Economy

COUNCIL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA

On Friday, June 5, Bay Area Council member Siemens treated Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman and senior staff to a informative tour of the ra...

A CAPITOL VIEW: COUNCIL SCORES LEGISLATIVE WINS

The Bay Area Council’s advocacy this week (June 1) helped kill a bill that had been identified as a job killer and win Assembly approval of anoth...

NEW STATEWIDE PUSH FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REFORM

California’s growing economy is pouring billions of new tax revenue into state budget coffers, but it may also be obscuring attention from seriou...

CA-CHINA TRADE OFFICE CONCLUDES HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT TOUR

The California-China Office of Trade of and Investment (CTO) this week (May 25) wrapped up a highly productive two-week investment promotion tour t...

A GOVERNOR, THREE MAYORS AND A SECRETARY OF STATE WALKED INTO A CONFERENCE…

With Sacramento awash in tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown told a full house of 600 Bay Area business leaders at the 2015 Outlook Conference on Thursda...

BUSINESS WAS NOT IN PLAN BAY AREA 1.0, BUT WILL BE IN 2.0

As Bay Area housing prices continue to rise and transportation networks operate near capacity, regional planners have begun to prepare for the futu...

DISSECTING THE MAY BUDGET REVISE: NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, YET

Education scored big in the May Budget Revise unveiled Thursday (May 15) by Gov. Jerry Brown. Here’s a quick look at a few specific budget areas ...

WORKFORCE COMMITTEE SURFACES SERIOUS ISSUES ON REGIONAL TALENT

What if 30 percent of the workforce of your company was eligible to retire today and was “one bad day away from walking out”? That scary proble...

COUNCIL’S WUNDERMAN APPOINTED TO STATE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD

Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman was honored to be appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve on the California International Trade and...

BAY AREA: CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN GOOSE

The resounding success of the Bay Area economy was highlighted this week as the Franchise Tax Board released data that starkly demonstrates how our...
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