Rhombus Expands to Iconic Ice Blocks in Midtown Sacramento

Rhombus Expands to Iconic Ice Blocks in Midtown Sacramento

Rhombus, a leader in cloud-managed physical security, is excited to announce its move to an expanded office space at 1610 R Street in the heart of Sacramento’s Midtown. Fueled by new investments and partnerships, the company has expanded its team and now employs more than 175 individuals.

OnSight Technology Announces New Headquarters in Folsom

OnSight Technology Announces New Headquarters in Folsom

OnSight Technology, a pioneering company in hardware-based AI and robotics, is proud to announce the establishment of its new headquarters in Folsom. Onsight has 20 employees at its new location with plans to grow to 60 in the next year.

Sutter Health Park to Host A’s Baseball

Sutter Health Park to Host A’s Baseball

Today, the Sacramento Kings, majority owner of the five-time Pacific Coast League champion Sacramento River Cats, announced that Sutter Health Park will host the A’s for three MLB seasons starting in 2025 with an option for a fourth – ahead of the team’s transition to Las Vegas.

Samsung opens chip R&D office in Greater Sacramento

Samsung opens chip R&D office in Greater Sacramento

Samsung Semiconductor has opened an R&D office in Folsom to house an advanced computer lab and controller development team to create technology for artificial intelligence, data centers, mobile phones and automotive chips. The office will initially employ 50 with plans to grow.

Trifecta: A Leading Force in Organic Meal Delivery, Takes Center Stage in Netflix Documentary

Trifecta: A Leading Force in Organic Meal Delivery, Takes Center Stage in Netflix Documentary

Trifecta, a Greater Sacramento Economic Council board member, and the nation’s largest organically sourced meal delivery service, is making waves on Netflix with a captivating documentary that has soared to the number three trending spot globally. The documentary, “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment” sheds light on the critical importance of mindful eating and the impact of diet on our bodies.

Announcing the 2023 Greater Sacramento Life Sciences Report

Announcing the 2023 Greater Sacramento Life Sciences Report

Greater Sacramento is seeing accelerating momentum in its life sciences industry. Ranked the number two market in the country for life sciences growth this year, Sacramento is home to a burgeoning science-driven innovation cluster anchored by UC Davis, the number one U.S. university for agriculture and forestry and veterinary medicine.

Let’s talk, Sac!

Let’s talk, Sac!

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) is diligently working on launching a new regional brand for business and running surveys now through October 26 to solicit input from the community on what makes the region the best place to live, work and do business. Survey participants will be entered to win one of five $50 gift cards.

BOSCH acquires U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors in Roseville

BOSCH acquires U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors in Roseville

Bosch, the Fortune 500 German multinational engineering and tech company, has acquired TSI Semiconductors in Roseville, CA near Sacramento. Bosch intends to invest more than $1.5 billion in the site and convert the facilities to state-of-the-art processes.

Solar4America Expands in Sacramento, Adding 400 Jobs

Solar4America Expands in Sacramento, Adding 400 Jobs

Sacramento-based solar module manufacturer Solar4America has announced intentions to expand its presence in the Sacramento region, with plans to add 56,000 additional square feet of space and 400 more jobs for the company in Sacramento by the end of 2024.

Greater Sacramento Gains National Notice for Best Place to Move

Greater Sacramento Gains National Notice for Best Place to Move

The Sacramento region is quickly becoming the favorite city in the Golden State, according to recent accolades from national media and data from nationwide moving trends, and Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) is doing its part to fuel the momentum.

Greater Sacramento Travels to Washington D.C. for SelectUSA

Greater Sacramento Travels to Washington D.C. for SelectUSA

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) business development team traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the international SelectUSA investment summit as part of a record-sized California delegation led by the state’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis.

Greater Sacramento Region Set for Unprecedented 5-Year Growth

Greater Sacramento Region Set for Unprecedented 5-Year Growth

A new white paper from Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) and Newmark finds the Greater Sacramento region is on a major growth trajectory as investment, population increase and expanding opportunities for talent and education go into overdrive.

Leading medical device company to build Center for Excellence in Cellular Manufacturing in Greater Sacramento (Rancho Cordova)

Leading medical device company to build Center for Excellence in Cellular Manufacturing in Greater Sacramento (Rancho Cordova)

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova and the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC), announced that the company is building a multi-million dollar, 35,500-square-foot Center for Excellence in Cellular Manufacturing in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Greater Sacramento, to provide contract manufacturing services for cell therapies, including the one called “CAR-T cell therapy”, which could save the lives of many cancer patients just like Emily Whitehead.

GSEC wins three Excellence in Economic Development Awards

GSEC wins three Excellence in Economic Development Awards

Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) was awarded one Gold Rank and two Bronze Ranks in the 2021 Excellence in Economic Development awards. GSEC won two awards related to its #NextOutWest campaign: a Gold Rank in the category of Digital Media for the multichannel marketing and PR campaign and a Bronze Rank in the category of Multimedia/Video Promotion for its campaign video. Finally, the organization was awarded a Bronze Rank in the category of Talent Development and Retention for its Digital Upskill Sacramento program. The honors were presented today at an awards ceremony during the IEDC Annual Conference.

TurtleTree Launches New R&D Facility in Greater Sacramento

TurtleTree Launches New R&D Facility in Greater Sacramento

TurtleTree has officially opened its new R&D facility in California’s state capital. Located in West Sacramento, this 24,000-square-foot building will house a world-class research hub showcasing the company’s extensive array of innovations and cell-based technologies.

Proposition 15 Negatively Impacts Underserved Communities and the Unemployed throughout California

Proposition 15 Negatively Impacts Underserved Communities and the Unemployed throughout California

California holds the unwelcome distinction of having one of the highest poverty rates in the country. We also have some of the highest taxes in the country. In the middle of the worst economic downturn in generations, now is not the time for a massive tax increase that will only create more financial hardship for California businesses, workers and families already struggling to survive.

Greater Sacramento Sees Influx of Business Activity to the Sacramento Region

Greater Sacramento Sees Influx of Business Activity to the Sacramento Region

The Greater Sacramento region has seen a significant increase in companies interested in relocating to our area. The Greater Sacramento Economic Council whose primary responsibility is to bring and recruit new businesses to the Sacramento region, has identified and connected with 152 targeted companies in 2020 compared to 68 last year over the same period.

Game-changing agtech innovation company MyFloraDNA opens in Davis

Game-changing agtech innovation company MyFloraDNA opens in Davis

A new agtech company uses a single DNA genetic test to improve breeders’ profits, and they have opened in the heart of the most fertile land in the U.S., the Sacramento Valley. MyFloraDNA specializes in testing fruit and nut trees to help breeders create new varieties of crops to battle climate change, provide more nutrition and produce a greater yield.

GSEC signs MOU with Turton Commercial Real Estate

GSEC signs MOU with Turton Commercial Real Estate

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Turton Commercial Real Estate, a boutique commercial real estate firm specializing in the sale and lease of properties in Sacramento’s urban core.

Strengthening the Greater Sacramento Economy amid Coronavirus

As the Coronavirus continues to spread throughout the U.S. and the world, the impact on the national and local economies is inevitable. While the nation has watched the stock markets fall, the Federal and our local governments are quickly taking action to preserve our economy.

Dedicated to diversity

Diversity in the Greater Sacramento workforce is reflecting the diversity of the region. Embracing, nurturing and celebrating diversity is vital to the growth and the sustainability of an economy.

Medical company expansion deal in Roseville nominated for award

Commercial real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield are being recognized for their work with the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) as well as Roseville city officials in securing the expansion of medical technical company Penumbra into the Greater Sacramento region.

Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Sacramento

Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Sacramento

Marking the culmination of a journey that began more than five years ago, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber officially announced today that Major League Soccer (MLS) has awarded an expansion team to California’s capital city, Sacramento.

SMUD paves the way for California Mobility Center

SMUD paves the way for California Mobility Center

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento May 17, 2019Provides up to $15 million for transportation innovationThe SMUD Board of Directors took a bold step toward fostering innovation in the region by formally approving its Founding Membership in the California Mobility Center,...

Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento March 18, 2019 Mars, Incorporated Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis Downtown Davis will soon be home to the newest research facility for Mars, Incorporated.  Improvements are underway at 430 G Street in the building that is...

Applied Spectra Moves Global Headquarters to West Sacramento

Applied Spectra Moves Global Headquarters to West Sacramento

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations March 18, 2019 Greater Sacramento region adds another international company to its ranks Sacramento, CA – With locations in Australia, Europe, and Asia, Applied Spectra now calls West Sacramento home.  Moving...

Israeli Company–Saturas–Makes Woodland its First U.S. Home

Israeli Company–Saturas–Makes Woodland its First U.S. Home

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations March 6, 2019 Greater Sacramento region positioned on the international stage Greater Sacramento, CA – Saturas, an Israeli irrigation company, has found a home in the Greater Sacramento region making this their...

Fortune 500 Company Makes Greater Sacramento Home

Fortune 500 Company Makes Greater Sacramento Home

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations March 4, 2019 It’s all right here in the Greater Sacramento region Greater Sacramento, CA – It is all right here in the Greater Sacramento region.  In the past month, IBM announced an expansion into Aggie...

UC Davis Collaborates With IBM in Aggie Square Launch Facility

UC Davis Collaborates With IBM in Aggie Square Launch Facility

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento February 21, 2019 University of California, Davis, Chancellor Gary S. May today (Feb. 21) announced a collaboration that previews Aggie Square’s formula for success. A select group of IBM specialists will join staff from Aggie Square...

California Says, Texas – Stay Home!

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations February 20, 2019 In a head to head comparison between Texas and California, California wins! Sacramento, CA - While the saying in Texas is Go Big which is a shortened version of Go big or go home; California...

Greater Sacramento is the Partner Amazon Needs to Get HQ2 Done

Greater Sacramento is the Partner Amazon Needs to Get HQ2 Done

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations February 14, 2019 In the wake of Amazon’s announcement of a failed HQ2 in New York, the Greater Sacramento region lobbies Amazon to try again. Sacramento, CA - The Greater Sacramento region is a proven partner...

Brokers, influencers and development leaders descend on Sacramento

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations February 6, 2109 Talking Economic Development and Investment in the Sacramento Sacramento, CA - Tonight, the Greater Sacramento Economic Council in collaboration with the CoreNet Northern California Chapter...

Connecting the dots between research, academics and industry

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations January 23, 2019 Join thought leaders and industry experts to discuss the center for future mobility Sacramento, CA – The future of mobility is shaking up the auto and technology world.  From autonomous to...

SMUD to Make Special Announcement Today, Jan. 23, 2019

PRESS RELEASE Petula Burks, Director of Public Relations January 23, 2019 SMUD TO MAKE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, JAN. 23, 2019GREATER SACRAMENTO ECONOMIC COUNCIL TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SMUD WHAT:  GREATER SACRAMENTO ECONOMIC COUNCIL HOSTPRESS CONFERENCE WITH...

New $750 Million Hospital to be Built in Elk Grove

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento December 20, 2018 A new medical center and teaching hospital run by California Northstate University is coming to Elk Grove. Officials from the for-profit medical school unveiled plans for a 250-bed hospital Thursday morning....

CalSTRS Approves Planned Expansion in West Sacramento

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento December 18, 2018 The Teachers’ Retirement Board, trustees of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, approved the construction of a nearly 275,000 square foot expansion of its West Sacramento headquarters. The additional...

GSEC 2018 Annual Dinner: We Are One Region

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento December 7, 2018 With more than 700 attendees representing business, non-profits, and communities from the Greater Sacramento Region, the Greater Sacramento Economic Council celebrated growth, development and the ever-evolving region...

City of Yuba City Ranked 7th “Best-Performing Small City”

PRESS RELEASE Greater Sacramento October 11, 2018 City of Yuba City Ranked 7th “Best-Performing Small City” City of Yuba City1201 Civic Center BoulevardYuba City, CA 95993 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Darin GaleTelephone: 530-953-6886Email: dgale@yubacity.net CITY OF...