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 […]
California’s clean technology ecosystem is continuing to expand, which is welcomed news to Fremont, home to one of the largest cleantech industry clusters. Many of these organizations are our longtime partners and have provided a wealth of resources to the companies that reside here. Prospect Silicon Valley (PSV), a cleantech innovation hub based nearby in […]
Last year, I heard loud and clear that Fremont businesses are looking for innovators — creative problem solvers who expect that jobs at every level will require lifelong learning. Schools are a good place to start learning these skills, but adults need these skills too. So I’m spending another year exploring how the Alameda County […]
Silicon Valley companies now have a powerful resource in their backyard to help them navigate local, national, and global regulatory policies, as well as risk management and safety issues. Global safety science company UL recently opened its newly expanded Silicon Valley laboratory for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless testing in Fremont. This facility is the […]
Being a pioneer is nothing new to Fremont. Look at the City’s bold green vision: to cut its greenhouse emissions 25 percent by 2020 from a 2005 baseline. Accomplishing this just got easier thanks to a City team from across the organization led by the Fremont Police Department. Meet Fremont’s Electric Patrol Vehicle Pilot Program, […]
Last year, my big takeaway after 120 conversations with members of the Fremont community was that our advanced manufacturing companies are looking for creative problem solvers and lifelong learners above all else. Brian Paper, the CEO of Bay Area Circuits, said, “I don’t need people who know how to run the machines — I can […]
Taking our smart city initiative to new heights, Fremont was recently featured as the only North American location for IBM’s Call for Code Challenge. In partnership with 42 Silicon Valley, the City itself was the subject of this hackathon, which tackled a topic very near and dear to our hearts — disaster preparedness. Innovating through […]
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone! Well, technically it’s a DJI Mavic Pro, but not to worry, it’s not there to spy on you or drop off your Amazon package. This summer, my partner, Haojin Chen, and I took a school project out of the classroom and […]
Exactly how does the Bay Area stack up against the nation’s top knowledge-based economies? How competitive is the Bay Area economy on a global scale? How well have we recovered from the Great Recession? This month, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute published the 10th economic profile of the Bay Area since 1997, which answers […]
