- 16 May, 2012
Chrometa, A Startup Built On Conviction
Sacramento Press: Chrometa is a Sacramento startup, and its founders’ story is one of the tenacity it takes to make a startup successful.
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SARTA med tech event includes Siemens Healthcare CEO
Sacramento Business Journal: The region boasts a healthy number of med tech companies, 113, and the annual Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance banks on that strength with its annual showcase.
Read More - 15 May, 2012
Sacramento entrepreneur academy scholarships available
The Sacramento Bee: The Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, a Sacramento-based nonprofit offering an entrepreneurial fellowship program, said it will fund $47,500 in scholarships for up to 25 fellows in its 2012-13 class.
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SPI Solar first-quarter loss smaller than 2011
The Sacramento Bee: Roseville-based SPI Solar reported a loss of $327,000 in this year's first quarter, an improvement from a loss of $1.9 million in the year-ago period.
Read More - 14 May, 2012
Hackathon Aimed At Sparking Local Tech Industry
Capital Public Radio: They're hoping for 100 or so folks to show up, from programmers to app designers to people with tech business savvy and the idea is they'll form teams, and come up with ideas, work with a business model and even create the product - all there in 30 hours of nonstop work.
Read More - 14 May, 2012
Startup site MamaAlwaysSays keep reviews constructive
Sacramento Business Journal: A Sacramento startup alternative to Yelp with only positive reviews and constructive feedback appropriately launched — at least officially — its website on Mother’s Day, given that the company is called MamaAlwaysSays.com.
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Consolidated Communications raising cash to fund SureWest deal
Sacramento Business Journal: The company buying SureWest Communications is raising money to complete the deal. Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. on Monday said it intends to sell $350 million in senior notes that mature in 2020 to partially fund the deal with Roseville’s SureWest.
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Roseville's Solar Power reports smaller loss, higher revenue
Sacramento Business Journal: Photovoltaic systems developer Solar Power Inc.of Roseville reported a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue for the first quarter, helped by additional engineering, procurement and construction contracts.
Read More - 11 May, 2012
Hackathon app-writing contest to debut in Sac
Sacramento Business Journal: Hoping to introduce some Silicon Valley style into Sacramento’s quieter way of life, a group of technology entrepreneurs plans a “hackathon” next month at which engineers will try to build Web and mobile applications from scratch.
Read More - 11 May, 2012
Pacific Ethanol predicts better days ahead as prices improve
Sacramento Business Journal: These are dramatic times for Pacific Ethanol Inc. The Sacramento-based company boosted revenue 174 percent last year. Yet the company’s stock price and profits have plummeted.
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