Last Friday was the seasonal debut of Street Eats, a food truck event sponsored by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. Over the next few months, a rotating list of trucks selling everything from Korean barbecue to cupcakes to ceviche will descend on Capitol Avenue, Fremont’s future Main Street, every Friday from 4:30 p.m. – 9 […]
I just counted….In the last 17 calls/meetings I have had, the words Mini-grid has been mentioned 15 times; in the last 3 blogs I have published, 2 have talked about Mini /Nano-grid. The Huffington Post talks about it, Bloomberg talks about it, the International Energy Agency talks about it, and even as I write this […]
Our business climate is rapidly changing, and the industrial real estate market is no exception. With an explosive growth in e-commerce, just-in-time delivery expectations, and the resurgence of local manufacturing/assembly operations in Silicon Valley, we see a strong industrial market. But when we survey the Bay Area real estate canvas, we also recognize the glaring […]
Last December, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership program (IMCP), an Economic Development Administration initiative that will help accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing in regions across the country. The IMCP will reward communities that best highlight their strengths and demonstrate they can combine their efforts around workforce training, infrastructure, […]
Now that we are content creators in the local economic development realm, we have a growing appreciation for our “blog buddies” who are creating original content to cultivate interest, compile facts and stories, and to weave a compelling narrative around industry-focused trends. We’d love to introduce you some of our favorite thought leaders in different […]
Let’s just get this out of the way first. For those of you who don’t know what an “agora” is, it’s defined by Wikipedia as “a central spot in ancient Greek city-states … and the center of athletic, artistic, spiritual, and political life of the city.” After decades of urban planning exercises (and sometimes even […]
Lest you think that innovation is relegated to the science and electronics industries, Spicely Organics is proving that new approaches in the food industry are contributing to, and advancing how we approach both health and manufacturing. We recently met with Spicely Co-Founders John Chansari and Clara Bonner at their Fremont manufacturing facility where we learned […]
April 07, 2014 at 11:00 AM When it comes to small business, we are thinking big in how we connect with this important part of our local economy. Building on an already robust Business Appreciation Visit program, we have begun business district ‘walk abouts’, where we visit as many local businesses as possible within an […]
If you have been following us for a while, then you know that Fremont’s a major hub for the clean tech industry – a status that was highlighted last year when we partnered with the Cleantech Open to host its 2013 Western Regional Finals. The Cleantech Open is the world’s largest clean technology accelerator. Founded […]