After years of focusing on promoting Israeli high-tech startups in the Silicon Valley, the California Israel Chamber of Commerce is expanding its scope to other industries and fields in which Israel and California share expertise. From agriculture to water use to education, the CICC under new executive director Sharon Vanek also plans to boost its…
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