San Diego’s Q1 VC Activity Might Not Be So Bad After All
By Bruce Bigelow xconomy.com Click here to view the full article The MoneyTree snapshot of first-quarter venture activity that we reported 10 days ago showed a dire decline in venture investments in the San Diego region so far this year. But the local picture looks a lot better in data for the same period that [...]
OWC is Pleased to Announce a New Web Site!
As the economy continues to recover, OWC thought it was a great time to take a look at our Web site and make all the updates we’ve had on hold the past year or two. Our recently launched new site includes dynamic news updates, case studies, greater layout flexibility and greater search engine optimization. Take a look and let us [...]
FlexEnergy a Finalist for the Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award in O.C. High Tech Innovation
FlexEnergy was recently selected as a finalist for TechAmerica’s Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award. FlexEnergy is committed to providing platforms to utilize existing, unconventional energysources to create new, sustainable solutions. Flex technology has taken one of the world’s largest sources ofgreenhouse gases and transformed it into an energy source for the clean generation of electricity, offering [...]
Investment in U.S. Venture Companies Rose 35% in First Quarter
NEW YORK – Investors put $6.4 billion into 661 deals for U.S.-based venture companies during the first quarter of 2011, a 35% increase in investment and 5% increase in deals from the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. The median amount raised for a round of financing during the first quarter was [...]
Los Angeles Business Journal honors OWC on list of Top 20 Public Relations Firms
Olmstead Williams Communications ranks 17th on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual Top 20 Public Relations Companies in Los Angeles list. The firm also is the youngest agency to make this year’s list. The LABJ also ranked OWC ninth on its “Big Earners” list with an average of $200,000 in fee income per account executive. [...]
Medical Interpreter Forum to Address Language Access
Leaders, advocates and stakeholders in the medical interpretation industry will travel across the globe to convene on Saturday, April 30, in Los Angeles, CA, for the 5th Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum. The event is free and open to the public. Guest speakers and discussions will address the advancement of national certification, best practices in [...]
Is This The Start of Another Bubble?
While the economic recovery is still lagging, one sector has been building steam quickly: Silicon Valley venture capital firms. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, “In Silicon Valley, Investors Are Jockeying Like It’s 1999,” Monica Langley discusses the recent trend of deep-pocketed backers vying to back tech startups. In 2010, venture capital investments rose [...]
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Northern California Award Semifinalists Announced
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Northern California Award semifinalists. This group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs and private capital investors and other regional business leaders. [...]
Small Players Offer Smart Cards, but Not Big Banks
For years, banks around the world (but not in the United States) have been offering credit and debit cards with EMV chips to combat fraud. In last week’s Bucks blog on the New York Times Web site, Ann Carrns discusses why big banks aren’t offering this technology even though credit unions around the country are. Below is an [...]
Whittier Trust Adds Two Execs To Bay Area Office
WealthBriefing is the leading subscription based business intelligence service for the wealth management community. Here is a snapshot of what they had to say about Pasadena-based Whittier Trust Company.
