Category Archives: Local News
Enterprise Zone Luring Jobs in Los Angeles
According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, Mayor Villaraigosa and the City of L.A. have used the recent expansion of the Enterprise Zone in the West Valley to get a major investment from Costco:
Costco Wholesale Corp. will open a store in Warner Center that will create 300 permanent jobs, Los Angeles city officials announced Tuesday.
The [...]
Live in Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone will be hosting an information seminar about the EZ program and benefits on Wednesday morning, August 25th from 9:00 to 10:00 at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Free breakfast will be provided, and yours truly will be one of the speakers.
Click here for the event flier.
Appeal-Democrat: “Enterprise zones under budget, legislative axes”
Here is an article on SB 974 and the Enterprise Zones in the context of the budget from the Yuba County area Appeal-Democrat:
A popular program is under attack on two fronts in Sacramento, both as a potential place to cut the state’s overdue 2010-11 budget and from legislation to change how it works.
Those involved in [...]
Los Angeles Struggling to be Business Friendly
Austin Beutner, the first deputy mayor of the city of Los Angeles, and the Mayor’s “Jobs Czar,” published an editorial in the Los Angeles Daily News. In it he lists a variety of areas in which Los Angeles is attempting to be more welcoming and accommodating of businesses. The recent Enterprise Zone expansions [...]
What’s Happening in Santa Clarita
Interesting and detailed story about Enterprise Zones in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
Local News Examines Impact of EZ Legislation
The following video aired on KRCR TV in Redding on August 5th:
California’s enterprise zone program, which provides tax incentives to business, could soon face drastic changes, which some business owners say could hurt their bottom line.
Many businesses in Redding enjoy using the Enterprise Zone Program. The Best Western on Hilltop Drive is just [...]
Op-Ed: Enterprise Zone Critical for Salinas Valley
Salinas Valley Enterprise Zone manager Andrew Myrick published the following Op-Ed in The Californian:
On Jan. 30, 2009, the Salinas Valley Enterprise Zone, a partnership between Monterey County and the cities of Salinas, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City, took its place as the newest Enterprise Zone in California. The state’s Enterprise Zone Program offers tax [...]
Coachella Valley Welcomes New Manager
The Desert Sun published the following profile of the new Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone manager who replaces Hal Joseph:
It’s been a whirlwind first week for Mark Weber as manager of the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone.
He got a full briefing on a controversial overhaul of California’s enterprise zone program that’s looming in the Senate.
He networked with [...]
Los Angeles City Officials Continue to Promote Enterprise Zone
In the Los Angeles Daily News Austin Beutner, first deputy mayor and CEO of the city’s Office of Economic and Business Policy, and general manager of the Department of Water and Power, writes about what L.A. is doing to improve its business climate, including the recent success in retaining Baxter Biosciences with the expansion of [...]
Mayor Villaraigosa Touts Los Angeles EZ Expansion
The Mayor has written an article for the Huffington Post on his efforts to help Baxter BioScience remain in Los Angeles:
Since last February, my office has been meeting with Baxter to figure out we could do to keep their company and the vital jobs it has created here in Los Angeles.We listened to the employees [...]
Gov Praises Los Angeles Enterprise Zone Expansion
Press release from 6/15/2010:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after joining Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to announce the city’s proposal of a Business Tax Holiday and that Baxter’s BioScience business, a biotechnology company, has decided to continue its investment in California, a decision based largely on the recent expansion of the [...]
Hal Joseph Leaving Post in Coachella
Here is some unfortunate Enterprise Zone news. Hal Joseph, who has been an outstanding advocate and champion of the Enterprise Zone Program for many years will be leaving his position as Executive Director of the Coachella Valley EZ. Here is the story from The Desert Sun:
Hal Joseph’s last day as executive director of [...]
Politics Interfering With New Tulare Zone
From the Visalia Times-Delta:
Tulare County Board of Supervisors slams Tulare County Economic Development Corp. on rail, tourism and jobs issues
“If the county pulls out, that could threaten establishment of the enterprise zone,” Lane said. “And threatening the enterprise zone would be counterproductive.”
EDC officials say that move would jeopardize the millions in state incentives to businesses [...]
L.A. Gets Another Zone Expansion
From Dailybreeze.com:
Hoping to spur job creation near Los Angeles International Airport, officials on Monday announced the creation of an enterprise zone offering economic incentives to businesses in the area.
Tax credits, fee waivers, utility bill discounts and other forms of compensation will be extended to businesses located within the so-called LAX area State Enterprise Zone.
The [...]
NUMMI Epilogue 2
As reported in the Los Angeles Times:
Tesla Motors Inc., bolstered by a $50-million investment from Toyota Motor Corp., will start making electric cars next year at a recently closed plant in Northern California.
The move disappointed Downey officials who had been wooing the automaker, hoping the company would set up shop in a closed facility that [...]
