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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long Beach-based mixed fleet management software developer Momentum IoT announced Sept. 10 it raised $3.1

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JUNE 13, 2011

Car Town , the automotive-themed, Facebook social game developed by Long Beach-based Cie Games , has inked a deal with NASCAR , where NASCAR will launch the NASCAR Pro Championship presented by Sprint, a social gaming event within Car Town. Cie Games develops social games linked with brands and advertisers.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

The fight between Los Angeles taxicab drivers and services like Lyft and Uber haas just gotten even more interesting, as mobile app developer Flywheel said it has launched in Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile games developer Cie Games said today that it has laucnhed a new mobile game, called Racing Rivals , a social game which lets users race their friends with virtual drag racers. racing rivals racingrivals mobile nitto tire auto ciegames games social videogame development content' READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This past weekend, the annual Long Beach Soundwalk took place across the blocks of downtown Long Beach’s art district. The whole idea of developing the arts district in cities to raise community value has been done all over, LA, New York, etc. Really neat stuff. So how did Soundwalk come about?

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Relativity Space Inc. will begin development on a fully reusable launch vehicle.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Long Beach-based manufacturing software developer Apriso reported a win today, with aerospace manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems. Apriso developers manufacturing software, used by such customers as GM, Volvo, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, and many others. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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JUNE 2, 2011

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the social games developer behind Car Town for Facebook, said today that it has named Carey D'Souza as its new Chief Operating Officer. D'Souza was most recently at online games maker Nexon America, and also has served at Evoco and Electronic Arts.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the branded, social automotive game Car Town for Facebook, said today that it has partnered with Car and Driver , the automotive magazine published by Hearst Magazines.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing and operations management software, disclosed today that it has been selected by aerospace and defense manufacturer Thales Optronique. Apriso said Thales is using its FlexNet software for managing its manufacturing. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

According to homebuilder City Ventures and Nissan America , the two are pre-wiring 190 homes for EV charging systems, including a development in Long Beach Signal Hill neighborhood, representing 54 homes, and Santa Barbara, with 48 homes, with plans to do the same with a development in Alhambra, with 88 homes.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Long Beach-based Obagi Medical Products , the developer of aesthetic medicine products, is being acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals , in a deal worth approximately $360M, Obagi said this morning. Obagi said that Valeant has agreed to acquire all of its outstanding common stock for $19.75

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the maker of the Facebook game Car Town , said this week that it hsa opened up a new office in Tokyo. Cie Games says it is planning to also develop a version of its title for Apple iOS and Android. The new title is Car Town Japan, which has debuted on DeNA's mobile social network, Mobage.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the Facebook social game Car Town, said Friday that it has launched a new app on iOS. The company said that Car Town Street , which lets players build and "cruise" with cars in a town, is free and runs on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Long Beach-based Apriso has landed aerospace manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace as a customer, the company said this morning. Apriso is a developer of manufacturing management software, used for business process management. No financial details of the customer win were disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

Long Beach-based interactive applications developer Cie Studios , the developer of the Facebook game Car Town, reported this week that it has launched a new website and online experience for tire brand Nitto Tire. Nitto apparently has been using the firm for the past 13 years.

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APRIL 3, 2013

Long Beach-based aesthetic medicine developer Obagi Medical Products , and would-be acquirer Valeant Pharmaceuticals , which is based in Aliso Viejo, said this morning that Valeant has raised its offer to acquire Obagi to $24.00 per share in cash. The move comes a day after Obagi said it received an unsolicited bid of $22.00

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Long Beach-based mobile game developer Cie Games said Monday that it has released an Android version of the company''s game, Racing Rivals. Cie Games develops a number of mobile and social games focused on auto-related activities, which are sponsored and built around automotive brands.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Relativity Space Inc. will begin development on a fully reusable launch vehicle.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Long Beach-based Molina Healthcare , a provider of health plans and managed care services, said today that it is buying the Health Information Management (HIM) business of Unisys Corporation , in a deal worth approximately $135M.

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JULY 30, 2013

Long Beach-based Cie Games , which publishes the Car Town mobile and social games, has named two new executives this morning. The company said it has named Matt Nutt as Vice President of Business Development and Operations, and Chong Ahn as Executive Producer overseeing mobile game design and creation. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops software for managing manufacturing operations, said today that it has been selected by high flying electric automobile firm Tesla Motors.

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MAY 8, 2012

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the Facebook social game Car Town , said today that it has signed a deal with GreenLight Collectibles , to create and merchandise Car Town branded toy cars. Financial details of the merchandising deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Long Beach-based Obagi Medical Products , a developer of aesthetic medicine products, said Thursday that it has named Mark T. Taylor as its Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Taylor also had previously served at ICN Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and MP Biomedicals.

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MAY 3, 2013

Long Beach-based Apriso , the developer of software for managing manufacturing operations, said this week that it has debuted a new product. The new product is aimed at global manufacturers, the company said, to provide them better visibility into their plant floor.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing software, is targeting the aerospace and defense industry with a new product, the firm said today.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Long Beach-based SpinLaunch , a space launch services provider which recently relocated from Silicon Valley to Long Beach, reported on Wednesday that it has been awarded a launch prototype contract from the Department of Defense (DOD). Size of that new contract was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Long Beach-based Laserfiche , a developer of enterprise content management products, said Monday afternoon that it has sued SAP America , SAP AG , and SAP Global Marketing over the trademark Run Smarter. The firm said the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Los Angeles (CV10-7843 JFW).

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MARCH 17, 2010

Long Beach-based Apriso , a developer of manufacturing software, reported today that it has linked with Dassault Systemes, a developer of 3D and product lifecycle management software.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Long Beach-based Apriso , a developer of manufacturing and supply chain software, reports today that it has sign on auto manufacturer Isuzu as a customer. The firm did not disclose the impact of the win, but said that Isuzu is using its FlexNet product to manage production of their knock-down parts at overseas factories.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Long Beach-based Apriso , a developer of software used for managing manufacturing operations, reported today that it has been selected by Boston-Power. The firm said that Boston-Power is using its FlexNet software to enhance its manufacturing operations and quality assurance program.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

El Segundo-based Morf3D, a metal additive manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, and Los Angeles-based space startup accelerator Starburst Aerospace, are in a manufacturing deal in Long Beach, Morf3D said this week. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Long Beach-based free conference calling provider FreeConferenceCall.com has named a new VP, saying recently that it has named Robert Wise as the company''s new Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. FreeConferenceCall.com said Wise will head up bnew business and corporate development strategies. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2011

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing operations management software, said yesterday that it has been selected by Messier Dowty, a member of the Safran Group, to help manage that firm's manufacturing and quality operations. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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JULY 24, 2012

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the social Facebook game Car Town, said this morning that it has partnered with Japanese automotive information company PROTO CORPORATION. According to Cie Games, the deal with Nagoya-based PROTO will allow PROTO to publish its Car Town game across Asia.

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MARCH 29, 2021

The newly minted founder joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , where she developed a curriculum to teach people how to repair EV chargers. It was here that she met Ellis, a career coach at LACI who also worked at the Long Beach Job Corp Center. ChargerHelp takes a workforce-development approach to finding employees.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Two startups won a total of $25,000 in prizes last week at the Sunstone Innovations Challenge at CSULB, a startup pitch competition involving student teams from CSU Long Beach. The runner up was UNWIND, which is developing personalized meditation programs, which received $10,000 in seed funding.

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