Young Professionals: Leo Zlimen
Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region
Leo Zlimen, 25, is CEO of Ladris, a fast-growing startup based in Nevada City that provides AI-based software for emergency management.
An Inside Look at California’s Newest State Park
A verdant trail through restored wetlands will open this week
Dos Rios State Park is located eight miles west of Modesto at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers. It’s the state’s most visible example of rebuilding wetlands along river corridors.
Startup of the Month: Soar Optics
Company targets microplastics in water with high-tech microscopes
Microplastics can be found everywhere, from Antarctica to Mt. Everest to breast milk. A Western Regional Winner in 2022, Soar Optics develops technology to identify these microscopic particles in water.
The Soaring Cost of Homeowners Insurance
High prices and carriers leaving the state send homeowners scrambling to protect their homes
California’s insurance crisis is damaging the housing market and more. Will legislators fix it before the next big blaze?
Fly Like an Eagle
The UC Davis California Raptor Center and the Department of Defense are teaming up to create the next generation of unmanned aircraft technology
The new center will utilize motion capture and photogrammetry — which uses photography to determine the distance between objects — to image birds in flight and create 3D models of the wing shapes that will help design uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS.
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COLLINS ELECTRICAL COMPANY, INC.
CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE — 100 YEARS OF POWERING PROGRESS
Collins Electrical Company, Inc. is celebrating 100 years of providing power to clients in commercial, industrial, institutional and energy-based markets.
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CENTURY COMMERCIAL SERVICE
CELEBRATING A 40-YEAR LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE AND GROWTH
Century Commercial Service is celebrating 40 years of excellence and growth, providing commercial property managers and owners with outdoor lighting maintenance and LED upgrades as well as electrical, plumbing and mechanical contracting services.
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ROSEVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC POWER INDUSTRY
Community-owned Roseville Electric Utility has served Roseville with a reputation for reliable service and low rates for more than 100 years. Traditionally, electric utilities have been male-dominated realms, but at Roseville Electric, women are working to change that.
Rollercoaster Weather Shows Why California Needs Better Infrastructure for Wetter Years
CalMatters: The sequence of events so far underscores the simple fact that predicting California’s weather, despite enormous advances in technology, is still educated guesswork.
The Delta in Decline
Wildlife and businesses in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are suffering from lack of fresh water
The life cycle of a salmon, so the story goes, is a heroic journey. The fish emerge from fertilized eggs in a river bed, swim to the ocean where they spend most of their lives and return to give birth in the exact place where they were born.