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AMRCC Alternative Materials Energy Resources
Work GroupMay 26, 2009Cary Darrah, General
ManagerCedar Valley TechWorks, Inc.
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TechWorks Launching the Bioeconomy from the
Heart of the Midwest TechWorks is a regional
bioeconomy campus focused on connecting
intellectual property, technology, and industry
innovators to commercialize and manufacture
bioproducts www.cedarvalleytechworks.com
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Iowas Cedar Valley a Centerpoint in the
Bioeconomy

• The TechWorks project is projected to become a
  centerpoint of research and commercialization of
  bioenergy and bioproducts
• Public and private sector partners
• Deere Company
• University of Northern Iowa
• Hawkeye Community College
• Iowa Department of Economic Development
• City of Waterloo

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TechWorks Master Plan

• 40-acre campus
• 20 acres of development sites
• 300,000 square feet of space in two existing
  buildings

TechWorks Master Plan
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Laying the Foundation Accomplishments to Date
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Building a Bio-Based Innovation Campus Next Steps

• All of the identified investments in this project
  update are ready to be implemented
  immediatelystarted within six months and
  completed within two years
• Projects divided into three phases to highlight
  priorities, though projects are independent and
  can be pursued simultaneously
• Phase 1 Technology Center AgriTech Center
• Phase 2 Manufacturing Cluster
• Phase 3 Distributed Renewable Energy Pilot
  Project Highway 63 and TechWorks Gateway

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Technology Center

• The Technology Center (Tech I) is designed to
  meet the research, development and educational
  needs of the growing market for bio-based
  products. Next steps
• Finishing space for and providing start-up
  funding for the IP Institute Cedar Valley branch
• Establishing a Polymer Compounding Testing
  Laboratory to serve regional bioplastics
  companies
• Completing whitebox renovations of the Technology
  Center to prepare it for tenant occupancy

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Technology Center Midwest Intellectual Property
Management Institute

• The Midwest is rich in technology and talent
  stemming from the private sector. The IP
  Institute, headquartered in Moline, Illinois
• Is a conduit to transfer underused intellectual
  property held by corporations to start new
  businesses and enhance existing businesses
• Engages top talent, including retirees, in IP
  transfer and in consulting to corporations to
  retain this invaluable retiring talent pool in
  the region - critical to fostering innovation
  and training future workforce
• Has established solid partnerships to advance
  this initiative
• Is creating an Iowa branch office at TechWorks
  including a Business Accelerator

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Technology Center Polymer Compounding Testing
Laboratory

• TechWorks includes a concentrated focus on the
  bioplastics industry
• Polymer compounding and testing laboratory will
  serve the many bioplastics businesses in need of
  advanced testing and compounding services in Iowa
  and the greater region

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AgriTech Center

• Celebrating the History and Future of Ag
  Innovation in a new 35,000 s.f. pavilion
  connecting the Tech 1 and Tech 2 buildings
• A highly interactive center
• Build on the Cedar Valleys attraction of 30,000
  visitors annually to John Deeres facilities
• A trailhead for the federally designated Silos
  and Smokestacks National Heritage Area

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Manufacturing Cluster

• Tech 2 building
• Collaboration opportunities
• As a rehabilitated building in an urban
  brownfield, it offers the greenest possible
  location
• Development Sites
• 20 acres
• New construction opportunities
• Geared toward flexibly configured buildings

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Distributed Renewable Cogeneration Energy Pilot
Project

• The goals of this energy facility are to
• Demonstrate the power production capabilities of
  waste biomass feedstock (such as corn stover)
• Demonstrate the energy saving and costs of
  implementing a distributed, renewable,
  cogeneration energy system serving multiple
  industrial users
• Implement an energy systems job training program
  designed to propel renewable energy systems
  employees and businesses into the marketplace
• Advance bioenergy technologies, creating
  opportunities for business growth

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Iowa Green Zone Pilot Cedar Valley TechWorks

• Positioning Iowa to Create Green Collar Jobs
• TechWorks proposes to establish a pilot Green
  Zone program that could then be expanded
  throughout the State of Iowa to help attract
  triple bottom line companies by offering
• A unique package of incentives
• A powerful marketing tool
• Opportunities for business collaboration

Triple bottom line companies businesses that
practice economic, social, and environmental
responsibility to achieve success and
sustainability.
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Green Zone Pilot Certification

• Green Zone certification would be similar to
  LEED certification for buildings and Green Seal
  certification for consumer products, and would be
  a tiered system
• Criteria
• Site points would be maximized for urban sites
  and brownfields
• Workforce Create employment opportunities within
  walking distance of underemployed workforce
• Green Products and Services Businesses that
  adhere to one or more eco-certification standards

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Marketing of TechWorks

• Website cedarvalleytechworks.com
• National and regional Trade magazines
• Educational connections
• Real estate leasing network
• Trade shows
• Trade associations

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