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Article: Report: Bay Area economy thriving
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- March 24, 2006
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The Bay Area's economy is stronger now than during the peak of the
dot-com boom, yet the region might lose its competitive edge if some
of its most highly skilled workers flee the region for more
affordable places, according to an economic report released today.
Bay Area businesses rely heavily on the productivity of their work
force to overcome the highest cost of doing business in the nation,
yet this talent base is slipping away, according to an economic
profile issued jointly by the Bay Area Economic Forum, the Bay Area
Council, and the Association of Bay Area Governments.
The region remains one offrom Business 1
the most productive marketplaces in the world, but output has
fallen ...