Recognition Celebrates Remarkable Women Inspiring the Future of Advanced Air Mobility (Sept. 8, 2026 — Marina, CA) — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Chief Growth Officer Lavera...
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‘AI & the Future of Our Region’ Brings Together Leading Artificial Intelligence Experts to Focus on the Impact, Challenges, and Possibilities for the Central Coast
Limited tickets are still available for MBEP’s half-day conference exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming our economy, our communities, and the future of...
What Turns Innovation Into Implementation?
Innovation is often easiest to recognize when something is happening in plain sight. A new partnership is announced. A demonstration takes place. A working group is formed. A...
Breaking Down Silos: How the Farm Robotics Challenge Bridges Disciplines to Solve Real Agricultural Problems
Across the agricultural heartlands of California, a quiet transformation is underway—one that is dismantling long-standing educational and industrial silos. Led by UC ANR...
Understanding the Big Impact of a Small Airport: Q&A with Watsonville Municipal Airport Director Rayvon Williams
The Watsonville Municipal Airport Economic Impact Study highlights the many ways a community airport supports the regional economy. In 2024 alone, WVI generated $78.5 million in...
Commentary: When Women Leave the Workforce, We All Lose
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...
Monterey Herald Economy Matters: Broadband Is Economic Infrastructure: Connecting the Monterey Bay Region to Opportunity
Reliable high-speed internet connection is as essential to economic participation as roads, electricity and transportation. Yet across Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito...
Monterey Herald Economy Matters: What happens to our fields happens to us all
Drive through the Salinas Valley in almost any season and you'll see it: mile after mile of lettuce, strawberries, and broccoli, tended by crews working before sunrise to keep...
A Q&A with Hollister Municipal Airport Director Jeff Crechriou
Understanding the Big Impact of a Small Airport on the Regional Economy (July 31, 2026 — Marina, CA) — The recently released Hollister Municipal Airport Economic Impact Study...