Article: Governor Bush visits coatings specialist.(ASM NEWS)

Article: Report Touts Productivity of San Francisco's Bay Area.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......across a wide swath of industries in the Bay Area have a much greater level of productivity...growth, according to a report from the Bay Area Council scheduled for release today. But...76-page review offers a note of caution: The Bay Area's strong labor productivity could fall...

Article: From bust to boom -- with a catch: Bay Area economy has rebounded after dot-com catastrophe, but talent base growing thin, study warns.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  March 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......by a resilient innovation economy, the Bay Area has rebounded from the dot-com cataclysm...defect to other communities because of the Bay Area's costly homes, creaky transportation...study, which was released jointly by the Bay Area Economic Forum, the Bay Area ...

Article: Report: Bay Area economy thriving
Oakland Tribune;  March 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The Bay Area's economy is stronger now than during...to an economic report released today. Bay Area businesses rely heavily on the productivity...economic profile issued jointly by the Bay Area Economic Forum, the Bay Area Council...

Article: Bay Area brain drain: LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION GAPS STUNTING ECONOMIC GROWTH, REPORT SAYS.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  March 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jessie Seyfer Mar. 24--Despite the Bay Area's status as a nationwide hub for innovation...professionals are moving back home, the Bay Area Economic Forum report found. These issues...workforce that is the foundation of the Bay Area's prosperity at serious risk, said Henry...

Article: Problems hinder Bay Area growth.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ...WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ The Bay Area economy's short-term outlook is robust once...cost of living and traffic miseries in the Bay Area. Despite the recent slowdown, the fundamentals of the Bay Area economy remain strong and indicate that the...

Article: Study Lays Out Three Smart Growth Options for San Francisco Bay Area.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Vorderbrueggen Apr. 11--OAKLAND, Calif.--The Bay Area can grow without paving over farmland...1 million people expected to call the Bay Area home by 2020. There is a resounding understanding...said Sunne Wright McPeak, director of the Bay Area Council and former Contra Costa County...

Article: High Cost of Living Threatens the Bay Area's Competitive Edge; Bay Area Economic Forum's New Report Examines the Region's Economic Profile.
PR Newswire;  January 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- While the Bay Area's economic fundamentals remain solid after...threatens the region's competitive edge, the Bay Area Economic Forum said in a new report released...Prosperity, is the fourth in a series of Bay Area economic profiles released ...

Article: Group presents three alternatives for Bay Area `smart-growth'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ...OAKLAND, Calif. _ The Bay Area can grow without paving over farmland...million people expected to call the Bay Area home by 2020. There is a resounding...Sunne Wright McPeak, director of the Bay Area Council and former Contra Costa County...

Article: Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Layoffs to Accelerate in Next Six Months, According to Bay Area Council.
Science Letter;  February 24, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Today the Bay Area Council announced that business confidence among Bay Area business leaders has reached a new record low, according...economic times and below 50 is negative (see also Bay Area Council). The Survey responses of the 505 CEOEs and...

Article: Tauscher Teams with MTC to Unveil New Phone, Web Services; For Bay Area Traffic, Transit, Carpooling and Bicycling, Information Now as Easy as 5-1-1.
PR Newswire;  December 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......vanpoolers and bicyclists throughout the Bay Area. U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, who serves...being rolled out in stages nationwide. The Bay Area is the largest metropolitan area in the...schedule information from nearly three dozen Bay Area transit operators, 20 operators of ...

Article: Bay Area Housing Demand Remains Underserved.(Bay Area Housing Profile)
Origination News;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area Housing Profile, a study by the Bay Area Council of the region's 101 cities and nine counties...076 units were permitted overall in the region, the Bay Area's cities and counties fell 38,629 units short of the...

Article: Bay Area Housing Demand Remains Underserved.
Mortgage Line;  September 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ...SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area Housing Profile, a study by the Bay Area Council of the region's 101 cities and nine counties...076 units were permitted overall in the region, the Bay Area's cities and counties fell 38,629 units short of the...

Article: Statistics Show High Costs of Living in California's Bay Area.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 1, 2002 ;     628 words ......s not exactly a shock to find out the Bay Area is an expensive place to live. But a report...report. The average household income in the Bay Area during 2000 of $64,818, before taxes...differential wasn't enough to keep ahead of what Bay Area residents spend on certain key items ...

Article: Bay Area Volunteers Unite on October 13, 2007 for Hands On Bay Area Day
U.S. Newswire;  October 13, 2007 ;     300 words ......EDITORS Contact: Sabrina Qutb of Hands On Bay Area, +1-415-632-6610, Sabrina@handsonbayarea...13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hands On Bay Area today will host the ninth annual Hands On Bay Area Day, one of the largest days of volunteerism...