Tech Coast
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Tech Coast is a nickname given to the Southern California region extending from Santa Barbara in the north to northern San Diego County in the south. Counties include Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego.
Origin of the termThe Tech Coast concept and name, created by Timothy Cooley in the mid-90s to define the region's industrial and economic drivers[1][2], has been adopted to describe the region as it matured from an economy dominated by aerospace and defense to that of a diversified, global, multi technology based industry. UniversitiesThe Tech Coast region encompasses some of the greatest concentration of research and development activity in the world emanating from major universities such as: Major research institutes
EconomyNotable companiesSome companies located in the Tech Coast include:
In addition, technology firms Google and Yahoo maintain a significant presence in the region, with Google having acquired local firms Applied Semantics, Picasa, Urchin Software Corporation, dMarc Broadcasting, and Neven Vision. Shipping and commerceThe Tech Coast also includes the largest port complex in the U.S., the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and one of the largest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Tech Coast Notability
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