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The Sunnyvale Business Page is a quarterly newsletter published by the Economic Development Division. The newsletter provides information on City services and more to help Sunnyvale business owners.
BUSINESS PAGE NEWSLETTER - WINTER 2012
Corporate Visitation Program
New Businesses in Sunnyvale
Downtown Mathilda Bridge Project
Solstice Starts Construction
Sunnyvale Avenue Streetscape
NOVA Job Board Connects Applicants to Jobs
Shop Sunnyvale
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Corporate Visitation Program
The Economic Development has a very active corporate visitation program. Supporting existing businesses and helping them grow and expand is a key goal of the City of Sunnyvale. The purpose of the visits is to give each business a City contact and bring awareness of the resources available to assist them with their success. Business visitations are attended by the mayor, city manager, and economic development manager.
Please contact us if you are interested in scheduling a meeting or need assistance. We look forward to meeting with you and learning more about our business community.
econdev@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
www.Sunnyvale-econdev.com
(408) 730-7607
Fax: (408) 328-0707
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The City of Sunnyvale welcomed over 780 new businesses in 2011!
The Sunnyvale business community continues to grow. Sunnyvale continues to support a thriving business environment. We are excited to see that entrepreneurs as well as established businesses continue to make Sunnyvale their home. The following are businesses with 10 or more employees that opened locations in Sunnyvale in 2011.
The economy continues to change and Sunnyvale expects to continue to maintain a well-rounded business community. As we look forward to 2012, we can already report on new businesses that announced new sites in Sunnyvale. These businesses include businesses such as Financial Engines, Inc., Google, Inc. and Microsoft.
We wish our business community much success in the new year. Economic Development staff is ready to help you if you need assistance in finding a site, expanding your current site or are ready to start a business in our City.
Contact:
Economic Development
econdev@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
(408) 730-7607
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Downtown Mathilda Bridge Project
The Downtown Mathilda Bridge Project improves the Mathilda Avenue bridge over Caltrain tracks and Evelyn Avenue. The goals of the project are to:
- Widen the bridge and approaches to provide standard lane, shoulder, and ramp widths;
- Rebuild the off-ramp to a standard configuration, providing access to both East- and West-bound Evelyn;
- Improve curbs/barriers, sidewalks and pedestrian ramps to meet all accessibility requirements;
- Eliminate the existing bridge’s “Functional Obsolete” Caltrans rating;
- Provide new ornamental street-lighting, aesthetic bridge edge treatment, and new landscaping;
- Provide more parking at the completion of the project;
- Re-aligning Evelyn for proper bridge clearance, and closing Charles Avenue with a cul-de-sac;
- Administering environmental compliance, mitigation monitoring and grant requirements, including: Buy America, Prevailing Wage, Equal Employment Opportunity, and other obligations.
- New intersection and traffic signals at Mathilda & California, and Mathilda Off-ramp & Evelyn;
- Rebuilding San Andreas Court with improved pedestrian access, pavers, and landscaping;
- Reroute underground utilities to accommodate widened bridge foundations.
Major projects elements, including: the bridge widening, improved on-ramp, new off-ramp, and new parking lot along Evelyn will be completed in January 2012. However, completion of the new pedestrian ramps, street-lighting, traffic signals, parking lots, and landscaping will continue into March of 2012.
See more information on this project.
Mathilda Overpass Project Contacts:
HNTB Construction Manager
Andrew Kreck, P.E., C.C.M.
(408) 592-1754
City of Sunnyvale Construction Answer Point
(408) 730-7415
TDD (408) 730-7501
RGW Construction Noise Disturbance Coordinator
(510) 377-5839
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Solstice (formerly Town & Country) Starts Construction
BRE Properties, Inc. started construction on Solstice, which will be a mixed use project with 280 residential units and approximately 34,000 square feet of ground floor retail. The project area for Solstice is surrounded by Aries Way; West Washington Ave; Frances Ave and Olson Way (See map).
Current project phase includes excavation and removal of dirt. Construction activities will necessitate the closure of Taaffe St. between Olson Way and Washington Ave. The closure will be in effect from January 9, 2012 to June 20 2012, weather permitting.
Upon street improvement work completion, Olson Way will be reopened to vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Taaffe and Frances St. Taffee St. between W. Washington Ave. and Olson Way and Olson Way between Aries Way and Taaffe St. will remain closed until August 23, 2013 to complete construction of the Solstice Project. During that closure, a 10 foot wide pedestrian pathway along Olson Way between Aries Way and Taaffe St. will be kept open to facilitate lunch traffic from the professional buildings along Aries Way.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Robert Dauth
Project Manager
Douglas Ross Construction, Inc.
925-989-5708
robertd@rossconstruction.com
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Sunnyvale Avenue Streetscape Improvements
The Sunnyvale Avenue streetscape project will include improvements to several sections of the street. The following improvements will be made:
- Sidewalk widening
- Tree installation
- Street lighting
- Street furniture
- New curbs and gutters with minor drainage modifications
- Signing and striping
- 35 new curb ramps
The proposed improvements are along Sunnyvale Avenue between Iowa and Evelyn Avenue. Between Iowa and Washington Avenue, the proposed improvements will occur on the east side of the roadway. Between Washington and Evelyn Avenue, the improvements will occur on both sides of Sunnyvale Avenue. On Evelyn, work will take place west of Sunnyvale Avenue for about half a block.
The project is tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2012. It is anticipated that the project will take approximately six months.
Streetscape Improvement Area:
Project Area Map
Typical Cross-Sections of Proposed Improvements
If you have questions or comments regarding this project, contact:
City of Sunnyvale
Nasser Fakih, Assistant City Engineer
Department of Public Works
(408) 730-7415
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NOVA Job Board Connects Applicants to Jobs
Hiring in 2012? NOVA Workforce Services, a department of the City of Sunnyvale, has launched a new online job board to provide more than 3,000 skilled candidates with round-the-clock access to job listings. Last year, 223 local companies listed more than 1,600 job openings with NOVA. So, partner with NOVA for your next hire! To connect to NOVA's talent pool at no cost to you, send your job postings to employerservices@novaworks.org and a NOVA business liaison will contact you.
To learn more about relevant employer services, visit NOVA's Web site or call (408) 730-7830.
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Shop Sunnyvale and Support Our Local Economy
Did you know that the money you spend in Sunnyvale helps support our local services and in turn helps promote our quality of life?
Economic Development has an online shopping center directory that lists all shops and services located inside our shopping centers. You can access shopping center information at shop.inSunnyvale.com. When you need to shop – Shop Sunnyvale!
It’s good for the Sunnyvale economy –
It’s good for the community!
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