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Save the Date: MBEP State of the Region Conference
The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP), a regional economic development organization that represents Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties will be hosting a State of the Region conference on November 4th, 2015 at the Chaminade Resort and Spa. Business Council members are encouraged to attend to learn more about the present state of our…
Casey Beyer: Driving Toward a Sustainable Future
The following is an Op-ed piece by Business Council Executive Director Casey Beyer regarding transportation funding in Santa Cruz County. The original letter was posted here in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and appeared on October 3rd, 2015. The Santa Cruz County Business Council is the voice of the business community. Our member companies support economic…
Lessons Learned from the Community Leadership Visit
Two weeks ago roughly 40 community leaders from Santa Cruz visited the communities of Seattle, WA and Victoria, BC (in Canada) to learn about new strategies and approaches to a wide range of issues. The issues of principle focus for this trip were economic development and housing, with a majority of the stops being focused…
WSAC To Host Open House on Santa Cruz Water Supply Options
The City of Santa Cruz Water Supply Advisory Committee will be hosting an Open House detailing the water supply options and portfolios being considered for their recommendations. The Open House is being held in Louden Nelson Auditorium on Wednesday September 9th, from 5-7:30pm. The address for the Auditorium is 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA,…
Overview of PG&E’s new LNG Project in Felton
Last week Business Council staff and members were invited to tour one of the largest Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) projects ever to be developed. Located in Felton, the project is being developed by PG&E, a Business Council Board Member. Embedded below is the presentation from the facility tour. To learn more about the project you…