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Google Founder Investing in Flying Cars

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Larry Page has invested over $135 million, since 2010, in a new startup called Zee.Aero and is now channeling some of his own fortune into a company called Kitty Hawk.

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Motoring.com has reported that Google Co-Founder Larry Page is currently using his own personal wealth to fund two ambitious startups that are racing to create the world’s first mass-produced flying car.

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Page has invested over $135 million, since 2010, in a new startup called Zee.Aero and is now channeling some of his own fortune into a company called Kitty Hawk.

Zee.Aero is already at the prototype stage and has been regularly conducting test flights. Kitty Hawk is said to be developing a quadcopter drone.

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AkzoNobel Announces New Business Development Manager

Brian Martin has joined AkzoNobel’s Automotive & Specialty Coatings division as business development manager for North America.

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Jason Stahl has 30 years of experience as an editor, and has been editor of BodyShop Business for the past 18 years. He currently is a gold pin member of the Collision Industry Conference. Jason, who hails from Cleveland, Ohio, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from John Carroll University and started his career in journalism at a weekly newspaper, doing everything from delivering newspapers to selling advertising space to writing articles.
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AkzoNobel announced that Brian Martin has joined its Automotive & Specialty Coatings division as business development manager for North America. Martin reports directly to Dan Carranza, sales director, Automotive & Specialty Coatings — USA and Mexico.

“AkzoNobel is committed to attracting top talent, and we are thrilled to have Brian on board,” said Carranza. “Brian’s depth of experience and knowledge in the industry will add a tremendous amount of value to our business.”

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