SBO Dispatch: PECI sold to Texas firm; Bend startup lands $3M; Cleantech winners

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September 16, 2014

Top Stories After 35 years, energy stalwart PECI sells to Texas consulting giant The move allows the one-time city of Portland spin-out to better spread its services nationally and could affect one of the city's newest and most prominent buildings.   BEST Fest: Bend startup gets $3M to drive compressed natural gas work Oregon BEST and ONAMI team up to help a Bend company working to fuel natural gas technology secure a $3 million federal grant.   BEST Fest: Meet the PSU teams that want to change the world (Photos) Oregon BEST Fest hosts the second annual PSU Cleantech Challenge. Learn more about the seven PSU-incubated products that promise to clean up the world and bring power to the powerless.   More bad news for Ambre: Army Corps pauses Morrow Pacific review The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is temporarily halting the review of Ambre Energy's coal terminal plan while the Australian energy giant appeals another agency's refusal to approve work in the Columbia River.   Connect with us More Headlines Portland's GreenWood resources earns FSC certification for its office Chandra Brown talks travel, surprises and what she misses about Oregon

This week's SBO poll If price, availability and access to fuel were no obstacle, what kind of personal vehicle would you drive? Green Jobs Wildlife and Lead Outreach Coordinator — Metro Sustainability Educator, Partners for Sustainable Schools (Eugene) Senior Project Manager — Sustainable Business & Innovation, Nike Buyer, Organically Grown Company Event Calendar Featured Event: Oregon BEST FEST The Northwest's premier cleantech innovation conference convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges. Wraps today at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Learn more & RSVP   Sept. 16 — Oregon BEST Fest Sept. 20 — NWDA September Third Saturday Cleanup (Northwest Portland) Sept. 24 — Oregon Solar Energy Conference Sept. 25 — EcoFilm Festival Presents: TINY< A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL Sept. 25 — Thriving Cities Alliance presents Advanced Metrics and Urban Land Value Sept. 27 — 10th Annual Portland VegFest View full calendar

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