CONTENTS
March 2020
DEPARTMENTS
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Letter From the Managing Editor
There’s still unfinished business 100 years after the
passage of the 19th Amendment, the largest expansion
of voting rights in American history.
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by Sena Christian
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RSVP
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce Annual
Dinner and Business Awards | Downtown Sacramento
Partnership State of Downtown | West Sacramento
Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards and Installation
Dinner
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148 In the Making
150 Seed Round
Sacramento artist Tonja Wilcox creates original
paintings, prints and greeting cards.
Meet the founder of DapIt, our March Startup of the
Month.
How best to handle gender-neutral pronouns in the
workplace. SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL SECTIONS
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Technology
There are ways to help more women and girls join the
growing STEM field.
Main Street
Corner Drug Ço. has been a fixture on Main Street in
downtown Woodland for more than 120 years.
by Tom Couzens
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With the approval of a food and economic
development report, Davis sets ambitious goals for
the future.
by Jennifer Fergesen
by Linda Farley
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Taste
Evil HR Lady
by Suzanne Lucas
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California Center CEO and President Margaret Wong
talks about the importance of the China market to
U.S.-based businesses.
Interview by Sena Christian
Worth Noting
Readers sound off on social | ICYMI: Last month’s
hottest web exclusives
Discourse
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Placer Valley
• Parks and facilities spur greater economic
development and offer a higher quality of life.
• Employers are finding few hurdles and more
employees.
• School district foundations increase program
opportunities for public education.
Capital Region Cares
Corporate giving can help improve employee
morale and the bottom line.