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IVEDC's Weekly Update for Tuesday, October 22, 2013 IVEDC Upcoming Events * The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States Thursday, October 24, 2013 * 2013 Imperial Valley Quarterly Water Forum Thursday, November 14, 2013 * 9th Annual Dinner Thursday, November 21, 2013 The World Trade Center San Diego European Union Center of Commerce for Southern California invites you to The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States San Diego State University Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center* - Ballroom 5252 55th Street October 24, 2013 8am-12pm The EB-5 Investor Visa allows a foreign investor to invest $500,000 or Volume 7 / Issue 3 IVEDC Investors Diamond Platinum Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP Imperial Valley Press KXO Radio AM1230/FM107.5 Gold 8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC Abengoa California Ethanol & Power, LLC Canergy, LLC City of Brawley Conveyor Group Development Design & Engineering, Inc. EW Corporation Landmark Consultants, Inc. New Gold, Inc. ORMAT Pattern Energy Group

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Page 1: IVEDC Upcoming Events Diamond...Regional Center Model, but this seminar focuses exclusively on the direct EB 5 Investor Visa, which can be a very good vehicle for small …

IVEDC's Weekly Update for Tuesday, October 22, 2013

IVEDC Upcoming Events

* The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States

Thursday, October 24, 2013

* 2013 Imperial Valley Quarterly Water Forum Thursday, November 14, 2013

* 9th Annual Dinner Thursday, November 21, 2013

The World Trade Center San Diego European Union Center of Commerce for Southern California invites you to The Direct EB-5 Investor Visa: Gateway to the United States

San Diego State University Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center* - Ballroom 5252 55th Street October 24, 2013

8am-12pm The EB-5 Investor Visa allows a foreign investor to invest $500,000 or

Volume 7 / Issue 3

IVEDC Investors

Diamond

Platinum

Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP

Imperial Valley Press KXO Radio

AM1230/FM107.5

Gold

8Minutenergy Renewables, LLC

Abengoa California Ethanol & Power,

LLC Canergy, LLC City of Brawley

Conveyor Group Development Design &

Engineering, Inc. EW Corporation

Landmark Consultants, Inc. New Gold, Inc.

ORMAT Pattern Energy Group

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$1,000,000 into a U.S. enterprise with the result that at least 10 jobs are created for U.S. workers and the foreign investors obtain an expedited route to an Immigrant Visa or "Green Card." Most investors use the more well-known Regional Center Model, but this seminar focuses exclusively on the direct EB-5 Investor Visa, which can be a very good vehicle for small to medium-sized U.S. businesses seeking capital. Our panelists will cover the immigration, tax, securities and financial aspects of this model and we will also discuss the resources available for investors seeking to invest in Southern California. Welcome remarks Panel Session 1: Immigration, Securities, Tax and Financial Components of Direct EB-5 Investor Visas Toni Castel Business Immigration Attorney, Kumar Prabhu Patel & Banerjee, LLC Soyini Coke Founder and Managing Principal, Annona Enterprises Wendell O'Reilly Attorney, The O'Reilly Law Firm Moderator: Bob Watkins President and CEO, R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd Coffee break Panel Session 2: Resources for Investing in Southern California Timothy E. Kelley President and CEO, Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation Representative from European Union Chamber of Commerce San Diego Moderator: Bob Watkins President and CEO, R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd Discussion/Breakout sessions to meet with panelists one-on-one *Free parking in parking structure next to Payne Alumni Center (included by registering for the event) This program was generously sponsored by the European Commission and the Delegation of the European Union in the United States in cooperation with The World Trade Center San Diego, San Diego State University's Center for International Business Education and Research (SDSU CIBER) and The Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate.

Silver Ridge Power Southern California Gas Co.

Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC

Silver

Alpha Site Logistics, Inc. CalEnergy Operating Corp.

Castillo Construction Community Valley Bank

Desert Security Services El Toro Export, LLC

First Solar, Inc. Hutchinson & Bloodgood,

LLP Imperial Valley College

KROP AM 1300 Office Supply Company

PacificLand International Development, Inc.

Performance Mechanical Contractors (PMC)

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

Barrett Biological Surveys Best Best & Krieger, LLP

Brawley Inn Bureau Veritas North

America Burgers and Beer

California Health & Wellness Cardinal Industrial

Commercial Real Estate Chambers Group, Inc.

City of El Centro City of Holtville City of Imperial

Coldwell Banker, The Wilkinson Team

CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC

Creative Alliance Group, LLC CR&R Waste and Recycling

Services Development Management

Group Ecology and Environment,

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2013 Imperial Valley Quarterly Water Forum

November 14, 2013

9:00 AM Registration/Light Continental Breakfast/ Exhibit Hall (Open Enrollment for IID's 2014

On-Farm Conservation, Apportionment and Fallowing Programs)

10:00 AM *Program with a panel discussion highlighting

"On-Farm Conservation - Lessons Learned"

11:30 AM Lunch including presentations on

"Water Shortages: How Other Regions are Responding" featuring keynote speakers Jason Peltier, Chief Deputy General Manager, Westlands Water District and Mike Wade, Executive Director,

California Farm Water Coalition

1:00 PM Adjournment

Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club

2050 Country Club Dr. Holtville, CA 92250

Join us for informative sessions on water conservation initiatives and how you can take advantage of the On-Farm Conservation Program.

Hear from the experts on water conservation technologies and strategies and learn how other regions have responded to water

shortages.

Register today, free for the first 100 people! To register, please visit:

Inc. EnergySource, LLC

Environmental Science Associates

Erickson-Hall Construction Co.

Farm Credit Services Southwest

First Foundation Bank First Imperial Credit Union Gibson & Schaefer, Inc.

Hale Engineering Hale - Mills Construction, Ltd.

Haxton Masonry, Inc. Heber Public Utility District

Holiday Inn Express Calexico Imperial County Office of

Education Imperial Printers

Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone

Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program J.P. Witherow Roofing

Company John R. Benson Farms, Inc.

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 New Ventures Consulting

Services, LLC Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Nolte & Associates Oberon Fuels, Inc.

Pat Seay Real Estate Petra Geotechnical, Inc.

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District

Pro Terra Engineering & Surveying

Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. Ralph Road, LLC

San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Sign Factory, Inc. Solar Gen2

Sol Orchard, LLC Spectrum Advertising

Steve Birdsall Agriculture Aviation

Strictly Business Development Consulting &

Real Estate Services

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WWW.IVEDC.COM

*Click HERE for Draft Agenda

Click HERE for sponsorship opportunities

For more information, please contact Cynthia at (760) 353-8332 or email [email protected].

Sponsored by: Hosted by: Supported by:

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 YKAmerica

Strategic Partners

Brawley Community

Foundation Cali Baja Bi-National

Mega-Region California Business

Investment Services - GO-Biz

CALED CleanTECH San Diego

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 Enterprise

Zone Imperial Valley Farm Bureau San Diego Imperial District

Export Council San Diego Regional EDC

Southern Low Desert RC&D Team California

USDA Rural Development World Trade Center San

Diego

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To register, please click HERE. .

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Kerns at [email protected] or (760) 353-8332.

Forms may be faxed to (760) 353-9149 or emailed to [email protected].

Investor News

CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC IVEDC would like to thank CoopersWest Insurance Agency, LLC for becoming a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.cooperswestins.com.

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Creative Alliance Group, LLC IVEDC would like to thank Creative Alliance Group, LLC for becoming a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.creativealliancegroup.com.

First Solar, Inc. IVEDC would like to thank First Solar, Inc. for renewing as a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.firstsolar.com.

Heber Public Utility District IVEDC would like to thank Heber Public Utility District for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.heber.ca.gov.

Pat Seay Real Estate IVEDC would like to thank Pat Seay Real Estate for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.patseay.com.

San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus IVEDC would like to thank San Diego State University - Imperial Valley Campus for renewing as a Bronze Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.ivcampus.sdsu.edu.

Time Warner Cable IVEDC would like to thank Time Warner Cable for renewing as a Silver Level Investor! For more information on this investor, please visit their website at www.timewarnercable.com.

Renewable Energy News

Google Invests in Mount Signal Solar Project in Imperial County Silver Ridge Power LLC, formerly known as AES Solar, and Google Inc. announced Thursday that Google became a partner and will invest about $103 million in Silver Ridge Power's 265.7 MW Mount Signal Solar project.

The project, also known as Imperial Valley Solar 1, is a utility-scale solar photovoltaic generating plant under construction in Imperial County,

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California. Mount Signal Solar is expected to be fully operational in 2014 and will sell its output to the San Diego Gas & Electric Company under a long-term power purchase agreement.

Click HERE to read the entire article written by the staff of the Imperial Valley Press, 16 Oct. 2013.

Community News

Contact: Timothy Druihet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Telephone: (760) 337-5022 Cell: (760) 425-0924 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ivworkforce.org

RELEASE OF TRAINING FUNDS

Submission Deadline is Friday, November 8, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. The Imperial County Workforce Development Board has approved $665,000.00 for program year 2013-2014 to be used for individual training accounts in the following areas:

Medical Clerical

Security Guard

Truck Driver

Certified Nurse Assistant

Electrical Journeyman Apprenticeship

Medical Assistant

Accounting

Interested eligible service providers may obtain a local certification packet in person at the WDB office located at 2695 S. 4th St. Bldg. D, El Centro, CA 92243 or by visiting our website at www.ivworkforce.org.

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Timothy Druihet at (760) 337-5022 or email at [email protected].

On October 27-30, 2013, the Department of Commerce and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will co-host the third North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in San Diego. The conference program will explore ways to improve North American competitiveness and connectivity in areas including aerospace and automotive, energy and green technologies, workforce development, travel and tourism, border facilitation and public-private partnerships. Keynote speakers include:

The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce of the United States

The Honorable Ildefonso Guajardo, Secretary of Economy of Mexico

Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning Author (Invited)

RSVP NOW at: www.northamericanconf.com

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5th annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit "Marine Spatial Planning & Promoting Sustainable

Development in the Oceans"

November 7-8, 2013, in San Diego, CA

Location: Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106

Blue Opportunities in the Water Industry

Friday, November 8, 2013

Location: Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106

For more information and to register, click on the link below:

www.themaritimealliance.org