East Bay EDA is pleased to share some useful news and resources for Bay Area manufacturers. Please contact us if you have a resource you would like to share. Submit your items directly to mfg@eastbayeda.org.
Featured News
AMBayArea Summit 2025 – The AMBayArea Summit 2025 will be held on Tuesday, April 29, from 1 – 7 p.m. at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. Hosted by the Association of Manufacturers Bay Area, this event unites manufacturing executives, supply chain members, and education and government partners for an afternoon of thought leadership and connection. The Summit will feature a keynote address, Narratives, Realities, and the Economic Outlook for Manufacturing in the Bay Area by Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D. Attendees will also enjoy breakout sessions with subject matter experts on topics including operations, leadership, workforce development, and more. The event will also feature exhibit booths, networking opportunities, happy hour, and the AMBayArea MFG Awards. For more information and registration, click here.
Regional Workforce Development – This month, East Bay EDA and Resilient East Bay are pleased to introduce our new content partnership with EASTBAYWorks, the region’s public workforce development network of job centers, support service providers, and educational entities that provide benefits and services to employers, jobs seekers, and youth ages 16-24 at no cost. This month’s feature, Workforce Development is the Village Matchmaker, talks about how workforce development organizations provide a more relationship-based approach to hiring than anonymous job websites. Unlike platforms like Indeed, these organizations get to know job seekers personally, offering them a helping hand… Read more on the blog.
Manufacturing News & Resources
East Bay EDA Website Update – East Bay EDA is continually trying to stay abreast of key issues, challenges, and opportunities affecting our region’s economy, labor market, and overall quality of life. As a part of this effort, we also aim to digest and synthesize a lot of key information about the incredible assets and resources here in the East Bay region. We have recently updated our main website to make it easier to find, locate, and access key information and resources such as our East Bay data dashboard, our regional business resources Map, membership information, policy priorities, and more. Check out the new website!
East Bay Industrial Lands Webinar – More than 100 guests joined East Bay EDA’s webinar on East Bay Industrial Lands, which was held on March 19, 2025. This panel discussion featured experts in commercial real estate development, economic development, and urban planning and covered a wide range of critical topics related to the current challenges and future opportunities of supporting a diverse and resilient industrial economy in our region. If you missed this webinar or want to watch it again, you can view the recording here.
Plan Bay Area 2050+ Implementation Survey – Following the adoption of the Plan Bay Area 2050+ Final Blueprint in January 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) are drafting near-term implementation actions to advance Plan Bay Area 2050+ strategies (including recommendations from the parallel Transit 2050+ effort) through the year 2030. You are invited to participate in a comprehensive survey to help propose and prioritize preliminary draft implementation actions for Plan Bay Area 2050+. The survey offers a “choose-your-own-adventure” approach to providing input on any of the four plan elements – Transportation, Housing, Economy, and Environment. If you plan to provide input on more than a few strategies, be sure to set aside sufficient time to complete the survey. To help contextualize the questions in the survey, staff have prepared a short explainer video. Complete the Survey.
Upcoming Events
4/8 – Get to Know Manex (online/virtual)
4/29 – AMBayArea Summit 2025 (Oakland): Manufacturers who join AMBayArea receive 50% off tickets.
5/15 – 2025 Economic Outlook & Annual Membership Meeting (San Ramon)
5/21 – SFMade Here/Now (Pier 70, San Francisco)
Visit our events calendar for updates!
