California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Press Releases

• Published on November 14, 2022 - 18:12 GMT

  Outsmart Disaster Moves to CalOSBA with a New Website; Resilient Business Challenge Promotes Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable ...

  ​Sacramento, CA – The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), today announced that it is relaunching the Outsmart Disaster Campaign with a new web portal …

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• Published on October 27, 2022 - 20:15 GMT

  CalOSBA Introduces Full Roster for 2022 California Entrepreneurship & Economic Mobility Task Force

  Bakersfield, CA – Tara Lynn Gray, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), today introduced the complete membership of the 2022 Entrepreneurship …

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• Published on October 21, 2022 - 14:38 GMT

  State Announces Funding to Support Sustainable and Resilient Regional Economies Across California

  First round of Community Economic Resilience Fund awards provides $5 million each to regional economic planning entities to chart equitable, resilient future for California’s economy SACRAMENTO, CA – State leaders today announced the first round of awards …

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• Published on October 6, 2022 - 15:54 GMT

  California Launches Statewide Alliance to Establish Federally Co-Funded Hydrogen Hub

  Long Beach, CA – Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), Labor, Renewables 100, alongside state and local officials, formally announced the formation of the  …

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• Published on September 12, 2022 - 16:28 GMT

  California Awarded $600,000 from SBA to Support California Small Businesses with Export Promotion

  Sacramento, CA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that a grant totaling $600,000 has been awarded to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as part of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) – a federally …

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• Published on August 31, 2022 - 16:28 GMT

  California’s New Space Industry Task Force to be led by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

  Sacramento, CA – Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced a new Space Industry Task Force, to be led by GO-Biz Director and Senior Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, Dee Dee Myers.   The announcement first came …

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• Published on August 1, 2022 - 16:21 GMT

  Valley CAN and the State of California issue preloaded, reloadable contactless debit cards for low-income EV owners to use at any ...

  August 1, 2022, Sacramento, CA — One hundred low-income electric vehicle (EV) owners in the San Joaquin Valley are receiving reloadable contactless debit cards to use at EV charging stations as part of a demonstration project launched today by Valley Clean …

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• Published on July 11, 2022 - 16:04 GMT

  GO-Biz Concludes a Series of Events Focused on Attracting International Businesses to California

  GO-Biz participated in multiple foreign investment attraction events in June, including leading a delegation of California economic developers to the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C. Sacramento, CA – GO-Biz recently concluded two weeks of …

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• Published on June 1, 2022 - 16:44 GMT

  The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Awards $35.5 Million in Community Reinvestment Grants

  Sacramento, CA – Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced 78 grants totaling $35.5 million awarded to organizations across the state. The funds come from cannabis tax revenue generated by The Adult Use of …

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• Published on November 9, 2021 - 03:12 GMT

  Delfast

  Country/Region From: Ukraine Industry: Transportation Delfast is a world record holding Ukrainian e-bike company that established operations in California in 2021. They chose California because of the state’s business environment and because they wanted to …

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• Published on November 5, 2021 - 00:12 GMT

  California Awards $150 million in Tax Credits Projected to Create More Than 7,600 Jobs

  Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced $150 million in tax credits that are projected to create more than 7,600 new, full-time jobs in California. The funding, from the California Competes ( …

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• Published on October 27, 2021 - 19:53 GMT

  CalOSBA Announces Grants to Expand Small Business Assistance in California

  Sacramento, CA – The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) today announced grant awards to recipients of the California Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP). The state’s approximately $17 million in grant …

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• Published on October 12, 2021 - 23:22 GMT

  CalOSBA Opens Round 1 Request for Proposals for Eligible Grantmaking Entities to Administer the Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief ...

  Sacramento, CA – California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), announced that it is now accepting applications from California county governments to administer the …

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• Published on October 12, 2021 - 20:08 GMT

  CalOSBA Releases Request for Proposals to Designate 10 Inclusive Innovation Hubs

  Sacramento, CA – California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), announced that it is now accepting applications for the Inclusive Innovation Hub (IHub2) Program.  The …

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• Published on September 28, 2021 - 17:18 GMT

  Hyundai Motor Company

  Country/Region From: South Korea Industry: Manufacturing/Transportation California is the U.S. home of Hyundai Motor Company, the fifth largest automaker in the world. Hyundai’s California footprint includes the North American headquarters in Fountain …

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• Published on September 28, 2021 - 17:18 GMT

  Sajari Inc.

  Country/Region From: Australia Industry: ICT Australian startup Sajari is an AI-powered site search and product discovery platform that helps eCommerce brands and retailers maximize their revenue and conversion rates. With more than half of Sajari’s …

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• Published on September 9, 2021 - 20:23 GMT

  California Launches Dedicated Small Business Portal Ahead of National Small Business Week

  CalOSBA Website Connects Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs, & Startups With Critical State Resources They Need to Succeed. Sacramento, CA – California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business Economic …

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• Published on August 20, 2021 - 21:52 GMT

  Zoomo

  Country/Region From: Australia Industry: Transportation Zoomo is an Australian e-bike company that established operations in California in 2019. Since their launch, San Francisco and Los Angeles have become their top performing markets globally. They chose …

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• Published on August 11, 2021 - 23:15 GMT

  Turtle Tree Labs Inc.

  Country/Region From: Singapore Industry: Biotech and Life Science Turtle Tree Labs Inc. is a Singaporean cell-based milk company that established operations in Woodland, California in May 2021 at an agtech incubator. They chose California because the state …

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• Published on July 30, 2021 - 01:58 GMT

  Office of the Small Business Advocate Announces New Funding Rounds for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

  The additional $1.5 billion expansion, for a total of $4 billion, makes California’s small business relief program the largest in the country The funding will support small businesses and nonprofits that have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic New …

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