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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Residential solar installer Sunrun said this morning that it is planning a major hiring and expansion drive, with the hiring of 800 additional employees and the opening of ten new offices--many of them in Southern California. The company said the expansion comes due to increased consumer demand for home solar installation.

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Southern California Orange County North Hollywood Pomona 153

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Amazon.com is launching a new game studio in San Diego, according to reports , in an effort being led by former Sony Online Entertainment chief John Smedley. Southern California is already home to Amazon Studios, the television, movie, and content development arm of Amazon, which operates out of Los Angeles.

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San Diego Orange County Report Southern California 124

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AUGUST 10, 2016

In what looks to be an unprecedented surge in high profile, high value exits for high tech companies in Southern California, there have now been six big exits in the region over the last month worth over $100M. Those exits--worth more than a collected $3.8

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Dollar Shave Club Southern California Agoura Hills West Hollywood 100

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MARCH 12, 2019

Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

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USC UCLA Southern California Invest 113

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus , based in Thousand Oaks. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. ,

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West Hollywood Thousand Oaks Southern California Journal 145

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. GetAround, another venture backed peer-to-peer car rental service, already has a Southern California beachhead in San Diego.

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Los Angeles Angel Southern California Startup 213

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Who says that Southern California's high tech industry is all about Hollywood and e-commerce? and Gigabit DOCSIS products, and more; Irvine-based Vizio announced new HDTVs, smartphones, tablets, and Windows 8 PCs; and Viewsonic , based in Walnut, showed off its new high resolution touch displays.

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