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Joby and Skyports Partner to Deliver Living Lab for Urban Air Mobility
Joby Aviation and Skyports Infrastructure today announced they are developing a Living Lab passenger terminal that will enable the two companies to test a variety of technologies and procedures that will help define how passengers experience vertical flight in the future.
Santa Cruz Works Awarded by CMTC
For the 3rd consecutive year, CMTC awarded Santa Cruz Works (“SCW”) with undisclosed funds to support manufacturers in the tri-county (Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito).
2022 Global Fisheries Innovation Award: Cruz Foam
The Global Seafood Alliance on Wednesday named Cruz Foam and Aristogene Biosciences the winners of the inaugural Global Fisheries Innovation Award (GFIA) and the annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award (GAIA), respectively.
RealSeq Competing in BioTools Innovator Program
Santa Cruz biotech company RealSeq was selected as one of 6 finalists to compete for a whopping $250K prize in the BioTools Innovator CapStone Event on October 13, 2022..
Joby CEO to Speak at Masters of Scale Summit
JoeBen Bevirt is set to speak at the Master of Scale Summit on October 18-20th. Other notable speakers include Bill Gates, Brian Chesky (CEO of Airbnb), Greg Brockman (Co-founder of Open Ai), Ted Sarandos (CEO of Netflix) and more.
Santa Cruz Works joins API World 2022
Santa Cruz Works is proud to be a Community Partner with API World 2022. The API World team has offered our Santa Cruz Works members up to 25 free OPEN Passes and discounted PRO Passes to the in-person conference happening at the Virtual, so our members can attend for free.
Part 1: The Challenges of White Gold
In Part 1 of this 3 part series, we start by exploring the challenges created by the White Gold Rush: lithium. We look at growth and supply, production, supply, recycling, and we touch on the politics.
ShiftED: Santa Cruz COE and CDE launch digital literacy project
Learn about, ShiftED, a new digital literacy initiative in partnership between the Santa Cruz COE and the California Department of Education.
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?