Tag: Top Stories
CalChamber Recognizes Business Leaders from Chico, Torrance
Small Business Advocate of the Year Award
The California Chamber of Commerce honored business executives from Chico and Torrance last week with its 2018 Small...
New National Origin Regulations Coming July 1
National origin protection changes amended into the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) were approved recently by the Office of Administrative Law and...
Five CalChamber-Supported Job Creators Move to Floors
Five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have advanced to the Senate and Assembly floors following the May 25 deadline to pass the...
Three Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; Six Move to Senate or Assembly Floors...
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop three job killer bills from continuing past the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday...
International Forum: California Continues to Blaze Trail in Trade
U.S. and California politics and trade priorities, global connections and the importance of exports were the topics discussed by an international trade expert, a...
CalChamber Board of Directors Takes Positions on Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose the three states initiative and the voter approval for increases in gas...
CalChamber Board Chair, Governor Address 93rd Annual Host Breakfast
Business, civic and legislative leaders gathered in Sacramento this morning for the 93rd annual Sacramento Host Breakfast featuring remarks from CalChamber Board Chair Terry...
CalChamber Hosts Capitol Summit Today
The California Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual summit today for business and local chamber of commerce leaders from throughout the state.
The sold...
CalChamber Urging Fiscal Committees to Keep Job Killer Bills on Hold
The California Chamber of Commerce is asking legislative fiscal committees to stop a number of job killer bills from moving on in the legislative...
CalChamber Welcomes Leah B. Silverthorn to Policy Team
Leah B. Silverthorn, an experienced environmental litigator, joined the California Chamber of Commerce policy team on May 14. As a policy advocate Silverthorn will...
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For: List Features 32 CalChamber Members
Thirty-two California Chamber of Commerce member companies were selected by Fortune as among the 100 best companies to work for in 2018.
This year, Fortune changed the methodology for...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Secures Amendments, Removes Job Killer Status
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer has been amended to remove the job killer tag.
Before AB 1761 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) was amended on May...
Services Tax Job Killer Bill in Committee Today
A recently identified job killer bill that would impose a 3% tax on services purchased by businesses in California will be considered as a...
CalChamber Urges Congressional Action on NAFTA Agreement
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging Congress to approve a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) quickly in the face of multiple...
State Economy Draws Strength from Trade
As the Trump administration and the 115th Congress now are into their second year, the California Chamber of Commerce continues to communicate its international...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies 28th Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today added SB 993 (Hertzberg) to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to 28....
CalChamber Joins Secretary of State in Unveiling Online Business Filing Tools
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg joined Secretary of State Alex Padilla at a CalChamber news conference on May 8 to...
Remembering Governor George Deukmejian
Former California Governor George Deukmejian passed away yesterday at age 89. Deukmejian was Governor from 1983-1991 and served on the CalChamber Board from 1992-2000.
CalChamber...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill Protecting Victims/ Employers from Serial Harassers Passes Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that will enable businesses to avoid hiring repeat sexual harassment offenders, ending the cycle of harassment...
Voting Season Begins Today; Key Dates to Remember
CalChamber Recaps Positions on June Ballot Measures
Today is the first day to vote by mail in California’s primary election.
Five counties in Northern California will...