Category Archives: Local News
Assemblymember Luis Alejo Focuses on Enterprise Zone in Reaction to State of the State Address
Assemblymember Luis Alejo who represents the areas including the Salinas Valley Enterprise Zone and the Watsonville Enterprise Zone. In reaction to the Governor’s State of the State Address yesterday, a press release has been posted to the Assemblyman’s website. Assemblyman Alejo is focusing on Enterprise Zones this year as evidenced by his attendance at HCD’s [...]
Manufacturer Moves From China to California Enterprise Zone
Assemblyman Manuel Pérez along with Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack were on hand for the opening of Tala Enterprises in the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone. The story of Tala Enterprises, an apparel company, is extremely optimistic because of their decision to move manufacturing from China to California. Here is the whole story from the Desert Sun: [...]
Assemblyman Berryhill Praises Enterprise Zones at Stockton Steel
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill was a guest speaker at an event held at Stockton Steel as reported in the Central Valley Business Journal: On September 26, Stockton Steel welcomed 250 guests to the company’s main office and 40 acre yard filled with steel to celebrate Steel Day. “Steel Day’s been in effect for three years and [...]
Enterprise Zone Brings Manufacturing Jobs to Coachella Valley
A California based apparel company is moving manufacturing back to California from China because of the Enterprise Zone. Here is the story from the Desert Sun: Liat Tala is the picture of success. Her company, Kentucky Denim, has sold a premium men’s denim clothing line it makes in China to more than 300 stores in [...]
Oakland Using Enterprise Zone to Create 85 New Jobs
The City of Oakland published the following in a press release: The Oakland Redevelopment Agency has announced that two new auto dealerships will be coming soon to Broadway Auto Row. Nissan of Oakland will open a 20,000-square-foot facility at 2855 Broadway and Infiniti of Oakland will open a 40,000-square-foot-facility at 2735 Broadway. The new dealerships [...]
Imperial County Board of Sups. Propose Enterprise Zone Expansion
According to the Imperial Valley Press, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted to expand their Enterprise Zone in order to help a golf course add 100 new jobs: The Calexico-County Enterprise Zone that gives state tax incentives to businesses located in such areas was expanded Tuesday by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors to [...]
Long Beach is Using its Enterprise Zone to Help Lure Boeing Jobs
According to the Contra Costa Times: City leaders are hoping to lure a planned next-generation Boeing 737 assembly plant to Long Beach, a move that would reinvigorate the community’s long history of aerospace production. Boeing has announced it may move its existing plant in Renton, Wash. – near Seattle – as it develops a new, [...]
Kern County and Antelope Valley Teaming Up For New Enterprise Zone
According to this article in in TehachapiNews.com by a Kern County Supervisor: At my request, the county is also fervently working to bring a much needed Enterprise Zone to East Kern. Enterprise Zones provide state tax incentives for job creation in economically challenged areas. Kern County is working closely with Antelope Valley officials to submit [...]
Enterprise Zone News Roundup
The following are Enterprise Zone related stories that have appeared over the last week or so: CAEZ President Craig Johnson had an Op-Ed published in the Contra Costa Times where he discussed the demise of AB 1278 and said: If legislators want to find a way to improve the state’s economy, attacking the Enterprise Zone [...]
San Bernardino Enterprise Zone Lures New Manufacturers
According to a press release: The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone (SBVEZ) is pleased to announce that Simpson Strong-Tie and Hayden Industrial Products have located to the zone. Both manufacturing companies cite the zone’s benefits and suitable industrial space as key factors in driving their expansion plans. The two companies will bring a combined 240 [...]
Los Angeles Enterprise Zone Scores More New Jobs
The Los Angeles Daily News reports on another business expansion into Los Angeles’ Enterprise Zone that will enable the addition of 50 new jobs: A major financial software company plans to move from Calabasas to Woodland Hills in April to take advantage of Los Angeles’ expanded enterprise zone, officials said Monday. BlackLine Systems has leased [...]
Manufacturers Choose San Bernardino for Enterprise Zone
There is an extensive article in Industry Week profiling the San Bernardino Enterprise Zone. The article specifically cites examples of manufacturing businesses that chose to locate in San Bernardino in large part because of the Enterprise Zone: California’s San Bernardino County boasts a “fascinating history of manufacturing” as well as a “very strong blue-collar workforce,” [...]
San Joaquin County Trying to Use EZ Expansion to Lure Jobs
Regardless of how the budget debate unfolds, California communities still need to do the necessary work of attracting businesses. The San Joaquin Enterprise Zone is trying to use an expansion of its zone to keep jobs from leaving. From the Stockton Record: Elected leaders throughout San Joaquin County in recent weeks have approved small expansions [...]
Salinas Paper in Favor of EZ Expansion
The Californian in Salinas Valley editorializes in favor of the proposed Enterprise Zone expansion: Salinas, Greenfield and other south Monterey County cities lining up to take action are doing the right thing by approving expansion of the Salinas Valley Enterprise Zone. By doing so, they are sending a message loudly and clearly that we welcome [...]
Zone Manager Interviews
A pair of Enterprise Zone managers recently answered questions for local papers. Andy Myrick, manager of the Salinas Valley zone conducted an extensive interview in the Californian. And Wendy Clements from the San Bernardino zone was interviewed in The Sun. The following are some highlights from Andy Myrick’s interview: Q: Well, isn’t it true that [...]
