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Investing in San José’s Economy

Mayor Reed is committed to fostering a business-friendly environment that will ensure San José remains the Capital of Silicon Valley and a driving force in our global economy. He has strongly advocated for the city's Economic Strategy, promoted strategic initiatives to attract and retain businesses and championed land use policies that preserve employment lands. During Mayor Reed's tenure:

• Several driving industry companies - including major employers like Brocade, Ericsson and PwC - have moved to or expanded in San José. These companies represent about 9,000 jobs created/retained. View a partial list of companies.
• The City has worked at the speed of business and made measurable improvements in the development permitting process.
• San José has become a global center of clean technology, attracting more than 4,000 green jobs. Read about San José's Green Vision.
• San José's economy has shown signs of recovery from the Great Recession, posting year-over-year job growth in 2010.

Learn more about the competitive advantages of doing business in our city at www.ChooseSanJose.com .

Drobo Inc. Introduces New San Jose Headquarters

POSTED: 1/17/2012
On January 11, Mayor Reed joined Drobo CEO Tom Buiocchi to inaugurate the company's new headquarters in North San José. An award-winning manufacturer of data storage products, Drobo was looking to expand to accommodate its growing workforce, aggressive research and development and increased corporate activity.

“San Jose offers a unique nurturing environment for growing tech companies such as Drobo, allowing us to build our international brand within the heart of the Silicon Valley,” said Tom Buiocchi, CEO of Drobo. “I’d like to thank the Mayor and the city for your commitment to Drobo and for being an important part to our future success.”  

Learn more about Drobo

Other Recent Economic Development News

San José City Council Unanimously Votes To Spur Jobs and Economic Development - POSTED: 2/1/2012
The San José City Council today took four critical steps to encourage employers to locate jobs in Northern California’s largest city. Read more

Flextronics to move U.S. Headquarters to San Jose - POSTED: 1/19/2012
Flextronics USA has disclosed that it will move 500 workers and its U.S. headquarters to San Jose, an indication that the surge of tech expansions has begun to widen. Read more in the San Jose Mercury News

2San Jose City Council Adopts Envision 2040 General Plan - UPDATED: 12/21/2011
On November 1, the City Council approved the Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan, a major element of which is accommodating up to 470,000 new jobs and achieving a 1.3:1 Jobs to Employed Resident (J/ER) ratio by 2040. Learn more about the 2040 General Plan

Memo from Mayor Reed on Development Taxes, Fees and Costs - UPDATED: 12/21/2011
Mayor Reed and Councilmembers Herrera, Liccardo, Chu and Kalra have made the following recommendations (which were adopted by the City Council) for adjusting city development taxes, fees and costs to encourage businesses to move to or expand in San Jose. Read their recommendations Read the original staff report

Memo from Mayor Reed on the CIty's Economic Strategy Priorities - UPDATED: 12/21/2011
Mayor Reed, Vice Mayor Nguyen and Councilmembers Herrera, Rocha and Pyle have released their recommendations for the City's top 5 economic development priorities during this fiscal year. Read their recommendations

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