New Onvia Service Fills Information Gap With Early Visibility Into Commercial and...

New Onvia Service Fills Information Gap With Early Visibility Into Commercial
and Residential Development

SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI), a leading
provider of comprehensive sales intelligence, today announced it has broadly
expanded its solutions for the construction industry by delivering
hard-to-find information on emerging commercial and residential projects
nationwide.
Unlike the government purchase opportunities Onvia has traditionally
offered, commercial and residential projects typically start out below the
radar.
"The new Onvia service eliminates the need to manually search public
records," said Mike Pickett, CEO. "Onvia now notifies architects, engineers,
contractors and suppliers about early-stage projects, including industrial
parks, condos, retail developments and assisted-living facilities, in time for
clients to build relationships with decision makers and potential partners."
"The new Onvia service eliminates the need to manually search public
records," said Mike Pickett, CEO. "Onvia now notifies architects, engineers,
contractors and suppliers about early-stage projects, including industrial
parks, condos, retail developments and assisted-living facilities, in time for
clients to build relationships with decision makers and potential partners."
One of the first companies to sign up for the new service was Long Span
Bridge & Culvert, which designs and builds bridge and culvert systems
nationwide. Long Span is a division of Lane Enterprises, both headquartered in
Camp Hill, Penn.
"Private-sector projects are hard to find, and we need to learn about them
as early as possible if we want to be part of the project team and get our
systems specified," said Kevin McKee, PE, head of operations at Long Span.
"The new Onvia service showed me projects I didn't know about and linked them
to data on developers and engineers I need to meet. To have all that
information available can change the way Long Span develops business."
"Clients have told us the new Onvia service plugs a major information gap
in the industry," said Pickett. "By enlarging the pool of known opportunities,
we can help clients sustain revenue growth in a slowing construction market."
About Onvia
Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) helps businesses achieve a competitive advantage by
delivering timely and actionable sales opportunities and information. More
than 8,800 subscribers across the United States rely on Onvia as a
comprehensive resource for industry-specific information needed to make
intelligent sales decisions. Onvia offers unparalleled coverage of government
purchasing activity in addition to commercial and residential projects in
development for markets such as architecture and engineering, IT/telecom,
business consulting services, operations and maintenance, and transportation.
Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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Patricia Clem of Onvia, Seattle, +1-206-373-9415, pclem@onvia.com