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eSolar Raises $22M More

socalTECH

In a resurgence of life from Southern California''s clean technology industry, Burbank-based eSolar announced this morning that it has raised $22M more in a funding round. According to the solar thermal power technology developer, the funding tranche came from Oak Investment Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

As a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (now an official sponsor of the event), I first reached out to my fellow board members. ’s HQ in Burbank. My first step in organizing the #140conf LA Meetup was to reach out to my contacts to drum up volunteers, sponsors, venue providers, and attendees.

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Milestones of Innovation 12: Overflight Of Russia’s Ultimate Weapons

Xconomy

The glider-like U2’s development at Kelly Johnson’s famous Lockheed “Skunk Works” in Burbank, CA, had gone into high gear only two years before, leading to a first test flight from a secret field in Nevada in the summer of 1955. Air Force and its political allies were demanding. That’s all there were.

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