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Santa Cruz Skipper Touts Contraption That Converts Waste Plastic to Fuel
A Santa Cruz man thinks he has come up with a potential solution to the problem of plastic waste. He wants to convert it to diesel fuel.
PitchHub Launches the First Teleprompter on Zoom
PitchHub, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Teleprompter Zoom App was just released on the Zoom App Marketplace.
From Zero to Many Hero Zeros!
Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in electric motorcycles and powertrains today announced the completion of a new $107 million round of financing.
Paystand Announces SuiteWorld 2022 Gold Sponsorship
Paystand announced it will be a Gold sponsor at SuiteWorld 2022, Oracle NetSuite’s largest celebration for customers and partners that takes place September 27-30, 2022. The theme this year is “Full Suite Ahead”.
Santa Cruz County Bank Announces Future Retirement of Chief Financial Officer
Vic Davis had a 14-year career at Santa Cruz County Bank, Mr. Davis has managed the bank's assets and liabilities, securities portfolio and Finance Department.
Exploring the Monterey Bay Through a Lens and Words
A shared passion for saving and conserving the biodiversity on planet Earth drew them together. While Chris Eckstrom found her way to describe the diverse world that human beings inhabit along with thousands of other living beings, through her words, Frans Lanting explored nature's stories through his camera lens
Rising Worldwide Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Rising Higher Virtual Gala
Santa Cruz non-profit, Rising Worldwide, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Can reading groups scale creativity and motivation in CS education?
Learn how exploratory reading groups (ERGs) designed to be lightweight, scalable, and relational can increase creativity and motivation, thereby effect system-level changes in education.
Help RealSeq Biosciences Win $5,000
RealSeq Biosciences is in the running for a large cash prize and they need your help!
Immergo Launches Successful Start Engine Campaign
Santa Cruz Accelerates member, Immergo Labs, developers of the world’s first virtual and interactive telehealth platform for physical therapy, have recently launched their crowdfunding campaign on Start Engine.
Joby at CA66 Annual Fall Fly-In
AirSpace Integration will be hosting our Annual Fall Fly-In at CA66 (La Selva Beach) on Sunday October 2nd between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m @ 783 San Andreas Road, La Selva Beach, CA 95076.
5 Salary Benchmarking Tips for HR That Don't Suck
Do you know how much to pay employees, and how to offer raises fairly, equitably, competitively, and cost-effectively?
UCSC Alums Revolutionize Telehealth With a Virtual Reality Physical Therapy Platform
Incorporating values of tech for social good, inclusivity, and accessibility, three UC Santa Cruz alumni founded Immergo Labs to develop the world’s first virtual and interactive telehealth platform for physical therapy.
Invitation to Climatize Equity Summit
On September 30, 2022, Climatize will host their first Equity Summit. The purpose of the Equity Summit is to help close the racial gap in the climate tech industry by supporting Black, Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islander and local talent of color into climate-focused job opportunities.
Larry Page Should Have Bet on Joby Aviation
In a recent article in Bloomberg, we learned that Kittyhawk - an eVTOL aircraft startup - is shutting down. The company was backed by billionaire Google founder Larry Page.
Santa Cruz County Bank Declares Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment to Shareholders
Santa Cruz County Bank’s Board of Directors declared an increased quarterly cash dividend.
Cannabis Meets Cosmetics
As the world sheds the misleading politics of “The War on Drugs”, many new startups are sprouting. Learn about Phil’s path to cannabis and becoming COO of a cosmetics brand.
Santa Cruz Startup: WaterBrake
Ron Green launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund his new invention: WaterBrake: a wireless foot-switch that prevents precious water waste.
Makua App Goes Alpha
Join the Makua Alpha program to explore nonprofits, get inspired to give, and easily make donations to organizations that are making a difference.
New UCSC Genomics Program for Underrepresented Talent
UCSC’s GREAT program was established to provide students from diverse backgrounds opportunities to conduct research and receive career training from large, research-intensive schools.