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Bay Watch: Strong Job Gains in May, Defying Tech Layoffs and March Losses image

Bay Watch: Strong Job Gains in May, Defying Tech Layoffs and March Losses

In March 2023, the Bay Area’s two-year growth streak came to an end when the region lost 4,400 jobs, which many saw as the first impacts of ...
Bay Watch: Regional Banking Sector Withdraws image

Bay Watch: Regional Banking Sector Withdraws

The recent turmoil in the banking sector has put the spotlight on the Bay Area, with the notable failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the collapse of...
Study Endorses Regionalism to Counter Wane in California’s Competitiveness image

Study Endorses Regionalism to Counter Wane in California’s Competitiveness

If California were a country, it would be the fifth largest economy in the world, poised to surpass Germany and become the fourth largest. The stat...
West Coast Best Coast: New Study Shows Tourism Returning to California image

West Coast Best Coast: New Study Shows Tourism Returning to California

Few industries suffered during the pandemic quite like tourism as operations ground to a halt and travelers remained wary of planes even when restr...
Bay Area Job Gains in April Defy Tech Layoffs and Previous Month’s Losses image

Bay Area Job Gains in April Defy Tech Layoffs and Previous Month’s Losses

The Bay Area’s two-year job growth streak came to an end in March 2023 when the region lost 4,400 jobs – a blow many attributed to the first im...
Bay Watch: Bay Area Population Loss Since 2020 Surpasses 200,000 People image

Bay Watch: Bay Area Population Loss Since 2020 Surpasses 200,000 People

New data released this week by the California Department of Finance shows a continuation of population losses in the nine-county San Francisco Bay ...
Senate Tax Increase Proposal Boggles the Mind, Brings Swift Rebuke image

Senate Tax Increase Proposal Boggles the Mind, Brings Swift Rebuke

State Senate Democrats this week unveiled their proposed spending plan, including a taxincrease on California’s largest employers and investors. ...
New Economic Institute Report Highlights Importance of Improving Connectivity in California image

New Economic Institute Report Highlights Importance of Improving Connectivity in California

While California companies have pioneered the communications innovations that are now an everyday part of life for billions across the globe, Calif...
New Report Examines Bay Area-India Economic Ties image

New Report Examines Bay Area-India Economic Ties

India has the fastest growing major economy in the world, with a dynamic startup environment and massive digitalization that is powering innovation...
Bay Watch: Despite Slowdown, Bay Area VC Investment Remains Strong image

Bay Watch: Despite Slowdown, Bay Area VC Investment Remains Strong

The Bay Area economy is considered one of the most innovative business ecosystems in the world, leading in both startups and technological advancem...
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