Last month, the region convened for the annual Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative (BAUM) Annual Summit. Above all, the event was a celebration of the hard work that manufacturing stakeholders across the Bay Area are doing every day to support the sector. From elected officials and policy leaders to industry representatives and partner organizations, BAUM […]
Fremont’s eighth City Manager Mark Danaj is no stranger to our beautiful and diverse city. Holding over 20 years of public management executive experience, he was Fremont’s Assistant Manager from 2011 to 2014. Through his return to Fremont, he brings with him renewed enthusiasm and drive to tackle our city’s challenges head-on. Mark’s passion for […]
At Fremont’s last Startup Grind meetup, Google developer evangelist, Miten Mehta, and blockchain expert, Ken Woodruff, discussed blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the value both provide to startups. Miten forecast how this phenomenon is set to disrupt current markets and value chains to create new business models and revenue channels. He further explained to the audience […]
Last week, we boarded buses and took a commercial real estate audience of nearly 200 people on Tour Fremont, where we shared Fremont’s compelling story and showcased the tremendous amount of investment being deployed across the city and across real estate asset classes. We were very fortunate to have renowned real estate publication, The Registry, […]
Although the Foreign Trade Zone program has been around since the Great Depression, many companies are still unaware of it and how it may benefit their business. However, with the evolving state of tariffs on imported goods, interest in this resource is picking up — and for good reason. For local manufacturing companies who import […]
This article was originally published on Navigant Research’s website. Though California wildfires have receded from front page news, these threats to reliable electricity supplies have stimulated interest in microgrids that serve critical community assets, including fire stations themselves. Though many of these facilities have historically relied upon backup fossil generators, declining costs of solar PV […]
What is Manufacturing Day? Could this be another one of those not-so-well-known days on the calendar like Pi Day or National High Five Day? Or how about International No Diet Day, that’s every day for me! I first heard about Manufacturing Day when I began supporting its coordination in Fremont, as a new member of […]
As the fourth largest city in the Bay Area, Fremont has planned and positioned itself to attract investment that fuels economic growth in our community. Combine that with the winds of a robust national economy in our sails, and you can see the results for yourself. Specifically, a drive through the city reveals a diverse […]
The following post was originally published on Devendra Mishra’s LinkedIn blog. Bio Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) had the unique opportunity to conceive and promote a “Commercialization Boot Camp” in Life Sciences in collaboration with the City of Fremont, Biocom, Biomedical Manufacturing Network and Biomedical Engineering Society on the 28th of September at the Marriott Hotel in Fremont. […]
