CALED Signs on to Encourage Administration to Continue Engagement to Avoid...
With the potential for a rail strike still looming, CALED joined with other trade associations in California and around the country to ask the Biden Administration to continue to “work with the...
View ArticleData and Fact-based Inclusive Economic Development Strategies, Not Rhetoric,...
The State of California has ignited significant interest in regional economic development through its Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) program, a $600 million initiative supporting innovative...
View ArticleCALED Provides Input on Funding for Pilot Economic Development Projects
The California Labor Agency, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development recently launched the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF)...
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CALED Champions Manufacturing
$30 million now available in IDB allocation for small and medium-sized manufacturers to be used for land purchases, facility expansion, new production equipment acquisition, and solar and energy...
View ArticleState of Economic Development
In the wake of pandemic-related aid that flowed to the State, local governments, nonprofits, and businesses, discussions about economic development in California revealed some fundamental...
View ArticleCALED helps SB 747 (Caballero) Pass the Senate Governance & Finance Committee
CALED helps SB 747 (Caballero) Pass the Senate Governance & Finance Committee CALED continues to fight for effective economic development tools for California’s jurisdictions. On April 12, CALED...
View ArticleChanges to SB 747 and Update on Surplus Land Act Bills
SB 747 Narrowed by Forced Amendments in Senate Housing Committee Discussions/Negotiations over Multiple SLA Bills Expected SB 747 (Caballero) – a bill protecting use of public land for economic...
View ArticleCity of Corona’s Economic Development Director Jessica Gonzales Announced as...
Jessica Gonzales, Economic Development Director of the City of Corona, is now the Chair of the Board of Directors for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED). Jessica has...
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CALED Speaks with Local Electeds on Ways to Advance their Economic...
Gurbax Sahota, President & CEO for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED), has been traveling throughout California, engaging with local elected officials to impart...
View ArticleCALED Continues to Fight for Manufacturing Tools by Supporting HR 3787
CALED recently sent a letter to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) requesting support of HR 3787, the Modernizing Agriculture and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA). This act specifically...
View ArticleCity of Ontario’s Executive Director of Economic Development Jennifer McLain...
Jennifer McLain Hiramoto, Executive Director for the City of Ontario, is now the chair of the board of directors for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED). Jennifer has been...
View ArticleCALED Releases Budget, Bonds & Ballot Update
Representing more than 900 economic development practitioners and stakeholders, CALED is the voice of California’s economic development network. We are taking advantage of the Legislature’s summer...
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