment
Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club
2050 Country Club Dr. Holtville, CA 92250
Join us for informative sessions on water conservation initiatives and how you can take advantage of the On-Farm Conservation Program.
Hear from the experts on water conservation technologies and strategies and learn how other regions have responded to water
shortages.
Register today, free for the first 100 people! To register, please visit:
Inc. EnergySource, LLC
Environmental Science Associates
Erickson-Hall Construction Co.
Farm Credit Services Southwest
First Foundation Bank First Imperial Credit Union Gibson & Schaefer, Inc.
Hale Engineering Hale - Mills Construction, Ltd.
Haxton Masonry, Inc. Heber Public Utility District
Holiday Inn Express Calexico Imperial County Office of
Education Imperial Printers
Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program J.P. Witherow Roofing
Company John R. Benson Farms, Inc.
Junior's Cafe Labor Ready
Laborers Union Local 1184 LH Renewables, LLC
Manpower Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott TownePlace Suites
Masters Construction Mesquite Regional Landfill New Ventures Consulting
Services, LLC Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Nolte & Associates Oberon Fuels, Inc.
Pat Seay Real Estate Petra Geotechnical, Inc.
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District
Pro Terra Engineering & Surveying
Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. Ralph Road, LLC
San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Sign Factory, Inc. Solar Gen2
Sol Orchard, LLC Spectrum Advertising
Steve Birdsall Agriculture Aviation
Strictly Business Development Consulting &
Real Estate Services
WWW.IVEDC.COM
*Click HERE for Draft Agenda
Click HERE for sponsorship opportunities
For more information, please contact Cynthia at (760) 353-8332 or email [email protected].
Sponsored by: Hosted by: Supported by:
Sun Community FCU Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
The Dahm Team Real Estate Company, Inc.
The Desert Review The Gildred Companies
Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLC
Tyler Insurance Agency URS, Inc.
Valley Solutions Group YKAmerica
Strategic Partners
Brawley Community
Foundation Cali Baja Bi-National
Mega-Region California Business
Investment Services - GO-Biz
CALED CleanTECH San Diego
CMTC Coachella Valley Economic
Partnership Export-Import Bank of US
ICTC Imperial County Joint
Chambers Imperial County Workforce
Development Board Imperial Regional
Alliance, Inc. Imperial Valley Community
Foundation Imperial Valley Enterprise
Zone Imperial Valley Farm Bureau San Diego Imperial District
Export Council San Diego Regional EDC
Southern Low Desert RC&D Team California
USDA Rural Development World Trade Center San
Diego
To register, please click HERE. .
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Kerns at [email protected] or (760) 353-8332.
Forms may be faxed to (760) 353-9149 or emailed to [email protected].
Investor News
CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC IVEDC would like to thank CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC for becoming a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.cooperswestins.com.
Creative Alliance Group, LLC IVEDC would like to thank Creative Alliance Group, LLC for becoming a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.creativealliancegroup.com.
First Solar, Inc. IVEDC would like to thank First Solar, Inc. for renewing as a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.firstsolar.com.
Heber Public Utility District IVEDC would like to thank Heber Public Utility District for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.heber.ca.gov.
Pat Seay Real Estate IVEDC would like to thank Pat Seay Real Estate for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.patseay.com.
San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus IVEDC would like to thank San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.ivcampus.sdsu.edu.
Time Warner Cable IVEDC would like to thank Time Warner Cable for renewing as a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.timewarnercable.com.
Renewable Energy News
Google Invests in Mount Signal Solar Project in Imperial County Silver Ridge Power LLC, formerly known as AES Solar, and Google Inc. announced Thursday that Google became a partner and will invest about $103 million in Silver Ridge Power's 265.7 MW Mount Signal Solar project.
The project, also known as Imperial Valley Solar 1, is a utility-scale solar photovoltaic generating plant under construction in Imperial County,
California. Mount Signal Solar is expected to be fully operational in 2014 and will sell its output to the San Diego Gas & Electric Company under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Click HERE to read the entire article written by the staff of the Imperial Valley Press, 16 Oct. 2013.
Community News
Contact: Timothy Druihet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Telephone: (760) 337-5022 Cell: (760) 425-0924 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ivworkforce.org
RELEASE OF TRAINING FUNDS
Submission Deadline is Friday, November 8, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. The Imperial County Workforce Development Board has approved $665,000.00 for program year 2013-2014 to be used for individual training accounts in the following areas:
Medical Clerical
Security Guard
Truck Driver
Certified Nurse Assistant
Electrical Journeyman Apprenticeship
Medical Assistant
Accounting
Interested eligible service providers may obtain a local certification packet in person at the WDB office located at 2695 S. 4th St. Bldg. D, El Centro, CA 92243 or by visiting our website at www.ivworkforce.org.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Timothy Druihet at (760) 337-5022 or email at [email protected].
On October 27-30, 2013, the Department of Commerce and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will co-host the third North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in San Diego. The conference program will explore ways to improve North American competitiveness and connectivity in areas including aerospace and automotive, energy and green technologies, workforce development, travel and tourism, border facilitation and public-private partnerships. Keynote speakers include:
The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Honorable Ildefonso Guajardo, Secretary of Economy of Mexico
Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning Author (Invited)
RSVP NOW at: www.northamericanconf.com
http://dbecertificationworkshop.eventbrite.com/
Click HERE for printable version of flyer.
5th annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit "Marine Spatial Planning & Promoting Sustainable
Development in the Oceans"
November 7-8, 2013, in San Diego, CA
Location: Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106
Blue Opportunities in the Water Industry
Friday, November 8, 2013
Location: Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106
For more information and to register, click on the link below:
www.themaritimealliance.org
http://www.imperial.edu/campus-news/community-visioning-forums-schedule Click HERE for printable version of flyer.
For more information, please click HERE. For registration and sponsorship opportunities, please click HERE.
Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation