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Calif. Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Three Years
1/23/2012 6:47:00 PM
California’s unemployment rate decreased to 11.1 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 10,700 during the month for a total gain of 240,300 jobs since 2011 began, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The unemployment rate fell by 1.4 percentage points over the year, and dropped a full percentage point over the last four months. The number of unemployed Californians fell by 37,000 in December. That number is down by 252,000 over the year, and by 154,000 over the last four months.
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GO-Biz Rallying to Keep Haas Automation in California
1/23/2012 5:41:00 PM
State and local lawmakers and trade organizations are rallying to find a way to keep the expansion plans of Haas Automation Inc. within Oxnard and California. According to the Governor's Office of Business Development, restructured this year and renamed GO-Biz, the business development team and Haas also have been communicating. The office will do whatever it can to help streamline any permitting or regulatory issues, said spokesman Brook Taylor. In addition, it will seek to identify any statewide tax or employment training incentives that may be available to the company. "This is exactly the kind of thing we do," he said. ...Read More
Orange County Business Council Supports Governor Brown's Plan to Strengthen the California Economy
1/20/2012 12:35:00 AM
Today Orange County Business Council (OCBC) hosted California Governor Jerry Brown at a meeting with 50 of Orange County’s top business leaders and CEOs. "Business growth and regulatory relief has never been more fundamental to turning around California’s economy," said OCBC President and CEO Lucy Dunn. "The Governor’s candor regarding the challenges of California’s business environment and his formation of GO-BIZ to help the regulated community navigate maize of government agencies and cut red tape was warmly received." ...Read More
Governor Brown's 2012 State of the State Address - Highlights GO-Biz's Efforts to Expand Businesses
1/18/2012 6:58:00 PM
"Last year, I appointed a top advisor with an impressive background in the private sector and charged him with finding out what doesn’t work for business in this state and how to fix it. What he heard consistently was that business needed an effective champion to navigate the state’s plethora of complex laws and regulations which can discourage investment and job creation. Under the name GO-BIZ, we now have a point of contact at the highest level for businesses large and small. More than that, the GO-BIZ office is staffed with people who understand what it’s like to be in business and stand ready to intervene and give real help to get businesses open and projects off the ground." - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. ...Read More
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