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For more than two decades, CalChamber has issued the “Job Killer” list, a comprehensive package of legislation that would have historically eliminated jobs or opportunities for investment in job growth for California businesses. The list has been hugely successful for the business community, as more than 93 percent of bills that have wound up on the list over the years have been halted in the legislative process.

According to the U.S. International Trade Administration, a tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value, including freight and insurance, of imported products. Different tariffs are applied on different products by different countries. Some countries have very high duties and taxes, and others relatively low duties and taxes.

With a gross state product of over $4 trillion representing 13.7% of the U.S nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, California ranks as the fifth largest economy in the world. Here, international trade and investment is a major part of our state’s economic engine with broad-based benefits to our businesses and communities with California’s global exports exceeding $183.3 billion in 2024.

A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s national leadership in women-owned businesses, finding that the state is home to 1.5 million women-led companies — more than any other state — among other key insights.

Local chamber of commerce executive Rana Ghadban will be joining the California Chamber of Commerce next month as vice president of small business advocacy.

A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s national leadership in women-owned businesses, finding that the state is home to 1.5 million women-led companies — more than any other state — among other key insights. The report was prepared for the CalChamber Women’s Leadership Council and was presented at the council’s forum in Sacramento yesterday.

The California Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the Small Business Awards, honoring four outstanding businesses with $5,000 grants.

Responding to concerns about the cost and workability of draft plastic recycling regulations, Governor Gavin Newsom directed CalRecycle to redo the rules and the agency complied earlier this month.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Sonora, Mexico Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on March 17 at a ceremony held at the Stanford Mansion in Sacramento.

Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) management group signed a new six-year Master Contract on March 11.

When you think of German engineering in America, you might picture a sleek BMW (maybe even as an EV model) gliding down a California highway — but perhaps you should also imagine a Siemens-built light rail train cruising through Sacramento instead. After all, Siemens’ rail manufacturing plant in California is one of the largest of its kind in the United States, producing trains that connect communities across the country.