SoCal Center to Promote Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles

The California Energy Commission has awarded funds to a consortium of Southern California-based organizations led by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. (LAEDC) to establish a Southern California Center for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technology. The center will consist of one virtual hub and two physical locations…

Startup Activity Increases 31 percent in 2013

The percentage of former managers and executives starting their own business rose in 2013 to its highest level since the end of the recession, according to a survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement and coaching consultancy. The increase in entrepreneurial activity among displaced professionals belies recent trends…

CSC Selects Bossier City, La., for Tech Center

Computer Science Corp. recently announced it will build the CSC Integrated Technology Center, focused on cybersecurity, cloud computing and other next-generation technologies, at the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City. The company will hire 800 people at the new 116,000 square-foot facility, which will become an…

National Ag Day is March 25

Organized by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA), Ag Day, held in Washington, D.C., reminds Americans that agriculture is amazing — providing our nation with a safe, sustainable and bountiful food supply.
This year will mark the 41st anniversary of National Ag Day which is celebrated in classrooms and communities…

Microsite is dedicated to 2014 state and local elections

Stateside Associates, Inc. has launched the first of its microsites dedicated to the 2014 state and local elections.

This year thousands of state and local offices and hundreds of ballot questions will be put before the voters.  To assist its clients, the media and the public, Stateside Associates, a provider…