by Tahra Goraya | Oct 15, 2026 | Advanced Air Mobility, Economy Matters, MBEP News, Tech & Innovation
The future of flight is here —and the Monterey Bay region is already helping build it. Uncrewed aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, and advanced air mobility, including electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, are moving rapidly from concept to...
by Tahra Goraya | Oct 9, 2026 | Agriculture, Broadband, MBEP News, Op-Ed, Tech & Innovation
By Tahra Goraya, President and CEO, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (Oct. 9, 2026 — Marina, CA) — Drive through the Salinas Valley this fall and you might not notice it from the highway, but artificial intelligence is already at work here. Automated weeders are...
by Tahra Goraya | Sep 16, 2026 | Economic & Workforce Development, Economy Matters, MBEP News
For years, we have talked about economic development as if it were a construction project. Bring in a factory. Recruit a company. Build more office space. Create more “traditional” jobs. Those things matter. But if that is still our definition of economic growth in...
by Tahra Goraya | Aug 24, 2026 | Economic & Workforce Development, MBEP News, Op-Ed
The latest national jobs numbers should concern every economic leader in America—not simply because women are losing jobs, but because they reveal something deeper about whose economic contributions we value. In July, the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs. Women accounted...
by Tahra Goraya | Aug 19, 2026 | Broadband, Economy Matters, MBEP News
Reliable high-speed internet connection is as essential to economic participation as roads, electricity and transportation. Yet across Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, geography, affordability and digital skills continue to determine who can fully...
