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Clean Energy rings the opening bell at Nasdaq
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, senior management and board members from Seal Beach -based Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) gathered in New York to lead opening bell ceremonies at NASDAQ. The event recognizes Clean Energy’s emergence as a public company through its IPO completed earlier in 2007. Picture: President and CEO Andrew Littlefair (center) and Clean Energy Founder T. Boone Pickens (third from right) officially start the day’s trading session.
Published: October 11, 2007
A few good workers
Orange County businesses such as Shea Properties, St. Joseph Hospital, the Automobile Club of Southern California, McCarthy Construction and Staffing Solutions have called upon Santa Ana-based nonprofit Taller San Jose for much-needed workers.
The 12-year-old program, which has turned out 3,500 mostly Latino workers who typically had little previous education or employment and are young (median age: 20), has focused on filling jobs in construction, nursing and administrative/computer services.
“There needs to be a willingness to make a change,” suggests Associate Director Shawna Smith of the students who enroll and take up to 16 weeks of intensive training. Most students do not have a high school education, and most have been involved in the criminal justice system. However, students enrolled here tend to be looking for success. Smith says 93% of graduates remain employed a year after graduation and only 9% of those with a criminal record re-offend.
Taller San Jose, funded by Orange County United Way and by private and public grants, has little problem placing its graduates. Counseling, childcare assistance and a Wheels for Work program to help students buy a car have been important steps, Smith says.
“Our business value goals are (to be) reliable, trustworthy, and responsible,” she says.
Taller San Jose was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Information: tallersanjose.org.
Cure for victims of paralysis
PrimeCell therapeutics of Irvine teamed up with South American physician Dr. Luis Geffner to cure victims of paralysis. For the past year, Geffner has been researching and testing his clinical studies on 25 patients suffering from spinal cord injuries. The procedure involved removing bone marrow stem cells from the patient’s hip and implementing the marrow into their spine.
The treatment took 3 months with 14 months of follow-up visits. Of the 25 patients, 15 are able to stand, 10 are able to walk on parallel bars with braces, 7 are able to walk without braces and 5 are able to walk with crutches. No negative side effects have been accounted for.
PrimeCell is supporting Geffner’s
study with its extensive pre-clinical research. Along with the current progress, PrimeCell hopes to discover additional adult cells that can be used to treat the ailment. OCM
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Orange County businesses such as Shea Properties, St. Joseph Hospital, the Automobile Club of Southern California, McCarthy Construction and Staffing Solutions have called upon Santa Ana-based nonprofit Taller San Jose for much-needed workers. The 12-year-old program, which has turned out 3,500 mostly Latino workers who typically had little previous education or employment and are young (median age: 20), has focused on filling jobs in construction, nursing and administrative/computer services. “There needs to be a willingness to make a change,” suggests Associate Director Shawna Smith of the students who enroll and take up to 16 weeks of intensive training. Most students do not have a high school education, and most have been involved in the criminal justice system. However, students enrolled here tend to be looking for success. Smith says 93% of graduates remain employed a year after graduation and only 9% of those with a criminal record re-offend. Taller San Jose, funded by Orange County United Way and by private and public grants, has little problem placing its graduates. Counseling, childcare assistance and a Wheels for Work program to help students buy a car have been important steps, Smith says. “Our business value goals are (to be) reliable, trustworthy, and responsible,” she says. Taller San Jose was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Information: tallersanjose.org. Cure for victims of paralysis PrimeCell therapeutics of Irvine teamed up with South American physician Dr. Luis Geffner to cure victims of paralysis. For the past year, Geffner has been researching and testing his clinical studies on 25 patients suffering from spinal cord injuries. The procedure involved removing bone marrow stem cells from the patient’s hip and implementing the marrow into their spine. The treatment took 3 months with 14 months of follow-up visits. Of the 25 patients, 15 are able to stand, 10 are able to walk on parallel bars with braces, 7 are able to walk without braces and 5 are able to walk with crutches. No negative side effects have been accounted for. PrimeCell is supporting Geffner’s study with its extensive pre-clinical research. Along with the current progress, PrimeCell hopes to discover additional adult cells that can be used to treat the ailment. OCM |
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