May 4, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - One is former Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Colleen Wilcox, who announced a new gig focused on teacher recruitment and retention through Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. More.

May 1, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - Colleen Wilcox, 58, was tapped as executive director of a new organization called the Silicon Valley Alliance for Teachers. More.

April 29, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - County Supervisor Mark Stone, who brought the proposal before the board, said the cost for the inventory is much lower if the county joins the communities organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley than if it tries to do it alone. More.

April 27, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) - More than a half-dozen Bay Area agencies, including the Bay Area Council and the Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network, are sponsoring a two-hour forum Friday in Redwood City to update businesses on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the goals of California's landmark AB32 legislation, the Global Warming Solutions Act. More.

April 25, 2008 (San Jose Buisness Journal) - Smart Health's goal was to make medical information from all sources available to all certified providers, so records for a patient walking into any emergency room, doctor's office or pharmacy could be accessed. More.

April 22, 2008 (Heartland Institute) - The commercial consortium behind the Silicon Valley plan, Silicon Valley Metro Connect and Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a civic initiative drawing from area businesses, governments, and universities, had envisioned a $100 million network spanning 40 municipalities across 1,500 square miles. More.

April 21, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - There have been positives, including a record year for donations and a new partnership with Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. More.

April 16, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) - "We don't need to be worried about other American cities, we need to be worried about other parts of the world," said Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley Networks, a nonprofit group that brings business and governments together. "We're no longer a regional economy. It's global now." More.

April 11, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - Among the other 400-plus men making the walk (most in women's footwear) were Joint Venture President Russ Hancock, San Jose Fire Chief Darryl Von Raesfeld, Police Chief Rob Davis, KBAY's Sam Van Zandt and AMR ambulance service President Wayne Davis - who once again painted his toenails orange to match his shoes. More.

March 14, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - A report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley released Feb. 19 indicated that San Jose's job growth and venture capital investment is strong, but uncertainty in housing markets and a national recession have the potential to drag down the economy. More.

March 14, 2008 (San Jose Business Journal) - Of the 525 cleantech patents issued to companies and outfits here from 1976 to 2006, 274 were related to batteries, according to Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. More.

March 10, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) - Middle-wage jobs are disappearing, according to the 2008 Index of Silicon Valley, produced by Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. More.

March 10, 2008 (statesman.com) - In January, the unemployment rate in Silicon Valley's metropolitan areas of San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara rose to 5.3 percent from 4.8 percent a year ago. More.

March 9, 2008 (Palo Alto Online News) - Last February, Palo Alto was selected as a test site for a wireless effort eventually intended to provide wireless data and Internet service valley-wide. More.

March 7, 2008 (WallStreet Journal) - And while the region added a net 28,000 new jobs last year, that was down from 33,000 in 2006, according to Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a nonprofit group representing local businesses and government agencies. More.

March 3, 2008 (San Mateo Daily News) - For the second time in as many years, San Carlos appears to be on the verge of getting wireless Internet service downtown. More.

Colleen Wilcox to Lead Joint Venture Education Initiative

May 1, 2008—Former Santa Clara County Schools Superintendent Colleen Wilcox has been named Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Alliance for Teachers, a new Joint Venture initiative working to make teacher recruitment, development and retention one of the region’s highest priorities.

Click here to read the press release.
Click here to learn more about the initiative.

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NEW! Smart Health White Paper

May 1, 2008—Joint Venture’s Smart Health Task Force has worked for more than two years to introduce new efficiencies to the region’s health care sector by using information technology more effectively. The process has involved hundreds of leaders from the Valley’s health care providers, insurers, employers,and the broader community.

In a white paper being released today, we are providing a full report to the community.

Click here to read the Smart Health white paper.