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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

TechCrunch LA

The proposal sets out four big initiatives, including zero-emissions vehicle manufacturing, assembly and adoption; zero-emissions infrastructure investments; commitments to public transit investments; workforce development; and job training.

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Private tech companies mobilize to address shortages for medical supplies, masks and sanitizer

TechCrunch LA

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. After that, we’re going to meet the demands of Canada,” INKSmith CEO Jeremy Hedges told the Canadian news outlet Global News.

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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

TechCrunch LA

Shell’s plan to roll out 500,000 electric charging station in just four years is the latest sign of an EV charging infrastructure boom that has prompted investors to pour cash into the industry and inspired a few companies to become public companies in search of the capital needed to meet demand.

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5 Priorities For New Business Leader Self-Development

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Here are the key internal characteristics that McKeown and I both see as critical to your growth from a technical expert who can develop a great solution, to the recognized business leader you need to be to prosper: Measure yourself on how much you have learned lately. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/04/2020.

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As it raises new cash, Recharge adds homes to its supply of on-demand spaces

TechCrunch LA

Recharge , the business which got its start pitching pay-as-you-go rentals of unused hotel rooms, is adding private homes to its inventory of spaces — offering the first 100 signups in cities where the plan is available a guaranteed income of $1,000 per month.

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Zadara Acquires NeoKarm

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Irvine-based enterprise cloud storage provider Zadara announced on Tuesday that it has acquired NeoKarm, a developer of multi-cloud hybrid platforms. The acquisition allows Zadara to offer up on-demand, private clouds that are fully managed by Zadara. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Shared housing startups are taking off

TechCrunch LA

In startup-land, however, the presumptions about where housing demand is going looks a bit different. The early developers of the U.S. That said, the cost is typically lower than a private apartment. After all, Airbnb has ascended to a $30 billion private market value for its marketplace of vacation and short-term rentals.

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