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( The Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ) is getting very real and serves as a catalyst for bringing businesses together , assisting existing businesses and developing new ones .
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the agency has a robust internship program for Sac State students and that a quarter of its professional counselors , licensed therapists and social workers are Sac State alumni .
Among the noteworthy programs aimed at developing new businesses — and people to lead them — is Sac State ’ s Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship , which works as a partner to StartupSac , an accelerator lab for developing fledgling businesses . Its workshops and guest speakers bring together executives who have built successful businesses from scratch , venture capitalists and experts to create a network of support and expertise for students . “ This program is getting very real and serves as a catalyst for bringing businesses together , assisting existing businesses and developing new ones ,” Nagle says .
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Clark Pacific , a leading design-build manufacturer of prefabricated building systems , has several ties to Sacramento State , including the hiring of many of the university ’ s graduates , sponsoring the university ’ s Concrete Lab and constructing several projects on campus .
Founded in 1963 , Clark Pacific delivers high-quality , cost-effective buildings with less risk . Headquartered in West Sacramento with manufacturing plants up and down the state , the firm serves the western U . S . Proximity to Sac State has benefited both Clark Pacific and the university .
In 2017 , Clark Pacific donated $ 200,000 to help develop the Engineering Department ’ s Concrete Lab . The Lab offers hands-on experience for engineering students and supports the department ’ s primary concrete research programs designed to develop and test new technologies and continuously improve concrete systems for construction .
In 2019 , Clark Pacific completed Parking Structure 5 , located by the university ’ s main entrance . Parking Structure 5 is a 1,750-stall , six-level project that serves the campus with a structure exceeding the quality and efficiency of any previous parking facilities . The prefabricated approach delivered the structure in 11 months with minimal site impacts . Also completed in 2019 , Sac State ’ s new Ernest E . Tschannen Science Complex took advantage of Clark Pacific ’ s prefabricated building envelope solution , Infinite Facade .
“ Sac State is a true value for our community ,” says Don Clark , co-CEO of Clark Pacific . “ We are proud to have been a part of several key projects on campus and support the university ’ s broader engineering program and have hired many interns and graduates who have made great employees .”
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