If the high-tech development of a California-made fuel cell that produces electricity is a genuine clean-energy breakthrough, then American ingenuity will have reached some important new milestones.
First, it could indicate a significant revival of the U.S. technological innovation that has largely slipped away into the hands of China, Germany, and other nations. China is currently [...]
Filed under: News on March 1st, 2010 @ 9:26 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, effective, efficiency, energy, Environment, funding, global, government, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
According to a report released last week by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California’s hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth, and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery. However, the reports points to [...]
Filed under: News on February 8th, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, growth, industry, innovation, markets, opportunities, Technology, US
Economic recovery and clean energy jobs took center stage in President Obama’s second State of the Union Address Wednesday night before a Joint Session of Congress.
Obama said “I have never been more hopeful about America’s future than I am tonight,” putting clean energy jobs, high-speed rail, and basic research for American innovation at the core [...]
Filed under: News on January 29th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, communication, economy, efficiency, energy, innovation, innovative, sustainability, Technology, US
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation recently announced the release of Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses 2008-09, prepared by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.
An updated version of a 2006 report, Searching for the Study of Israel examines [...]
When it comes to global warming legislation, few places are more important than Sacramento – this is where California’s laws and regulations are written.
This gives the region a major boost in its effort to become a hub of the developing green economy. Local business leaders are looking to green / clean tech as a way [...]
Filed under: News on January 22nd, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, economy, efficiency, energy, Environment, government, growth, industry, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
After last week’s announcement by Ben Bernanke that the recession was essentially over, I think many of us probably breathed a sigh of relief. Here’s a man responsible for many of the programs which have been so hotly contested, programs which have funneled billions of dollars to banks who may or may not have used [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Tagged with: analysis, ben bernanke, Dailyfinance.com, economy, finance, growth, jobs, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobe Prize, recession, recovery, stimulus, Unemployment, US
BusinessWeek points to some compelling research published by the National Venture Capital Association that highlights the true impacts that Venture-backed startups are having on the US economy. The overall findings support the growing importance of the entrepreneurial system, which is exciting news for the industry as a whole and shoul help to provide insights into future [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 9:15 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, growth, industry, insights, jobs, National Venture Capital Association, NVCA, research, startup, success, sustainability, US, venture capital, venture-backed
No matter how successful a business gets, it’s important not to lose sight of the strategies that have taken you there. For most that involves building strong customer relationships and consistently delivering a great product or service. In recent months, eBay, the popular online auction house has veered from that path perhaps, but its CEO [...]
I’ve been following the run-up to next week’s G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh rather closely, and am concerned about the nature of the debate thus far. Before the self-congratulating and back-patting begins on the G-20’s “could have been worse” attitude over the current state of the recession – and the prospective recovery – begins, the big [...]
I was a bit stunned to learn that on average, it takes a patent application 32 months to receive final approval in the US, a fact that is clearly hurting the prospects of entrepreneurs and small businesses looking to move forward with their ideas and inventions. Given the nature of the business world, where in [...]
Filed under: Business, News, Technology on September 2nd, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, funding, government, innovation, innovative, patent, patent approval, process, recovery, start-up, streamline, streamlining, US
GreenRoad announced last month that it has raised $10 million in financing from Generation Investment Management, the investment firm co-founded by Al Gore in 2004. GreenRoad, which is developing technologies to encourage safe and fuel-efficient driving behavior, intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the deployment of its GreenRoad 360 service among new and existing customers. GreenRoad [...].
Porsche revealed an ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car that features hybrid and electronic drive technology at this month’s Geneva Motor Show.
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