From bust to boom -- with a catch: Bay Area economy has rebounded after dot-com catastrophe, but talent base growing thin, study warns.

From: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) | Date: March 24, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: George Avalos

Mar. 24--Led by a resilient "innovation economy," the Bay Area has rebounded from the dot-com cataclysm, according to a study released today. But the region's rally is imperiled by an erosion of its talent base, warned the authors of the report, titled "The Innovation Economy: Protecting the Talent Advantage." The study suggests skilled and innovative workers may defect to other communities because of the Bay Area's costly homes, creaky transportation infrastructure, and beleaguered public schools system. "The region's future depends on these highly ...

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