Every leader aspires to leave a legacy of success. John Boland, a member of the board of directors at Joint Venture Silicon Valley, has done just that at KQED. At a time when most regional news entities are struggling, Boland catapulted KQED from a traditional public broadcast outlet into a multimedia stronghold. The eldest of 12 and a college dropout, Boland served as President and CEO of KQED through March 2019, and is now president emeritus. 
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2019 State of the Valley
Joint Venture’s annual State of the Valley conference took place in San Jose February 15, 2019. This is a video recap of the event.
2019 State of the Valley recap video by PRx Digital.
Briefing on the 2019 Silicon Valley Index
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock gave a comprehensive briefing on the 2019 Silicon Valley Index, produced by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
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Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q1 2019
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report, prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley, showed that activity is brisk and demand is high, especially for commercial space located near public transit. Office vacancy rates – which were relatively high between Q4 2017 and Q4 2018 due – fell significantly in Q1 2019 to 13.4%.
Silicon Valley Index - 2019
Silicon Valley’s economy has reached new levels of employment, income, innovation, and investments as major companies are fundamentally altering the character and evolution of innovation in the region.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Economic Update: The Peninsula Economy - July 2018
This brief, the fifth in a series, provides an update on the economy in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, here referred to as “the Peninsula economy.” The Peninsula sub region includes Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.
Silicon Valley Bike Vision - February 2017
Joint Venture and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition have published a regional study that lays out a vision for the bicycle to become a major mode of travel in Silicon Valley.
The report, "Silicon Valley Bike Vision," was produced in partnership with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. and made possible with funding from Google, Facebook and Stanford University.
