March 31, 2020 - Silicon Valley, like every place, has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it mean for our economy, our communities, and our overall wellbeing in the near term?
February 2020 - The 2020 Silicon Valley Index shows that Silicon Valley continues its upward spiral with employment growth, eye-popping land transactions, and venture capital flowing into record numbers of megadeals.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Q3 2019 - The report shows Silicon Valley is continuing to develop more new commercial space, and there has been a resurgence of R&D development within the region.
August 2019 - Nearly 550,000 Silicon Valley students will head back to school for fall. Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies has compiled a snapshot of back-to-school by the numbers. On average, families spend close to $700 for supplies and clothing - a hardship for 30% of Silicon Valley.
Q2 2019 - The report shows the total amount of office, industrial, and research and development (R&D) space under construction has continued to rise, even as new buildings have been completed.
Q1 2019 - The report shows 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%.
February 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.
Q3 2018 - The Institute’s quarterly commercial real estate report, prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley, showed the surge of commercial space development in Silicon Valley continued unabated in the third quarter of 2018.
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.
Q1 2018 - The Institute’s quarterly commercial real estate report, prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley, showed that five developments were completed in the quarter, accounting for nearly one million square feet of commercial office.
The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies is the research arm of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and is housed within the organization. Research topics focus on economic and community health issues within Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area, as well as on broader regional issues.
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