We talk a lot about supply chains and business ecosystems here on “Takes from Silicon Valley East”. That’s why our recent conversation with Fremont-based Fossa Apparel, a designer and manufacturer of custom corporate apparel, intrigued us. On top of all the fun browsing we got to do during this fashion-focused visit, it was gratifying to […]
Last week, a classroom at the Ohlone College Newark Campus was bustling with people—eager to learn, as you would expect. But, they were not your average college students assembling for English 101. Rather, it was a cohort of working professionals from across the biomedical and life science industries who were attending the region’s first Medical […]
What does economic development have in common with libraries? We already knew the answer as we headed to the Urban Library Council (ULC) Partners Conference last week with Fremont’s Chief Innovation Officer Kelly Kline in tow. Among other things, libraries are on the front lines of developing a workforce, whether that includes increasing literacy, providing […]
With Tesla’s first Model 3 rolling off the line this month right here in Fremont, it’s no surprise we are following auto tech trends closely. That’s why we’re paying particular attention to thought leaders like Mark Muro, whose recent research on cleantech is especially relevant to our environment. The following article eloquently summarizes auto’s rise […]
The City of Fremont, Fremont Chamber of Commerce, and Alameda County Small Business Development Center (Alameda County SBDC) have a successful partnership creating opportunities for small business owners to network and learn through a variety of workshops and events. Each fiscal year, the City of Fremont conducts a survey to critique our program and assess […]
Last week, industry publication BioSpace released an article entitled the “Top 5 Bay Area Biomed Hot Spots” based on the data in our new biomedical infographic. Fremont was featured along with Sunnyvale, San Jose, San Francisco, and Berkeley as “hot spots” for biomedical activity due to the clustering of companies in these locations and the […]
As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s a time to appreciate our veterans both locally and nationally. The City of Fremont has joined in on a partnership with other East Bay workforce stakeholders and employers on the Vets to Tech program. This program links community colleges with employers and develops customized, accelerated curricula for veterans that […]
The “breakthrough” theme of this year’s BIO International Convention in San Diego was well-earned — what with medical breakthroughs in Hepatitis B and HIV, political breakthroughs in FDA funding, and gender breakthroughs — highlighted by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in outer space. It was a breakthrough year for attendance […]
Last November represented a tipping point for web browsing. More people accessed the internet from their phones than from desktops and laptops, according to ZDNet. And mobile internet usage has only continued to increase since then. On a daily basis you see multiple people walking, driving, sitting in coffee shops, while looking at their phones. […]