Influent and the Greenest City in America
The academic resources, concentrated community of engineers, and highly skilled former HP executives drew Influent to house its operational arm, SynnOps, LLC, in Corvallis, OR. But wait, there’s more. Based upon a 2009 study released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Communities Program, Corvallis is also officially the ‘greenest’ city in America. According to the EPA, the city of 55,000, about 90 minutes from Portland, purchases 13 percent of its electricity from environmentally-friendly sources, or more than 100 million kilowatts (100,000 megawatts). The city’s power suppliers are comprised of Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Consumers Power and Pacific Power.
Downtown Corvallis, Oregon
Influent was attracted to the intellectual resources in Corvallis, but now the unique city is also the preeminent eco-friendly community. Could there be a better place to harvest resources for a cleantech startup? We don’t think so. As we continue to pursue the development of clean, energy efficient, breakthrough solutions; we are excited to further our relationship with SynnOps, LLC and the greater Corvallis community.
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To add more fuel to the fire check out these Corvallis accolades:
- On February 18, 2008, Corvallis was named the fifth smartest city in America by Forbes Online Magazine.
- A survey by the National Science Foundation found Corvallis ranks second in the nation for the number of scientists as a percentage of total employment (12.7 percent) as of 2006.
- The February 2004 issue of the Harvard Business Review ranks Corvallis as the 15th most creative city in the nation.
- Corvallis ranked fourth in nation for the highest number of patents issued by city (USA Today, 2002.)
- Corvallis ranked 7th out of about 500 U.S. cities for best places to do business (BizDemographics, 2002.)
