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American Planning Association cites El Camino Real initiative for distinguished leadership
August 4, 2010 - The American Planning Association has honored the Grand Boulevard Initiative with its Outstanding 2010 Distinguished Leadership Award: Organization. The California Chapter of the APA will present the award at its 2010 State Conference in November.
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A special KLIV program on arts and culture in Silicon Valley
What is the role of arts and culture in Silicon Valley? Connie Martinez, managing director and CEO of 1st Act Silicon Valley, and Nick Nichols, managing director of the San Jose Repertory Theatre discuss the topic in a recent KLIV 1590 radio special. The one-hour program is hosted by Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock.
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Indira Balkissoon to lead initiative seeking greater federal investment in Silicon Valley
July 8, 2010 - Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network has named prominent environmental consultant and former EPA executive Indira Balkissoon Director of Federal Outreach Programs, a newly created role overseeing a regional effort to increase the level of investment being made by the federal government in Silicon Valley. Balkissoon will lead the project under guidance by a steering committee that includes Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Bay Area Council, the NASA/Ames Research Center, the University of California at Santa Cruz and Stanford University.
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SJSU grad student to work on regionalism initiative
July 8, 2010 – Antonea Colón, a San Jose State University graduate student in urban planning, has become Joint Venture’s Benest Fellow for 2010-2011. The program honors the legacy of former Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest, a tireless champion of regionalism. Colón, who earned her BA in business and economics from North Park University in Chicago, will collaborate with Joint Venture senior staff on regionalism efforts, research and other projects.
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2010 Silicon Valley Index
2009 was a rough year. We learned the hard way that Silicon Valley is not immune to the larger forces at work in the global economic recession. Like other regions, we have lost tens of thousands of jobs, absorbed thousands of home foreclosures, and seen our incomes decline. Despite our many strengths—from talented people to world-class technology—we could not insulate ourselves from the larger economic downturn.
Climate Prosperity: A Greenprint for Silicon Valley
The Challenge: Protecting the climate and growing the economy. What if we could turn the climate change crisis into an opportunity to build a better world? That is the promise of Climate Prosperity—creating a better, more sustainable world for our children and grandchildren—and what this Greenprint for Silicon Valley is all about.
A New Foundation for Collaborative Workforce Development in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley must adapt to the economic churn and changing needs of employers for a more skilled workforce in order to remain the epicenter of innovation and entrepreneurship, concludes this comprehensive report on regional workforce development by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, NOVA, the San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board and work2future.
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August 6, 2010 - (Reuters) - HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns suddenly. "Shock and puzzlement, that's how it's going to go down," president and chief executive of Joint Venture Silicon Valley Russell Hancock said.
July 26, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Silicon Valley export growth lags nation. The development of new industries not necessarily tied to exports, such as clean energy, could be another reason for slower export growth, said Russell Hancock, president and chief executive officer of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. More.
July 25, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - People on the Move. Wells Fargo executive Eric Houser elected to Joint Venture board. More.
July 18, 2010 - (The Work Style Magazine) - New gadgets are still delighting customers, Yosemite is still beautiful and Hollywood is still filling theatres, but the state is facing major economic difficulties. "Silicon Valley is feeling a lot of pain," says Russell Hancock, chief executive of Joint Venture. More.
July 9, 2010 - (Palo Alto Online) - Under siege: Federal funding that has historically sustained Silicon Valley economic growth is threatened. More.
June 30, 2010 - (Deccan Herald - India) - Silicon Valley may lose its edge. Silicon Valley's economy is sputtering and risks permanently stalling, according to an annual report by a group of researchers in the region. More.
June 12, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Cassidy: What the rest of us made. According to Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network's most recent economic index, our per capita income declined just under 3 percent in 2009. More.
June 10, 2010 - (San Mateo County Daily Journal) - Councilman says cities should not give to nonprofits. Before Charlie Bronitsky was elected to the Foster City Council in November he did not realize the city was in the practice of doling out money to area nonprofits every year. More.
May 30, 2010 - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Community colleges to get funds for retraining. "This is especially true in a place like Silicon Valley, where we are constantly creating new industries and obsoleting old ones, forcing people to transition every few years," said Russell Hancock, chief executive of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a business-backed public policy group that believes community colleges are essential to providing skilled technical workers. More.
May 21, 2010 - (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal) - Editorial: Invest in your business: Hire an intern. A number of recent studies, including one by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, have reported Silicon Valley, long regarded as the epicenter of innovation, could be losing its edge. I say things are still OK in the valley. More.
May 21, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Web 2.0 companies settling in San Francisco. Economists and groups such as Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network say the core of the Bay Area from San Francisco to San Jose is essentially a single economic unit in which everyone benefits from the success of any company within it. More.