Forging Ahead

Hollie Grimaldi Flores Watch our TechTonic TV piece with the Curious Forge here live Tuesday May 11th The Curious Forge is a Maker Space where artists, craftspeople, entrepreneurs and, of course, the curious, share 20,000 square feet of equipment, tools, and ideas.   The membership-based organization offers certifications in 13 different areas for participants to work…

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Print on Demand Workshop! – A Zoom/Livestream event with Ethan Hunter

Print on demand describes a manufacturing process whereby products are made to order, in small batches or individual units, using digital print technology. The model has very low startup costs since you don’t need to invest any money in print machines, product stocks or manufacturing labour. Additionally, products are only ever purchased once they have…

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From a Galaxy Far Far Away to the White House and Beyond

by Hollie Grimaldi Flores As live events were shuttered in March of 2020, this Nevada County based company took advantage of the forced down time, expanding from a single self-named offering – Telestepper—to an expanded base of manufactured goods, all geared toward live speaking events.  Emerging from the pandemic with a new name and an…

Featured Talent of the Week – Alexander Lopez – Mechatronics Engineer

The Nevada County Economic Resource Council had a great time meeting talented Chico State students at the Technical Career Fair last month. Many students who will be graduating shortly expressed interest in working here in Nevada County and signed up for our talent directory. One such highly skilled individual is Alexander Lopez, about to graduate…

Need Help Hiring for Critical Occupations?

Nevada County Tech Connection, an initiative of the Nevada County Economic Resource Council, is conducting a short questionnaire to assess the talent needs for our local Tech and Manufacturing companies. We will use these responses to educate and engage the students to career opportunities in Nevada County. Your feedback is highly valuable and will help…

Need new Tech Employees? A TechTonic TV look at the Chico State Tech Career Fair

The Chico State Tech Career Fair is coming up again! We had a great time working with students who signed up for our Talent directory and look forward to meeting more this month. We’ll be talking with Ben Duarte from Chico State about the program and much more, watch the live stream February 9th at…

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Quietech Associates present 5G Virtual Symposium

The Tech Connection sat down with Melissa and Niko to discuss the upcoming symposium on 5G hosted by Quietech Associates, Inc. Quietech’s 5G Virtual Symposium, which takes place at 1PM on February 5th, is designed to provide science based information about this new technology. The goal of this symposium is not to invalidate the opinions…

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TechTonic TV – Sierra Harvest and Eco Farm Go Virtual

TechTonic TV this month is all about farming and highlights a local organization doing fantastic work.  One of our favorite events the Tech Connection has been involved with in the past has been AgTech, a conference on farming and technology.  While AgTech is not happening this year our good friends and colleagues at Sierra Harvest…