Economic Development Resources
2022 CALED Annual Conference
CALED to hold 2022 Annual Conference in the City of Long Beach on May 10-12! Canceling our Annual Conference in 2020 the week before it was scheduled was heartbreaking, but absolutely necessary to keep you and our team safe. As the meeting environment improves, more members can travel, and many of you have expressed a desire to meet safely, og电子相信，og电子有机会再次召集og电子的经济发展网络——而且是以一种优先考虑安全的方式来做到这一点, while creating an engaging atmosphere. CALED intends to provide an education and safe event in the following ways: Hold [...]
CALED Fall Journal and Annual Directory Mailed to Membership
The Fall 2021 California Economic Development Journal published by CALED, and the 2021 member directory “Who’s Who in Economic Development,” were mailed to all CALED members in mid-November. Watch your mailboxes for these exciting publications! The directory features CALED members and highlights their communities. CALED designed this tool to help our members get more attention outside of California. It is an important part of our effort to support and promote our members, as well as raise awareness about the positive side of doing business in California. This directory was included in Business Facilities’ 2021 Annual Rankings Report and distributed to [...]
View Recording of How to Select & Support the Most Competitive CalCompetes Grant & Tax Credit Applicants
og电子很高兴与州长商务和经济发展办公室(GO-Biz)的calcompees团队合作，为您带来了解calcompees资金的信息丰富和实用的会议, who can apply, how to apply, and what are the key criteria used for evaluation. 这次网络研讨会是一个很好的机会，可以直接从GO-Biz的领导那里了解如何识别一个有竞争力的申请人的关键特征和一个有说服力的申请的关键——无论你是在帮助企业申请税收抵免还是新创建的CalCompetes拨款. Speaker: Scott Dosick, Deputy Director, [...]
Alphonse Wilfred Joins San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team
Alphonse Wilfred, CALED’s former Program Assistant, has joined the San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) as its Community Relations Coordinator. The San Diego MCRT, championed by San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, provides clinician-led mobile crisis intervention services in the community to address behavioral health needs, facilitate transportation to immediate care, and link the individual to appropriate services. The Telecare MCRT offers crisis triage and management, risk assessment, in-person intervention, and care coordination. 每个小组响应移动办公车的电话，直接在圣地亚哥县以下地区提供服务:中央, East, [...]
SB 162 – $600 Million Community Economic Resiliency Fund (CERF) Program
Governor Newsom signed SB 162 creating a $600 million Community Economic Resiliency Fund (CERF) Program. While this program will have a regional approach, we hope to reinforce that regional solutions require local voices and engagement to ensure long-term success. […]
Governor Signs SB 780 (Cortese) CALED’s Bill Improving Economic Development Financing Tools
On September 28, 2021, Governor Newsom signed SB 780 (Cortese) into law. CALED根据经济发展从业者对如何改进og电子经济发展融资工具的意见，发起了这项法案. Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development stated, “California’s local agencies have long used tax increment financing tools, and this bill provides needed clarifications to improve their utilization. 加强基础设施金融区(eifd)和社区振兴投资局(CRIAs)等工具经常被用来帮助促进经济适用房和社区公共基础设施项目的发展. The Governor’s Office of Business [...]
View Recording of “State Leaders Brief You on Economic Development Funding Opportunities”
View the recording of CALED's webinar with Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor and Director, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), Stewart Knox, Undersecretary, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Gurbax Sahota, President & CEO, CALED and Daniel Carrigg, CALED Strategic Policy Advisor as they highlight the historic investments in supporting economic development in the 21-22 State Budget, and how they can be used to further your economic development efforts. To view the recorded webinar, click here. You will need to register by putting your name and email in order to view it. To download the slide deck, click [...]
View Recording of “Hear it from the Source – EDA American Rescue Plan Funding”
CALED, together with representatives of the Economic Development Administration, recently held a webinar on the just released “EDA American Rescue Plan Funding." To view the recorded webinar, go to http://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1845298687039121423 You will need to register by putting your name and email in order to view it. To download the slide deck, click here.
You’re Invited: EDD to Connect with Employer Representatives to Help Find Qualified Workers
og电子就业发展局(EDD)诚挚邀请您参加虚拟小组讨论，讨论og电子提供的一些关键工具，以帮助雇主与合格的求职者联系. Event Details: As California reopens following the pandemic, EDD recently announced that people must start looking for work July 11th to remain eligible for unemployment benefits. Meanwhile, EDD offers useful, no-cost programs to help employers reopen businesses and hire employees. 教育署劳工服务科及劳工市场资讯科的讲者将与雇主分享有用的资讯及资源，并解答问题. [...]
View Recording of “Getting Connected: A Broadband Deployment & Adoption Resource Guide for Local & Regional Government”
CALED, together with Valley Vision and the California Emerging Technology Fund, 最近，在刚刚发布的“接入:地方和地区政府领导人宽带部署和采用资源指南”上，举办了一场网络研讨会.” To view the recorded webinar, go to http://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1044395724585606923 You will need to register by putting your name and email in order to view it. […]
CALED Releases CA FDI Tech Guide
og电子FDI技术指南是一个为寻求在og电子扩张的外国科技公司提供的指导工具, meant to help them navigate important decisions and make appropriate plans so they can be successful when they locate here. It has a great checklist and associated resources for key items business owners should be considering before, during, and after their move. Feel free to use this in your FDI attraction efforts – including if you are attending SelectUSA’s Summit this week. This tool is also designed to assist with an economic [...]
Check Out the Only In-Depth Economic Development Summary on the May Revise!
Governor Newsom released his 2021 May Budget Revise on Friday, May 14, proclaiming that revenues had soared, producing an opportunity for a one-time “generational budget” called the “California Comeback Plan,” allocating over $100 billion in state surplus and federal pandemic relief funds. The May Revision builds off of the various proposals outlined previously in the Governor’s January budget, and offers new and expanded programs, assistance, and investments to stimulate the economic recovery. Compared to typical state budgets, the scope of this 200-page proposal is staggering, with over 400 new programs being proposed. Download CALED PDF Version of the Summary here.
CALED Board Appoints Tara Schiff To Second Term As Rural Liaison
Press Release – For Immediate Release Date: May 18, 2021 CALED BOARD APPOINTS TARA SCHIFF TO SECOND TERM AS RURAL LIAISON Contact: 米歇尔·斯蒂芬斯 (916) 448‐8252, ext.12 On May 13, 2021, the Board of the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) appointed Tara Schiff, ACE and economic development specialist for Mariposa County, to her second term as the Rural Liaison to the Board. The term will last from July 1, 2021 until June 30, 2023. In this role, Ms. Schiff will inform the CALED Board of key issues and potential actions impacting the rural communities in our [...]
CALED 2021 Mid-Session Legislative Update
2021 Mid-Session Legislative Update Local economic developers have had little bandwidth to track state legislation this year, as they appropriately focused on assisting their communities, businesses and residents meet the challenges of the pandemic. Now, however, with the expansion of vaccines, case levels are finally abating. For those of you looking to catch up on legislative activity, CALED has prepared this mid-session update, which includes upcoming deadlines, political dynamics, recap of CALED’s major efforts on some key bills and issues. CALED Focus Key Deadlines: The Legislature is facing three [...]
Don’t Forget to Attend an Upcoming Just Transition Workshop
Per Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20, 规划和研究办公室(OPR)和劳动和劳动力发展局(LWDA)正在牵头制定公正过渡路线图. The Roadmap’s broad framework will be released over the summer, kicking off a longer-term public and private effort to ensure that all Californians benefit from the transition to carbon neutrality. 请于5月25日(周二)注册并加入他们，提供你的意见并了解og电子的Just Transition框架, 10 am-12pm Wednesday May 26, 1pm-3pm Thursday May 27, 6pm-8pm Other ways to get [...]
Member Budget Planning Information
As many of you are preparing your budgets for FY21/22, we’ve received requests for information regarding membership, the conference, and our trainings. We hope these details help you with your planning. CALED will not be increasing dues for the 2021/22 FY. CALED is watching public health guidance and is hoping to have an in-person annual event in Spring 2022. If able to move forward with those plans, we are committed to keeping the registration fees in line with past conferences ($495 early bird rate). CALED will be holding our Keys to Successful Economic Development Training and Advanced Economic Development Institute [...]
Economic Recovery & Resiliency Professionals RFQ
Economic Recovery & Resiliency Professionals RFQ CALED is pleased to have received a grant from the Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration to create an Economic Development Resiliency and Recovery Playbook – a comprehensive, strategic tool communities can use to prepare for and recover from disasters that impact their economy, including situations where a community experiences economic injury even though they are not experiencing the actual disaster. 本资格申请是为了选择合格的志愿者(个人或公司)作为Playbook内容的顾问. When CALED starts the writing of the playbook, those that are selected [...]
City of Kerman Economic Development Strategy
The Kerman City Council approved a new Economic Development Strategy on February 24, 2021. The City initiated the strategy to focus on business retention, expansion, attraction, entrepreneurship and customer service. 该战略的目的是确定步骤，可以更好地定位Kerman未来的增长，为其所有居民提供进一步的机会. The recommendations offered in this strategy are reflective of the City’s Strengths, Weaknesses, 机会与威胁(SWOT)分析，为积极应对未来经济发展机遇提供基础基础.
Governor Proposes $4.5 Billion for Recovery for Businesses and Jobs in 2021 Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom previewed his Equitable Recovery for California’s Businesses and Jobs plan, 这是他2021-22年州预算中企业和劳动力恢复的部分，将帮助og电子度过COVID-19大流行，并促进公平, broad-based recovery. […]
California Relief Grant Briefing for Economic Developers Recording
CALED, 与og电子小企业促进者办公室(CalOSBA)在州长商业和经济发展办公室和Lendistry合作, 在12月30日公布申请之前，于12月29日举行了一场关于5亿美元小企业资助计划的网络研讨会. To access the recording of this webinar, click here.
Paul Saldana Retires from Tulare EDC
Paul Saldana, who has served as President & CEO of the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation for the past 20 years, will be retiring from his position effective October 31 to pursue projects to advance emerging industries in the post pandemic economy. Hired just before the 9/11 economic downturn, Saldana has shepherded the EDC through recoveries, recessions, natural disasters and now through the global pandemic. “20年来，保罗一直是图拉雷县经济的捍卫者，在未来几十年里，og电子将继续感受到他对og电子经济恢复力的贡献”，EDC董事会主席Scott Harness在[...]
Tulare County EDC Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from IEDC
Washington, DC -图拉雷县经济发展公司被国际经济发展理事会认可为年度经济发展组织，其服务人口在200人之间,000 and 500,000 people. 在这一人口类别中，EDC与杰弗逊教区经济发展委员会和新奥尔良商业联盟一起获得了该奖项. Montreal International and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council received the honor for population greater than 500,000. Tulare County EDC is the only EDO to be recognized in California with this honor. “To be recognized by our International professional association with this honor is a testimony to [...]
CALED CEO Gurbax Sahota Awarded Honorary ACE Designation
This summer, the Board of Regents for The California Academy for Economic Development (The Academy) awarded Gurbax Sahota, og电子(CALED)主席兼首席执行官，因其在全州范围内的经济发展政策和项目的领导能力而被授予荣誉og电子经济开发人员(ACE)称号. Past Academy Regents Chair Bruce Kern noted that this award acknowledges Ms. 感谢Sahota为支持CALED成员所做的不懈努力，并确保他们拥有在社区发挥作用所需的教育和培训资源. The ACE Certification, now in its second year, was created in partnership between [...]
Read about CA Manufacturing Report from LocalIntel Economic Development
*From LocalIntel Economic Development California’s metropolitan areas continue their road to recovery by adding 30,100 manufacturing jobs last month. Using Localintel’s free and publicly accessible Industry Job Tracker, this report provides 7 observations highlighting changes in manufacturing employment levels for the state’s metro areas. At the time of writing, the Tracker draws on the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as released on July 17, 2020. For more information, click here.
Read the COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening
本雇主剧本为雇主提供指导，帮助他们计划和准备重新开业，并支持一个保险箱, clean environment for workers and customers. 每个部分提供的指导和链接，为雇主提供他们需要的工具，以安全开放和减少与COVID-19相关的风险. The guidance is not intended to revoke or repeal any worker rights, either statutory, regulatory or collectively bargained, and is not exhaustive, as it does not include county health orders, nor is it a substitute for any existing safety and health-related regulatory requirements such as those of Cal/OSHA. Stay current on changes to public health guidance and state/local orders, as the COVID-19 situation continues. Cal/OSHA has also published interim safety and health guidance, Cal/OSHA General Guidelines on Protecting Workers. CDC has additional information on their guidance for employers. For more information, click here