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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
California-Mexico Partnership Luncheon Features Innovations in Energy, Education
Energy projects that are helping foster innovations in California and Mexico were highlighted this week at an international luncheon forum co-hosted by the California...
Five CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit
Five California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...
CalChamber-Supported Regulatory Reform Bills Pass Committee
Three California Chamber of Commerce-supported regulatory reform bills passed the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee yesterday with bipartisan support.
AB 2087 (Waldron; R-Escondido) enhances...
Protect Harassment Victims, Employers From Defamation Suits
Cross posted in The Ventura County Star
In 2016, 554 Californians filed sexual harassment complaints with the state civil rights agency, and many other employees...
CalChamber Kills Targeted Tax Proposal in Assembly Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would have imposed a tax on contractors for the privilege of doing business with the Department...
Chile and California Continue Building Strong Relationship
On April 17 and 18 the Chile-California Council gathered for its annual event and Board Meeting at the California Chamber of Commerce. The opening...
Trade Report: Despite Storm Clouds, Growth Continues for California Exports
California’s merchandise export trade rose in February, according to a Beacon Economics analysis of U.S. trade statistics recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Foreign...