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Startup of the Month: Botanical Solution Inc.

Lab-grown plants offer key compounds for crop protection, vaccines

Grown in a lab from raw materials, so-called “baby trees” could be essential for protecting not only the future of fruits and vegetables, but also people. This is the aim of Botanical Solution Inc., a Davis-based ag tech startup with global roots.

Nov 3, 2023 Russell Nichols

New Depths: Sub Sea Systems is Making Our Oceans Accessible for All

PODCAST EPISODE: Father and daughter Jim Mayfield and Hannah de Bie of Sub Sea Systems discuss marine tourism, VR integration, Saudi Arabia’s entertainment megaproject Qiddiya, the importance of ocean exploration and working with family. 

Oct 25, 2023

Going to the Dogs

Lodi vineyards and nurseries test canine pest detection

The solution to one of the wine industry’s most costly and threatening problems may be coming soon from Lodi — and it will trot out on four feet, tails a-wagging, with noses keener than even advanced scientific equipment. 

Oct 24, 2023 Margaret Shakespeare

Startup of the Month: RePurpose Energy

Fairfield startup puts sustainable spin on retired EV batteries

For an old electric vehicle battery, retirement doesn’t mean the end of the road. This fact was the catalyst for RePurpose Energy, a Fairfield-based startup that converts retired EV batteries into renewable energy storage systems.

Oct 13, 2023 Russell Nichols

Submersibles That Run Deep

Family business spotlight: World leader in marine tourism is buoyed by family values

The Mayfield siblings grew up in the charmed nautical world of their father’s imagination. At the Sub Sea Systems workshop in Diamond Springs, power tools whir as two generations work side by side to build custom submersibles that resemble something out of a Jules Verne novel. 

Oct 5, 2023 Dakota Morlan

A Fire in the Sky

Family business spotlight: From Macy’s Fourth of July to the Space Needle, Pyro Spectaculars produces more than 400 fireworks shows a year

The show producer opens his laptop, and with a touch of the keyboard the magic begins. Music swells, and a spectacular vision of multicolor sparkling flowers explodes in the night sky, along with golden starbursts and shiny cascading waterfalls. 

Oct 4, 2023 Judy Farah

Gambling on Gaming

Family business spotlight: How an Auburn-based company cornered the gambling market

In his lifetime of entrepreneurship, Don Whitaker has managed to mostly avoid competitors. “You try to find a niche where you have no competition,” Whitaker says of his approach to business. He found his niche market with Ceronix, which he started in 1984 out of his Auburn home. 

Oct 4, 2023 Sena Christian

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LDA Partners

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND IN COMMUNITIES

“Founded in Stockton in 1979, LDA Partners, Inc. has now opened a second office in Sacramento as part of their strategic growth. This full-service architecture, construction administration and land planning firm serves both the public and private sectors, with projects throughout California and Hawaii.

Oct 3, 2023

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The Johnson Group

SAY GOODBYE TO RECRUITING FIRMS

The Johnson Group (TJG), a national architecture and engineering talent acquisition firm, plays a critical role in the AEC industry, helping firms avoid turning away projects and reducing workload stress on principals and their teams.

Oct 3, 2023

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PULMONARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES

50 Years of Quality Care Throughout The Sacramento Region

Focus: Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, COPD/ Pneumonia Transitional Care, and Travel Medicine.

Oct 3, 2023
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