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Laura Bartsch presented to the National Governor's Association Regional Summit on Growing State Economies on October 12 in Hartford, CT. Laura was part of a panel on "Providing Training and Support for Entrepreneurs", discussing the Clean Energy Fellowship that Millville Partners helped to develop and pilot for the New England Clean Energy Council.

Laura Bartsch and Helen Fairman were invited guests on the Nature of Business radio show on June 22. Hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, the show also included a second segment featuring Peter Rothstein of the New England Clean Energy Council. We discussed the cleantech sector in New England, the use of social media and other tools in clean energy marketing, and more. Click here to listen.

Millville Partners was proud to be a promotional partner for Mass High Tech's annual clean energy forum. The 2011 event, titled Energy Efficiency: Technology's Promise vs. Human Behavior?, was held on April 29 at The Seaport Hotel in Boston and included:

• A keynote address by Chuck McDermott, General Partner, RockPort Capital
• A panel including:
  • Richard Goode, Senior Director of Sustainability, Alcatel - Lucent
  • Erin Rae Hoffer, AIA LEED AP BD+C, Autodesk Inc.
  • Briana Kane, residential program coordinator, Cape Light Compact; Consortium for Energy Efficiency Behavior Committee
  • Tom Kelly, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of New Hampshire
  • Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO, Practically Green
• And a Clean Energy Showcase Pavilion including:
  • Aircuity Inc.
  • ISI Energy Controls
  • KCG Energy LLC
  • Mass Energy Lab

Laura and Helen were invited panelists on Green Marketing at Destination Success, the Center for Women & Enterprise's annual conference. Moderated by Sue Kaplan of the MA Department of Energy Resources, the panel also included Susan Hunt Stevens of Practically Green.

Later in the month, Millville Partners helped to organize and sponsored the Boston Redevelopment Authority's event "A View from the Top: Sustainable Roofs in Boston". Combining informative panels with networking and a vendor expo, the event educated over 150 developers and facility owners about achievable approaches to rooftop sustainability. At the event, the Mayor's office announced both a new solar permitting guide and reduced permitting fees for solar PV projects in Boston.

On July 28th, our new client, Airxchange, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a project to expand their Rockland, MA facility. The expansion will support increased manufacturing capacity for the companyʼs products, Energy Recovery Wheels, which reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. The event was attended by Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray and state Senator Michael Morrissey, and received great coverage from WBZ News Radio, the Boston Business Journal, Mass High Tech, Boston.com, and the Patriot Ledger.

We were thrilled to be invited guests at TEDx Boston. As part of that event, we were lucky enough to take a helicopter tour of Boston with our friend Mike Ritter, who took our photos for this site and whom we highly recommend. One of Mike's photos is below - see more on Mike's blog. And check out North Andover Flight Academy for your own tour, or to learn to fly a 'copter!