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PCC President Mark Mitsui Visits Newberg
On July 27th, Portland Community College's new president, Mark Mitsui, visited Newberg to with his team to better determine Career and Technical Education needs for employers around Chehalem Valley. As with the other PCC/OMIC visit, we began the tour at the George Fox...
Fermentation Tank Graphics Up!
Last October, we challenged Newberg High School Graphics Design students to develop creative ideas for art and signage for the accelerator (see this post for more info). The winning design, by NHS Geoffrey Carstensen has been fully implemented per his design. Julie...
AriAscend Invited to Join the FAA UASID Program
AriAscend founder Kenji Sugahara was invited to take part of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking committee with the FAA. The committee will provide the FAA with recommendations regarding technologies for the remote identification of drones. Many...
About Our Partner PIE & the 1776 Startup Challenge
From a coworking space to an accelerator, PIE, or Portland Incubator Experiment, is focused on creating successful startups in Portland, Oregon. PIE is constantly changing its own methods to better fit the local startups’ needs and has transitioned from a co-working...
Autism Family Fun Fest draws more than 200 to Two Kilts Brewery
For the second year in a row, Two Kilts Brewery hosted its annual Autism Family Fun Fest drawing a crowd twice as large as last year to the brewery located off Tualatin-Sherwood Road. The May 6th event was held to benefit an organization called FIDGETECH, a start-up...
AriAscend Proposes Electronic Drone ‘License Plate’
AriAscend, an Oregon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) drone services and data company, proposed a remote identification technology and framework to allow authorities and citizens to identify drones in air. “AriAscend understands the frustration felt by many lawmakers,...
Rural Oregon Day at the Capitol
We joined DR Johnson (the cross-lam company), Online NW/Innovate Yamhill County, RAIN, RDI, Travel OR, USDA Rural Development, UO, OSU, Papé, and others at the State Library for ROD - representing projects and initiatives by private businesses, non-profits, and...
The Fermentation Tank Gets a New Look
Last October, we challenged Newberg High School Graphics Design students to develop creative ideas for art and signage for the accelerator - based upon researching high-tech startups and brainstorming their own ideas and notions based upon the accelerators mission...
Fidgetech Spring Break 2017 Game Jam
On March 27th & 28th, Fidgetech hosted their first Game Jam at their home-base, the accelerator. The Jam was everything Fidgetech hoped it would be: a full house, engaged parents, excellent technical help from SOMA Games & Intel Software, AND a great mix of...