GI Partners Wants $1 Billion for New Technology Fund
By Jon Peterson
The California State Teachers Retirement System has made a $250 million commitment to a new commingled fund being sponsored by Menlo Park-based GI Partners.
The private investment firm...
Facebook, Apple Embrace Great Architecture; Will Google?
| By Sharon Simonson |
Facebook’s decision to build a Frank Gehry-designed addition to its new Menlo Park headquarters marks a milestone for the social-networking company. But architects across the Bay...
LinkedIn Joins the Crowd Moving to Sunnyvale
By Sharon Simonson
Mountain View-based LinkedIn Corp. has leased 560,000 square feet at 555 N. Mathilda Ave. in Sunnyvale at a to-be-built campus that it expects to occupy in mid-2014,...
Professional Services, Manufacturing Grow Silicon Valley Commitment
| By Sharon Simonson |
Business investment in Silicon Valley is accelerating, led by professional services and electronics manufacturing companies, according to new numbers from the Santa Clara County assessor.
While the...
Samsung Considers San Jose Expansion, Offers No Guarantees
By Sharon Simonson
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its wholly owned American subsidiary Samsung Semiconductor Inc. plan to expand a North San Jose research and development operation, but are giving...
The Data Center Grows Up
The rise of big data plus energy and infrastructure costs are forcing change
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ - THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION - IN JULY 2012
By Robert Celaschi
Big data...
Caution Amidst Confidence
Technology companies are driving leasing, but expansion is often tempered
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ - THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION - IN JULY 2012
By Sharon Simonson
Talk about climbing a wall of worry. In manufacturing,...
AEW Buys North San Jose Properties
By Jon Peterson
Boston-based AEW Capital Management L.P. has bought a 126,000-square-foot Orchard Parkway office and research and development complex in San Jose from San Francisco-based DivcoWest Real Estate Investments.
DivcoWest...
Wareham Signs Tenant to Greenway Building At EmeryStation
By Sharon Simonson
San Rafael-based Wareham Development has nabbed a 2,500 square-foot upscale burger restaurant as the first tenant for its latest biotech and life-science office building at its EmeryStation...
JLL: High-Tech Services Distinguish Dot-com Boom From Today
By Sharon Simonson
High-tech service companies engaged in ecommerce, social media, cloud software and affiliated industries are leading the technology job-growth boom in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the Peninsula,...