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SolarCity Expands In Riverside With New Operations Center

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In some good news for the Inland empire, solar financing firm SolarCity said today that it has opened up a brand new, U.S. operations center in Riverside, with big hiring plans in the location. The firm offers up power purchase agreements (PPAs), where customers promise to pay a set rate in exchange for the installation of solar power.

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University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund

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Startups related to the many University of California campuses in Southern California may soon have a new source of funding: The University of California itself, via a new, $250M venture capital. The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students.

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ZIPHOMECHEF Aims Efforts At Expanding Local Microkitchens

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Riverside-based ZIPHOMECHEF , a startup which helps enable licensed, microenterprise home kitchen operations (MEHKO), says it is looking to help create jobs and deliver meals to local communities in Riverside County, California. The startup says it has so far delivered over 50,000 meals over the past two months.

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Video Interview: Dr. Masaru Rao and Brynley Lee, Basilard Biotech

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Our video interview today is with Dr. Masaru Rao and Brynley Lee, who are in the midst of forming Basilard Biotech , a spinout of UC Riverside. Dr. Rao is an Associate Professor at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering, and Brynley Lee is CEO-in-Residence at UC Riverside's Office of Technology Partnerships.

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Helicoid Industries Finds $2.4M

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Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries , a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. Helicoid is a spinout of the University of California Riverside.

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Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com Offer Up Free Overnight Shipping In LA Area

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Quidsi, the unit of Amazon.com which owns Diapers.com , Soap.com , and Wag.com , said Wednesday that it will start offering up free, overnight delivery in Los Angeles. Amazon.com already kicked off its holiday sales and promotions earlier this week, well ahead of the traditional Black Friday holiday shopping season. READ MORE>>.

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Roofstock Launches Real Estate Marketplace In Los Angeles

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Roofstock , a startup which operates an online marketplace that lets investors purchase homes online as investments, has launched in Los Angeles, the company said on Thursday. The Silicon Valley startup, based in Oakland, says it allows investors to purchase single-family, rental homes. The company said Los Angeles is its 14th market.