Fremont’s Economic Development Office takes pride in undertaking our work with a collaborative, innovative, and employer-driven approach. Our team plays a key role in supporting employers in dealing with critical workforce development challenges. These challenges are characterized by the following: Modern manufacturing processes that are being revolutionized by technology through innovations in 3D printing, robotics […]
This June, I was among twelve sustainability leaders from across the nation selected to participate in a green cities tour of Europe. Sponsored by the European Union Delegation to the U.S. and culminating in the EU Green Capital Awards Ceremony, our group of local government representatives visited cities in Belgium, Netherlands, and Norway that are […]
Get ready to roll! The City of Fremont has launched a bike share system in partnership with HOPR, a national micromobility operator. The new program offers a convenient option for Fremont residents, workers, and visitors to get around. It will now be even easier to bridge the last-mile gap between work, home, and public transportation. […]
Main streets and downtown areas play vital roles in cities’ communities, cultures, and economies. This trend holds true in Fremont, a City that knows its downtown and neighborhood commercial corridors as gathering spaces, representations of local history, and homes to many of the local businesses and establishments that add to its uniqueness and diversity. Fremont […]
It has become a daily occurrence: Supply chain pros choking on their morning coffee as they absorb the overnight changes impacting their plans and results. Then begins another day of scrambling and recovery. Personally, as I have been reading the news over the last months, I have reflected on an interesting question – or at […]
Fremont has over 50 million square feet of office/R&D/industrial space and 900 companies that are “making” and manufacturing in these buildings. While driving past these facilities, have you ever wondered what kinds of activities are happening inside? The opportunity to find out is coming soon as Manufacturing Day, a celebration of manufacturing practices that build […]
The last Startup Grind meeting brought yet another accomplished speaker to share her words of wisdom – Irene Koehler, a respected social media marketing and personal branding expert, focused her talk on the importance of entrepreneurs’ personal brand and how it affects their business. Through her Ready Set Expert program, Irene prepares entrepreneurs and successful […]
By Brynt Parmeter and Emily McGrath, NextFlex Preparing the next generation workforce for jobs of the future is a well-recognized need in communities throughout the nation. Yet, complexities arising from red tape, outmoded forms of instruction, diverse stakeholder groups, and misaligned funding priorities create major hurdles to building the kind of coalition required to truly […]
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is now accepting applications for the California Competes Tax Credit program. $236 million in tax credit funds are available for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Objectively the highest profile and dollar value incentive program offered in the State, the Cal Competes program seeks to offset some […]