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Innovation Month Showcases Riverside’s Limitless Resources for Entrepreneurs

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However massive they may seem now, some of the largest and most successful companies, such as Apple and Tesla, started with an idea and an innovation.

That’s why the annual Riverside County Innovation Month aims to nurture the region’s light bulbs and eureka moments through a series of events that get innovators ready for liftoff.

Startups Flourish at ExCITE Riverside Incubator’s Bigger, Better Home

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Since opening in 2015, ExCITE Riverside Incubator has supported more than 30 startups, creating over 180 high-paying jobs in the region. ExCITE, led by the University of California, Riverside, in partnership with the City of Riverside and County of Riverside, provides nascent companies with co-working space, workshops, mentoring, and assistance finding grants in its new 6,400-square-foot home downtown.

‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’: Bourns Marks 75 Years and Counting of Innovation

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People are often surprised to learn that Riverside-based Bourns, Inc., with nearly 10,000 employees and 20 locations worldwide, started in a tiny Pasadena garage in 1947. Gordon Bourns, CEO of the leading global electronic components and sensors manufacturer, spoke proudly of the company’s founders, his parents Marlan and Rosemary.

Meet the Latina Powerhouse Behind Riverside’s Inland Gardens and Tropics

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Raised by a single mom and the youngest of 10 siblings, Erika Quinto Santillan jokingly refers to herself as the “runt.” Her mother decided to move their large family to California in search of a better life with the $300 she saved when Santillan was about 3-years-old.

CARB Set to Usher In New Era of Transportation From Riverside

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently opened the doors of its relocated Southern California headquarters bringing together the latest in modern green architecture under one solar-powered roof. The structure is a 20-year effort to replace an aging facility and an opportunity to design a building that represents what the government agency sees for the future.

How Riverside Lured ISCA Technologies to Uproot Global Agriculture

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Weekends at his family’s farms in Southern Brazil where he played with animals are the childhood memories Agenor Mafra-Neto holds dear. He was just a boy when he realized an indiscriminate use of pesticides did more harm than good on land he felt called to protect.

Accelerator Programs Turn Riverside into Growing Startup Mecca

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FarmSense, founded in 2016 by UC Riverside (UCR) engineering faculty members, built an award-winning system to replace sticky traps with artificial intelligence and analytics to improve insect monitoring and crop management. The startup is getting ready to launch its first product, which is light speed ahead in “ag tech years,” said its CEO and co-founder Leslie Hickle.

Meet The De Facto Ambassadors Fueling Riverside’s Creative Economy

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Geoff Gouveia, a Riverside-born artist, whose pieces include a massive mural at Bobby Bonds Skatepark, is tired of people saying, “That’s cool for Riverside.” That’s because having a home base in Riverside hasn’t stopped Gouveia from working with large brands such as Adidas, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and Facebook. In fact, he considers it an advantage.

Filmmaker Produces Four Decades of Success in Riverside

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John Goolsby said he discovered his passion and talent in filmmaking in the 1980s when he began producing training videos for grocery giant Safeway Stores. Four decades later, the Riverside resident has made more than 3,500 films in 37 countries.