Gold Sponsors
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Economic Development Council of Seattle and King CountyThe Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County is the economic development partnership charged with the mission of building a competitive, world-class economy in King County and its 39 cities. The organization provides one-on-one, confidential consulting services, free-of-charge, to businesses seeking to establish, expand, retain or relocate operations to the region. The Seattle region has a rich history of entrepreneurship, is home to companies that create technologies that change the world, and has an unmatched culture of commitment to the environment. Currently there are more than 400 clean technology companies located in the region. |
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Evolution Capital AdvisorsEvolution Capital Advisors, LLC is a boutique investment bank providing capital formation and mergers and acquisition services to entrepreneurial stage emerging growth technology firms. Utilizing years of transaction experience with private emerging growth technology companies and a deep set of relationships with venture capital, private equity, debt, and corporate leaders, the team at Evolution Capital provides clients with highly targeted access to the national capital markets and key corporate consolidators. |
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Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energy is the nation's second-largest utility-owner of wind power, having opened its Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility in 2005 and Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility in 2006. At Wild Horse, the Renewable Energy Center allows visitors to see wind turbines in operation, and also the Northwest's largest solar demonstration project. The center is open each day from April 1 through November 30, and is located east of Ellensburg in Kittitas County. Directions can be found at PSE.com. In addition, PSE's energy efficiency programs helped customers save the equivalent of 23,000 homes consumption of electricity and 4,000 homes of natural gas in 2008. |
