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IVEDC's Weekly Update for Wednesday, May 29, 2013 IVEDC News and Activities Mexport Trade Show Pictured left to right: Mike Paredes, Cynthia Mancha, Daniel Fitzgerald, Efrem Bycer, Christina Luhn, Jennifer Kerns and Nicole Ochoa IVEDC participated in the MEXPORT Trade Show 2013 in Otay Mesa on May 16, 2013. It is the premier industrial trade show in Southern California and the Baja California Region for International Trade and Business. We met with companies in the logistics, warehousing and transportation industries, as well as many service companies directly related to the international trade sector. Our booth consisted of the IVEDC team, the Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone and the CaliBaja Mega Region. For more information, please contact Mike Paredes at [email protected] or (760) 353-8332. Mexico Trade Mission IVEDC's President & CEO, Timothy E. Kelley and Mike Paredes, VP of Business Development International Trade & Logistics, spent a week promoting the Imperial Valley with the U.S. Commercial Service on May 20-23, 2013 in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico. Over 300 people attended, representing different corporate sectors with many of these companies seeking a U.S./California investment and/or presence. IVEDC also had personal Volume 6 / Issue 15 IVEDC Investors Diamond Platinum Barbara Worth Resort and Country Club Imperial Valley Press KXO Radio Gold 8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC Abengoa AES Solar California Ethanol & Power, LLC Canergy, LLC City of Imperial Conveyor Group Development Design & Engineering Emerald Companies EW Corporation Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote Landmark Consultants Inc. New Gold, Inc.

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Page 1: IVEDC News and Activities Diamond...becoming a global economic powerhouse and IVEDC is leading the way in ensuring our region is at the forefront. For more information, please contact

IVEDC's Weekly Update for Wednesday, May 29, 2013

IVEDC News and Activities Mexport Trade Show

Pictured left to right: Mike Paredes, Cynthia Mancha, Daniel Fitzgerald, Efrem Bycer, Christina Luhn, Jennifer Kerns and Nicole Ochoa

IVEDC participated in the MEXPORT Trade Show 2013 in Otay Mesa on May 16, 2013. It is the premier industrial trade show in Southern California and the Baja California Region for International Trade and Business. We met with companies in the logistics, warehousing and transportation industries, as well as many service companies directly related to the international trade sector. Our booth consisted of the IVEDC team, the Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone and the CaliBaja Mega Region. For more information, please contact Mike Paredes at [email protected] or (760) 353-8332.

Mexico Trade Mission IVEDC's President & CEO, Timothy E. Kelley and Mike Paredes, VP of Business Development International Trade & Logistics, spent a week promoting the Imperial Valley with the U.S. Commercial Service on May 20-23, 2013 in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico. Over 300 people attended, representing different corporate sectors with many of these companies seeking a U.S./California investment and/or presence. IVEDC also had personal

Volume 6 / Issue 15

IVEDC Investors

Diamond

Platinum

Barbara Worth Resort and Country Club

Imperial Valley Press KXO Radio

Gold

8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC

Abengoa AES Solar

California Ethanol & Power, LLC

Canergy, LLC City of Imperial

Conveyor Group Development Design &

Engineering Emerald Companies

EW Corporation Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote Landmark Consultants Inc.

New Gold, Inc.

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meetings with directors at the American Chamber office in Mexico City, as well as the office of Pro Mexico; both important offices in our continual efforts to expand Imperial Valley's international presence. Latin America is quickly becoming a global economic powerhouse and IVEDC is leading the way in ensuring our region is at the forefront. For more information, please contact Mike Paredes at [email protected] or (760) 353-8332.

Imperial Valley Economic Outlook Roundtable Meeting

Pictured left to right: Tom Topuzes, Tom DuBose, Edgar Ortega, Chuck Clendenin, Judith

Canales, Daniel Cardona and Luis Andrade. Photo courtesy of Lloyd Miller, the Desert Review

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 IVEDC hosted the Imperial Valley Economic

Outlook Roundtable meeting with Acting Deputy Under Secretary of USDA

Rural Development, Judy Canales. Led by IVEDC's VP of Business Services,

Sean Wilcock and IVEDC's Board Chairman, Tom DuBose, topics discussed

were maquiladora activities and history, bio-fuels, local algae development,

agricultural exports, ports of entry and the state of Imperial County's economy.

The positive economic impacts of renewable energy were a highlight of the

meeting and referred to as a shot in the arm to the economy of Imperial County.

The meeting was packed with interactive participation from all stakeholders in

attendance that offered valuable insight to local economic development and

challenges. Topics of workforce development and jobs were also featured along

with Salton Sea issues and transportation.

Ms. Canales discussed just a few of the USDA's more than 40 programs

designed for rural communities and development as tools that we as

developers of the economy can access to enhance the strength and stability of

valley businesses.

For more information, please contact Sean Wilcock at [email protected] or

(760) 353-8332.

Nielsen Construction Ca. ORMAT

Pattern Energy Group LP Southern California Gas Co.

Tenaska Union Bank of California

Silver

Alpha Site Logistics, Inc. CalEnergy Operating Corp.

Castillo Construction City of Brawley

Corey Delta Constructors Desert Security Services

El Toro Export, LLC First Solar

Hutchinson & Bloodgood Imperial Valley College

InXpress KROP AM 1300

Medical Management Group Office Supply Company PacificLand International

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

Barnhart Crane & Rigging Barrett Biological Surveys

Brawley Inn Bureau Veritas North

America Burgers and Beer

Calexico-County Enterprise Zone

Cardinal Industrial Commercial Real Estate Chambers Group, Inc.

Chromatin, Inc. City of El Centro City of Holtville

City of Westmorland Coldwell Banker, The

Wilkinson Team Community Valley Bank Coopers West Insurance

CR&R Waste and Recycling

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CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM

Click below for speaker biographies:

Michael Chan, Partner, SheppardMullin

Chuck Mune, MBA, RHU, Vice President, Strategic Employee Benefit Services of San Diego

Services Desert Commercial Bank

Development Management Group

Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Elm's Equipment Rentals Enel Green Power North

America, Inc. EnergySource, LLC

Environmental Science Associates

Epic Land Solutions, Inc. Farm Credit Services

Southwest First Imperial Credit Union

Fu Bang Group Gibson & Schaefer, Inc.

Hale Engineering Heber Public Utility District

Holiday Inn Express Calexico

Imperial County Office of Education

Imperial Printers Imperial Valley Enterprise

Zone Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program

IV Ag, LLC John R. Benson Farms

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

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Nolte & Associates Oberon Fuels, Inc. OnSite Labor Inc.

Pat Seay Real Estate Persal Manufacturing

Solutions Petra Geotechnical, Inc. Pioneer Van & Storage Pro Terra Engineering &

Surveying Pyramid Construction and

Aggregates, Inc. Ralph Road LLC RBF Consulting

Recon Environmental San Diego County Water

Authority SDSU-IV Campus

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Sign Factory, Inc. Solar Gen2

Sol Orchard, LLC

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Investor News Alpha Site Logistics, Inc. IVEDC would like to thank Alpha Site Logistics for becoming a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.alphasitelogistics.com.

Arctic Air

IVEDC would like to thank Arctic Air for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.arcticairac.com.

Canergy, LLC

IVEDC would like to thank Canergy, LLC for becoming a Gold Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.canergyus.com.

First Imperial Credit Union IVEDC would like to thank First Imperial Credit Union for becoming a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.ficu.com.

Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone IVEDC would like to thank Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.ivez.com.

Tyler Insurance Agency IVEDC would like to thankTyler Insurance Agency for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.tylerins.com.

Renewable Energy News

Commission Approves Niland Solar Project After months of absence a solar project came before the Imperial County Planning Commission on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 with the commission recommending for approval a 20-megawatt project northeast of Niland. Click HERE to read the entire article written by Staff Writer, Alejandro Davila of the Imperial Valley Press, 23 May 2013.

Spectrum Advertising Steve Birdsall Agriculture

Aviation Strictly Business

Development Consulting & Real Estate Services

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 Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

YKAmerica

Strategic Partners

Brawley Community

Foundation Cali Baja Bi-National

Mega-Region California Business

Investment Services - GO-Biz

CALED 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 Farm Bureau San Diego Imperial District

Export Council San Diego Regional EDC

SCORE Small Business

Development Center Southern Low Desert RC&D

Team California USDA Rural Development World Trade Center San

Diego

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Community News

Click HERE to send a letter in support of Enterprise Zones to your legislators and the Governor today.

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Contracting Within The Community Subcontractor Outreach Event _____________________________________________________________________________

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW! Local Swinerton Contact: Liz Hawkins | Senior Estimator 858.815.2465 16798 West Bernardo Drive | San Diego, CA 92127

Project: Oasis at Las Palmas Please join Swinerton Builders, the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation and other local businesses to learn about bidding opportunities for the Oasis at Las Palmas project. The event will consist of networking and a brief presentation outlining the Oasis at Las Palmas project and specific opportunities for local Imperial Valley subcontractors. Presentation topics to include: Project Team introductions, a complete project overview, construction schedule activities, and information on bid opportunities. * Learn the details of the Oasis at Las Palmas project * Meet the Project Team from Swinerton Builders

* Obtain information on the bid process, including project description, bid and project schedule

* Use this as an opportunity to network with local businesses

Together We Are Stronger We are dedicated to enhancing participation from firms that make up the local business community. Your company's dedication strengthens our core values, supports our culture, and betters the communities in which we live and work; because of that we are fully committed to the local business community. _______________________________________________________________ Where: Family Style Buffet | 222 E Cole Blvd | Calexico, CA 92231

When: Thursday, May 30, 2013

Program: Sign In/10:00AM | Presentation:10:15-11:30AM

Free to Participants: Continental breakfast will be served

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 28, 2013 Contact: Charla Teeters / 760.337.4155 / Cell: 760.791.1856 [email protected] www.FilmImperialCounty.com

Small Town, Big Deal: Viewing Party for Imperial County Fair and Agriculture Episode

The Imperial County Film Commission, the IVEXPO and Time Warner Cable, would like to invite the public to a viewing party for the Thursday, 6:30pm, May 30, episode of Small Town, Big Deal that will be broadcast on the RFD Channel.

This episode, which was filmed in March, will feature extensive coverage of the 2013 California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta and the Imperial FFA organization. It also will include a segment on Imperial Valley agriculture that was facilitated by the Imperial County Farm Bureau.

The viewing will be held in the IVEXPO Plaza De La Cultura. Doors open at 6pm and the episode airs at 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. Attendees should use the South gate entrance to access the fair grounds for parking in the south lot.

### The Imperial County Film Commission is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Imperial County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in this area.

To set up an interview with the Imperial County Film Commissioner regarding this release, please contact Charla Teeters at 760.337.4155.

Imperial County Film Commission Film Commissioner-Charla Teeters Phone: 760.337.4155 Fax: 760.337.4144 P.O. Box 1467 Email: [email protected] El Centro, CA 92244-1467 Website: www.filmimperialcounty.com

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Printable Version of Flyer

www.ivpressonline.com/sports/aotw

The City of Brawley is Giving Notice and Invitation to Bidders for the Following: Asphalt Rehabilitation of River Drive - Click HERE for more information. Purchase of new CNG Street Sweeper - Click HERE for more information. Police Department Replacement Generator - Click HERE for more information.

Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation