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Tesla Details Downey Plant

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High flying electric car vehicle firm Tesla Motors has submitted plans to the Department of Energy for a plant in Downey, at the site of the current Downey Studios, according to documents obtained by the Downey Patriot. Tags: jobs plant manufacturing automotive downey motors tesla. READ MORE>>.

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Tesla Motors Bypasses Downey In Deal With Toyota

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In a loss for Southern California's burgeoning electric car industry, Tesla Motors said Thursday evening that it has selected not Downey or Long Beach, but instead, Silicon Valley city Fremont as the location of its manufacturing facility for its Model S sedans.

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How Epoxy Is Helping Content Creators Make Their Video More Social

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We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., and why social is so important in today''s content world. One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr.,

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Epoxy Tunes Into $2M to Enable YouTube, Video Publishing

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One of the hottest sectors in Southern California's high tech world in the last couple of years has been video--namely, Internet video and content creation. Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others.

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Los Angeles Lures Electric Vehicle Firm, Backed By Warren Buffett

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Los Angeles has lured BYD , a Chinese alternative-energy auto maker, to the city, as Southern California seems to have become a magnet for electric and other alternative automotive firms. BYD stands for Build Your Dreams, and is backed by Warren Buffet's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., which owns 9.9 percent of the firm.

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Loot Crate Raises $18.5M, Tops $100M In Sales

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Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month.

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Digital LA - Scrum with Jeff Sutherland

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He'll be joined by Scott Downey, RapidScrum.com. Join our fourth one-on-one chat with Jeff Sutherland, often known as the Father of Scrum. Jeff will lead a discussion on using Scrum including techniques, use, educating others in ur company about scrum, etc. See [link] (more)

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