Supply chains have become complex, global, and risky. They have also become critical for a company’s top and bottom lines. Multiple studies show that profitability is significantly higher among players with high-level supply chain leadership, excellent supply chain design and management, and a great understanding of how to use technology. Technology is reshaping the supply […]
Last month, Delta Americas (Delta) opened its brand new, net-zero, LEED Platinum, building on the southwest corner of Fremont Boulevard and Cushing Parkway. Back in 2011, Taiwan-based Delta reaffirmed its commitment to Silicon Valley and Fremont with the purchase of a 15-acre site to build an 180,000 sf building. The vision was to create a […]
Part 2” in our highlights from the 2015 Cleantech Open (CTO) Western Regional Showcase features another cleantech industry icon: Nancy Floyd, founder and managing director of Nth Power. Nth Power, a pioneering energy venture capitalfirm, has $420M under management and has invested in 58 companies, including market leaders in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, […]
As the premiere cleantech accelerator, Cleantech Open (CTO) events are a place to see what “NextGen” innovators are cooking up to combat climate change. The recent Western Regional Showcase which took place at the Fremont Marriott was no exception to that rule, with a healthy dose of entrepreneurs sharpening their pitches on everything from home […]
Fremont’s inaugural Fixit Clinic is happening this Friday, October 31, at the Fremont Main Library. For those unfamiliar with the Fixit Clinic, it’s a free, all-ages, do-it-together gathering where families can bring their broken household items for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. Most of us are under the impression that modern consumer electronics are unrepairable, […]
Last week, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Economic Development Initiative, or REDI, entered its next phase with a public unveil during the inaugural REDI Summit. You may recall from a previous blog post that REDI is harnessing regional collaboration to advance innovation in key industries that are all contributing to the […]
Fremont’s Startup Grind Chapter continues to engage the East Bay’s entrepreneur community with a series of lively fireside chats. The most recent program featured a discussion with EdCast CEO Karl Mehta covering his ideas about using social media to innovate education. Key points from the conversation with Karl Mehta appear later in this post. (As […]
In case you missed the Silicon Valley Business Journal event focused on the Business of Fremont in August at ThermoFisher, below are short video clips from the first panel discussion about Fremont’s urban initiatives in Warm Springs and Downtown. Panel 1 Jessica 1 from WGCo Productions on Vimeo. Jessica von Borck, Assistant City Manager […]
he following article was originally printed on July 31, 20015 in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Advertising Supplement on page 11 — Redefining What it Means to be a Silicon Valley City Clean Tech To date, nearly 40 clean tech firms have put down roots in Fremont, including the likes of Solar City, Imergy, and Soraa. […]