Wake Up and Smell the Tax Revenue (Three Reasons Why Economic Development Matters)
How often do you think about your community’s economic development? Never, you say? Or maybe just when that alluring new business “opens up shop”?
We get it. It’s the job of economic development organizations to think about this all the time so you don’t have to!
3 Ways High-Tech Healthcare is Making an Impact
It’s probably no surprise to you that growth in technology over the past few decades has had a significant impact on medicine. Beyond your doctor carrying a laptop to each appointment and improved devices, we’re seeing healthcare evolve to use AI and robots, as well as nanotechnology and VR to improve patient care.
CBRE announced Valencia Pipe Company Inc., a division of VPC Global, leased 170,990 square feet at Vista Business Park in Valencia, Calif. for $10.1 million.
A Smart Growth Checklist for Small to Mid-Sized Companies
Congratulations! After months, or maybe years, of hard work, your business is continuing to spread its wings and is ready to leave the proverbial nest.
Making Big Deals Happen – The Top 5 Qualities of a Power Broker
In the world of commercial real estate, there are those who broker, and those who broker.
Here at SCVEDC, we’re invested not just in growing our community, but how it grows. Which businesses are setting up shop in our area, and what kind of jobs are they bringing? We love to fight for the good jobs, the high-paying kind that provide major opportunity right in our backyard.
Podcast Update: Logix, SCV Locations, and CalArts
SCV Means Business Podcast is back with three new episodes, as our president Holly Schroeder speaks with community leaders about matters that affect business in the SCV. This time we’re talking handling leadership transitions, managing location requests for the film industry, and the ripple effect the arts have on economic development.
Independent Studio Signs Lease in Santa Clarita Valley
CBRE announced an independent studio operator signed a new 166,359 square-foot lease at Rockefeller Crossing, an industrial complex in Valencia, CA owned by LBA Realty.
SCVEDC Hosts Annual Economic Outlook Forecast
Even though economist Dr. Mark Schniepp of California Economic Forecast said to expect a “boring economy” in 2019, SCVEDC’s annual Economic Outlook was anything but. With tickets selling out nearly five weeks before the event date, Holly Schroeder, President & CEO of SCVEDC gave a warm welcome to over 400 attendees that crowded into the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
Go-Biz Hosting Webinars for Businesses Interested in Applying for Tax Credits
Have you heard about the California Competes Tax Credit? It’s an income tax credit supporting growth of high quality jobs in California, available to businesses who want to come to, stay in, or grow in our state. Through a two-phase process, businesses apply and compete for this credit during three application periods each year. It’s just one of the many business services the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) supports in the Santa Clarita Valley, another great reason to explore relocating to the SCV.
2018 – A Year of Growth and Development for the Santa Clarita Valley
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation’s overarching goals are to support the creation of high-paying jobs for our trained workforce, stimulate economic activity that grows the regional tax base, and strategically position the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) and its businesses to better compete in the global economy.
The Santa Clarita Valley Keeps Winning
The Santa Clarita Valley has been in the news quite a lot lately -- and for good reason. Those of us who call the SCV home already know it's a great place to live and work, but others are taking notice as well.
The Ripple Effect: New Development = Job Creation
Pretend for a moment you want to build a new house. What do you need?
Raw materials, certainly. Foundation, wood, brick, glass, etc. You’ll need labor, too. Someone has to design the place, transport your raw materials, and assemble them into something that won’t tip over when the big bad wolf comes around.
Millennials Are Buying Homes in the Burbs
While home values have reached record highs in many American cities and student debt is higher than ever, millennials in some parts of the country are choosing to buy homes anyway. But what makes a good place to live? Where are millennials choosing to live and why?
SCV Means Business: Neotech and Technifex
Among the various industry clusters that call the SCV home, most businesses agree that moving or starting here has helped them in some central way that they can’t ignore. This month we spoke with two companies who are not only pushing boundaries in their respective industries, but also found a home in Santa Clarita to serve their needs.
Workplace Education is the Future
With the constantly evolution across multiple industries and even within individual jobs, it’s no surprise that learning new skills is becoming both a requirement and expectation. It’s no longer enough to “go back to school;” instead, learning has become a continuous process the workforce is expected to integrate into daily operations to keep up with a company's growing needs.
Join us for the 2019 Economic Outlook Conference on March 14
Are you wondering where to get a sneak peek into the economy of the Santa Clarita Valley, the state of California, the United States, and the world? Does your company rely on accurate and up-to-date demographic data for the region? Are you interested in how growth and development will shape Santa Clarita in 2019 and beyond? If you answered yes! to any of these questions, you need to attend our 2019 Economic Outlook Conference!
Small Businesses Drive Employment
Quick -- when you think of companies that drive the engine of our economy forward, which come to mind? Apple? Google?
Like we’ve said before, it may feel like big companies are behind the wheel, but small and medium-sized companies are pulling more than their weight when it comes to hiring and growing the economy, and they have been for some time.
SCVEDC is Here to Help your Company GROW in 2019
A major function of our work at the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) is to monitor the diverse issues facing businesses in our region and provide support to companies as they work through these issues. This is accomplished in a variety of ways through our business assistance program, our business attraction efforts, and our partnerships with our Board, COC, the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles to name a few.
Looking Back on a Good Year
2018 was a very good year for the Santa Clarita Valley, and 2019 shapes up to be good as well. Our local job growth has chugged along in a healthy manner, and we are on track to add several thousand new jobs in the SCV. We are also adding new housing, which is a good thing and will continue to keep our economy in balance as we go forward.
SCVEDC Honored by The Signal as 2018’s Growth Leader
Last week The Signal hosted their annual business awards. Among the honorees was the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) for Growth Leader. Growth is a very important theme here at SCVEDC. In fact, growing the number of high-quality jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley is our mission.
Must-Attend Events for the Business-Minded and Entrepreneurial Spirits
The weather has changed, and the calendar is reading December, which means 2018 is coming to a close. For some companies that might mean the year is slowing down, while for others business is ramping up. Whether you’re planning what to do with your lighter schedule or in full holiday promotion swing, there are plenty of things to keep you focused on growing your business or career into the new year.
SCV Means Business Podcast Update– Innovative SCV Startups & Mission Valley Bank
Among the diverse companies that make up the SCV economy, there are a few that are providing innovative solutions to current and future industry needs. Many of these businesses are highlighted on the new website Innovate SCV, a partnership we are proud to participate in, fueling entrepreneurial endeavors in Santa Clarita with an award-winning business incubator program and a massive network of support and resources.
Walls up at Needham Ranch Phase 1
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) and Clarion Partners, LLC were joined by City officials and community members to officially celebrate the initial raising of the walls for Phase 1 of the highly-anticipated Los Angeles County business park The Center at Needham Ranch. Phase I occupancy is scheduled for Spring 2019.
Eight SCV Companies make the San Fernando Valley Business Journals list of fastest growing private companies
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal recently recognized Los Angeles County’s fastest growing companies and eight Santa Clarita Valley Companies made the list.
The IoT in Aerospace and Defense
With the massive amount of data processing and storage required for the daily operations of Aerospace and Defense companies, automation has become not just a novelty, but a necessity. As we’ve discussed before, the Internet of Things (IoT) has drastically altered the way many manufacturing companies operate by streamlining production and increasing data collection and analysis.
Live, Work, Play: The Ideal Lifestyle for Your Business
Everyone wants a better work environment. We’ve told you before how millennials in particular are demanding it. And workers who are happy are certainly more productive. But there comes a point where achieving a better work environment has to cross beyond the office threshold into the community at large. The lifestyle of the community your business is in can have a big impact on what happens during work hours.
SCV Means Business – AMS Fulfillment and Princess Cruises
The Santa Clarita Valley is home to businesses across a number of diverse industries, many of which chose this location to address a few common needs that arise for any growing company. Two such companies, AMS Fulfillment and Princess Cruises, chose the SCV because they found the resources they needed to thrive in this area that weren’t available elsewhere. In October, SCVEDC President Holly Schroeder sat down with leaders from both companies to discuss what makes SCV a great location for business.
SCVEDC Co-Hosts Supply Chain Workshop
On October 25th, more than 30 small businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley and surrounding areas had the unique opportunity to meet resource partners at the Northern Los Angeles County Defense Supply Chain Business Resource Event. Funded by the California Advanced Supply Chain Analysis and Diversification Effort (CASCADE) initiative of the DoD, its purpose was to introduce businesses interested in or already participating in government defense contracting to a host of resource connections throughout the State of California that can help them better compete and win contracts.
SCV Startup Weekend is Just Around the Corner
Startup Weekend SCV on November 2-4 is a unique opportunity for developers, designers, and business people to team up and build a startup in just 54 hours! This event that happens all over the world can help you get from zero to a new company by Sunday night! In cooperation with Google for Entrepreneurs, this is SCV’s own Shark Tank, but much more friendly and supportive in a learning-first environment.
