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Gordon Webster, Jr.

12 Jul

BLOG: Judge’s ruling shields employers in immigration fallout

published on July 12, 2018 - 5:26 PM

Business regulations come in all shapes in sizes in the Golden State, and from every direction, including Sacramento and Washington,

21 Jun

BLOG: These ‘job creators’ pass key Sacramento legislative deadline

published on June 21, 2018 - 6:22 PM

You could talk about business unfriendly, so-called “job killer” bills coming out of the state Legislature until you are blue

04 Jun

BLOG: Tax on services will hit small businesses hardest

published on June 4, 2018 - 1:42 PM

What is it with Sacramento and taxes? First with the gas tax, the cap-and-trade scheme and now a proposed 3

14 May

BLOG: Tax on business services is CalChamber’s 28th ‘job killer’

published on May 14, 2018 - 11:44 AM

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified its 28th job killer bill in Sacramento this session, and this one is

07 May

BLOG: Flexible workweek bill dies in Sacramento committee

published on May 7, 2018 - 2:51 PM

A true job creator bill recently died in an Assembly committee in Sacramento — another example of how California lawmakers are

30 Mar

BLOG: Sacramento resolution a lone voice supporting tax reform

published on March 30, 2018 - 1:06 PM

Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, recently wrote an interesting oped for the Orange County Register looking

26 Feb

BLOG: Bill seeks to give workers’ private information to unions

published on February 26, 2018 - 1:13 PM

Here’s another item out of the state legislature that should be cause of concern for reasonable Californians. AB 2455, authored

08 Feb

BLOG: Inside Gov. Brown’s topsy-turvy ‘accomplishments’

published on February 8, 2018 - 1:21 PM

Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his 16th and final State of the State address a couple weeks back. After reading a

22 Jan

BLOG: High-speed rail’s ‘existential crisis’

published on January 22, 2018 - 3:50 PM

The high-speed rail project is in trouble, and we are all on the hook. You have undoubtedly heard the news

29 Dec

BLOG: Fresno EDC, Initiative Foods featured on national TV

published on December 29, 2017 - 12:48 PM

It’s no easy task presenting California as an easy place to do business. But if you are going to take

BLOG: Happy birthday to Marketplace at El Paseo

Posted: April 12, 2024 at 1:23 pm

Ten years ago this week, Fresno’s fastest-growing shopping center got
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BLOG: Fresno EDC’s April 18 real estate forecast a can’t-miss event

Posted: April 10, 2024 at 11:27 am

The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) invites you to
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