About The City
Gateway to the expanding Pacific Rim, San Francisco is an international metropolis nurturing healthy investment climates for companies throughout the world. The Bay Area boasts the second densest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. Its workforce is among the most highly educated in the world—two thirds of residents have training beyond high school and more than 40% have attained four-year degrees or higher. Productivity doubles the national average. Ranked by Mercer Management Consulting as having the highest quality of life in the continental United States, the City's culture and lifestyle are legendary.
As part of a strong business outreach program, San Francisco attracts employers by providing generous payroll tax incentives enhanced by additional clean energy and industry-specific incentives and through programs such asThe San Francisco Enterprise Tax Zone. The City further supports businesses with a comprehensive infrastructure, including Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, AC and Golden Gate Transit, the Municipal Railway and Bus system (Muni) and San Francisco International and Oakland airports. Its technological infrastructure is also unsurpassed, and San Francisco has been named "Most Wired" City by Yahoo!.
The world center for technology innovation, the San Francisco Bay Area produces more patents than any other U.S. City and attracts 36% of the total venture capital investments in the United States. There are over 820 life sciences companies based in the Bay Area, employing a workforce of 250,000. More than 4,133 IT firms, including most leading industry players, employ 214,000 people, and the region hosts over 50 digital entertainment companies. With more than 200,000 professionals, San Francisco offers one of the world's truly vibrant and talented professional service industries.
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