Monthly Archives: March 2013

Chinese incubators growing in Bay Area

Hanhai zPark is an 80,000-square-foot incubator for tech startups that opened in June in San Jose. It’s backed by investors from China, including the largest state-owned developer of business parks in Beijing. The group plans to open a biotech incubator … Continue reading

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Mid-Market arts center at risk amid boom

The surge in high-priced development along San Francisco’s long-neglected Mid-Market corridor may be a boon to city finances, but the rising prices that growth has fueled is a threat to the local arts community. A years-long effort to build a … Continue reading

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Matterport’s 3-D Scanner Faces Marketing Challenge

<!– Email Print Twitter Facebook MySpace Delicous Stumble Digg More Destinations… –> The FINANCIAL — Matterport, a Y Combinator graduate that just raised $5.6 million in Series A funding to produce a scanner that makes 3D models of interior spaces … Continue reading

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Class is Now in Session: Open Thread for Real Estate Questions

Curbed University delivers insider tips and non-boring advice on how to buy, sell, or rent a home or apartment. Additional questions welcomed to sf@curbed.com. Today’s topic: ask a real estate expert!Are you a first-time homebuyer who’s a little overwhelmed by … Continue reading

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More Jobs in Housing, but Workers Aren’t Returning

“One of the reasons is because they are not paying well yet,” said Lisa Marquis Jackson, an analyst with John Burns Real Estate Consulting. “The wages were cut so much in the downturn, so until those prices get back to … Continue reading

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