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Congratulations to CVEP Investor Rabobank

This past week J.D. Power and Associates announced the results in their 2011 Customer Satisfaction Retail Banking Study.  The study was based on the experiences of retail banking customers with their banking provider, nearly 52,000 responses in total.  CVEP investor, Rabobank ranked highest in California by their customers.  Click here to see full results and to read the press release. 

2011 Energy Summit Announces Keynote Speakers

The third annual Coachella Valley Energy Summit will be held on May 12th and 13th at the Palm Springs Convention Center.  The first day of the summit will consist of keynote speakers California Energy Commissioner Carla Peterman and environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr.  Other speakers and panel discussions led by renewable energy leaders and policy makers will be featured throughout the day.   

On Friday May 13th, the morning will kick off with an Energy Resource Workshop and Coachella Bus Tour focused on local renewable energy projects. One of the exciting stops of the tour will be a visit to the Annenberg Estate at Sunnylands' green facilities.   Click here for registration information. 

Two CVEP Investors Go Online this Week with Solar Projects 

Congratulations to CVEP Investors Granite Construction and the City of Coachella who have unveiled their solar projects going online this week.  This is a major step in the clean technology sector, a CVEP Blueprint targeted area.  For a full account of both projects unveiling as well as an assortment of impressive pictures of the project, click here to the read the article in The Desert Sun. 

Mark your Calendar - Upcoming Events  

 

May 12 & 13, 2011

3rd Annual Coachella Valley Energy Summit, Workshop & Bus Tour

 

Friday October 21, 2011 - (Save the Date)

2011 Coachella Valley Economic Summit

Thanks for reading the CVEP Weekly Newsletter.  Have a great weekend!


Tom Flavin

President & CEO
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership 
 

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Chancellor of UC Riverside went "undercover" on his campus for the hit show "Undercover Boss."  Watch this Sunday as the Chancellor  struggles as a teaching assistant and faces tough hurdles while working with the track team.  "Undercover Boss" airs this Sunday May 1 at 9:00 p.m. on KPSP Local 2.