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PC Mall Buys eCOST.com

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Torrance-based PC Mall said today that it has acquired the assets of eCOST.com , an online electronics retailer, from PFSWeb , in a deal worth $2.3M. According to PC Mall, it will continue to operate eCOST.com as an online marketplace for computers, networking equipment, electronics, entertainment, and other products.

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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

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Earlier this year, in a small, grey-walled storefront inside a very large mall in Torrance, Calif. That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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The energy and clean technology sector actually helped boost investments in Los Angeles, as well, with big deals for Torrance-based Amonix , which raised $64.4M Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M in the quarter; Coda Automotive , with $25M invested; and eSolar , with $20M. Clean technology in Southern California represented $230.0M