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WEBBusiness insight and original journalism for California's Capital Region, including Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Solano and surrounding areas.
How Elk Grove Is Growing Local Startups - Comstock's magazine
WEBNov 15, 2021 · In August 2018, Elk Grove launched its Startup Elk Grove Incentive Program to create local anchor companies that employ residents. It offers grants to support startups based in the city during their launch, scaleup or build-out phases. Grants run as high as $250,000, with amounts based on the phase and the money delivered in …
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Women Who Represent - Comstock's magazine
WEBMar 20, 2023 · From left to right, council members Katie Valenzuela, Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang and Caity Maple. (Photo by Fred Greaves) Others are Mai Vang, the daughter of Hmong refugees and the first ever Asian woman to serve on the council; Lisa Kaplan, a small business owner, education attorney and …
An Inside Look at California’s Newest State Park
WEBBack Web Only Jun 11, 2024 By Brad Branan. To visit the newest state park is to travel back 150 years when Central California was wetter, greener and lusher. The Sacramento, San Joaquin and other great rivers flowed beyond their current banks and into wetlands and other riparian habitat. Back then, such areas were considered swamplands and ...
Startup of the Month: California Cultured - Comstock's magazine
WEBDec 6, 2022 · In 2020, he launched California Cultured, a food tech company based in Davis and Sacramento that makes real chocolate from plant cells. Depending on the amount of fat and added sugar, chocolate usually gets classified as junk food. But scientists have long praised the heart health benefits of chocolate (especially dark chocolate).
Startup of the Month: BoxPower - Comstock's magazine
WEBMar 5, 2021 · Developed as a research project at Princeton University in 2011, the startup officially launched in 2018. BoxPower initially focused on projects in Alaska and disaster recovery in Puerto Rico, but has since pivoted to bring clean energy to parts of California. “Ultimately, we are still focused on what we set out to do,” Nesbit says.
The Student Loan Payment Pause Is Over. So What Are Your …
WEBNov 7, 2023 · After more than a three-year federal student loan payment pause, payments resumed on Oct. 1, 2023. I have spoken to hundreds of borrowers and understand their confusion and concerns about returning to repayment and the options available for them. For almost two years, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has …
LIONAKIS - Comstock's magazine
WEBMar 5, 2024 · A design firm focused on architecture, engineering and interior design, Lionakis boasts a 115-year history and continues today on the industry’s cutting edge with client services and company culture. In January, the firm welcomed Laura Knauss as their new president. She now oversees 185 people across four offices throughout California.
The Changemakers - Comstock's magazine
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The Great Recession slowed some plans, but the rest, as the saying goes, is history. With three of his adult children, Marisa, Nicholas and Constantine, now working in his business, the prospect of working less and traveling more beckons Kolokotronis. Still, he doesn’t want to step away entirely.