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EDGE Speaks Up for Young Professionals on the Kings Impact

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Who gets hurt if Kings leave town? Annual cost could top $100 million by Kelly Johnson, Staff writer  |  March 4, 2011 Here is an excerpt from the Sacramento Business Journal article. For the full story follow the link below. Metro Edge, a young-professionals program of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, conducted an online survey of the group’s 380 members that had received 146 responses as…
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EDGE Insight :: Robb Moore, Entrepreneur Profile

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Here’s your third sneak peak into the background of one of the four local entrepreneurs we have lined up for you at next Thursday’s EDGE Insight event. First us was Mark Otero, KlickNation – Founder & CEO, click here to read his profile. Then came Dave Kovar, Kovar’s Satori Academy of Martial Arts – Founder & Chief Training Officer, click here to read his profile.…
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Why We Love Sacramento

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The beautiful trees. The booming downtown scene. The short drives to Tahoe, Napa and San Francisco. There are so many great reasons to love Sacramento. Over the next few weeks, our “Why we love Sacramento” series will highlight local Sacramentans and why they love living, working and playing in the capital region. To kick off the series, we’ve created a short video that includes interviews…
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EDGE Turns One

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

My, how time flies. Just one year ago, an eager group of young professionals looked to the future and decided that when it comes to making a difference in Sacramento, there’s really no time like the present. Tireless, driven and dedicated to the development of Sacramento as a nationally competitive region, this fledgling group representing the area’s next generation of civic and business leaders–stepped up…
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Renewable Energy :: EDGEucational Forum (Re-Cap)

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

MetroEdge’s EDGEucational Forum housed professionals seeking more information about the growing solar power industry with California’s premier solar company, Solar Power Inc. (SPI).  Mike Anderson, Vice President of Marketing at SPI, began the discussion by illustrating the company’s history and providing the audience an overview of large scale projects it has worked on across the state. An example of SPI’s work includes installation of solar…
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$10,000 Scholarship Opportunity

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER EMERGING LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR METRO EDGE MEMBERS The Sacramento Metro Chamber will be awarding up to two $10,000 “Emerging Leaders Scholarships” for Metro EDGE members that can be applied toward tuition to any of the masters degree programs offered at the Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, California. A minimum of five qualified applicants must be received by the Metro…
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Dodgeball for Charity

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Mark your calendars now for OUR FIRST CHAIRTY EVENT!! That’s right – it is our first opportunity to show Sacramento what a Philanthropic force EDGE is….