While economic concerns linger, overall positivity and confidence among San Francisco’s small and middle market companies are improving over a year ago — part of a growing trend of optimism among business across the West. According to Umpqua Bank’s annual Business Barometer survey, the West, with closer geographic ties to Asia and leading technology hubs, records higher optimism levels than other regions.
Consider these findings:
Fifty-seven percent of businesses in the West and 54% of San…
