2023 Index News Coverage
Every year the release of the Silicon Valley Index draws extensive media coverage from around the world for its findings, data, trends and other indicators measuring the economic health and community well being of Silicon Valley. Local newspapers and broadcast outlets, national network news organizations and wire services, financial and government publications and news sources as far away as Europe, India, Asia and Australia all have reported on the Index.
March 22, 2023 - (The Six Fifty) - Remote work rises and Caltrain ridership plummets: How Silicon Valley has changed three years since COVID: Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index...More
March 14, 2023 - (CalMatters) - Is Silicon Valley Bank’s failure an omen for California?: Joint Venture Silicon Valley, issued its annual report on the region’s economy...More
March 13, 2023 - (Globe Echo) -“Silicon Valley Is The Microcosm Of The Excesses Of Capitalism”: report of Joint Venture Silicon Valley Institute, published on February 17, the gap between rich and poor increased further in 2021...More
March 13, 2023 - (Run Down Bulletin) - “Silicon Valley is a microcosm of the excesses of capitalism”: According to the annual report of the Joint Venture Silicon Valley Institute, published on February 17...More
March 7, 2023 - (CalMatters) - Study: Wealth disparity grows in Silicon Valley - ...according to the Silicon Valley Index, an annual report by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies...More
March 6, 2023 - (Black Facts - Post News Group) - Silicon Valley's Vast Wealth Disparity Deepens as Poverty Increased: ...according to the Silicon Valley Index More
March 2, 2023 - (Silicon Valley) - Book review: Palo Alto, like California, shines as a land of promise but is haunted by its history - eight households held more wealth than the bottom 50% (nearly half a million households), according to the Silicon Valley Index More
March 1, 2023 - (Mercury News) - Letters to the Editor: Capitalism keeps poverty going strong - The new study by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies shows disgraceful disparities in wealth. More
February 26, 2023 - (San Jose Spotlight) - Podcast: Joint Venture Silicon Valley releases a report showing how the region is faring economically...More
February 22, 2023 - (News Break) - The Wealth Gap Is Widening: ...a new study by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies has highlighted the vast disparities in wealth, income, and other economic measures...More
February 19, 2023 - (CalMatters) -Two major California economic sectors face headwinds: Last week, a local industry group, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, issued its annual report on the region’s economy...More
February 18, 2023 - (World Journal) - The poor are getting poorer/The gap between the rich and the poor in Silicon Valley widens 220,000 households: According to the Silicon Valley Index, an annual report by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies More
February 18, 2023 - (KQED) - Silicon Valley's Vast Wealth Disparity Continues to Widen as Poverty Increases: ...Silicon Valley Index, an annual report by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies, the research arm of Joint Venture Silicon Valley. More
February 18, 2023 - (Local Today) - The enormous wealth inequality in Silicon Valley deepens as poverty increases: "...In Silicon Valley we have some of the biggest winners in the world.” - said Russell Hancock, executive director of the San Jose-based think tank. More
February 18, 2023 - (Times of San Diego) - Study Finds Silicon Valley’s Wealth Is Accompanied by Vast Inequality and Poverty: ...according to the Silicon Valley Index, an annual report by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies... More
February 18, 2023 - (SFGate) - Eight Bay Area households hold more wealth than bottom 50% combined: "We live in a capitalist system that is based on markets," said Russell Hancock, chief executive of the San Jose-based think tank. More
February 17, 2023 - (NBC Bay Area) - State of the Valley Conference: What to Expect: part of the conversation at the annual State of the Valley Conference in the South Bay on Friday. More
February 17, 2023 - (Silicon Valley) - Downtown San Jose office tower awaits city approval amid tech slump: San Jose officials have told Joint Venture Silicon Valley that sales tax revenue...is only at about 35% of what the revenue was prior to the pandemic...More
February 17, 2023 - (MarketWatch) - As Big Tech cuts workers, other industries are desperate to hire them: On Friday at the annual State of the Valley conference, Joint Venture Silicon Valley CEO, Russell Hancock said...More
February 17, 2023 - (CapRadio) - Silicon Valley’s vast wealth disparity deepens as poverty increased: “We live in a capitalist system that is based on markets,” said Russell Hancock, chief executive of the San Jose-based think tank. More
February 17, 2023 - (NBC) - New Silicon Valley Index Report Released: Hundreds of local leaders and stakeholders attended the State of the Valley event Friday morning. More
February 16, 2023 - (Local News Matters) - Booms and busts: Silicon Valley economy divided: "...you should never get overly euphoric during the boom, and you should never get over despondent during the bust,” - Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture...More
February 15, 2023 - (Industry Insider) - Economic Underpinnings Strong in Silicon Valley Despite Layoffs: “There is no way we can construe this as a crisis,” said Russell Hancock, the group’s CEO More
February 15, 2023 - (MSN) - Despite layoffs, experts say Silicon Valley economy is more 'bust and boom' than 'doom and gloom': Joint Venture Silicon Valley's President and CEO, Russell Hancock addressed the organization's annual report. More
February 15, 2023 - (KCBS Radio) - KCBS Radio interviews Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, on the release of the 2023 Silicon Valley Index More
February 15, 2023 - (CNET) - What Layoffs? Data Shows Silicon Valley Is More Boom Than Bust: But the latest data from Silicon Valley Index finds that the area still has historically low unemployment... More
February 15, 2023 - (ABC) -Despite layoffs, experts say Silicon Valley economy is more 'bust and boom' than 'doom and gloom': The annual Silicon Valley Index by Joint Venture Silicon Valley is set to highlight challenges and changes over the past year. More
February 15, 2023 - (Silicon Valley Business Journal) -State of the Valley report for 2023 shows region in state of 'flux': "Silicon Valley is in flux" Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock said in the cover letter for this year's Index More
February 14, 2023 - (MarketWatch) - The Silicon Valley 'exodus' neared record dot-com-bust levels last year: "Yes, there is an exodus," said Russell Hancock, CEO, of Joint Venture Silicon Valley More
February 14, 2023 - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Despite tech layoffs and remote work, Silicon Valley's economy not in ‘crisis’ mode: Silicon Valley...maintains strong economic underpinnings... according to an annual report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley More
February 14, 2023 - (MaretWatch) - These 8 billionaires have more combined wealth than half of Silicon Valley residents: Eight billionaires hold more wealth than 50% of households according to Joint Venture...More
February 14, 2023 - (San Jose Spotlight) - Booms and busts: Silicon Valley economy divided - Joint Venture Silicon Valley, an organization that researches trends in the area, is releasing its annual Silicon Valley Index More
February 14, 2022 - (Mercury News) - Silicon Valley stays sturdy despite “gloom and doom” of tech layoffs: report: ...according to researchers for the 2023 Silicon Valley Index More
