The Newsletter
October 2013
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Director's Message
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This month, we showcase a map created by Dave Armstrong which narrates some aspects of Breast Cancer Death Rates. Contact Dave at (530) 898-3864 for your research needs.
Around the region we have several Save the Date events, be sure and scroll down for each event's details:
-> October 29th, 2013, The Central Valley Venture Forum (CVVF).
And, kicking off 2014,
-> 14th Annual Northstate Economic Forecast Conference, January 16, 2014. Details below.
Attention: Glenn County businesses may be eligible to receive a variety of services from the CED. See details below for applying with the Glenn County Human Resource Agency.
Dan Ripke
Director
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Breast Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 Women
Click on the map below to see full-size
 Rural northern counties are more likely to have higher death rates due to breast cancer than the state's larger urban counties. Rates in the northern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada tend to have the lowest rates. Breast cancer is usually curable when detected early, so lower death rates likely are linked with rates of early detection. We encourage women over 40 to have a mammogram annually to ensure early detection. Women in families with a history of breast cancer should be tested beginning at age 30. In addition, the (Centers for Disease Control) CDC has an excellent Website comparing breast cancer deaths by state. In the following maps on the CDC Website, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which women developed or died from breast cancer in 2009, which is the most recent year with numbers available. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 women who developed or died from breast cancer each year. READ MORE
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Broadband News: CA Requests Public Feedback to Improve Broadband Availability Maps. Since 2009, the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) has been collecting broadband services availability directly from the providers, showing maximum, or "up to" advertised speeds. The CPUC's Communications Division, however, just released a Validation of Broadband Availability survey, and along with the other twelve (12) regional broadband consortia leads around the state, I have been asked to forward/distribute this survey to as many CA residents as possible: Click HereIn order to create a more accurate picture of broadband services actually being delivered to CA's census blocks, your feedback is necessary to build a comprehensive public feedback layer. This layer may then be used to identify, at a more granular level, what areas remain underserved and unserved areas, a critical step in determining which areas qualify for broadband infrastructure grants. Just this week, on 10/15/13, CA Public Utility Commissioner Catherine Sandoval and the Communications Division's (new) Director Ryan Dulin joined over fifty (50) attendees from around the northstate for a Broadband Roundtable, held at the Shasta Builders Exchange. The primary theme which arose from the discussion was that northern California lacks adequate broadband infrastructure. Any questions, please feel free to contact me directly, @ cmemerson@csuchico.edu, or 530.898.3862. |
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14th Annual Northstate Economic Forecast Conference
"Healthy Time to Grow"
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The Center for Economic Development is proud to announce that the theme of the 14th Annual Northstate Economic Forecast Conference will be "Healthy Time to Grow." It will focus on health care as an emerging opportunity for economic growth in the North valley. The conference will examine our region's ability to leverage healthcare and other assets, as well as its various prescriptions for economic growth in the upcoming year.
The conference will take place on January 16, 2014 at the Gold Country Event center.
In addition to the main session, this year's conference will include:
* hot breakfast and lunch;
* afternoon break-out sessions;
* an appreciation reception for our sponsors;
* a networking reception; and
* a tradeshow.
Last year's conference recorded over 500 attendees. With that number increasing each year, this event has become an excellent networking opportunity on top of providing invaluable insight for businesses and organizations of all types.
Speakers this year include:
* Ana Varona, Wellness Coordinator, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. * Micah Weinberg, Senior Policy Advisor to the Bay Area Council We are seeking both sponsorship and tradeshow exhibit participants for this exciting event. For information on sponsorship opportunities, click here. For information on tradeshow exhibits, click here. For information about the conference in general, click here. And finally, to register for the conference, click here.
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8th Annual Central Valley Venture Forum
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The Central Valley Venture Forum (CVVF) brings together venture capitalists, investment bankers, angel investors, leading startups, valuation executives, corporate executives, and community leaders to discuss economic and financial opportunities relating to the Central Valley.
Featuring Speakers: Ronnie Lott and Dr. Jeffrey Michael
Register Today: Click HereSave Mart Center Fresno, CA Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013Schedule and AgendaEvent Flyer
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| CED staff have spent the past four months working with one Glenn County microenterprise and four potential start-ups. The business owners have significant ranges in their experience levels and the CED can tailor its services to fit the specific business's needs. Over the next two years, through a contract with the Glenn County Human Resource Agency, CED will continue to work with both existing and start-up companies to provide loan prep, competitive intelligence, marketing services, financial services, website services and social media utilization.
To receive these services an existing business or start-up must qualify as a microenterprise and be headquartered in Glenn County. A microenterprise is defined as having five or fewer employees and the owner must meet certain income qualifications. All interested entrepreneurs in Glenn County should contact Yassi Lam, Business Services Coordinator for Glenn County, at (530) 934-1494 or Michael Suplita.
For questions about other CED business services please contact Michael Suplita at msuplita@csuchico.edu or (530) 898-3855. |
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Student Researcher Spotlight --- Michael Karp
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Michael is a student researcher currently working on the 2014 Regional Economic Scorecard to be showcased at the Economic Forecast Conference in January. The scorecard is an analysis of nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas, five in California and four in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada. These nine areas are compared, both to one another and to the national average, using a number of economic indices that rate the quality and competitiveness of the area. The indices included ranges from such indicators as economic performance, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The Economic Scorecard is useful for businesses and local governments to not only gain valuable information about their own region, but to gain insight into other regions within their competitive circle and use that information to aid in future entrepreneurial and policy decisions.
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