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POWERING INNOVATION (2011) > >

December 7, 2011
 California leads venture funding for electric vehicle technology ~ Los Angeles Times
December 7, 2011
 Investment in state's green car industry increases ~ San Francisco Chronicle

SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT AND THE IMPACT ON SILICON VALLEY (2011) > >

October 26, 2011
 Silicon Valley well-positioned to be a leader in smart-grid technology ~ San Jose Mercury News
October 26, 2011
 Smart grid yields jobs, report says ~ San Francisco Chronicle

INDEX OF SILICON VALLEY (2011) > >

February 14, 2011
 Silicon Valley faces tough choices in public services ~ San Jose Mercury News
February 14, 2011
 In Silicon Valley, Recovery Remains Limited. ~ Wall Street Journal

MANY SHADES OF GREEN: Regional Distribution and Trends in California's Green Economy (2011) > >

January 19, 2011
 Green jobs up 3% in 2008, Next 10 report finds ~ San Francisco Chronicle
January 19, 2011
 Green jobs continue to grow amid the economic downturn ~ San Jose Mercury News

CALIFORNIA GREEN INNOVATION INDEX (2010) > >

October 7, 2010
 California leads nation in green tech ~ San Francisco Chronicle

THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America (2009) > >

June 12, 2009
 Now is not the time to retreat from green tech ~ San Jose Mercury News
June 11, 2009
 Clean Energy Creates Jobs, Improves Economic Growth ~ GreenBiz.com
June 10, 2009
 Study Cites Strong Green Job Growth ~ The New York Times

SOLANO COUNTY INDEX OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY PROGRESS (2009) > >
2008 CALED Award Winner: Solano County EDC (Award of Excellence) Solano County Index of Economic and Community Progress Solano County Index of Economic and Community Progress began in February 2007 as an idea that came out of three Solano County Economic Summits held in February, June and December of 2007. As Chair of the Solano County Board of Supervisors Mike Reagan began the collaboration of community partners to visualized the future opportunities for economic growth and the challenges need to be overcome. Solano EDC facilitated each Solano County Economic Summit and then contracted to manage the development of the Solano County Index of Economic and Community Progress with Collaborative Economics Doug Henton, the originator of the Silicon Valley Index.

Doug Henton, Tiffany Furrell, and John Melville of Collaborative Economics

SOLANO COUNTY LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTERS (2009) > >

February 27, 2009
 Life science industry to be 'golden' ~ The Reporter

CLIMATE PROSPERITY: A Greenprint for Silicon Valley (2009) > >

February 20, 2009
 Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network lays out green vision for region ~ San Jose Mercury News
February 20, 2009
 New 'greenprint' could map way for next boom ~ The Almanac
February 28, 2009
 Two Roads to Economic Renewal ~ National Journal Magazine