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Table 6. Research & Development Clark County WA

Businesses in certain R&D categories may be eligible for a sales and use tax deferral/exemption if they start new research and development manufacturing operations or expand a current operation. Also, an annual credit of up to $2 million is allowed for businesses that perform research and development in specified high technology categories. TOP 50 BASED ON R&D PERSONNEL: PLACES THAT CALL THEMSELVES R&D CENTERS - 2005 Location Affiliation Research Specialty Name of Center City County (e.g., Corporate, Non-Profit, University, Government, etc.) Corporate Sharp Laboratories of America Camas Clark Electronics, Software Development, Process Technology Corporate Hewlett-Packard Vancouver Clark Electronics, Printers Non-Profit Underwriters Laboratories Camas Clark Testing Corporate nLight Photonics Vancouver Clark Designing and Manufacturing of Lasers Corporate MicroEnergy Technologies Vancouver Clark Micro- and Nano- Scale Technologies Corporate Wacom Vancouver Clark Microcomputer Periferals Corporate AlphaTec Vancouver Clark Bio tech research Corporate Lightfleet Corp Camas Clark Seiconductor design Corporate TennMax America Inc. Vancouver Clark Microcomputer Periferals Corporate Xiotech Vancouver Clark Storage Area Solutions Corporate Logic Product Development Vancouver Clark Embedded Software 805 Broadway, Suite 412, Vancouver, WA 98860 tel 360-694-5006 fax 360-576-1054 www.credc.org

Employment R&D Total Personnel Employees 180 380 1800 280 100 85 60 50 20

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