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March Newsletter

3/28/2024

Project Sun Announcement

We are honored to finally reveal that Project Sun is made up of two Taiwanese companies, PV Circonomy and EasyCycle. The hardware and software companies are the first of their kind in the United States. Their innovative technology allows for the recycling of up to 99% of the material from solar panels, something that is not possible anywhere else. PV Circonomy will be located in Menifee and EasyCycle will be based out of the TVE2 Building in Temecula. Project Sun is an excellent example of regional collaboration. Thank you to all our community partners who made this recruitment a success.

The EDC was introduced to PV Circonomy and EasyCycle less than a year ago at SelectUSA in Washington D.C. After their visit, the companies were impressed not only by the region but also by the services they received at the EDC. Following their visit, they invited our Executive Director, Connie Stopher CEcD, to Taiwan to meet with fellow innovative Taiwanese companies interested in expanding to the US. The past year of collaboration has been fruitful for all parties involved; we look forward to all the future success PV Circonomy and EasyCycle will achieve here.

Innovation Month

April is Riverside County's Innovation Month. Southwest Riverside County will host a Quick Pitch Competition on Tuesday, April 16th, at the Lake Elsinore Storm Stadium Taproom from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The first-place winner will receive $1,000 and advance to the county pitch competition on April 30th. To apply, fill out this application and email it to [email protected] by Tuesday, April 9th, 2024.

Mayor's Tech Idea Exchange

It’s time for our next Idea Exchange in partnership with the City of Menifee. We are excited to continue supporting Tech in our region. Join us for our second idea exchange of the year with the City of Menifee Economic Development team on April 16th. The event will take place from 8:30 – 10:30 am at the City of Menifee City Hall and will include breakfast, an array of speakers, and opportunities to network. Our guest speakers will include Doug Kollmyer, an Entrepreneur in Residence at UCR and Scott Brovsky an Angel Investor, start-up mentor, and Associate Director of Regional Engagement at UCR. To attend, register here.

DigiFest

Support digital creators at DigiFest. If you’d like to attend this 3-day event with several great speakers, click here. The event will take place on April 19-21.

Site Selectors Guild

The first week of April, our Executive Director, Connie Stopher CEcD, will be attending Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference in Nashville, TN. Site Selectors Guild is a great place to connect with site selectors from across the country and hear feedback to level up our region. Due to the date of this conference, there will be no EDC board meeting in April, and we will see you on May 2nd for our Next Board meeting. We will be having Chris Gray from WRCOG as our guest speaker.

Thrive

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Thrive Inland SoCal – Southwest Riverside County meeting on Tuesday, March 19th. We identified barriers in our region and discussed different types of solutions. We need all your voices to help create a comprehensive economic development plan for our region. Help us collect more data by filling out this survey and you will receive a $50 visa gift card.

If you haven’t signed up for our Thrive meetings, click here . Our next meeting will be on April 16th from 3-5 pm at the Temecula Entrepreneur Exchange building. If you need childcare or a ride to assistance get to the meeting, let us know; support is available. Please contact Connie at [email protected].