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Report: Southern California Still Faces Broadband Digital Divide

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According to a new report, issued this week, Southern California still has a big "digital divide", between those who have access to affordable, wired broadband, and those that do not. The report cited such areas as the Lucerne Valley, Baker, El Centro, Lake Havasu, and Ridgecrest as areas particularly lacking in options.

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Silicon Beach Report March 26: Study Says SoCal Tech Scene Leaving $100B on Table

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Study says SoCal tech scene leaving $100 billion on table; 2018 to bring more deals than 2017; and Chrissy Teigen latest celebrity to abandon Snapchat.

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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been?

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Study Tallies High Tech Employment In Region

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A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. 292,969 workers), San Jose/Silicon Valey (225,575 workers), and Boston (219,798 workers). Los Angeles had 169,974 workers in the high tech industry.

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Study: Clean Technology Investments Up In Q3

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The study found that clean technology investments were up compared with an overall venture capital trend of more dollars up, but deals down. California led the nation in cleantech investment in 2011 with $1,738.2 In Q3, California garnered 52% of all dollars with $583.0 billion nationally, compared to 2010.

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Venture Totals Drop In Southern California For Quarter

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A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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Amplify, MuckerLab, and TechStars Among Top Accelerators, Says Report

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A project created to rank startup accelerators , has put three, Southern California startup accelerators among the top programs in the U.S. The three programs are among only eight accelerator ranked among the top programs by the study. for startup accelerators, according to results released at SXSW over the weekend.