Category Archives: CAEZ
CAEZ Meeting July 29
The next quarterly CAEZ board meeting will be this Thursday in Sacramento. We are planning on having a detailed update on the current state of pending Enterprise Zone related legislation.
CAEZ Newsletter July 2010
Here is the new CAEZ Newsletter for July 2010.
This edition features a Q&A with Larry Kosmont, President and CEO of the Kosmont Companies, and author of the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey, which is recognized as the industry standard for comparing city taxes and economic incentives.
Q. CAEZ: In today’s Economy, how important are [...]
CAEZ Newsletter May 2010
Here is the new CAEZ Newsletter for May 2010.
New CAEZ Newsletter
Check it out. Very nice.
CAEZ Conferece
Here is a link to the final 2009 CAEZ Conference brochure and schedule. See you in Fresno.
CAEZ On Air
CAEZ President Craig Johnson appeared on KTIE News Radio last Friday, here’s the audio:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
HCD Updates
At yesterday’s CAEZ Board meeting we were once again treated to an update from Frank Luera at HCD.
Of the 31 zones designated in 2006-2008, 16 remain only conditionally designated.
The deadline for applications in the 2009 round is March 27. There are four slots available and HCD expects the round to be “highly competitive;” they have [...]
CAEZ Conference Update 2
As in past years, the CAEZ Conference had the benefit of receiving updates from Frank Luera of HCD and Jeannie Harriman of FTB.
HCD expects the final application for the next round of zone designations to be released as early as the week of Oct. 27. Those applications would then be due sometime next March or [...]
CAEZ Conference Update 1
I have just returned from another great CAEZ Conference, this year in beautiful Long Beach. First of all, congratulations to Craig Johnson for hosting a very successful conference as well as being elected the new President of CAEZ. Congratulations also to Kelly Trevino of Fresno on her election to the CAEZ Board. [...]
CAEZ Conference Reminder
Don’t forget to register for the CAEZ Conference in Long Beach October 22-24.
CAEZ Power(?)
When did CAEZ get expanded powers?
In early 2008, the Salinas Valley received a conditional Enterprise Zone designation. Final designation from the California Association of Enterprise Zones is expected soon.
CAEZ Comments On Budget
Here is a press release issued today by the California Association of Enterprise Zones:
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Commenting on the state budget just passed, “The California Association of Enterprise Zones (CAEZ) appreciates that the Governor and the Legislature could have considered larger and additional cuts to various economic programs throughout [...]
CAEZ Key Note Speaker Announced
Just in from Long Beach: Paul Codiga, Key Location Manager for the hit TV series “CSI: Miami” will be be keynote speaker for the 2008 CAEZ Conference.
Registration for the conference is already available online.
Registration Open for CAEZ Conference
Online registration is now open for the 2008 CAEZ conference in Long Beach, October 22-24.
Go to www.VisitLongBeach.com/CAEZ.
CAEZ Meeting Update Part 3 – HCD
And finally, CAEZ received an update from Frank Luera of HCD.
The Department is in the process of auditing the zones. Frank was very careful to emphasize that the goal of these audits is to strengthen the zones and provide constructive guidence; they are not out there looking for ways to dedesignate zones.
He told us to [...]
