Economy Archives : Page 43 of 64 : Bay Area Council

SPEEDING AHEAD ON COMMUTE RELIEF

Jun 26 2015

This week (June 22) the Bay Area Council took a crucial step forward on its initiative to bring widespread commute relief to the most economically ...

GENDER EQUITY COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES, BEST PRACTICES

Jun 26 2015

Lack of paid parental leave, differences in how men and women are mentored, and other challenges to achieving gender equity in the workplace were a...

2015 Bay Area Council Poll: Residents Say Soaring Economy May Be Plateauing; Drought, Housing and Crime Surface as Top Issues

Jun 23 2015

Bay Area residents think the region’s super-heated economy may be reaching a plateau, according to results of the 2015 Bay Area Council Poll rele...

COUNCIL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA

Jun 12 2015

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

Jun 5 2015

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

Jun 5 2015

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

May 29 2015

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…

May 22 2015

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

May 15 2015

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