Charleston, WV – Contract Connections, held in conjunction with the statewide Veterans Business Conference, would like to invite you to attend this two day conference. There will be procurement technical assistance professionals in attendance to assist you with your procurement needs. Participation from the US Small Business Administration and the WV Small Business Development Center will enable individuals interested in opening a business to existing businesses the professional assistance needed. Both events take place on September 3rd and 4th, 2008 at the Civic Center, Charleston, WV. Visit www.contractconnections.org for detailed information and registration.
Certus Scientific responded to a NASA request for proposals entitled "Landing Sensor Advanced Component Technologies." The proposals were to address specific objectives of NASA's Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance (ALHAT) Project.
The proposals were evaluated by a team of experts in accordance with the NASA Research Announcement guidelines and evaluation criteria. The evaluation factors were the relevance of the proposed work to NASA's objectives, its intrinsic merit, and its cost.
The Certus 3D Image Preprocessing and Enhancement proposal to develop a Hazard Digital Elevation Map using the Flash lidar sensor was selected for funding. Certus staff are working within a six-month timeframe to complete this project. NASA will then begin testing the application in explorer landing vehicles.
Certus has also submitted proposals and received two SBIR Phase 0 awards from the State of West Virginia. For more information about Certus Scientific go to www.certusscientific.com.
The clinics at the College of Law at West Virginia University provide legal services to people who can't afford them while giving students real, on-the-ground experience. Read the full article at the State Journal.
Former state treasurer Tom Loehr, a venture capitalist who runs companies called Fourth Venture Group and WeSave Inc. from his office on Capitol Street, said he has lined up private investors for the $3 million project, called Charleston Clean Energy LLC. Read more in the Charleston Gazette.
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Beginning July 1 there are two tax changes that may be of interest to you. Click on the link to see the full article. http://tinyurl.com/3ms4zn
