Last Friday, with the beautiful Fremont Marriott hotel serving as the backdrop, I had the great privilege of delivering the annual State of the City Address at a luncheon hosted by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. Tickets had sold out in record time, so you can imagine how packed the room was. And as I […]
(The following is an abridged version of Rachel DiFranco’s article, which posted on CleanTechnica on March 20, 2014. For the full article please go to http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/20/silicon-valley-city-drives-road-toward-sustainability/) The City of Fremont has made a number of local headlines this month for reports on the high number of electric vehicle owners living within its boundaries. With a […]
In 2013, Fremont was recognized as having the largest number of startups nationally per capita by SizeUp.com. The same year Newsweek/The Daily Beast named Fremont as the Most Inventive City in America. We became curious. Where are these startups located? While local coffee shops like Suju’s, Starbucks, and Peet’s seemed busy, we wondered about alternative […]
When the retail industry convenes, we’re there. Last week, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) held its Northern California “Idea Exchange” in Monterey. Retailers, developers, and real estate brokers came together to discuss trends, and more importantly, to do deals in real time. We’d like to share five important trends that will shape our […]
We’ve talked a lot about the reshoring of manufacturing on this blog. But how about IT? Planet Magpie, a Fremont-based IT consulting firm is trying to start this conversation using a decidedly un-cloud-like tool — the bumper sticker. With the statement “Create American Jobs: Reshore Your IT”, the company, an outspoken supporter of keeping IT […]
The massive growth story for solar continues. The Solar Energy Industries Association just published the market results for Q4 2013, that suggests another record-shattering year. Solar PV installations increased 41 percent over 2012 to reach 4,751 megawatts – this was 15 times the market in 2008! The residential market was 792MW, almost twice the level […]
We recently sat down with Dr. Rick Russo, CEO of Fremont-based Applied Spectra. Applied Spectra manufactures specialized analytical instruments that remove nanogram to microgram amounts of sample mass via a highly focused laser beam for direct solid-sample chemical analysis. Q: Applied Spectra is experiencing strong growth. What’s driving this growth? A: Applied Spectra’s instruments are […]
If you haven’t heard of ARPA-E (Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy), you may not be alone. Modeled after DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), which is credited with inventing the Internet, this small, but mighty Department of Energy program is doing big things. ARPA-E’s mission is to develop an “all-of-the-above” national approach to energy. In its […]
Last week, I had theprivilege of joining Congressman Eric Swalwell at a ‘town hall’ meeting at Fremont-based dB Control. The defense electronics manufacturer is providing mission critical products to military organizations and defense contractors around the world. It was a great opportunity to hear about industry trends from executives and speak with employees about Fremont’s […]