Advisory Board: Economic Development Committee
Subject: DIRECT Staff to Convene a Series of Contra Costa Business Collaborative Series of Business Round tables in 2026
Presenter: County Staff
Contact: Alyson Greenlee, Economic Development Manager, 925-655-2783
Information:
See staff report.
Referral History and Update:
At its meeting on February 20, 2025, the Committee received a presentation from the City of Antioch’s Antioch Business Collaborative. At its meeting on August 4, 2025, the Committee received a presentation from George E. Carter III on the Business Enhancement Support Team (BESTeam), a program that was an Award of Excellence Winner from the California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED) for the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County. In that meeting, Committee members provided direction to County Staff to bring a recommendation back to the Committee.
The recommendation is for the ED Committee to direct staff to convene a series of roundtables for a “Contra Costa Business Collaborative” to take place in 2026. These roundtables would be held in various locations within Contra Costa County over 2026, with the first roundtables to be held in Districts III and II.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
DIRECT Staff to Convene a Series of Contra Costa Business Collaborative Series of Business Round tables in 2026