San Francisco Chronicle To Be Sold or Shut Down
February 25, 2009
Tweet The Hearst Corporation has indicated that it will take immediate steps to reduce expenses over the next few weeks. If those efforts prove to be ineffective, the parent of the San Francisco Chronicle has indicated that it will then take steps to sell or shut down Northern California’s most widely circulated newspaper. What is [...]
Read More >>Oakland A’s Drop Fremont
February 25, 2009
Tweet According to the Mercury News, the Oakland A’s have notified the City of Fremont that they are no longer considering the city as a site for a new ballpark. The team had originally looked at the Pacific Commons area of the city, and then after running into opposition began considering a site closer to [...]
Read More >>365,000 SF Former Mervyn’s Distribution Facility in Fremont For Sale or Lease
February 13, 2009
Tweet The former Mervyn’s distribution facility in Fremont has been put up for sale, or lease. The asset is approximately 365K SF, and sits on a 31.5 acre parcel. There is approximately 26K SF of Office, with the balance 25′-32′ clear height warehouse was was built in 1990. The address is 48200 Fremont Blvd. The [...]
Read More >>Fremont-Based Mattson Technology Announces Layoffs
December 10, 2008
Tweet Mattson Technology (MTSN: 2.18 0.00%) of Fremont announced that it will be eliminating 20% of its workforce, or about 120 employees). The reports are that 30 of the positions will be in Fremont.
Read More >>Circuit City Announces 155-Store Closure; Palo Alto and Fremont Stores Included
November 3, 2008
Tweet After weeks of speculation, Richmond, Virginia-based Circuit City (CC: 0.00 N/A) today announced it will be closing 155 stores in an effort to shore up its balance sheet. It will also seek to renegotiate its leases on the remaining 550 stores it will have. The company is closing stores which averaged $9M in annual [...]
Read More >>Cheaper Rents Bolster Fremont Activity
June 3, 2008
Tweet The Contra Costa times featured an article today highlighting the relatively inexpensive rents in Fremont as spurring demand for space. While Silicon Valley and the Peninsula have seen office rates increase over the past two years or so, Fremont has remained a fairly inexpensive market. Rents have moved up in Fremont, but compared to [...]
Read More >>Oakland A’s Move To Fremont One Step Closer to Becoming Reality
November 9, 2007
Tweet Lew Wolff and the Oakland Athletics have formally submitted plans for the new “Cisco Field” ballpark project in Fremont. The project encompasses 226 acres of land off Auto Mall Parkway and is slated to include roughly 3,000 housing units, an elementary school, 500,000 square feet of retail, and a 32,000 seat ballpark. The estimated [...]
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