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...
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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...
Monterey Herald Economy Matters: Monterey Bay’s next harvest isn’t in the fields. It’s in the data.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant, futuristic idea — it is already reshaping agriculture, healthcare, education, and local business across our region. From precision...
CAAMCI Chronicles | Vol. 2: What If the Biggest Challenge Facing Advanced Aviation Isn’t Certification?
One question surfaces repeatedly when people ask me about CAAMCI: When will the aircraft be certified? The short answer is: we don’t know. That is a question only the FAA and the...
California Public Utilities Commission Approves $33.2 Million to Expand Broadband Access Across the Central Coast
Surfnet Communications’ Central Coast Fiber Broadband and Santa Barbara Fiber projects will connect nearly 1,300 unserved locations across five counties (July 16, 2026 — Marina,...