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SpaceX Plants Long Term Roots In LA

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It looks like Hawthorne-based SpaceX is confident it will keep its headquarters in Hawthorne for quite a long time--despite setting up a commercial launch facility in Texas this week--based on details on the recent sale of the company''s leased headquarters at 1 Rocket Road in Hawthorne--to a commercial real estate investment trust.

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SpaceX Names President

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Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial spaceflight startup headed by ex-PayPal founder Elon Musk, has named a new president the firm said this week. SpaceX said that Gwynne Shotwell has been named as President, reporting to Musk. The firm is venture backed by The Founders Fund and Elon Musk.

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Fulham Lights Up With $10M

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Hawthorne-based Fulham , a assembler and distributor of electronic ballasts for the lighting market, has scored $10M in a venture investment, according to investor Braemer Energy Ventures. Braemer Energy Ventures invests in energy technology, and also has stakes in related lighting firms Laser Light Engines, Nuventix, and Luminus Devices.

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Fulhum Lights Up With $10M

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Hawthorne-based Fulham , a assembler and distributor of electronic ballasts for the lighting market, has scored $10M in a venture investment, according to investor Braemer Energy Ventures. Braemer Energy Ventures invests in energy technology, and also has stakes in related lighting firms Laser Light Engines, Nuventix, and Luminus Devices.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

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Mark Harris is back with new details on Uber’s autonomous vehicle technology program. The upshot: Uber was spending $20 million a month to develop self-driving technologies. After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. billion investment in 2018.