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Payroll survey: Small biz still looking for the recovery
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, April 2005
The national economic recovery seems to have eluded the nation's small businesses, according to the latest monthly review of the payroll records of some 15,000 small businesses by SurePayroll, a Chicago-area company which processes payroll for small and medium-size businesses. MORE

As always, future rests on start-ups' shoulders
San Jose Mercury News, April 2005
The future of Silicon Valley is where it's always been: in the innovative start-ups that sprout here and keep infusing new blood into the valley's economic life. MORE

Firms saving instead of hiring
San Jose Mercury News, April 2005
In 2004, Silicon Valley's 150 largest companies made more money than ever -- profits were up 169 percent from the year before.
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Tech layoffs continue
San Jose Mercury News, April 2005
Tech layoffs nationwide continued to climb during the first three months of the year, hitting the highest quarterly total since the end of 2003, according to a report released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Silicon Valley companies seen throughout 'most ethical' list
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, April 2005
Fifteen of the nation's 100 "best corporate citizens" call Silicon Valley home, according to a new list compiled by Business Ethics magazine.
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Santa Clara University: Overall Silicon Valley Business Outlook Remains Positive
Press Release, April 2005
Silicon Valley's business sentiment began looking up last November and has stabilized in positive territory, according a team of business faculty at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business which conducts a monthly survey of business leaders in the Bay Area.
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Silicon Valley working hard to keep its edge
San Jose Mercury News, April 2005
Twenty years ago, a devastating recession almost shut down the local semiconductor industry, and some experts weren't sure Silicon Valley had a future.
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