San José

Building Up Urban Manufacturing

12:30 p.m. | Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Image courtesy of Flickr user Julian Bleecker.

After decades of decline, manufacturing is making a comeback. Manufacturing creates well-paying jobs, helps rebuild the middle class and builds pride of place. Hear about how San Jose is growing its urban manufacturing sector through creative marketing, policy, workforce development and more.

+ Chris Burton / City of San Jose Office of Economic Development
+ George Chao / Manex
+ Dan Gordon / Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
+ Lawrence Thoo / Work2Future

Location

SPUR San Jose

76 South First Street

San Jose, CA 95113

Email address: infosj@spur.org

Phone: 408.638.0083

See map: Google Maps

Admission

Free and open to the public.
Pre-registration is not necessary for this event.

Presentation by Burton, Chao + Gordon

Refund Policy

Individual ticket purchases. If you request a refund between 2 and 10 business days prior to the event, SPUR can issue a 25 percent refund. Requests for refunds received less than 2 days prior to an event cannot be accommodated.

Sponsorship payments will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

Auxiliary Services

If, in order to participate in a SPUR event, you need auxiliary aids or services for a disability (e.g., qualified interpreter, qualified reader, written materials, taped texts) please submit your request five business days before the event to publicprograms@spur.org or 415-781-8726 x132. SPUR will work with you in identifying effective auxiliary aids or services that it can provide. If you need to cancel your request, please notify SPUR at least two business days before the event.