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The California Chamber of Commerce joined more than 300 other organizations last week in urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to...

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...

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

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

While women-owned businesses are growing, reports show sustained efforts required to keep momentum A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s...

While women-owned businesses are growing, reports show sustained efforts required to keep momentum A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...

California-Sonora Sign Energy Memo of Understanding; CalChamber Hosts Lunch to Discuss Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub, Guest Commentary: Stronger Together: German American Trade Relations in a Changing World, Succeeding Together: U.S.-Ireland Business Report 2025, CalChamber Quarterly Economic Report: Risks to Economic Growth Trajectory Include Federal Deficit, Asset ‘Bubble’, East Coast/Gulf Ports Employers, Union Dockworkers Sign Contract, ILA and USMA officially sign six-year master contract agreement at ceremonies in NJ, Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Timber and Lumber

When you think of German engineering in America, you might picture a sleek BMW (maybe even as an EV model) gliding down a California...

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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...

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

Nominate A Business Today Recognizing California’s Best Small Businesses – Apply Today Exciting news! CalChamber is thrilled to announce the Small Business Awards, honoring four outstanding...

Trade Policy Expert Details Economic Impacts of Newly Declared Tariffs, Trump says he’ll raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, Official U.S. Customs and Border Patrol statement on tariffs, Trump delays tariffs on many Canadian, Mexican imports for one month, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Tariffs on Canada and Mexico to Minimize Disruption to the Automotive Industry, Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border, Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, Public Hearing Regarding Section 301 Investigation on China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Targeting of the Semiconductor Industry for Dominance, USMCA Forward 2025

U.S. consumers and businesses will bear the costs of the tariffs imposed this month on Canada, Mexico, and China via presidential executive orders, according...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel of Labor and Employment, Bianca Saad and Associate General Counsel of Labor and Employment, Matthew Roberts are joined by Jonathan Mayes, CEO of Jonathan Mayes Consulting, to discuss some of the changes happening in the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) space following recent executive action from the White House.

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss the...

Guest Commentary: Perspective on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Mexico, Mexico to impose retaliatory tariffs on US following China and Canada as trade war heats up, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Proceeds with Tariffs on Imports from Canada and Mexico, Mexico to impose retaliatory tariffs on US following China and Canada as trade war heats up, US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen Tuesday, says commerce chief, CalChamber Outlines Trade Priorities, Concerns for Federal Officials, Congress, Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products, U.S. Trade Representative Announces 2025 Trade Policy Agenda

As the Trump administration and 119th Congress continue their work, the California Chamber of Commerce is communicating its international trade priorities and concerns to...