Take the BizFed annual issues poll – help guide policies and programs of LA County’s largest business advocacy organization
BizFed‘s annual poll is your chance to tell the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) what’s helping or hurting your business so we can mobilize our massive and diverse grassroots alliance to raise your voice with public officials and the media. When we meet with LA County Supervisors, State Legislators, and Mayors and […]
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 […]
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 supports extended deadline for Positive Train Control
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008,railroads are required to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) by December 31. Despite ongoing efforts to implement PTC, most railroads have publicly stated that they will be forced to shut down large portions of rail service unless the deadline is extended. As a result, an extensive proportion of […]
OCTOBER BIZFED BOARD ACTIONS
Many thanks to UCLA Extension for generously hosting the October Board Meeting at their Downtown LA location. We addressed a number of hot issues. See below for the details! BizFed supports HR 9 Innovation Act to prevent frivolous patent lawsuits 2015 is on track to have more patent lawsuits filed than any year in history. 68% of […]
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 […]
BizFed CEO Tracy Rafter gives keynote address at 4th Annual California Asian Business Summit
CalAsian Chamber’s mission is to help grow and empower the API business community throughout California. Representing the interests of API businesses in the state, CalAsian Chamber is working to ensure these businesses are equipped with tools necessary to be successful and connect them with all opportunities available to help their businesses thrive, and grow California’s economy. See photo […]
GO-Biz Receives 341 Applications from Businesses Seeking $75 Million Available for California Competes Tax Credit
Sacramento, Calif. – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced that it received a total of 341 applications with a combined tax credit request of $269 million for an available $75 million for the most recent California Competes Tax Credit application period which closed on August 17, 2015. This fiscal year, […]
