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

TechCrunch LA

Representatives from the government and the utility managing the power of Los Angeles are proposing a sweeping infrastructure package worth roughly $150 billion centered on the broad electrification of transportation and industry. Drafted by the Los Angeles-based public-private Transportation Electrification Partnership , a collaboration between the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, Southern California Edison, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, th

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Especially now: Play nice!

Berkonomics

To survive this nasty Covid 19 surge facing businesses of all types, leaders must make decisions that hurt but are necessary. Keep the employees for the SBA PPP requirements regarding loan forgiveness, or furlough or let good employees go, so they can file unemployment claims? And what about termination decisions you make affecting just the few you wanted to eliminate anyway?

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Swift Tactical Systems Deploys In Japan

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San Clemente-based Swift Tactical Systems , a developer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, says it has completed a personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan. According to the company, its systems were able to detect "high value targets" in minutes versus days in the feasibility study in Japan.

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AeroVironment Launches Stealthy New Unmanned Aircraft

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Simi Valley-based AeroVironment announced this morning that it has rolled out an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. The company said the new Quantix Recon is designed for defense applications, and is fully automated--with no need for radio communications during flight, allowing it to conduct missions undetected.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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MaxLinear Gets Early Approval On Acquisition Of Intel Division

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Carlsbad-bsed MaxLinear , which develops radio frequency, analog, and mixed signal integrated circuits, says it has received an early termination on the waiting period for its acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division. The company said the early termination came from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on April 21st. MaxLinear announced the acquisition of Intel's division on April 6th.

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Spireon: More Driving Leads To Upsurge In COVID-19 Cases

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Irvine-based vehicle intelligence and data provider Spireon , looking to provide more insight into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said this morning that its data shows that driving has a strong correlation to upsurges in COVID-19 cases. According to Spireon, its data shows that 10-14 days after recent spikes in driving activity, there have been corresponding upticks in the number of reported cases of COVID-19.

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