Tech Index
The SARTA Technology Index™ is an innovative tool that measures the health of the regional technology economy by tracking 50 leading high tech and life science companies driving its growth. Just as the S&P 500 acts as a bellwether for corporate America, the Technology Index™ is a barometer of how technology companies in the Sacramento region are performing.
The Q2 08 application period is now open! Applications will be received until Friday November 28th. Click here to apply or update your profile.
1st Quarter 2008 Results
The SARTA Technology Index dropped by 0.87 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Stock prices at regional publicly-traded companies contracted for a third consecutive quarter, slowing down overall Index growth. In addition, employment numbers flattened out, showing a net increase of only two employees across the private companies on the Tech Index. Private equity investment activity also slightly underperformed the dollars raised by startups during the first quarter of 2007.