Growth Happening Here
By Sharon Simonson More Texas cites are growing faster than any others in the nation, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But the East …
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San Jose City Adds Vietnamese-American Small Business Advisor
By Sharon Simonson Xuan Ha, former director of San Jose’s Vietnamese American Business Association, has joined the city of San Jose’s Small Business …
Berkeley Workers Bike More Than Anyone Else
By Sharon Simonson A greater proportion of people bike to work in Berkeley than in any other American city with a population of 100,000 or more, according to …
San Francisco Leads Nation in Employment Gains in Large Counties
Information businesses, including software publishers, and building construction are setting the job-growth pace By Sharon Simonson New economy is driving old …
California Has the Most Foreign-Born Residents
By Sharon Simonson A record 42.2 million foreign-born people live in the United States making up 13.2 percent of the population, according to new findings from …
Judge Fines Apple, Cisco, eBay Contractors for H-1B Cheating
Federal judge says Scopus Consulting Group and Orian Engineers abused the H-1B worker-visa program by underpaying foreign workers, depressing regional …
Census Bureau: English Not Required
Nearly 400,000 kids and adults in the San Jose metro can't speak English; more than half the population doesn't speak English at home.