By Jeff Pelline,
jeffp@theunion.com
January 16, 2007
OTHER
NEWS.....
Nevada City Planning
Commission Approves Development of New Homes
(November 18th, 2010)
Robert Upton appointed as Court
Receiver
(August 5th, 2009)
Liberty Hill Offices Get Its First Occupant
(The Union - May 4, 2008)
Liberty Hill - Filling a Need
(The Union - February 4, 2008)
Tech Firms Promise Shining Future
for Nevada County
(The Union January
16, 2008)
Tech Center Expands
(The Union - December 3, 2007)
Technology & Trees
(PDF)
(Nevada County Business News - December 2007)
2Wire eyes bigger slice of tech area
(The Union - May 2, 2007)
Building a Future for Our Children
(The Union - May 1, 2007)
Tech firms promise shining future
for Nevada County
(The Union - January 16, 2007)
Tech Center to open offices in
Spring
(The Union - September 9, 2006)
A good fit for Larkspur
Landing
(Marin Independent Journal - August 25, 2005) |
TECH FIRMS
PROMISE SHINING FUTURE FOR NEVADA COUNTY
It's heartening to see 2Wire become a tenant
at the Nevada City Tech Center.
If I had a vision for our community, it would be to attract more businesses
like this one. I'm a big fan of tech, but these businesses also provide
well-paying jobs (money that is spent in our community), typically are
"clean" industries and also are innovative. Plus, you can eat lunch by a
real stream, not the artificial one that George Lucas built for his workers
at the Presidio in San Francisco.
It's a "win-win" for workers and businesses, largely made possible by
high-speed Internet access, video conferencing and other technologies that
make our world smaller.
This, in fact, is 2Wire's business - broadband services. We have a 2Wire
computer modem in our house, the heart of a wireless network that we use
daily, to check e-mail, surf the Web - and read newspapers. San Jose-based
2Wire was founded in 1998 by Brian Hinman, a co-founder of PictureTel and
Polycom. (Polycom is another favorite tech company, providing video
conference systems).
We hear a lot about big-box stores and chains, but you'd be surprised how
many tech businesses like this are tucked away in the Sierra foothills -
with the potential to lure many more. And it's not just the Grass Valley,
Thomson Group. I met a guy at the county fair last year who works for
National Semiconductor out of a satellite office in Grass Valley. I have
another friend who telecommutes for Autodesk.
I hope the trend continues, because businesses and jobs like these will make
our area more stable and independent. |
