E STATION's art-deco architecture is protected by the National Historic Register. Ample windows are symbolic of young entrepreneurs' breakthrough vision.
Housed in the building initially dedicated as the Ogden Bus Depot 65 years ago to the day of the building's re-launch, The Entrepreneurial or “E” STATION will help transport fledgling businesses to success.
More than 300 business,
government, academic and venture capital
community influentials—a true business
elite—attended the Nov. 28 launch of the
Entrepreneurial or “E” STATION. Grow
Utah Ventures CEO/President T. Craig
Bott shared the organization's
milestones with the capacity crowd.
Grow Utah Ventures Advisor Greg Warnock, Chair and Founder Alan E. Hall, and President/CEO T. Craig Bott had the chance to connect, amid the activity of the E STATION launch.
Ogden Mayor Matthew
Godfrey was intrigued by Grow Utah's
potential—for the Ogden historic
district and Northern Utah in specific,
and for Utah in general.
Representing Utah
Governor Jon Huntsman, Senior Economic
Advisor Chris Roybal praised the vision
of Grow Utah Ventures as a vibrant
economic development engine for the
state.
UITA Chair and ContentWatch CEO Jack Sunderlage related the start-up, then salad days of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corp., providing hopeful foreshadowing to Grow Utah Ventures' promising entrepreneurial investments.
The launch of the state of Utah's first private business incubator provided the opportunity to hear a progress report from host Grow Utah Ventures.
“Historic downtown Ogden” takes on a new meaning—with thriving
businesses outside the E STATION inspiring visitors and, at the
beginning of 2006, tenants—to make business history.
The launch of the state of Utah's first private business incubator provided not only the opportunity to hear a progress report from host Grow Utah Ventures, but a unique gathering for networking. Grow Utah Ventures co-sponsors (with Lumin Publishing) a quarterly “Business Ignitor” series to stir the community pot.
The Midas fist? Grow Utah Ventures Chair Alan E. Hall and wife Jeanne Hall express enthusiasm after cutting the ribbon. Like Hall's super-size drive, the scissors used for the ribbon-cutting from the City of Ogden Shakers civic group were large-scale.
Sharing the vision that the best “fund of funds” is the pool of private businesses and investors with the resources to aid young entrepreneurial efforts, Grow Utah Ventures has been a catalyst for energizing and organizing funding. Terry Wall of the LDS Church Foundation and Steve Cloward of Davis County's Applied Technical College share their impressions of Grow Utah's impact as a tool for economic development.
“Did you hear the one about?...” In addition to sharing thoughts about the Utah venture community, Glade Jones, CEO of Obeo (a Grow Utah Ventures-funded company) and Ron White from the venture capital community keep things light ( after all, it was Monday morning!). Grow Utah Ventures Alan Hall was moved by the broad base of support the E STATION received at its Nov. 28 dedication.
Grow Utah Ventures' Alan E. Hall was pleased with the phenomenal business community support of the E STATION launch. Amid 300-some business, government, academic and venture community guests, there is time for one-on-one connection.
Grow Utah Ventures guests check out a historic shot of downtown Ogden's earlier modes of transportation.
Infobase VC Managing Partner and Blogger by day (and night), Paul Allen trades notes with seasoned investors Brock Blake and Lon Price. Allen's notes from the day on another Alan (Hall) can be viewed at: http://www.infobaseventures.com/blog/2005/11/28/alan-hall -speech-at-e-station-ceremony
The windows of the E STATION present views that look good from inside and out. A diverse group shares enthusiasm for Grow Utah Ventures' vision and year-to-date milestones.
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