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Early Southern California Technology Pioneer, Gordon Marshall, Passes Away

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One of Southern California's very, very early technology pioneers, Gordon Marshall , whose name now graces the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business , has passed away at the age of 95 in Pasadena. Marshall Industries was sold to Avnet in 1999. Marshall Industries grew to $1.8 READ MORE>>.

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Solarmer Raises $4.3M

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El Monte-based Solarmer Energy , which is developing flexible solar power technology, has raised $4.3M in an equity funding round, according to a filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding for the company was not disclosed. Solarmer just startup up a pilot line for its technology in El Monte.

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Interview with Woolas Hsieh and Dina Lozofsky, Solarmer Energy

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In the recent surge in interest in the clean technology and energy investment area, we're constantly surprised by the number of startups in the area focused on some aspect of the industry. Let's start on the technology side--can you tell us about the technology, and its origins? Our company was privately funded by our partners.

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