| CEO establishes San Jose as an international landing zone for business Omar Mencin spends about 2 ½ months of each year on the road. The president and CEO of U.S. Market Access Center travels everywhere from Finland to Singapore, working with governments and chambers to find midsized international companies that want a U.S. presence. Ones that Mencin vets as a good fit get space in the downtown San Jose incubator. The center offers these companies a soft landing into the U.S. market with the goal that they establish a San Jose office and start hiring a local work force. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Tesla shows off sedan at Autodesk gallery Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. is showing off a model of one of its sedans (due on the market in 2012) at One Market St. in San Francisco. (TSLA) (ADSK) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Dish Network drops Fox Sports Southwest Dish Network announced Friday that Fox Networks has blocked its access to 19 Fox Regional Sports Networks, including Fox Sports Southwest, over contract demands arising out of the firm’s contract renewal. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Nonprofits outsourcing tech services When the website at United Way of Central Carolinas Inc. crashed in January, its executive director reviewed and signed a contract the agency had been developing with NPower Charlotte Region to rebuild its website. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Group Texting Apps Have Benefits for Adults Free smartphone applications have emerged to make group texting easier and smarter for adults. nytimes.com |