Northern Nevada entrepreneurs fare well at Governor’s Cup
From the Reno Gazette-Journal:
Entrepreneurs from Northern Nevada took second- and third-place honors in the 2008 Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition.
In the undergraduate division:
Wolfpack Works of the University of Nevada, Reno won second place and $10,000 for its presentation on a plan to produce a touch-screen speech-enhancing device for people with communication disabilities.
KG BioSolutions of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village won third place and $5,000 for its plans to develop an on-site generator that provides a restaurant with supplemental electricity from used fryer oil.
In the graduate division:
Go Green Outdoors from UNR won second place and $10,000 for its online resource center for green culture news, information and user forum.
More Water Company, also a venture by UNR students, won third place and $5,000 for its presentation on technology to produce drinking water from the air, helping diminish the impact on lakes and streams.
