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Layoffs Take Big Toll In California In 2009

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The latest number released from the United States Department of Labor finds that 2009 was an ugly year for Californians, as measured by the number of mass layoffs and jobs lost. The BLS said that 2009 was the worst year since 2002 for California, the last time layoffs surpassed 500,000 employees. READ MORE>>.

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California Tech Exports Down In 2009

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California's technology exports fell in 2009, dropping by $8.0 billion from 2008 to 2009, according to a report released this week. as a whole exported $188 billion in high tech goods in 2009, according to the report. The study said California's largest export areas were in semiconductors ($10.4 billion), Canada ($4.1

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Everbridge Claims Record 2009 Growth

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Los Angeles-based Everbridge , a provider of incident notification systems, said Thursday that the firm had record growth in 2009. The privately held firm did not disclose actual financials, or break out 2009's growth numbers, however, it said it had an average annual growth rate of over 130 percent over the last three years.

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Internet Brands 2009 Acquisition Total: $24.2M

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in acquisitions, earnout, and holdbacks during 2009, as part of its 2009 fiscal results release. Los Angeles-based Internet Brands revealed it spent $24.2M In addition to those details, Internet Brands said it is now seeing a monthly average of 50 million total monthly unique visitors to its collection of web sites, with a total of 56.5

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IPO Market Surpasses 2008, 2009, According to Report

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A new report today released by PwC finds that the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) has jumped significantly in 2010, with volumes exceeding both 2008 and 2009 levels. PwC tallied up 154 IPOs completed this year so far, raising $37.5

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First Quarter IPOs Beat All Of 2009

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IPOs in the first three months of the year handily beat all of 2009, as eight U.S., According to Dow Jones, those eight IPOs matched the same number of IPOs throughout all of 2009, and made it the most active quarter for venture-backed company IPOs since Q4 of 2007.

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SOA Software Touts 2009 Results, Growth

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Los Angeles-based SOA Software , a developer of software tools used by enterprises to connect various IT systems, said Tuesday that the firm had 55 percent annual revenue growth in 2009. The firm said the firm was also profitable for the full year, though it did not disclose any actual financials.

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