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Long Beach To Gain New, 400MWh Energy Storage System

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The City of Long Beach will be the site of a new, 400 megawatt-hour battery-based energy storage system , as part of Southern California Edison's (SCE) support of California's clean energy efforts, according to power plant operator AES Alamitos.

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SpinLaunch Finds $35M For Orbital Launch Systems, Expansion In Long Beach

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Long Beach-based SpinLaumch , a space startup working on oribal launch systems which use a kinetic launch system to deliver payloads into space from the ground using a mass acceleration system, has raised $35M more, the company said on Thursday afternoon.

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Dray Alliance Finds $3.5M For Short Haul Logistics

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Los Angeles-based Dray Alliance , a startup focused on on-demand, short haul container delivery, has raised $3.5M in a seed funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding came from Craft Ventures, the venture funding company run by David Sacks. Dray Alliance is led by CEO Steve Wen. READ MORE>>.

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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

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an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. “There was an abandoned vehicle parked there and the station was surrounded by mud,” said Terry who is CEO and co-founded the company with Evette Ellis. The company said it has raised $2.75 Powering up. Hiring approach.

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Postmates’ newest feature is like Uber POOL for food delivery

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For now, the company’s party feature will only be offered in a handful of the nearly 3,000 U.S. The feature is now available in Chicago, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Calif., By joining the “party,” customers can share the delivery from popular restaurants and get free delivery. cities in which it currently operates.

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Curb Dangles Deals For Taxi Service

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On-demand taxi service Curb has put on a renewed push to capture some of the Los Angeles on-demand ride market, launching a new promotion today on Groupon offering up to 85 percent off on its services. READ MORE>>. curb taxi service uber ondemand marketplace transportation groupon'

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With a $3.5 million haul, Dray Alliance joins a booming logistics startup scene in LA

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With an angle on a long-neglected part of the shipping industry — the short-haul movement of cargo from docks to logistics centers — Dray Alliance is joining a growing startup scene for logistics businesses based in Los Angeles. Trucking logistics company NEXT Trucking takes in a $21 million haul. The company has raised $3.5

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