Donated FedEx aircraft lands at McClellan for training
McClellan Business Park is now home to a retired Boeing 727-200F aircraft that will be used by the aeronautics program at Sacramento City College. FedEx selected the program to receive the donated...
View ArticleSARTA plans clean tech networking
The Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance is set to hold its first-ever CleanStart “PowerUP” networking event geared toward clean tech companies and investors from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in West...
View ArticlePacific Ethanol has deal to use Chromatin sorghum
In another step to diversify its feedstock base, Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol Inc. has entered into a multi-year agreement with Chicago-based Chromatin Inc. to use, produce and deliver locally...
View ArticleSummit pushes for healthy, accessible local food
The Sacramento region’s first food summit drew about 100 people interested in learning about the Food System Collaborative’s charter, which outlines a vision for an accessible, healthful, sustainable...
View ArticleSacramento plan would streamline zoning laws
The city of Sacramento is proposing a major overhaul of its decades-old zoning code as part of a campaign to cut red tape and make over a business-unfriendly image. “We’re making massive and...
View ArticleNot just little cabins in the woods
Today’s vacation homes often are nothing like the rustic weekend cabins of yesterday. Vacationers demand — and get — luxurious frills and innovative features from steam showers and multi-screen media...
View ArticleIt’s decision time for massive Capital Southeast Connector project
Civic and business leaders have touted the benefits of an expressway from Elk Grove to El Dorado County for nearly three decades. Now it’s time for cities and counties to put their money on the table....
View ArticleCary Adams, CEO, MedForce Accelerator; chairman, SARTA MedStart
For 30 years Cary Adams was a lawyer representing hospitals, medical groups, device manufacturers and drug companies. He learned a lot about what can go wrong in health care — even teaching a class on...
View ArticleEntrepreneur | Rising Star: Micromidas Inc.
Micromidas Inc. CEO John Bissell has big plans for his West Sacramento startup. It will, he predicts, reduce dependency on foreign oil, have positive impacts related to climate change and reap big...
View ArticleEntrepreneur | Individual: Pam Marrone, CEO, Marrone Bio Innovations
A pioneer of biological pesticides, Pam Marrone has spent 30 years developing a greener path for controlling pests and diseases in agriculture. Now CEO and founder of her third company, Marrone Bio...
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