News & Events
Downtown Dining Moves Outdoors
Jul 10 2020Outdoor dining will expand right out onto 10th Street as downtown restaurants adapt to a new state mandate barring indoor dining as COVID-19 spreads more rapidly across the state.
The block of West 10th Street between B Street and Central Avenue has the densest grouping of restaurants in the downtown district...
Supply chains being spread thin or broken entirely by the coronavirus pandemic have brought new scrutiny to inland California's industrial market.
Along with other inland hub markets like the Inland Empire and the Pennsylvania I-78/81 corridor, the Central Valley may benefit from a surge in business inventories and re-shoring spurred by companies' reaction...
As a region bedeviled by long commutes and reliant on mass transit, the Bay Area may be among the quickest markets to take to suburban offices.
Over the last decade, the region has seen its share of super-commuters — people with commutes of 90 minutes or more in each direction — surge...
The City of Tracy Economic Development Team is pleased to announce the successful attraction of Energy Recovery, Inc. to the City of Tracy. Energy Recovery, Inc. is a global leader in pressure energy technology serving industrial fluid-flow markets worldwide with a primary focus in desalination.
I've been fortunate to have some great conversations with economic developers over the past few weeks, with many questions on the pandemic's impact on site location decisions for the food and beverage Industry. While nothing is certain, I've read and attached links to some important insights which I would lik...
It’s almost always good news when an industrial manufacturer needs to find a new plant site. It means business is growing, new markets are emerging, and financials are healthy. However, this is the point of time in the business cycle when decisions about next steps need to be made carefully...
The City of Tracy Economic Development Team is pleased to announce the release of approximately $435,447 for small businesses that are experiencing significant business interruptions due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Valley Link construction could add 22,000 jobs
May 21 2020An economic analysis of the construction phase of the Valley Link light rail system has projected that it has the potential of creating 22,000 jobs.
The Tri-Valley–San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority board reviewed the report at its May meeting in Livermore. The analysis was prepared by PGH Wong Engineering Inc...
State of the City: Commitment to Community
Feb 25 2020The Tracy Chamber of Commerce, along with the City of Tracy, are proud to present the Annual State of the City Event on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 12: 00 p.m. at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts in Downtown Tracy.
In an effort to stay up-to-date on Tracy residents’ retail preference and purchasing behavior, the City of Tracy has released the 2019 Retail Survey.
The City of Tracy’s annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) applications for projects beginning July 1, 2020 are now available.
Passenger rail service could increase 10-fold over Altamont Pass – enticing news for people who drive it daily from the Modesto area.
Rail planners are seeking funding for a 3.5-mile tunnel at the pass and other upgrades that would reduce travel times to Bay Area jobs. They envision 30 daily roun...
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community colleg...
DOT Launches Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative
Dec 4 2019*Provided by U.S. Department of Transportation
“Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure. Specifically, rural transportation infrastructure’s unique challenges need to be considered in order to meet our Nation’s priority transportation goals of safety and economic competitiveness.”
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The story of California’s economic expansion
Dec 3 2019Our state officially ties the longest economic expansion on record – 113 months of job growth. While that is something we should be proud of, the story behind that number is more complex. Our fundamental objective, from an economic standpoint, is to ensure that the California economy works for everyone...
Regions Rise Together: building a plan for inclusive, sustainable growth across California
Dec 2 2019By many economic measures, California’s economy is booming. We are the fifth largest economy in the world. We are leaders in everything from manufacturing to technology to trade. We see more businesses start here than anywhere else in America–including many that go on to become industry leaders thanks to ou...
Through Dec. 24: Speer Family Farms Tree Lot — Visit the Cose Family lot at Sixth Street and Central Avenue. Take home a live tree brought to you by Speer Family Farms. Dates and times will be listed on the TCCA website at www.tracycitycenter.com.
Through March 28: Winter Farmers Market — Tracy City Cente...
Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced grant awards to 69 recipients of the California Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP). The state’s $17 million in grant funding has been allocated to technical assistance centers for expansion of their business consulting and training services t...
The $1.8 billion Valley Link project faces a tough road ahead to get enough financing.
As envisioned, Valley Link would connect the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station to a future Isabel Avenue station in Livermore, to an Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) station off Greenville Road, and, eventually, to stations in San Joaqui...
At an office building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a small group of people that just met sat pondering how much money to give to each other — between $50 and $200 per month.
One by one, a bus driver, a science teacher and others around a table said “200,” unti...
Connecting Immigrants, Refugees To Tech Jobs
Nov 22 2019There are nearly 2 million immigrants and refugees currently in the U.S. who have college degrees from their home countries but are unemployed or working far below their skill level. The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future team, in partnership with Upwardly Global, hosted the third annual Technology Caree...
With the Valley Link commuter train heading to town, the city of Tracy is trying to get ahead of the demand for development that will inevitably come with a new downtown train station.
On Nov. 14, the city and De Novo Planning Group of El Dorado Hills held a community worksho...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement regarding the Legislative Analyst’s Office's annual state budget outlook:
“This budget assessment points to a broader truth. California is now the fifth-largest economy in the world. Our state is proving what big-hearted, progressive governance can look like – all without breaking the bank. President Trum...
Employers add 23,600 nonfarm jobs, current expansion sets new record
SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 3.9 percent in October while the state’s employers added 23,600 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. The job gains i...
