![Ken Dwelle, left, Flyers Sustainable Energy president and his sister Chris Haven, Flyers Energy marketing manager, have leadership roles at the Auburn-based company founded by four Dwelle brothers in 1979. (Photos by Hector Amezcua)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1021_feat_leadership_flyersenergy_hectoramezcua_lead.jpg?1633111745)
Fueling Demand
Family business close-up
Auburn-based Flyers Energy is expanding on its history of
supplying fuel to trucking fleets.
![A China Shipping Line cargo ship floats in the Port of Oakland in 2014. The COVID-19 pandemic led to delays in shipping between China and California. (Shutterstock photo)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/shutterstock_234062257.jpg?1628626951)
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.
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Apprenticeships Aren’t Just for Carpenters and Firefighters Anymore
Many experts see apprenticeships as the best way to match people looking for jobs with those that are in demand.
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How Sacramento’s Advanced Manufacturers Are Developing a Talent Pipeline
The California Mobility Center was founded to help early-stage mobility companies turn pilots and demonstration projects into viable products.
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Young Professionals Bring New Ideas for a Changing Economy
To open the annual Young Professionals issue, Comstock’s president and publisher considers Capital Region innovation.
![Diana Eastman, founder and owner of ThermēShade, has worked to modify her product that doesn’t block visible light but reflects the sun’s radiant energy. (Photo by Fred Greaves)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/feat_manufacturing_fred-greaves_lead_0.jpg?1621015957)
The New Industrialists
Meet four entrepreneurs in the Capital Region who are making a positive difference
Here are four entrepreneurs who are transforming ideas of manufacturing for the well-being of the world.
![Pheronym CEO Fatma Kaplan, who has a Ph.D. in plant molecular and cellular biology, has raised more than $1 million in funding, with the majority coming from grants, since cofounding the Davis-based company in 2017. (Photo by Fred Greaves)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0321_biotechnology_fredgreaves_lead.jpg?1615571556)
Breaking Ground
Women in the Capital Region are founding biotech companies with a global reach — but venture capital remains elusive
Women founders in the Capital Region are developing groundbreaking technology in biotech and ag-tech, emerging industries where territory is still uncharted.
![Lorie Symon is the president of Aerometals. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0321_wil_symon_terenceduffy_lead.jpg?1615414680)
Women in Leadership: Lorie Symon
Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future
Lorie Symon is the president of the El Dorado Hills-based aerospace manufacturer Aerometals, which specializes in prolonging the lives of older aircraft for companies like Boeing.
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America Can’t Afford to Keep Standing Still
U.S. capitalism must bridge geographic, technological and class divides
We must unify, recover and lead the world in the innovations of
the future.
![Michael Guyette is president and CEO of VSP Global. (Photo by Ryan Angel Meza)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1220_dept_discourse_ryan-angel-meza.jpg?1607022261)
Clear Vision for the Future
VSP Global President and CEO Michael Guyette on overseeing the nation’s only not-for-profit vision benefits company
Michael Guyette became president and CEO of VSP Global, based in Rancho Cordova, in 2018. Comstock’s spoke to Guyette about leading the 65-year-old organization.