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Reservoir Farms Expands to Washington State, Bringing Agricultural Robotics to Yakima Valley
The Salinas-based agricultural technology incubator will open its first Pacific Northwest location in spring 2027, focusing on robotics for tree fruit, blueberries and other high-value crops. Reservoir Farms, the agricultural technology incubator founded in California's Salinas Valley, announced plans on October 20 to open a new location in Washington's Yakima...
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Nominations Now Open: Santa Cruz Works Wavemaker Awards
Know someone making waves in our region's tech and innovation community? Nominate them for the Wavemaker Awards, the new name for the Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards. For nine years, the Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards (aka Titans of Tech) have celebrated the people driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and community impact across Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties. This year, we're giving the awards a new name that better reflects the spirit of our coastal community: Wavemaker Awards aka Wavemakers.
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H.R. Spinner Acquires Growers Container Co.; Kailan Dunn, Craig, and Shawn Waite Comment
YAKIMA, WA - H.R. Spinner Corporation, a leading packaging distributor to the fresh fruit and produce industry, announced it has completed its acquisition of Growers Container Co. of Spreckels, California. The acquisition expands H.R. Spinner's reach into one of the nation's most important produce regions. Owners Craig and Shawn Waite will remain with the company to support a smooth transition.
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Silicon Valley
Santa Clara County rents two San Jose office buildings in market boost
SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County struck a deal to lease two nearly empty North San Jose office buildings and an adjacent retail hub, a real estate filing on Oct. 18 shows. The county signed a 30-year lease for eight-story office buildings at 1650 and 1700 Technology Drive and a retail center at 90 Skyport Drive, documents show. The lease is slated to begin sometime in early 2029 “after extensive renovation of the two office buildings,” Bay Area real estate firm TMG Partners stated.
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Former eBay Campus in San Jose Faces Foreclosure as Debt Hits $98.4M
The four-building office campus that once housed a major eBay operation on North First Street in San Jose is sliding toward foreclosure, with unpaid debt on the property now totaling $98.4 million. County recorder filings show Deutsche Bank A.G. filed an initial notice of loan default in July against owners Ocean West Capital Partners and Hana Asset Management, and prospective buyers are already circling the distressed site.
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Former president up for southern California job
Six months after resigning from De Anza College, former President Omar Torres made Palomar College’s list of finalists in its presidential search on Oct. 13. Torres’ prospective position in north San Diego County would make him at least more than his Foothill-De Anza salary, with its starting president/superintendent salary ranging anywhere from $325,000 to $360,000, according to Palomar’s website.
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Granite Construction Lands $32.4M Army Modification for Sacramento Weir Abutment Work
Granite Construction Co. Inc., Watsonville, California, was awarded a $32,368,584 modification (P00015) to contract W91238-23-C-0014 for construction of a new northern abutment to the Sacramento Weir Widening project to address unforeseen geotechnical conditions and related engineering changes. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $239,133,774. Work will be performed in West Sacramento, California, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 29, 2027. Fiscal 2027 civil construction funds in the amount of $32,368,584 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity.