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Bay Area, Silicon Valley Investor Interest in Startups Cools 23 Apr 2013 | 02:32 pm
Silicon Valley and Bay Area investors are less likely to back a startup than in the past, according to a new survey by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management About 38 percent of investors in the region sai...
Brussels Sprouts' Renaissance Alive in Bay Area 5 Nov 2012 | 05:03 pm
It's like a scene from a childhood nightmare. There are vast fields of Brussels sprouts, with workers tossing plants bearing dozens of them onto a harvesting machine. Little green balls pile up in bin...
Bay Area's Business Climate is Less Friendly to Startups than Other Parts of California, Says Study 19 Oct 2012 | 05:37 pm
Relatively expensive housing, coupled with the high cost of living and doing business in the Bay Area, has made the nine-county region less hospitable to new companies than other big urban centers in ...
Bay Area Billionaires Join Giving Pledge 20 Sep 2012 | 10:55 am
Mansions, yachts, personal jets - even private islands - can lose their charms over time. Some billionaires seek cachet a different way: eradicating disease, bolstering public education, endowing mus...
Putting Bay Area’s Water Source to a Vote 10 Sep 2012 | 10:55 am
It is one of the oldest environmental battles in the United States, and it involves one of the country’s most famous national parks, one of its most liberal cities, leaders of Silicon Valley and a per...
The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday Business Connection 3 Sep 2012 | 10:27 am
The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday Business Connection is back for its 2012-2013 season. On the Sept. 5 season kickoff for WBC, Tom Rumreich, long time local Salmon Trout Enhancement Program b...
Bay Area Businesses Recognized for Bringing Job and Revenue Growth to Florida 30 Aug 2012 | 01:40 pm
While the economic recovery is slow, there are many bright spots in Tampa Bay. Telovations, along with two other Tampa companies, Bayshore Solutions and ReliaQuest, are recognized by The Florida Econo...
Calif Refinery Fire will Boost Gas Prices 9 Aug 2012 | 12:14 pm
Smoke pours from a fire at the Chevron Richmond Refinery, seen behind Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Analysts say a fire at one of the country’s biggest oil refineries will contribute to higher pri...
24 Hour Fitness, Healthy Chain, For Sale 2 Aug 2012 | 09:11 am
A pedestrian walks by a 24 Hour Fitness center on July 31, 2012 in San Francisco, California. 24 Hour Fitness, the nation's largest privately held fitness center chain, is up for sale and could fetch ...
Olympics: Two Bay Area Women Help Power U.S. Eight Boat into Rowing Final 30 Jul 2012 | 12:27 pm
Two Bay Area athletes helped the U.S. women's eight crew to victory in its opening race Sunday, setting up a finals showdown with Canada in what shapes up as one of the top events of the Olympic regat...