Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire was the keynote speaker at the final awards gala for her state’s first cleantech business plan competition. About 200 people came to the ACT Theatre last night to see which three startups were selected as finalists. Congratulations to Green Lite Motors, Hydrovolts Inc., and LivinGreen Materials. Winning teams will compete [...]

Denis Du Bois: “Excitement…fear. Opportunity…risk. Urgency… indifference.” Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open Co-chair Byron McCann opened last night’s regional awards ceremony with a dramatized series of opposites.
It fit, because the theme of the evening was contrast and anachronism. The region’s hottest new technologies were showcased in Seattle’s second-oldest theater. Our governor headlined the ceremony [...]

Winners Receive $50,000 in Cash and Services and Earn Spot in National Finals for Up to $250,000 in Cash and Services

SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire – October 30, 2009) – The Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open (CTO), an innovation catalyst that helps great ideas become viable clean tech businesses, announced the three winners of the [...]