PALM SPRINGS, Calif.,
Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) proudly announces its
engagement of Attune RTD (OTCBB:AURT) as a new client in the Small
Business Development Center (SBDC). The SBDC, hosted within
CVEP's offices, offers a wide range of business resources to local
companies. The seamless team effort by CVEP and the SBDC has
been instrumental in identifying and proactively addressing the
needs of Attune RTD. CVEP introduced company executives with
key high profile individuals from the City of Palm Springs, local government and
business leaders, as well as local stakeholders in a monumental
drive to retain and grow their business within the Coachella
Valley.
"Our main objective is to assist companies such as Attune RTD to
stay right here in the valley by expanding and creating high
quality jobs locally," says Ezekiel
Bonillas, Managing Director of the SBDC. "We are
helping Attune RTD with retention services and also in expanding
their business footprint to consumers and companies searching for a
proven clean energy management technology." Attune RTD provides
smart products that eliminate inefficiencies and reduce energy
consumption in a clean and environmentally friendly way.
Shawn Davis, CEO of Attune RTD,
stated, "CVEP has been a tremendous resource, this think tank of
intellectual capital moves quicker than any other organization of
its size that I've encountered and it executes; what a great
business model and a great resource for local businesses to
utilize." Thomas Bianco, CFO,
stated, "CVEP has opened doors and created a path that would have
otherwise been difficult if not impossible for us to achieve on our
own. Within a week we were sitting in a boardroom filled with
a delegation consisting of representatives from Imperial
Irrigation, Riverside County Economic Development, The City of Palm Springs, California's Governor's
Office, College of the Desert, Foreign
Trade Zone and Desert Pacific Properties. Such efforts require
excellent communication, trust and credibility built over years to
bring such a group of professionals like that together so
quickly."
Through CVEP's key relationships with local media and investors
it is working to create awareness for Attune's BrioWave technology;
as well as find qualified investors to fund the remaining
$3.5 million needed for Attune RTD to
expand its growing business and create quality jobs here in the
Coachella Valley.
About CVEP:
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership is an action-oriented,
non-profit corporation dedicated to expanding the economy of the
Coachella Valley desert region while maintaining the quality of
life for a resort environment. CVEP has devoted attention to
strategies of business attraction, expansion and retention during
the past decade such as the Small Business Development Center.
Today, CVEP also is focusing attention on planning and nurturing
the growth of new job clusters, which include Healthcare and Life
Science, Clean Technology/Energy, Supply Chain Management/Logistics
and Creative Arts, Media & Design.
About Attune RTD
Attune RTD is a Research, Technology and Development oriented
publicly traded organization. Attune's first to market
product, The BrioWave 175p, has the ability to control large
electrical loads, communicate with the smart meter through its
ZigBee Wi-Fi radio and deliver real-time information through its
onboard Wi-Fi module to our Business Intelligence portal and
proprietary hardware, saving consumers as much as 60% in energy
consumption. Attune's consumer facing Graphical User
Interface (GUI) in the cloud is the beginning of the consumer
experience, allowing users to utilize all of the value added
functionality of the technology, leverage social media and learn
best practices to save energy and reduce costs. Attune's
utility facing GUI can provide real-time data, predictive business
intelligence, analytical tools and dashboards consisting of Key
Performance Indicators that can potentially save participating
utility providers millions of dollars annually by controlling loads
through the use of Attune's software and hardware platform. Attune
RTD's flagship product, The BrioWave 175p™, is a low cost,
scalable, interoperable platform intended to be an essential part
of the smart grid infrastructure. For more information,
please visit www.attunertd.com
For more information about CVEP, including how to become a
partner, visit www.cvep.com or call (760) 340-1575.
Media Contact: Traci
Rees
Office: (760) 340-1575
SOURCE Attune RTD; Coachella Valley Economic Partnership