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Green Teach
Preparing workers for tomorrow's jobs
When Californians went to the polls on Nov. 2, they did more than just select a slate of new Capitol denizens. With the eyes of the world upon them, voters emphatically rejected Proposition 23, the oil industry-backed initiative to block Assembly Bill 32, the state’s groundbreaking effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Home Shopping Network
How the web is saving brick-and-mortar storefronts
While small specialty businesses in the Sacramento area are closing their doors in droves these days, Jon Holloway’s family-operated travel store is still sailing along, albeit in choppier waters.
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Working Lunch with Matina Kolokotronis
Matina Kolokotronis was on maternity leave from a local law firm when she got the phone call that changed her career. The caller said: “Hello, this is Geoff Petrie with the Sacramento Kings. I understand that you’re Greek and that you’re a lawyer. We just drafted a Greek player by the name of Peja Stojakovic, and we need some help with his contract.”
![Terry Street, president, Roebbelen Contracting Inc. Terry Street, president, Roebbelen Contracting Inc.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/_mg_9818.jpg?1577874530)
Higher Learning
Executives head to the classroom
In an economy where company officials are making hard financial decisions, spending thousands of dollars on training might seem like an unnecessary expense.
Get Out
When outsourcing makes sense
With demand for cloud computing and virtual data storage on the rise, the job descriptions for technical support positions are dramatically changing.
![Jason Moulton, CEO, Home Team Financial Inc. Jason Moulton, CEO, Home Team Financial Inc.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/img_8396.jpg?1577874531)
Get Onto My Cloud
Moving to virtual space for software, storage and more
As a chief executive of a real estate and brokerage firm, Jason
Moulton faced some hard financial decisions in 2009.
Among the cost-saving measures Moulton implemented was to move
all operations to the clouds, or virtual, rather than physical
hardware and software.
As a chief executive of a real estate and brokerage firm, Jason Moulton faced some hard financial decisions in 2009.
Among the cost-saving measures Moulton implemented was to move all operations to the clouds, or virtual, rather than physical hardware and software.
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Balancing Act
Is the battle of the sexes over in the workplace?
For decades America has been steadily approaching a major social development — a time when the number of women in the work force would surpass the number of men. That moment has now arrived, brought on by, of all things, a recession.
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The New Normal
Repositioning your business for the emerging economy
While some companies in the Capital Region anxiously wait for the economy to return to normal, others have set out to create a new normal. They have found new ways to market themselves or have moved into new products and services.
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Building Efficiency
The old ways of construction are messy
Construction projects aren’t known for their efficiencies and streamlined processes.
![Deon Taylor founded Deon Taylor Enterprises in 2004. Deon Taylor founded Deon Taylor Enterprises in 2004.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/img_77751.jpg?1577874531)
Movie Mogul
Film maker sets up shop in Sacramento
Building a $50 million company from the ground up in six years doesn’t take a rocket scientist, but it does take one hell of an entrepreneur. Deon Taylor, the 36-year-old mettle behind Deon Taylor Enterprises, is that kind of guy.