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Resident Programming: December 2016

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 29, 2016 12:01 PM

December 8, 2016: Labor Tech Talk® with HeavyConnect – Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8802826810254337538 December 14, 2016: Smart Start with David LaRiviere – Patents and Legal for Startups: Register for 10am session to elyons@wga.com January 10, 2017: Tech Talk® with Aeroptic...

WG Insider: A 360 Degree View

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 28, 2016 04:12 PM

Dennis Donohue presented “Ag 101: The Salinas Valley” to a group of residents at The Center, Tuesday, November 22, 2016. He discussed the difference between Growers, Grower-Shippers, and Processors. He spoke about some of the trends (i.e. brokers, consumer movements, value-added offerings) that...

November 2016 Resident Programming: Smart Start

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 10, 2016 04:32 PM

For the November Smart Start, on November 9, 2016, Sam Spadoni, MBA, presented “Marketing: How to Thrive as an AgTech Startup” to almost half of the resident startups in The Center. Sam works at a nearby agency called TMD Creative, with CEO, and agricultural marketer, Nick Pasculli. TMD Creative...

Resident Programming at The Center: Casual Wednesday November

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 03, 2016 10:40 AM

Salinas City Councilman Steve McShane Steve McShane serves Salinas as City Councilman for the Third District encompassing South Salinas including Salinas City Center, and the industrial complexes south of the city. Steve holds a degree in Soil Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Masters in...

Save the Date: November Resident-Only Programming

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 28, 2016 03:44 PM

November 2, 2016: 1 pm Casual Wednesday with Salinas City Councilman Steve McShane. McShane will be discussing entrepreneurship in Salinas. November 9, 2016: 1 pm Smart Start presentation by Sam Spadoni, MBA. Spadoni will be introducing “Marketing for Startups,” complete with a discussion of...

Resident Programming at The Center: Casual Wednesday October

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 07, 2016 08:56 AM

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology hosted our first “Casual Wednesday” this week. With two extra special guests—Kate Hitchcock, Harvest Manager at Mesa Packing, and Colby Pereira, Food Safety Manager for Costa Farms—our startups were able to ask local growers questions about...

Important October Dates for Residents of The Center

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on September 28, 2016 10:47 AM

Location: Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology® Conference Room All Times listed below are Pacific Time Zone Casual Friday Wednesday: Wednesday October 5, 2016 @ 1pm: Colby Pereira (Food Safety) of Costa Farms & Kate Hitchcock (Harvesting) of American Farms Smart Start:...

A Salinas AgTech Progress Report

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on September 21, 2016 05:00 PM

The key to building an ecosystem is collaboration. On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, agtech pioneers in Monterey County came together to discuss how they are individually—and together—helping address the needs of the community and the agriculture industry as a whole. During the Salinas Ag Tech Meetup...

August 2016 Tech Talk with Concentric Power's CEO, Brian Curtis

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 31, 2016 10:52 AM

Concentric Power provided energy-saving solutions during our Tech Talk, August 30, 2016 “live” from the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology. CEO of Concentric Power, Brian Curtis, was also being filmed by the San Francisco news correspondents for CCTV-America. Concentric Power,...

Important WGCIT Dates for September

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 29, 2016 04:18 PM

September 20, 2016: Salinas AgTech Meetup 6PM: A Day In The Life: Innovations in AgTech Processing. CSUMB Salinas City Center 1 Main st Salinas, CA 93901, Salinas, CA. Register Here September 27, 2016: Tech Talk with Wexus Technologies' CEO Chris Terrell 4-5PM Pacific Standard Time. Register Here

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