Press Release Archives
- California Grows Green Jobs, Invests $34 Million in Innovative Technologies Statewide April 27, 2023 - Sacramento, CA – California is investing $34.2 million in cutting-edge industries to bolster the economy and create more than 1,500 new jobs, with the majority of those being green jobs. Companies receiving these funds will develop and manufacture zero-emission, autonomous aircrafts, ....
- California Ports Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Data System Development April 26, 2023 - California’s five containerized ports inclusive of the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Oakland, and the Port of San Diego, signed a Memorandum...
- California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes Record-Breaking Relocating TV Series April 17, 2023 - Hollywood, Calif. – April 17, 2023 – The California Film Commission today announced that seven TV projects -- two relocating series and five new series -- have been selected for the state’s latest round of film and television tax credits. These projects will spend an estimated $527 million in California during their first season and employ 1,585 crew, 629 cast, and 19,994 background actors....
- California Submits Application to U.S. Department of Energy for Federal Funding to Become a National Hydrogen (H2) Hub April 7, 2023 - California – Today, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) has submitted an application to the United States Department of Energy (DOE), as part of the Biden Administration’s Hydrogen Earth Shot Challenge. ARCHES is the official applicant and organizer for California's proposal to bring a statewide Department of Energy
- RECAP: Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and GO-Biz Director Dee Dee Myers Lead California Trade Delegation to Japan March 22, 2023 - Last week, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and GO-Biz Director Dee Dee Myers led a delegation of more than 100 California business executives and senior California government officials to...
- California Film & TV Tax Credit Program Welcomes 24 New Film Projects Estimated to Generate $662 Million In Spending Across the State March 6, 2023 - Despite increasingly strong global competition, California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program continues to welcome big-budget and independent films.
- California’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program Extended for Five Years in Governor’s Proposed Budget January 10, 2023 - New provisions affirm California’s long-term commitment to fighting ‘runaway production’ and defending its status as the world’s media production capital...
- IBank Board Approves $4.3 Million Loan to Help Tiburon Fire Protection District Build New Station December 29, 2022 - IBank board of directors approved $4.3 million in loan financing to the Tiburon Fire Protection District for a project that will allow firefighters to better protect the lives and property of Californians...
- IBank Board Approves $6 Million Loan to City of Watsonville to Build New Landfill December 29, 2022 - IBank board of directors approved $6 million in loan financing to the City of Watsonville to build a new landfill. The project will allow the city to process waste more efficiently and expand organic waste...
- CalOSBA’s California Venues Grant Program Opens New Round of Funding for Live Event Venues Impacted by COVID-19 December 19, 2022 - CalOSBA, part of GO-Biz, announced a second round of nearly $45 million in new funding for the California Venues Grant Program. The program provides grants to eligible independent live events...
- California Supports Workers and Fosters Bottom-Up Economic Resilience in Lassen County December 1, 2022 - Today the Newsom Administration – through the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Labor Agency), GO-Biz and Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) – announced state assistance to support workers and communities...
- CalOSBA Announces Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Awardees November 18, 2022 - The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) has announced grant awards to recipients of the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program (SB TAP, formerly named SB Technical Assistance Expansion Program)....
- Outsmart Disaster Moves to CalOSBA with a New Website; Resilient Business Challenge Promotes Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Small Businesses November 14, 2022 - The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), today announced that it is relaunching the Outsmart Disaster Campaign with a new web porta...
- CalOSBA Introduces Full Roster for 2022 California Entrepreneurship & Economic Mobility Task Force October 27, 2022 - Tara Lynn Gray, Director of CalOSBA, part of GO-Biz, today introduced the complete membership of the 2022 Entrepreneurship & Economic Mobility Task Force (EEMTF) at the California Economic Summit...
- State Announces Funding to Support Sustainable and Resilient Regional Economies Across California October 21, 2022 - SACRAMENTO, CA – State leaders today announced the first round of awards for the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), a new state initiative supporting innovative plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create good-paying, broadly-accessible jobs for all Californians. As part of CERF’s initial planning phase,...
- California Launches Statewide Alliance to Establish Federally Co-Funded Hydrogen Hub October 6, 2022 - Today, GO-Biz, UCOP, Labor, Renewables 100, alongside state and local officials, formally announced the formation of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES)...
