Takes from Silicon Valley East

Silicon Valley Economic Development Alliance (SVEDA) brings together cities and counties around the Bay Area focused on achieving local and regional economic development goals while maximizing resources. Since 2017, SVEDA has also organized an annual event offering expert-led discussions for economic developers, planners, and policy makers. In partnership with International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban […]

Cleantech Open West, a Program of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), hosted its 2019 Awards & Innovation Showcase, the culmination of its annual cleantech acceleration program in the West. The event featured 35 early-stage cleantech startups, including 31 startups from our 2019 accelerator cohort that participated in our annual showcasing competition. Winners of the […]

The California Main Street Alliance (CAMSA) is part of Main Street America, a national coalition of individuals and organizations united by a commitment to preserving and enhancing the built environment, celebrating local history and culture, and creating local economic opportunity through the National Main Street  framework. The transformative national movement has been around for 40 years!  […]

CitiesSpeak, the official blog of the National League of Cities, focuses on elevating local leaders’ voices around issues facing cities, show best practices and promote innovation. Last month, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei penned a guest post for CitiesSpeak outlining the steps the city is taking to plan for safety and efficiency around the main arterial […]

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 […]

The first Friday in October is celebrated as Manufacturing Day. A movement that started in 2012 has grown steadily with participation rapidly increasing each year with manufacturing companies across the U.S. opening up their doors to show an eager audience what modern manufacturing looks like. This eager audience, our students, are the next generation of […]

While many know Fremont as the “Capital for Advanced Manufacturing in Silicon Valley,” the amount of innovative, life-saving equipment and medical devices that are made in our city may come as a surprise. Fremont is home to over 115 biomedical companies, of which more than 100 make medical devices and equipment.   This past Tuesday, […]

They say that there is no crystal ball when it comes to real estate. Perhaps the next best thing is the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, which was released and discussed at last week’s ULI Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. This year’s meeting took advantage of being held in […]

In a few words, tell our readers the Marposs story and its origins. The company was established in Bologna (ITALY) in 1952 by Mr. Mario Possati (1922-1990) who had the idea of making the first in-process system for inspecting parts during the grinding process, allowing improvements in the quality and quantity of parts made by […]