SupplyShift: Three Ways Procurement Can Drive Sustainability Through the Supply Chain
(Source: SupplyShift website) April 16, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA SupplyShift takes a look at three ways that supply chain professionals can drive..
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Startup Challenge Finale on May 7 is free, online, and open to the public
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Seaside, CA Startup Challenge is going 100% virtual… and you’re invited! The Institute of Innovation and Economic..
Western Growers Launches Global Harvest Automation Initiative
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Groundbreaking initiative aims to accelerate ag automation by 50 percent in 10 years Western..
Cosmic: How an Action Center Led To a White House Cabinet Appointment
(Source: Cosmic) April 16, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA How We Increased Engagement for Lakota People’s Law Project with an Action Center When we worked with..
Making the World a Better Place – A Profile of Dave & Shirley Henderson
By Hilary BryantDonor Services Director, Community Foundation Santa Cruz CountySpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 12, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above:..
Popular Science: Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis
By Rob Verger Popular Science April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Joby Aviation has been working on an aircraft that should sound like “the wind in the..
Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage project in Monterey County
(Source: Reuters) April 6, 2021 — Monterey, CA Apple Inc said recently that it will build a battery-based renewable energy storage facility in Central..
Marco Rolandi appointed faculty director of UCSC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development
(Contributed) April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Marco Rolandi will serve as the faculty director of UCSC’s Center for Innovation and..
SupplyShift partners with Responsible Sourcing Network, launches tool to screen for forced labor risk in cotton supply chains
(Contributed) April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA SupplyShift announces that their platform will host the YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced..
Paystand: Why CFOs are Betting on AR Automation for Survival
By Mark FisherPaystand April 6, 2021 — Scotts Valley, CA For most CFOs, the COVID-19 crises caused a shift in priorities, leaning towards employee safety..