This week, Facebook launched an exciting grant program to support small businesses affected by COVID-19 in cities where it operates, with $15 million of the $100 million grant program committed for the Bay Area. This includes Fremont, where the company is building out a campus in Ardenwood that could eventually host several thousand employees. The […]
Last week, the City of Fremont and autonomous technology company Pony.ai launched a pilot program offering rides to and from the Fremont Amtrak/ACE Station and City Hall as well as the City of Fremont Development Services Center for a group of City employees via Pony.ai’s shared, on-demand, autonomous last-mile service. This public-private partnership is one […]
The annual State of the Valley Conference is always a highlight of our year, and this time was no exception. Now in its 16th year, the event featured renowned journalist Dan Rather as the keynote and a series of inspiring speakers ranging from urban planning thought leaders to leading tech experts. Regular attendees of the […]
Fremont being an entrepreneurial city (with more startups per capita than any other city in the nation!), we take supporting the growth of startups very seriously. A perfect platform that helps us accomplish that is Startup Grind, a community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Our local chapter hosts monthly meetups in Fremont featuring […]
Introducing the Inaugural Energy Resiliency Business Symposium In the final months of 2019, the Bay Area was rocked by a series of sporadic, wide-sweeping, and highly disruptive public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. Though most Fremont residents and businesses were fortunate enough to avoid disruption, the incidents left many wondering what they could do to […]
On January 13, Button Capital hosted a summit as part of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference focusing on the opportunities for international cooperation in the biotech sector. Speakers used their expertise to combat concerns about international partnerships and outline steps to set up partnerships for success. The San Francisco event boasted not just one, but […]
When people think of marquee California industries, film, agriculture, or software probably come to mind. Many may be surprised to learn that another industry in California is larger than film and agriculture combined: life sciences. Just how important is the life sciences industry to California? That is a question the California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) […]
As we close out 2019, we thought it fitting to share an overview of where our regional economy stands, according to the data. So we caught up with JLL’s Director of Research (NorCal), Alexander Quinn. In his role, Quinn analyzes a diverse set of economic indicators, with a particular eye on impacts to real estate […]
To all the Fremont companies and educators who participated in Manufacturing Day 2019 – Thank you! Together we hosted 30 tours giving an opportunity to over 500 students to get up-close and personal with modern manufacturing! Scroll down to view pictures of the next generation of manufacturers touring Fremont companies. Participating companies: ALOM, Anaspec, Bay […]
