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Coachella Valley Innovation Hub Qualifies 3 Companies into 100 World’s Best Technology Startup Investors Forum

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Joe Wallace, Coachella Valley iHub

CViHub Clients to ‘Present’ at WBT 2012 Innovation Marketplace

Palm Springs, CA (September 5, 2012) – A national panel of seed investors, venture capitalists and corporate licensing executives selected three Coachella Valley Innovation Hub (CViHub) clients to be presenters for the WBT 2012 Innovation Marketplace in San Diego. Presenters for the nation’s showcase of the largest collection of vetted and mentored start-up companies and pure technologies hail from top universities, labs, research institutions, incubators and innovation centers.

About 100 start-ups are chosen from a broad international field to be a WBT Innovation Marketplace presenter at their annual conference on October 24 – 26 at the San Diego Convention Center. Judging criteria is rigorous, CViHub managing director Joe Wallace explained. Presenters have to demonstrate that their technology or product has strong potential for high-growth as a commercial enterprise or a solution to a market problem. “Having three clients deemed as market-ready innovators is a major step forward for them and for the Coachella Valley iHub,’’ Wallace said.

“We are extremely proud to see three Coachella Valley nurtured start-ups in the national spotlight,’’ said Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. “We are equally proud of the progress the Coachella Valley Innovation Hub has made to mentor these promising candidates to market-ready status.’’

The three WBT 2012 presenters from the CViHub are:

• TransMedImage, a start-up business that intends to become the definitive medical image network for physicians, radiologists, hospitals, patients, insurance carriers, imaging companies and others. It plans to integrate proprietary technology, radiological services, electronic medical records and other services to store, retrieve and distribute information in a way that expedites and improves patient care across multiple platforms and locations.

• Indy Power Systems, developer of the Energy Router(tm), a patented hardware and software package that can optimize the flow of energy between different sources or loads, regardless of voltage. It is the only company blending energy into different types of storage devices, making it possible to use renewable energy like solar and wind at night or when the air is still. IPS has already delivered its first micro-grid management system. A battery cycler system will be installed in the fourth quarter, along with a second micro-grid system for Pratt Whitney Rocketdyme. IPS also signed a letter of intent with a manufacturer that is worth $5 million annually.

• EV Enterprises, developer of a prototype device the size of a key-fob that enables the presence of radiation to be detected. EVE’s product came about in response to a concern expressed by an organic food supplier who wanted to be able to offer their customers the security of knowing whether or not the food they were buying was radiation-free. The need for a practical, inexpensive and portable radiation detector came to the forefront in the aftermath of the Japanese Tsunami that caused radiation to leak from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor complex. Although it is hard to say what levels of contamination in our food and environment are ultimately dangerous enough to cause harm, the device provides shoppers with the ability to test for the presence of radiation as they go about their day-to-day activities.

“The fact that three start-up companies from the CViHub were chosen as presenters at the World’s Best Technology conference less than a year after that iHub was officially opened speaks volumes about the rapid positive impact that California’s Innovation Hubs can have when engaged local stakeholders take the bull by the horns and commit to the iHub concept”, said Louis Stewart, Deputy Director of California Go-Biz (California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development).

“The benefit of presenting at an internationally recognized forum represents an opportunity of a lifetime for start-ups,’’ Wallace said. At the deal-focused event, the CViHub clients will give a 6-minute presentation to over 100 seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing scouts from a variety of industries. Since the first WBT Marketplace in 2002, more than $786 million worth of early and seed-stage funding and licensing has been awarded to the more than 680 presenters from the U.S. and 26 other countries.

“We are impressed by the caliber of our clients,’’ said Cathedral City Mayor Kathleen DeRosa. “They typify the mission of the CViHub and the goals of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership to diversify the economy through renewal energy initiatives.” “The Coachella Valley will be watching these companies, and all others nurtured by the Innovation Hub, as they continue to evolve and ultimately contribute to the vitality of our region,’’ Desert Hot Springs Mayor Yvonne Parks said.

The CViHub is a regional project funded by the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs and is an integral part of the blueprint strategy of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP).

To learn more about the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and the Coachella Valley Innovation Hub, visit www.cvep.com or call (760) 340-1575.

About CVEP: Coachella Valley Economic Partnership is an action-oriented, non-profit corporation dedicated to expanding and diversifying the economy of the Coachella Valley desert region while maintaining the quality of life for a resort environment. CVEP has been devoted to strategies to attract, expand and retain business and workforce development. Now, it has broadened its focus to plan and nurture new job clusters, such as: Healthcare and Life Science, Clean Technology/Energy, Supply Chain Management/Logistics and Creative Arts, Media & Design.

About the Coachella Valley Innovation Hub:
The CViHub housed in the Rabobank Regional Business Center, along with CVEP, offers services, programs and incentives to attract and cultivate new, clean technology business across multiple fields. Those fields include solar energy, wind power, green building techniques, water filtration and conservation technologies, biofuel and geothermal production and smart grid technology.

SMG Contract Terminated by Parks Board

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Today the Parks Board unanimously approved the termination of the contract with SMG to manage the Victory Theatre and the Mesker Amphitheatre. The termination will take effect on October 7th. No discussions were held regarding who will be managing these facilities or what the future holds for The Centre which houses the SMG offices and has been managed by SMG since it was opened. There was also no resolution announced with respect to any existing events already booked by SMG for the Victory or Mesker. SMG officials have already announced events at the Victory that are after the termination date.

Confidential sources have told the City County Observer that the Evansville Redevelopment Commission will decide what to do with the two facilities and any financial obligations that go with them. The Parks Board issued an agenda for today’s meeting yesterday that did not announce this action. A revised agenda went out at just after 7:30 this morning including the motion to terminate the SMG contract just over 4 hours before the vote was held.

This is a developing story:

Bloomberg Article States Federal Obligations at $222 Trillion as Opposed to the Advertised Amount of $16 Trillion

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Excerpts:

“Republicans and Democrats spent last summer battling how best to save $2.1 trillion over the next decade. They are spending this summer battling how best to not save $2.1 trillion over the next decade. In the course of that year, the U.S. government’s fiscal gap — the true measure of the nation’s indebtedness — rose by $11 trillion.”

“The fiscal gap is the present value difference between projected future spending and revenue. It captures all government liabilities, whether they are official obligations to service Treasury bonds or unofficial commitments, such as paying for food stamps or buying drones. Some question whether “official” and “unofficial” spending commitments can be added together. But calling particular obligations “official” doesn’t make them economically more important. Indeed, the government would sooner renege on Chinese holding U.S. Treasuries than on Americans collecting Social Security, especially because the U.S. can print money and service its bonds with watered-down dollars.”

“The U.S. fiscal gap, calculated (by us) using the Congressional Budget Office’s realistic long-term budget forecast — the Alternative Fiscal Scenario — is now $222 trillion. Last year, it was $211 trillion. The $11 trillion difference — this year’s true federal deficit — is 10 times larger than the official deficit and roughly as large as the entire stock of official debt in public hands.”

“Governments, like households, can’t indefinitely spend beyond their means. They have to satisfy what economists call their “intertemporal budget constraint.” The fiscal gap simply measures the extent to which this constraint is violated and tells us what is needed to balance the government’s intertemporal budget.
The answer for the U.S. isn’t pretty. Closing the gap using taxes requires an immediate and permanent 64 percent increase in all federal taxes. Alternatively, the U.S. needs to cut, immediately and permanently, all federal purchases and transfer payments, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, by 40 percent. Or it can mix these terrible fiscal medicines with honey, namely radical fiscal reforms that make the economy much fairer and far stronger. What the government can’t do is pay its bills by spending more and taxing less. America’s children, whose futures are being rapidly destroyed, are smart enough to tell us this.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-08/blink-u-s-debt-just-grew-by-11-trillion.html

Vanderburgh County Felony Cases

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.

This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, September 04, 2012.

Christopher Anderson Strangulation – Class D Felony
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

Jamie Herring Theft – Class D Felony

Angela Miller Possession with Intent to Deal Methamphetamine –Class A Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Maria Ramasway Domestic Battery – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Public Intoxication –Class B Misdemeanor

Ashley Tevault Theft – Class D Felony

Tamara Tevault Theft –Class D Felony
Criminal Trespass – Class A Misdemeanor

Derek Utzman Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony (Three Counts)
Unlawful Possession or Use of a Legend Drug –Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS to Vote on Termination of SMG’s Management Contract for the Victory Theatre

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING
KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
12:00 NOON

REVISED AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MINUTES August 15, 2012

3. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Request Re: Permission to Seek Quotes for Installation of a Spray Park at Tepe Park. –
Boberg
b. Request Re: Permission to Seek Quotes to Replace a Sewer Pump at Kleymeyer Softball
Fields. – Boberg
c. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement with Maxitrol for Fire Panel Monitoring at
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. – Morris*

*Recommendation from Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Advisory Board.

4. OLD BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Open Bids for Stadium Demolition. – Johnson
b. Request Re: Review and Approve Change Order #1 for the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage,
Phase 3C-4. – Boberg

5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Approve Termination of Management Contract with SMG for the Victory and
Mesker Music Theatre. – Johnson
b. Request Re: Approve Professional Engineering Services with Americas Engineering for
ADA Improvements at Golfmoor and Lamasco Parks. – Boberg
c. Request Re: Review Partnership with Athletes Performance Institute of Indiana at Swonder
Fitness Center. – Nadeau
d. Request Re: Review and Approve Adult Hockey Fees for 2012/2013 Season. – Nadeau
e. Request Re: Approve Budget Transfers and CIP Reprioritizations. – Boberg
f. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments.

6. REPORTS
a. Denise Johnson, Executive Director

7. ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

8. ADJOURN

IS IT TRUE September 5, 2012

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The Mole #??

IS IT TRUE September 5, 2012

IS IT TRUE that there was a time and it was not very long ago that the City of Evansville was asserting that the Johnson Controls contract was legal and binding and that nothing could be done to change a word of it?…we assume that this assertion was made on the advice of City Attorney Ted Ziemer who was also the author of the Earthcare Energy loan package for $200,000 that the people of Evansville are still on the hook for?…that with the IURC stepping in and forbidding the City from going into debt to pay for the Johnson Controls deal that the negotiating away of lots of parts of that ironclad contract seems to finally be the rule of the day?…the WIFI part is now gone and that two of our Civic Center Moles are telling us that the residential water meters are being taken out as well?…it was a single cherry picked bad meter used as real data that contributed to the IURC decision to forbid the deal based on flimsy research when it comes to saving the City money?…this is what happens when things get jammed through at the last minute by a lame duck administration or jammed through by a new Mayor without so much as even discussing worst case scenarios?…we hope that whatever comes out of this is done right, vetted right, and really saves the people of Evansville money because the way things happen in these parts they are going to need it?

IS IT TRUE that yesterday afternoon gas prices around Evansville magically increased by over 20 cents per gallon?…that Evansville, Indiana is the 17th most expensive reported gas on gasbuddy.com outside the State of California that has a 25 cent per gallon charge for pollution control additives?…that means that 150 places across this great nation are selling gasoline at a better price than it is being sold in Evansville?…we will reiterate our statement from the other day that with the gouging at the pump, Vectren’s near national high electric rates, and the coming $100+ per month water and sewer bills that Evansville will be a contender for the distinction of the highest price place in the country to live based on the number of hours of work required to purchase the basic services of life?

IS IT TRUE that the County Commissioners unanimously voted to cut the budget of the Human Rights Commission by 20%?…it is about time that the Commissioners actually followed through on a budget cut that they had ruffled their feathers about instead of folding their cards and giving in as they have on several other issues?…that if the public statement by Commissioner Joe Kiefer regarding the arrogance of the Executive Director toward the Commissioners is true they should have cut every dime of Vanderburgh County taxpayer money out of that budget?

IS IT TRUE the former North High School is now the home of the “Academy for Innovative Studies” as it has been christened by the EVSC?…that there are reportedly about 200 students in the old NHS that routinely handled over 1,500 students before the name was changed to an “Academy”?…that some students that behave in such a disruptive manner that they are expelled from the general population of students have always been sent to a different school but the name of that school has not been any stream of words with the term “Academy” in it?…an “Academy” has always been associated with excellence in learning and as a place where the best students are grouped together as a reward and to be able to work on a higher level?…that one can call REFORM SCHOOL and “Academy” if one wishes to corrupt the very invention of the word but it is still REFORM SCHOOL?…between this instance of calling a warthog a prize heifer and the other instances of trying to name away failing schools that has been rubber stamped by the Vanderburgh County School Board, we think it is time to expel the entire school board and elect 7 completely new people as the stewards of our public education system have become delusional?…that we now have a building for 1,500 that is occupied by a group of only 200 that will make the remaining 80%+ of the old NHS undesirable for other potential tenants or buyers?

IS IT TRUE the City County Observer would like to defend the Democrat Convention Party with regard to the omission of the word God from its official plank?…that the United States Constitution does not mention the name of God at all?…there is a veiled reference to a creator in the preamble?…that the monarchies of Europe of course all did mention God as the source of the dominion of kings over lesser men like serfs and the nobles?…based on this the Founding Fathers of the United States intentionally gave the authority from which power is granted as the people as opposed to God?…it was not until July 30, 1956 that Congress actually adopted the familiar term “In God We Trust” for our paper currency?…that prior to that date “In God We Trust” was on some coins at the discretion of the national mint but that only started officially after the Civil War?…that for those of you who are all about the Founding Fathers and the Constitution the Democrats got this one right?

CORE: KERNAN SHOULD BEGIN HIS CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS AT HOME

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KERNAN SHOULD BEGIN HIS CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS AT HOME

September 4, 2012 CORE2012.NET

St. Joseph’s County lags far behind Vanderburgh County when it comes to efficiencies

Recently former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan of South Bend, Ind., a city located in St. Joseph’s County, endorsed the question on the ballot to “reorganize” the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County governments. This endorsement should come as no surprise at all considering Mr. Kernan helped author the Kernan-Shepard report “Streamlining Local Government” in December of 2007.

However, not a single Indiana county — including Kernan’s own home county — has ratified the Kernan-Shepard initiatives in full. We at Citizens Opposed to Reorganization in Evansville(CORE) believe Mr. Kernan, a former mayor of South Bend, should follow Vanderburgh County’s example and begin efforts to find efficiencies in his own hometown before instructing us what we should be doing here.

We now take the opportunity to demonstrate to local taxpayers just how well our civic leaders here at home have already done in finding efficiencies and eliminating duplication of services when compared to other Indiana communities. St. Joseph’s County, which is on the border with Michigan and represents a 5-hour drive from Evansville, is a shining example of how well Vanderburgh County has already done finding efficiencies in local government. For instance:

* St. Joseph’s County has TEN city/county/town government entities. The cities are Mishawaka and South Bend, both with mayors and completely different city administrations. St. Joseph County is the county arm of local government. And the towns are: Indian Village, Lakeville, New Carisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland, and Walkerton. Vanderburgh County only has 1 incorporated City (Evansville), 1 incorporated Town (Darmstadt) and obviously Vanderburgh County government. Incidentally, the Town of Darmstadt is not part of the proposed unification plan.

* St. Joseph’s County has at least NINE publicly funded law enforcement agencies, all with a chief. Those agencies are: St. Joseph’s County, Town of Roseland, Town of Lakeville, City of Mishawaka, Town of New Carlisle, City of South Bend, Town of Walkerton, Town of North Liberty, and Osceola. It should also be noted that St. Joseph’s County has a Sheriff, a Chief, and an Assistant Chief. Vanderburgh County has only two law enforcement agencies, the City of Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office. It must be noted that neither of these two departments locally are a part of the consolidation picture for the next 10 years. The University of Notre Dame also has a police force, but we have been told it is privately funded and does not take tax dollars. That brings the number of law enforcement agencies in St. Joseph’s County to TEN!

* St. Joseph’s County has SIX school corporations (John Glenn; New Prairie United; Penn-Harris-Madison; City of Mishawaka; South Bend Community; and Union-North United school corporations). Vanderburgh County only has 1. We obviously have already discovered efficiencies and eliminated duplication of services, while South Bend has not.

* St. Joseph’s County has FOUR Library Boards (Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton and St. Joseph County). Vanderburgh County has 1.

* St. Joseph’s County has TWO Redevelopment Commissions (Mishawaka and South Bend). Vanderburgh County has 1.

CORE has said for months that most of the opportunities for cost savings and finding efficiencies in Vanderburgh County have already been capitalized by local taxpayers and elected leaders. Mr. Kernan’s hometown provides a shining example of how well Vanderburgh County sits compared to other communities thoughout the state.

In the above examples, St. Joseph’s County has 31 taxing units compared to Vanderburgh County’s 8. And of those 8, the only “duplication” of services would be from the Evansville Police Department, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department, and the Town of Darmstadt, all of which are specifically NOT a part of the reorganization question on the ballot.

We at CORE remind voters that the current reorganization plan puts too much power into too few hands. Reorganization would lead to LESS REPRESENTATION for voters and therefore REDUCE ACCOUNTABILITY. We have already demonstrated the ability to find efficiencies and eliminate duplication of services without gutting local government.

In a letter to newspaper editors throughout the state of Indiana, the Association of Indiana Counties — a nonprofit organization — had this to say about the Kernan-Shepard Report:

“Taxpayers should be wary of efforts to eliminate county elected government officials and replace elected positions with appointed people. If it comes down to democracy vs. appointed bureaucracy, the choice seems abundantly clear: democracy. A commission appointed by the Governor to find efficiencies in government recommends doing away with many county elected officials. The report has some positive recommendations but eliminating the opportunity for taxpayers to serve their communities is not one of them. One size or form of government does not fit all communities.

“Framers of Indiana’s Constitution designed county government to carry out state laws and policies. To create a balance of power between state government and the citizens throughout the state, the designers of the State Constitution believed voters should directly elect people from their county to administer state laws. Why should that be changed? No evidence has been produced that appointed people will do a better job than elected people. In 1851 it would have been easy to allow the state to appoint people in each county to administer state laws. However, framers of the State Constitution must have been concerned about too much power being concentrated in state government or in the hands of too few people.”

We feel these comments about the Kernan-Shepard report also apply to the reorganization question on the ballot.

We ask that you VOTE NO in NOvember!

For a link to taxing units in St. Joseph’s County, please visit:

http://www.in.gov/legislative/pdf/STJOSEPH11.PDF

FOOT NOTE: This article was written and submitted to the CCO by members of the CORE committee.

VHS Pet of the Week: “Minnie”

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This is Minnie. She is a two year old female, hound/shepherd mix.

She is a gentle girl looking for a gentle person who wants to spend some quality time with me. She walks nicely on a leash and would love to get some regular exercise . She would enjoy getting in some quality TV/movie time, too. Of course, consistent and positive reinforcement for her positive behaviors will help her be the best companion she can be.

Her adoption fee includes, her spay, microchip, up to date vaccinations and a free bag of food.

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Closed to Public on Sept. 8, 2012

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Due to a corporate private Zoo rental, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden will be closed to the public on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Normal hours of operation will resume on Sunday, September 9. Please call (812) 435-6143 with any questions

EVSC Schools to Host Marching Band Invitationals

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This fall, music will be heard all around Evansville as four EVSC schools host marching band invitational competitions. Two firsts are happening this fall in the EVSC – Harrison High School hosting its first-ever competition; and North High School having its first invitational in the new Bundrant Stadium. Central and Reitz also have events planned for this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 8, at their respective school stadiums. Central’s event will begin at 4 p.m. at Central Stadium. Admission is $5. Reitz’s event this weekend will be at the Reitz Bowl with the first competition beginning at 11 a.m.

Harrison’s invitational, which will include more than 500 students representing seven schools, will take place Saturday, September 15, at 11 a.m. and awards will be presented at 1 p.m. Admission is $5. Harrison’s event is unique as it is the first invitational the school has hosted in its history. In addition, the event coincides with the 50th anniversary of Harrison High School. According to director William Gumula, the invitational will add to the excitement of celebrating the school’s 50th anniversary.

North High School will be a prelude to the Indiana State School Music Association’s (ISSMA) District competition and round out this fall’s marching band invitationals by hosting its competition Saturday, September 22, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is free. This year marks the first year for the event to take place at North’s Bundrant Stadium, but is the 31st competition the school has hosted. Twenty area schools will participate for the Best in Class award.

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