Comstock's magazine • 4th April 2023

Women in Leadership: Becky Johnson

Becky Johnson, tribal administrator of the United Auburn Indian Community, came to her role in September of last year with two graduate degrees and a weighty resume that includes management roles at Siemens and Pacific Gas & Electric.

Time • 17th October 2022

The Complicated Popularity of Net-Zero Emissions Climate Targets

Whether it’s a public learning laboratory, nonprofit organization, small business, corporation, or government doing the math, achieving net-zero involves balancing an equation.

Time • 14th October 2022

Here’s How The Ocean is Being Harnessed as a Climate Solution

The ocean’s ability to absorb carbon and stabilize the climate is attracting attention from scientists and companies alike looking for ways to counteract the rise of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

The Consumer Goods Forum • 23rd June 2022

Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better

DUBLIN, 22 June 2022 — The second day of The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit — the first in-person edition since 2019 — continued to explore the potential for responsible growth in the post-pandemic era, taking into account the confluence of issues and trends that converge with this transition.

The Consumer Goods Forum • 23rd June 2022

Looking Ahead to the Future of the Consumer Goods Industry

DUBLIN, 23 June 2022 — The 2022 Global Summit, the flagship event of The Consumer Goods Forum, closed this afternoon following a three-day programme around the future of the consumer goods industry and its role in a changing world.

The Consumer Goods Forum • 22nd June 2022

Industry Leaders Convene in Dublin for the First Global Summit since 2019

DUBLIN, 21 June 2022 — The first in-person The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit since 2019 opened on the morning of 21st June at the Convention Centre Dublin.

Comstock's magazine • 15th June 2022

Startups Make a Splash at the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition

The UC Davis campus is always full of fresh ideas, but innovation was at an especially high pitch last Thursday during the 22nd annual Big Bang! Business Competition awards ceremony.

Comstock's magazine • 23rd May 2022

Status Check: ‘COVID Bump’ Deals Meal Prep Company a Lucky Hand

The Lucky Derby Casino on Greenback Lane closed in 2015, and various businesses have rented it in sections ever since. On March 11, the Citrus Heights-based company MealPro purchased the building for $3.2 million — the result, says founder and CEO Andy Sartori, of a “COVID bump” in demand for meal delivery services.

Comstock's magazine • 23rd May 2022

Squaring Up With Aggie Square

After five years of planning, construction is finally beginning at Aggie Square, a $1.1 billion development near UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The project, a partnership among the university, the City of Sacramento and the real estate company Wexford Science & Technology, aims to create 25,000 long-term jobs and generate $5 billion annually, according to a July 2020 financial analysis.

Comstock's magazine • 30th March 2022

Women in Leadership: Gloria Salazar

As CEO of San Joaquin Regional Transit District, an agency that provides public transportation for the Stockton metropolitan area, Gloria Salazar started her orientation for new employees with a prompt. “Pretend this is the first day of the job for your daughter, your sister,” she would tell them, as they planned bus routes and managed service.

Comstock's magazine • 28th January 2022

A Bright Outlook

Despite the supply chain disturbances, inflation and staffing challenges, most business leaders expect to do well in 2022, according to a national survey released this month by JPMorgan Chase.

Comstock's magazine • 15th October 2021

How ‘Sewer Credits’ Are Bringing New Life to the Old Campbell Soup Manufacturing Plant

When the Campbell Soup manufacturing plant in south Sacramento closed in July 2013, it brought an end not only to its own 66-year run but to more than a century of canning history in Sacramento.

Comstock's magazine • 15th September 2021

Status Check: University of the Pacific Reopens After Major Changes

The oldest university in California is buzzing again.

Comstock's magazine • 19th August 2021

How an Expert in U.S.-China Trade Adapted to the Pandemic

Margaret Wong, a leader in U.S.-China trade for over three decades, used to travel between the two countries up to eight times a year. Here’s how she shifted gears when the borders closed.

AP NEWS • 24th June 2021

Now What? Key Takeaways and Conclusions from The Consumer Goods Forum's 2021 Global Summit

PARIS, June 24, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The Consumer Goods Forum’s virtual 2021 Global Summit closed this afternoon, the conclusion of four days of focused conversation around challenges and opportunities in the consumer goods industry.

Comstock's magazine • 15th June 2021

A Culture of Deeper Learning

In March, University of the Pacific announced that Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, the president of the San Francisco Public Library Commission and the vice provost of diversity and community engagement at the University of San Francisco, would become Pacific’s first vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Comstock's magazine • 11th March 2021

Women in Leadership: Mary Paasch

Mary Paasch, water engineer and sheep breeder, credits her success in both dams and rams to a genuine love for the work.

Comstock's magazine • 8th March 2021

Changing the Skyline

Women make up less than 10 percent of workers in the construction industry, one of the services that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deemed “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Women in Construction sees opportunities in that gap.

Comstock's magazine • 12th February 2021

Game of Skill

In December 2019, a few months before the fastest drop in global stock markets in financial history, Mark Otero launched Alice Capital, a hedge fund designed to bypass emotion.

Comstock's magazine • 3rd February 2021

Leading With Energy

Comstock’s spoke to Lau about leading the country’s sixth-largest community-owned electric utility and about his plan to reach zero carbon emissions within 10 years.