BizFed votes to engage on statewide pension mandate on small businesses
CA Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program will mandate an employer facilitated retirement plan for all employers with five or more employees who do not already offer a qualified plan. The BizFed Board voted to: Engage with state leaders who are developing the Secure Choice program. Request a formal analysis of the proposal from the Legislative […]
BizFed Installs Officers for 2016
By HOWARD FINE Thursday, January 21, 2016 The Los Angeles County Business Federation, the umbrella group of local business organizations, has installed its new officers for 2016. The federation, commonly called BizFed, is an alliance of 155 business organizations in Los Angeles County representing 275,000 businesses that employ roughly 3 million people. It formed eight […]
Long Beach Approves $13 An Hour Minimum Wage, Path To $15 An Hour
Story by: Harry Saltzgaver Contact: hsalt@gazettes.com. After a five-hour hearing Tuesday night, the Long Beach City Council approved in principal a minimum wage increase to $13 an hour in 2019, with a path to $15 an hour in 2021. Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal made the motion to accept the recommendation of the Economic Development Commission, including […]
BizFed Leadership Roundtable with Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez
On Friday, November 6, BizFed leaders met with Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations. Attendees learned that Asm. Gomez and Sen. Beall, Co-Chairs of Transportation Infrastructure Conference Committee, will ensure transportation funding bills get full floor votes this spring. Want to learn more? Click here for the full onesheet. Leadership roundtables are exclusive opportunities […]
BizFed delivers wins on supermajority of bills we worked in 2015!
Sunday was the deadline for Gov. Brown to act on bills coming out of this year’s state legislative session, and we are pleased to report that more than two-thirds of the bills BizFed mobilized either to support or oppose resulted in our desired outcome. Please see below for a full list of our bills and […]
El Monte residents get their wish: Walmart project approved
EL MONTE >> Residents are finally getting what they’ve been asking for. Walmart is coming to El Monte. For more than five years, residents have implored the City Council to bring the retail giant to El Monte. They’ve bashed city leaders for not doing enough to attract it. They’ve lamented that El Monte can’t get […]
State Receives Federal Funding to Help California Small Businesses Export Globally
(Editor’s Note: The following release from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) offers information important to small businesses and entrepreneurs.) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced that California received a $747,781 grant from the federal government to help small businesses boost trade and export abroad. “California is […]
Breaking News: BizFed Annual Poll: Two-thirds of Employers Expect Business to Improve
A new Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) survey shows that two-thirds of employers believe business conditions will improve over the previous year. While 10% more employers expect to hire more people in 2015, 28% more expect to invest in new equipment. The annual survey of 135 BizFed member organizations representing 268,000 employers with 3 […]
