Economy Archives : Page 6 of 64 : Bay Area Council

Council Supports Tax Exemption for Manufacturing, R&D Equipment

Apr 29 2022

California’s economic competitiveness would get a big boost under legislation (SB 1951, Grayson) the Bay Area Council is supporting to exempt man...

Council Talks with Rep. Doris Matsui about U.S. Competitiveness Legislation

Apr 22 2022

The Bay Area Council Government Relations Committee held a special meeting with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) on Wednesday (April 20) a...

New Analysis: Tech Jobs and the Many Jobs They Create

Apr 15 2022

An analysis released this week (April 13) by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute found that technology jobs are as important to local economies...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Unveils “Welcome Back to SF” Campaign

Mar 4 2022

San Francisco Mayor London Breed this week announced commitments by major employers to return to in-person work during the month of March and help ...

Webinar: Can We Restore the California Dream?

Feb 25 2022

There was a time when people were California dreamin’ and flocking to the Golden State with flowers in their hair. Not so much these days. Califo...

California Holds Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation

Feb 11 2022

Though California’s joblessness peaked at 16.4 percent in April 2020, our state’s unemployment rate remains the highest in the nation at 6.5 pe...

Revitalizing East Bay Manufacturing

Feb 4 2022

The Bay Area tech economy is much more than companies building new software off lines of code. Advanced manufacturing is also producing rapid emplo...

Getting More Value in California from New Federal Infrastructure Spending

Jan 28 2022

For decades California has faced an infrastructure financing deficit, as federal and state support has declined and counties have become more depen...