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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Long Beach-based space launch provider Rocket Lab said on Tuesday that it has acquired Advanced Solutions, Inc., According to Rocket Lab, it is paying $40M for the company, with a potential for an additional $5.5M DOD organizations, NASA, and commercial spacecraft developers. in earnout. Air Force, U.S.

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JULY 28, 2021

Long Beach-based Rocket Lab is getting set for a launch for the U.S. Space Force (USSF), in a few short hours, on Thursday in New Zealand, according to the company. The company said it is launching a research and development satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO) from its launch complex in New Zealand.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab showed off details of its new Neutron Rocket on Thursday, saying its new, larger is designed to put up as much as 15,000 kilograms to low earth orbit. The company said that, in reusable mode, the rocket will carry up to 8,000 kilograms to low earth orbit.

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MAY 5, 2020

Long Beach-based Applied Business Software , a developer of software for loan servicing and origination in the mortgage industry, said today that it has named Jasen Portero as its Chief Operations Officer. Portero has been the company's Vice President of Development for the last 12 years. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Long Beach-based 3D, printed rocket developer Relativity Space said on Tuesday that it has raised another round of funding--worth $650M--to go towards production of its first rocket. According to the company, the round was led by Fidelity Management and Research. The company is led by CEO Time Ellis.

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MAY 17, 2021

A weekend launch by Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab has destroyed two satellites, in what the company described as an "issue" with its stage two rocket. The launch on Saturday from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand occurred just after the Electron's two stages separated.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket launch provider Rocket Lab said late Monday that it has acquired Planetary Systems Corporation (PSC), a Maryland-based company developing spacecraft separation systems.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit has set the planned board of directors for the company, assuming its ongoing special purpose acquisition (SPAC) deal goes through as planned. Virgin Orbit is developing a space launch system based on a modified 747-400 aircraft.

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MARCH 1, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab is joining the very long list of local technology companies, which is heading towards the public market through a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). Rocket Lab is a develops of rockets which launch small satellites into space.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab successfully launched 30 satellites into space, and recovered the first stage of a rocket on Thursday, the first time the company has successfully made a recovery of its hardware. The "Return to Sender" mission was launched in New Zealand.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Long Beach-based Envy Medical , a developer of medical aesthetics products, has been acquired by pharmaceuticals giant Allergan , the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Allergan, the deal will help it enhance its medical aesthetics portfolio.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Long Beach-based Way2H , a startup developing technology to convert waste into clean hydrogen fuel, has scored a strategic investment from Pacific6 Enterprises, the company announced this morning. Size of that investment were not announced. Pacific6 Enterprises is led by John C.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit , the small satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, has received a $9.5M grant from the United Kingdom's Space Agency (UKSA), to help the company set up a launch site in Cornwall, UK. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Long Beach-based investor Sunstone Management is one of the investors in Emeryville, California-based Lucira Health , as part of a Series B funding rounding, the company said on Monday morning. Lucira Health is developing diagnostic tools which use DNA and RNA to identify infection diseases.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Long Beach-based Cargomatic , which develops technology to connect shippers and carriers, said this week that it has raised $35M in a Series B funding round. Cargomatic develops a mobile marketplace, which helps connect short-haul carriers to shippers. Cargomatic is led by CEO Richard Gerstein, and was founded in 2013.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Long Beach-based Funraise , which develops nonprofit fundraising software, has raised $9.7M in an investment in its Series A funding, the company said this week. The company said it already has 28 full time employees, and nearly 400 customers. Funraise has now raised $13M in total. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile games developer Cie Games said today that it has laucnhed a new mobile game, called Racing Rivals , a social game which lets users race their friends with virtual drag racers. The company--which makes the game "Car Town"--said the new title is sponsored by Nitto Tire. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long Beach-based Momentum IoT , a developer of telematics products for tracking trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, and other assets, has raised $3.1M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The company said the funding will go towards launching the newest generation of its IoT solutions.

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JULY 11, 2019

Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit , the small satellite launch service startup backed by Sir Richard Branson, said it conducted its first successful "drop test" release of a rocket from its modified 747. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Long Beach-based free conference calling provider FreeConferenceCall.com has named a new VP, saying recently that it has named Robert Wise as the company''s new Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. FreeConferenceCall.com said Wise will head up bnew business and corporate development strategies.

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MARCH 29, 2021

. “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 It was here that she met Ellis, a career coach at LACI who also worked at the Long Beach Job Corp Center.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

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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JULY 20, 2018

Embark , a Silicon Valley, autonomous vehicle startup which is developing self driving, long haul trucks, said today that it has raised $30M in a Series B funding, to specifically build out its operations in the Los Angeles area. The company, based in San Mateo, has now raised $47M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile game developer Cie Games said Monday that it has released an Android version of the company''s game, Racing Rivals. Cie Games develops a number of mobile and social games focused on auto-related activities, which are sponsored and built around automotive brands.

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JULY 30, 2013

Long Beach-based Cie Games , which publishes the Car Town mobile and social games, has named two new executives this morning. The company said it has named Matt Nutt as Vice President of Business Development and Operations, and Chong Ahn as Executive Producer overseeing mobile game design and creation. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

The fight between Los Angeles taxicab drivers and services like Lyft and Uber haas just gotten even more interesting, as mobile app developer Flywheel said it has launched in Los Angeles. The company also said it is offering up a $10 ride credit in Los Angeles for users to try out the service, with promo code FLYLA10. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the Facebook social game Car Town, said Friday that it has launched a new app on iOS. The company said that Car Town Street , which lets players build and "cruise" with cars in a town, is free and runs on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2013

Long Beach-based aesthetic medicine developer Obagi Medical Products , and would-be acquirer Valeant Pharmaceuticals , which is based in Aliso Viejo, said this morning that Valeant has raised its offer to acquire Obagi to $24.00 per share in cash from Merz Pharma from the company. per share in cash for the company.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Web video content provider My Damn Channel --led by Rob Barnett and Warren Chao--has relaunched the company, and changed its name to Omnivision Entertainment , the company recently announced. Barnett remains as Founder and CEO, and Chao has become President of the renamed company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2013

Long Beach-based Apriso , the developer of software for managing manufacturing operations, said this week that it has debuted a new product. The new product is aimed at global manufacturers, the company said, to provide them better visibility into their plant floor.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medium-duty Freightliner models at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. Newcomer Thor Trucks is developing a medium-duty Class-6 electric truck for UPS, which will also be tested in California.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing and operations management software, disclosed today that it has been selected by aerospace and defense manufacturer Thales Optronique. Apriso's customers include such companies as GM, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier, Textron Systems, Honeywell, Volvo CE, and L'Oreal.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Long Beach-based Apriso has landed aerospace manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace as a customer, the company said this morning. Apriso is a developer of manufacturing management software, used for business process management. No financial details of the customer win were disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile game developer Cie Games said Monday that it will be releasing an Android version of the company''s game, Racing Rivals. Cie Games develops a number of mobile and social games focused on auto-related activities, which are sponsored and built around automotive brands.

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JULY 24, 2012

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the social Facebook game Car Town, said this morning that it has partnered with Japanese automotive information company PROTO CORPORATION. According to Cie Games, the deal with Nagoya-based PROTO will allow PROTO to publish its Car Town game across Asia.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing operations management software, reports today that electric car firm Tesla Motors has selected another one of the firm's products to help it streamline its processes. Financial details of the additional win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Long Beach-based Apriso , a developer of software used for managing manufacturing operations, reported today that it has been selected by Boston-Power. The firm said that Boston-Power is using its FlexNet software to enhance its manufacturing operations and quality assurance program. READ MORE>>.

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