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Four startups are finalists in contest co-sponsored by Sacramento Kings
Four technology companies made it through three rounds of judging Tuesday to get a chance to make a pitch to a Sacramento Kings home crowd in April. → Read More
Two UC Davis efforts get state regenerative-medicine grants
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has approved more than $3.2 million in funding for two research efforts at the UC Davis Health System and School of Medicine in Sacramento. → Read More
Sacramento will put on a 'food tank' conference with farm-to-fork festival next fall
Sacramento will host a Farm Tank food conference this fall to coincide with the region’s farm-to-fork celebrations. → Read More
Take a peek at artists painting giant mural under a Sacramento freeway (slideshow)
When two Sacramento artists are finished with their much-anticipated "Bright Underbelly" mural project, shoppers at the city's biggest farmer's market will look up to see a spreading forest canopy -- instead of the underside of a freeway. → Read More
Former Rancho Cordova startup CEO sent to prison for securities fraud
Matthew Sarad founded a Rancho Cordova company in 2005 claiming to have nanoparticle technology to eradicate cancer. Instead, he bilked investors out of millions. → Read More
Feds release $57M to help California businesses get loans
The U.S. Department of Treasury has disbursed the final $57 million in Jobs Act money to help small businesses in California get loans. → Read More
UC Davis researchers want you to monitor Lake Tahoe for science
With a new crowdsourcing app called Citizen Science Tahoe, visitors to Lake Tahoe can help researchers study the area. → Read More
Super Bowl-themed scavenger hunt to connect Bay Area
A Bay Area sports and business scavenger hunt scheduled for the week before this year’s Super Bowl has chosen to partner with WimZr. → Read More
How Hyatt is enlarging its plan for Marshall Hotel (slideshow)
The new boutique hotel proposed for the Marshall Hotel site at 7th and L streets would be taller than originally planned. And it would carry a more upscale brand. → Read More
California unveils online unemployment insurance upgrade
Need unemployment benefits in California? Now there’s an app for that. → Read More
Local Intel layoff numbers revealed
Intel Corp. will cut some of its local workforce, the company reported to state officials. → Read More
Behind the mess developer Abe Alizadeh left after fall of Kobra Properties empire
Seven years after Abe Alizadehâs Kobra Properties filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008, the wreckage is still strewn around the region: Buildings sold for pennies on the dollar. Half-finished projects the developer abandoned when it all went south. Of 81 properties listed in the bankruptcy, at least 28 are still unfinished or undeveloped. → Read More
Federal decision could mean a windfall for apartment-building owners
At the urging of Gov. Jerry Brown, U.S. officials have agreed to allow owners of apartment buildings financed with federal money to tap into favorable terms to borrow for energy upgrades. → Read More
Sacramento County supervisors to consider 135-room Hyatt Place hotel for Sacramento International Airport - Sacramento Business Journal
In a major step forward for Sacramento International Airport, county supervisors on Tuesday will consider a development agreement for a 135-room Hyatt Place hotel to be built between the two passenger terminals. → Read More
Panattoni to build office park inside Davis city limits - Sacramento Business Journal
Panattoni Development Co. Inc. is buying a 15-acre vacant parcel in Davis to develop up to 225,000 square feet of lab, office and technology space. → Read More
California Hall of Fame inductees include Dr. Dre, Joan Didion, Francis Ford Coppola - Sacramento Business Journal
The 8th class of the California Hall of Fame was named Wednesday. It includes Sacramento native author Joan Didion, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and music industry titans Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Jimmy Iovine. → Read More
Marrone Bio files for $35 million stock registration to fund growth and new products - Sacramento Business Journal
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. on Friday filed to make a $35 million follow-on public offering of its common stock to fuel growth and the launch of new products. → Read More
Rocklin drops its business license fee to compete regionally - Sacramento Business Journal
Rocklin capped its maximum business license fee at $125, which could be a big savings for some businesses, such as car dealers, supermarkets or furniture stores. → Read More
Fair set to help contractors work with Placer public agencies - Sacramento Business Journal
Businesses, contractors and subcontractors can learn how to work with public agencies and districts on public projects in Placer County at a May 30 fair at Sierra College. → Read More
California Bankers Association names San Diego banker as chairman of trade group - Sacramento Business Journal
âThe California Bankers Association announced that Rick Sanborn will be the chairman of the Sacramento-based banking trade association. → Read More