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10 Reasons Why San José

   
 
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An international city, San José is a crossroads for ideas, talent, culture and business that continue to change the world.
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San José has the world’s most diversified innovation-based economic community that spans seven technology sectors.
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Home to more than half the biggest tech firms in the world, including giants Cisco, Adobe, eBay, BEA, Xilinx, Cadence.
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Emerging as one of the greenest cities in the nation, San José is at the forefront in recycling and innovative environmental policies, including green building and development.
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Leading the nation in patent generation, San José is home to more patent holders than the entire state of Massachusetts.
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Nurturing innovation: San José has the most comprehensive incubator program in the nation.
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The nation’s top city in nanotechnology development, San José is also a major leader for clean technology incubation/commercialization.
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Silicon Valley garners one third of venture capital funding in the US; San José is at the
heart of it all.
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Silicon Valley’s only urban center, San José has 10 high-rise projects currently in planning or under development.
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Construction of a new $1.3 billion airport for San José and Silicon Valley provides a “Gateway to the Bays” with ready access to both San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.

 

 

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