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Study Tallies High Tech Employment In Region

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A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. Los Angeles had 169,974 workers in the high tech industry. high tech jobs per 1000.

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Girls Scouts Go High Tech with iPhone Cookie Sale App

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Unfortunately for Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange County, San Diego, and other area residents, all of those Girl Scout cookie sale events recent ended. The app even includes an interactive voting feature for favorite Girl Scout cookies, which can also be posted online. READ MORE>>.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

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As you all know TechZulu is a huge supporter of Startup Weekend, and when we had the chance to be part of the very first Orange County (my home town) Startup Weekend we jumped on board. Maneesh has more than nine years of product development and operational experience in the high tech industry.

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Report: LA, OC, San Diego All Rank As Top High-Tech Centers

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A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages.

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Arkami Racks Up Over $300K For Secure USB Drive MyIDKey

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Technology veterans Tareq Risheq and Mark Thacker are no strangers to the world of high tech startups and angel and venture capital--Risheq was formerly CEO of Celllynx, Thacker was co-founder at Datallegro--but the way they're funding their newest startup is unusual, and a testament to the growing popularity of crowdfunding.

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Ventura County Area College Explores New Engineering Program

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According to a survey sent out through a local professional engineering organization this morning, a local college is exploring whether it would be meaningful to the Ventura County community to start an engineering program to service the needs of employers in the area.

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Southern California Firms Get $587.0M In Venture Capital In Q2

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Across the region, Los Angeles led in terms of dollars and deals, with $277.4M Orange County was second, with $161.9M On the venture capital side, the most active investors from Southern California were Siemer Ventures (10 deals), Tech Coast Angels (9 deals), Correlation Ventures (8 deals) and Avalon Ventures (5 deals).