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Qualifying for research and development tax credits
Chris Huppe spent more than a dozen years working on better ways to use the green waste from his landscape maintenance company.

Snowboarding the Web
Bring the slope-loving community together online
Before Twitter or Facebook, Mike Harrosh was hard at work on a plan to translate the vibe, camaraderie and passion of snowboarding culture to the Internet landscape.

Quagga Time
How two guys went from zero to $34 million and lived to rap about it
For Ken Apperson, the pivotal moment came in fall 2002. He was shuffling through the sporting goods section of Walmart in search of tennis balls when his cell phone rang. The caller, his old chum Scott Knorp, wanted them to quit their lucrative sales jobs and start their own telecom company.
From Gritty to Groovy
Planners and developers plow ahead on K street
City planners and private developers in Sacramento envision a downtown shopping and entertainment hub pulsing with revenue and pedestrians. The mind’s eye replaces vagrants with decorative park benches and rundown storefronts with shiny new facades. And rather than dispersing at sundown, restaurant patrons and theatergoers would linger into the wee hours.