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NCTC Member News & Events - April 2010

Please help us welcome our new members

  • 1901 Group, LLC: We balance planning and designing with implementation and operations, consolidating the network components to optimize the server and application speeds, increase workload, and tighten security, enhancing the return on investments. We monitor around the clock, systematically analyzing all essential components at all times, satisfying compliance standards, and reducing threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all processes and information.
     
  • Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP: WTP is a mid-Atlantic business law firm with offices in Virginia, D.C., Maryland and Delaware.  We work with small and large companies in the region and across the globe, and help companies meet their business needs by taking care of the legal issues that impact business goals. Our lawyers practice in the areas of corporate, litigation, bankruptcy, employment, IP, technology, nonprofit, tax, and real estate law. Our intellectual property and patent practices is one of the largest in the region.
     
  • Interactive GIS: InteractiveGIS™, Inc. is an industry leader in web-based GIS technology. We offer a stable, highly adaptable web-based GIS interface at a fraction of the cost you’ll get with our competitors.
     
  • Baseline Energy Partners: Baseline Solar Solutions strives to provide quality alternative energy systems to customers in Southwest Virginia. We are fully licensed and insured to install both PV and solar thermal systems. We can provide turnkey installations for residential and commercial projects. A licensed electrician and mechanical engineering graduate from Virginia Tech perform our installations. Please CONTACT US if you have questions or are interested in how we can help you reduce your energy consumption.

Member Events

  • April 23rd : IT Security Lunch n' Learn with Barracuda Networks & Advanced Logic Industries:  Join Barracuda Networks & Advanced Logic Industries for an informative luncheon seminar addressing the latest trends in Spam, Spyware and Web content filtering that are likely affecting your company's productivity. Find out more and register!
     
  • April 24th: Cox E-Waste Recycling Event:  Don't throw away your old, unused or broken electronic devices. Recycle them! In celebration of Earth Month, Cox has partnered with Synergy Recycling to help the Roanoke Valley with proper disposal and recycling of electronic waste by hosting an E-Waste Recycling Event, Saturday, April 24, 2010. Bring your old electronics powered by a plug or battery and dispose of them the right way! Learn more.
     
  • April 24th: Turning Your Leaders into Coaches:  Join Titan Group for a fast-paced, interactive workshop that will provide an overview of coaching and why leaders should care about this critical competence. To register for this workshop, email Jeff Smith or call 540-400-6875. Learn more.
     
  • April 28th: BB&T Presents Business Transition Planning Seminar:  Business Transition Planning Seminar in the RBXII conference room from 12:00 noon to 1:30PM on Wednesday April 28, 2010. Michael J. Fleischhauer, CFP at BB&T Private Financial Services will present how to determine proper business transition objectives, maximize and protect business value, personal wealth and estate planning, plan for business continuity and valuation, and plan ownership transfers to third parties. RSVP to Attend.
     
  • May 5th: Introduction to Exporting: Take advantage of a rare opportunity to attend an information-filled 3-hour session to learn about the fundamentals of exporting and export resources. No admission fee, but pre-registration will be required. Contact VEDP to Register.
     
  • May 13th: Advanced Technology Showcase at Virginia Western Community College: Experience automated technology up close and personal. Experiment with VCATs learning tools. Run a CIM cell. Take a sample Work Keys assessment. Virginia Western Community College's Workforce Development office invites you to attend the Advanced Technology Showcase. This catered event will offer a range of activities and information to business and industry professionals. Learn more or RSVP to attend.
     
  • May 20th: Carilion Clinic Research Day:  David Sane, Chief of Cardiology at the Carilion Clinic, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Research Day, which will be from 1:00PM-5:30PM on May 20 in Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke. Sane will speak at 4:30PM and the day begins with poster presentations and judging from 1:00PM until 2:00PM. Click here for more information.
 

Member News

  • Novozymes Names New President in Virginia: Ted Melnik has decided to step down as President for Novozymes Biologicals to seek new opportunities outside Novozymes. Melnik has left some big shoes to fill as he is one of the most well-regarded leaders of the NCTC community. Patrick G. Patterson will take over the position. The new president has most recently been serving in a position as general manager at Novozymes' site in Switzerland.
     
  • VTLS Wins Largest Contract in Company History: VTLS, Inc., which is celebrating its 25th year in business, recently announced that it won a contract to automate the Hong Kong Public Library, which is the largest library in the world and also represents the largest contract in the history of VTLS.
     
  • Schultz-Creehan CEO Nanci Hardwick selected for LEAD VIRGINIA: Schultz-Creehan LLC announces that CEO Nanci Hardwick has joined the LEAD VIRGINIA Class of 2010. Hardwick was selected from a pool of well qualified, competitive applicants for this state leadership program. Lead Virginia seeks individuals with outstanding leadership records and diverse backgrounds who will not only benefit from the program, but also contribute to it.
     
  • 'U.S. News and World Report': Virginia Tech's College of Engineering cracks Top 25 Best Graduate Schools: Virginia Tech's College of Engineering now ranks among the nation's 25 best engineering schools for graduate studies, according to "U.S. News and World Report's" America's Best Graduate Schools 2011 survey, released last week.
     
  • UXB Offers Internships: UXB International, Inc. is inviting talented engineering students to apply for several internship opportunities. The company offers flexible hours, a comfortable and creative working environment, and the ability to develop critical project experience in the defense industry on a number of high-profile government programs. If you, or someone you know, are interested in a challenging opportunity, please send a resume to hr@uxb.com.
     
  • LimbGear® Gives Pivotal Pitch: LimbGear®, maker of the original mp3 enabled skullcap, and other InterActiveWear™, gave a pivotal presentation at the VT KnowledgeWorks Second Annual Entrepreneurship Summit. Their extraordinary efforts have netted the two year-old company a "Top Innovator Award," from Apparel Magazine for their iHood; and, their next round of investment funding was the topic of their pitch.
     
  • NCTC Member Launches New Search & Placement Firm: NCTC member Alec Siegel, an established recruiter in the New River and Roanoke Valleys, has launched his own business under the name Siegel Link, LLC.  The Company's focus is to assist businesses with critical hiring needs.
     
  • Montgomery County Launches New Economic Development Website: The new Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg economic development website markets the area as a progressive, technology-driven community with an abundance of lifestyle amenities.
     
  • Valley Business FRONT features Prime Photonics: In the April 2010 issue of the Vally Business FRONT, Prime Photonics is profiled while looking into their latest projects.