Earlier this month, California’s Department of Finance notified the City of Fremont that the former Redevelopment Agency was officially out of business. This is a major milestone for Fremont. The State has acknowledged that all debts and obligations of the former Agency have been satisfied, and that the oversight committee appointed to oversee the Agency’s […]
As the Bay Area’s manufacturing sector grows, Fremont continues to welcome new players into its manufacturing scene. Such was a case earlier this spring, when we welcomed South Bay Solutions (SBS) to our community. This long-time Bay Area business has quickly demonstrated its willingness to develop partnerships and join important regional discussions about supporting our […]
This post “Manufacturing startups head for the cloud – and your city” was originally posted on the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program website on May 19, 2015. Mark Muro also wrote a piece for Wall Street Journal’s blog on “The Wrong Lessons Companies Learn from Silicon Valley”. For more perspective on Advanced Manufacturing, you can read […]
On May 5, Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s Institute for Regional Studies announced an important milestone — Silicon Valley has reached 3 million residents. Orchards producing apricots, figs, garlic, and tomatoes have been replaced with the headquarters of companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla. In a relatively short period of time, the Valley of […]
(A version of this blog post was originally printed on the Smart Grid Library website in March 2015) Energy efficiency (EE) benefits are well-known. States like California have used aggressive EE policies and standards impacting appliances to building envelopes, and it’s been a successful strategy to reduce per capita energy consumption. But EE itself is […]
We are excited to announce that the City of Fremont recently received an “On the Ground — Getting It Done Award” by ABAG for the Warm Springs Community Plan. The City of Fremont took home gold for its efforts on the Warm Springs/South Fremont Community Plan. The Warm Springs project is a comeback story about […]
The recent celebration of National Small Business Week provides a perfect opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions small businesses make every day to our national and local economies. For example, did you know that over 50 percent of the U.S. workforce owns or works for a small business? And, did you know that small businesses […]
Last week, I co-authored a blog with Vipul Gore, President and CEO of Gridscape Solutions, which ran on Christine Hertzog’s Smart Grid Library blog on May 4, 2015. The blog talks about the benefits on public–private partnerships in promoting new technology. Cities have a significant opportunity to lead by example when it comes to innovative […]
Over the past several weeks, we’ve provided our thoughts on the Brookings Institution’s latest report that analyzes the state of America’s advanced industries, covering everything from the impact of this vital sector in driving sustained economic growth in the U.S., to the importance of a robust STEM careers pipeline restoring broadly shared opportunity for the […]