News Highlights
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Santa Cruz County Bank Announces New Chief Financial Officer, Cecilia Situ
Ms. Situ has more than 20 years of financial management experience, including financial accounting and SEC reporting, interest rate risk and investment portfolio management, business combination, and team development.
Robotics Cats Featured on BBC Program
Santa Cruz Accelerates member, Robotics Cats, recently had their AI wildfire detection technology featured on BBC’s T.V. and Radio program, BBC Click.
Doon Insights Auto | Mobility Workshop
Doon Insights held the Auto / Mobility Tech Workshop featuring 12 startups and panel discussions on battery tech, directions in aviation, mobility, navigation, hydrogen, and supply chains.
Cruz Foam Wins BIG $18M Series A
Investment will enable rapid scaling of commercialization as the company responds to the urgency of global market demand and converts to Benefit Corporation
DART Symposium 2022
This year’s theme, “Innovation Workforce: Ready to Fly,” focuses on the economic development opportunities and challenges of expanding DART-related innovation ecosystem on the Central Coast.
Herbst Produkt: Where Coffee Lifts, and Books Drop
Scot Herbst is one of the most prolific designers in Santa Cruz. In his design studio - Herbst Produkt - we see creations ranging from home decor to autonomous underwater robots, there is no limit to his imagination and talent. We caught up with him in this interview to learn about his latest works, and a new book.
SCORE Central Coast Tops Prestigious Client Service Indicator
The nonprofit small business advisor for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, SCORE Central Coast received the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) for the district.
Uplift Central Coast Coalition Secures $5 million Planning Grant for Six-county Region
Uplift Central Coast Coalition secures $5 million planning grant for six-county region.
SNAP CLIP Launches at 600+ Best Buy Stores
Hansnap LLC. recently announced that its product, SNAP CLIP, has finally launched at Best Buy stores as of Sunday, October 23.
Break On Through with Brick House Media
Brick House Media offers a 3-day program for business owners and entrepreneurs to learn how to create their own video content including lighting, sound, backgrounds, messaging, and more.
Paystand Announces One Day Payments, No Fees
Paystand, the leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments, today announced that businesses can have access to their revenue next business day, and at zero cost by using the Paystand Network and the DeFi Corporate Card.
Aviation and its Hydrogen Chicken-and-Egg Issue
Building a hydrogen aircraft is relatively easy. Permanently operating it is much more challenging. This article reposted from Cargo Forwarder Global
Santa Cruz County Bank Reports Record Earnings
SC County Bank set new records for the Bank’s assets, gross loans (excluding PPP), deposits and quarterly net income. Record assets, gross loans, deposits — what is there not to love!
Roadz: Simplifying Commercial Fleet Data
Roadz is a group of fleet-tech veterans who have come from some of the industry’s largest corporations committed to helping fleets and solution providers achieve their goals, while promoting safety and sustainability.
Co-Founder Conflict Clinic Recap
Did you miss our clinic Laura Kasper PhD yesterday? Check out the recap!
Chorestop: a New Virtual Service for Every Chore
ChoreStop is a live streaming professional platform to help users for whatever they need combined with comparison shopping & much much more. Problem solving or planning has never been easier with one of our pros.
Add Health Today
Re-energize yourself, your team, your company with live stretch breaks from Add Health Today.
DrivR: Sol and Jacob's New Startup
In this interview with DrivR co-founder Sol Lipman, we learn about a new Santa Cruz startup. Sol Lipman will present at the Santa Cruz Works New Tech on November 2, 2022. Get your tickets now!
A Battery Made of Seaweed
A battery made using seaweed still works after charging 1000 times. Harvesting seaweed could one day help replace lithium batteries, which rely on mining rare materials.
Joby Applies for Japan Aircraft Certification
Joby Aviation today confirmed it has formally applied for its revolutionary aircraft design to be certified for use in Japan.