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Chan Zuckerberg Imaging division signs huge lease to expand in Redwood City

By Douglas Sams – Senior Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Jan 30, 2025 Updated Jan 30, 2025 4:13pm PST Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is rolling out a major expansion next to the organization’s Redwood City headquarters in a boost for the Peninsula’s struggling biotech sector. The Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging signed a 226,000-square-foot lease at Elco […]

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Anton, a bakery known for its decadent mille crepe cakes, is coming to the Stanford Shopping Center

By Kate Bradshaw | kbradshaw@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group UPDATED: January 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM PST This baker’s crepe cakes, shaped by his Malaysian family recipe, take center stage at two new patisseries. Anthony Tam has come a long way since 2016, much of which he spent burning the candle at both ends. By day, he worked a […]

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Bay Area Restaurants 2025

By Anthony Duignan-Cabrera – Contributor, Silicon Valley Business Journal Jan 15, 2025 The popular saying “an army marches on its stomach” could be credited to Frederick the Great or Napoleon Bonaparte, but the adage also applies to the legions of Silicon Valley tech workers. An army of industrious Bay Area innovators and worker bees needs to be […]

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AI firms keep gobbling up office space, adding momentum to S.F. recovery

By Douglas Sams – Editor-in-chief, Atlanta Business Chronicle Jan 15, 2025 Updated Jan 15, 2025 2:12pm PST In only a few years, AI companies have extended their real estate footprint across the city by leasing millions of square feet, enough to fill a modern San Francisco skyscraper several times over. The emerging sector, from newly formed startups to […]

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Five new Bay Area restaurants named to Michelin Guide

By Alex Barreira – Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Jul 10, 2024 Updated Jul 10, 2024 1:04pm PDT Five Bay Area restaurants have been tapped to the California Michelin Guide across Oakland, San Francisco and Wine Country. The so-called “new discoveries” are eligible for further honors including the prestigious Michelin Star or budget-friendly Bib Gourmand awards at […]

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CRE Edges Into Expansion Mode

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Here’s how far a middle-class salary goes in San Jose

By Jenna Martin and Gary J. Boulanger – Silicon Valley Business Journal Dec 9, 2024 STORY HIGHLIGHTS West Coast cities have high middle-class salary gaps. San Jose’s median income falls short by nearly $60,000. Middle-class salaries stretch furthest in Detroit and Memphis. With America’s middle class shrinking in both population share and income growth, a recent study looked to see how […]

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US Apartment Market Fundamentals Nov 2024

 

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Mountain View security robot maker launches $12M stock offering

By Anthony Duignan-Cabrera – Contributor, Silicon Valley Business Journal Nov 25, 2024 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Knightscope Inc. announced a public offering to raise $12.1 million. Knightscope signed a deal with Verizon Business for secure connectivity. Knightscope expanded services with Draganfly Inc. for aerial security. Knightscope Inc., a Mountain View company that focuses on AI and self-driving tech, hopes […]

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Here’s how much empty office space is costing San Francisco

By Ari Mahrer and Joanne Drilling – San Francisco Business Times Nov 19, 2024 Office vacancy rates are at their highest point in 45 years. Commercial real estate insiders predict a quarter of existing American office space could be vacant by early 2026. And currently, 11 major metro areas have at least $1 billion worth of empty space. In […]

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