Job training is paid for by welfare-to-work assistance funded through CalWORKs, a state program that could be scaled back if proposed budget cuts go through.
Guardian Medical USA, which focuses on sterile barrier packaging for the orthopedics medical device market, has secured over $2 million in recent private financing.
BIC Buys Notebook Maker Rocketbook
BIC has acquired reusable notebook manufacturer
Rocket Innovations, Inc. for around $40 million (€34 million). The acquisition will enhance BIC’s position in the stationery market, according to a BIC press release.
Boston-based Rocket produces reusable notebooks which emulate traditional notebooks in appearance. “At BIC, we are focused on reimagining everyday essentials and introducing new products that enhance peoples’ lives. This acquisition will solve a major challenge for many stationery consumers, providing a way to write that can be easily stored and shared in a quick, efficient, and environmentally conscious manner.” says BIC CEO
Gonzalve Bich. BIC manufactures stationery, lighters, and shavers.