Stories
Study will focus on the economic development
potential of emerging industry cluster
Over the past six months, close to $900
million in grant funding has been invested
in the Bay Area to study various aspects of
bio-fuels. Coupled with the record
amounts of venture capital pouring into Bay
Area solar energy companies, it is hard not
to sense the excitement surrounding
alternative energy.
To make sure that the East Bay does not overlook opportunities to leverage this amazing opportunity the East Bay EDA is assisting the Bay Area Economic Forum in developing a systematic way of tracking and working with this emerging industry. Funded by a Department of Labor WIRED grant, the completed plan will serve as a benchmark for other areas of the country seeking to learn how to understand and take advantage of the innovation economy in their own regions.
Plan to attend "Youth Radio: Building
Bridges", August 9th, 2007
The upcoming East Bay EDA work session and panel discussion will focus on youth workforce development in the East Bay.
The theme of this work session is "Youth Radio: Building Bridges -- Connecting East Bay Youth to the Region’s Thriving Multimedia Economy”.
The session will be held at the Youth Radio facility, located in downtown Oakland from 2-3:30 PM, Thursday, August 9, 2007.
This work session will be an opportunity to hear from one of the East Bay’s most innovative and pioneering training programs preparing youth for careers in the field of communications. Youth Radio is a model for business/education collaboration.
With numerous applications to other
employment sectors, this workshop will be
extremely informative for all who attend.
The session is hosted by Comcast and
co-sponsored with the East Bay’s Business
Councils and Chambers.
- A tour of the Youth Radio facility and networking reception,
sponsored
by
Comcast, will be held following the work session program. To register or for more information, please contact
Stephanie Brown, (510) 272-6843. We look forward to seeing you there!
East Bay EDA Booth participants generate 34 leads for the East Bay
Six member cities (Alameda,
Fremont,
Hayward,
Oakley,
San Ramon and
Union City) and East Bay EDA
partner organizations,
The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (MANEX), and
East Bay Works (Concord and College of Alameda) participated in the East Bay EDA booth at the SEMICON West 2007 tradeshow, July 16-20 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Thanks to the high level of exposure, and the presence of our members and partners at the booth, East Bay EDA’s trip to SEMICON West 2007 resulted in 34 leads.
The next tradeshow in which East Bay EDA will participate will be the new BIOMEDevice 2007, October 3-4, 2007, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Mark your calendars accordingly. Just contact
Keith Sutton, (510) 272-3885 if you have any questions or are interested in participating in the booth.
Annual report will focus on economic and
social performance of the region
East Bay EDA will partner with the United
Way of the Bay Area (UWBA) to produce the
annual East Bay Indicators report. The
2007 edition of this report will highlight
the connection between the economic and
social issues affecting the East Bay through
a combination of baseline economic, social
and environmental data and analysis that
will assist future policies aimed at
enhancing the quality of life throughout our
region.
The report will be released at the East Bay
EDA Fall General Membership Meeting and Stop
Waste Partnership Awards in October. If your
organization is interested in sponsoring
this publication please visit the
sponsorship
page at
www.eastbayeda.org
or contact
Keith Sutton,
(510) 272-3885.
After a
great deal of interest from members and others who were in attendance, we are
happy to announce that the May 18 East Bay EDA Spring General Membership Meeting
and Economic Forecast is now
available through “Local Video On Demand”, exclusively on Comcast. The program can be found
on Channel 1/Bay on Demand/Local Events/EDA Meeting.
New calendar feature allows
members and partners to promote
regional events
The
East Bay Economic Development Alliance section of
www.eastbayeda.org is now completely functional, with a new calendar program being added for East Bay EDA
events, East Bay Regional events and organization events such as the East
Bay EDA Executive Committee and
Economic Development Director’s Council.
We are in the process of phasing out the
edab.org site, so please make sure your
website is pointing to our new address and lists our new name and email addresses as well.
If you have any questions or suggestions
regarding the new East Bay EDA website,
please contact
Keith
Sutton, (510) 272-3885.
The East Bay EDA Officers this month appointed Ken Mercer, Vice President for Foundation, Public Relations & Marketing with
ValleyCare Health System, to the Executive Committee. ValleyCare Health System is the Tri-Valley’s largest medical group serving the community since 1961. Ken, a long time champion for many business and community collaborations in the Tri Valley, served on the City Council
and as Mayor of Pleasanton for ten years and is currently the Chair of the Tri-Valley Business Council.
In other actions, the Officers agreed to participate in the United Way of California broad-based coalition of business, education and community leaders seeking reauthorization of the federally-funded State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide quality, affordable health care to children. Click
here to download a PDF outlining other positions approved by the East Bay EDA Officers
on key transportation, housing and land use legislation.
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