Jobs, Trade & Economic Development
Governor Brown Marks Boeing’s Delivery of 787 Dreamliner to California
LONG BEACH - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner to California, saying the cutting-edge airliner symbolizes the state’s innovation and creativity. Hundreds of California engineers helped to design the Dreamliner, which uses 20...
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Governor Brown to Open New Trade and Investment Office in China
SACRAMENTO - Moving to increase direct investment in California and give the state’s businesses a distinct advantage in China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced plans to open a new trade and investment office in China. “The Pacific Rim has become the center...
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Governor Brown Outlines Plan for China-California Joint Task Force to Drive Investment and Collaboration
LOS ANGELES - In remarks today at a U.S./China economic forum, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced his intention to form a China-California Joint Task Force to drive more collaboration, investment and trade between California and China. "I am creating a task force...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on S&P’s Upgrade of California’s Credit Ratings Outlook
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services shifted California’s credit ratings outlook from stable to positive: “The fact that California’s ratings outlook has shifted from...
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Redevelopment Webinar
With California’s redevelopment agencies scheduled to be dissolved on Wednesday and replaced by successor agencies, officials from the Department of Finance and the State Controller’s Office will hold a webinar today at 11:00 a.m. to discuss this transition. Questions...
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Governor Brown Releases Package of CEQA Reforms
SACRAMENTO - As part of his ongoing efforts to spur job creation, streamline regulations and boost renewable energy, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a package of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reforms that will simplify and expedite the...
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State of the State 2012: “California on the Mend”
SACRAMENTO - In his 2012 State of the State speech, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. said California is “on the mend” and laid out an ambitious agenda for economic growth in the year ahead. The full text of the speech is below: (Remarks as prepared)A video of the...
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Secretary Salazar, Governor Brown Expand Partnership to Expedite Renewable Energy Projects in California
Below, find a release issued by the Department of the Interior: Date: January 13, 2012 Contact: Kate Kelly (DOI) 202-208-6416 Elizabeth Ashford (Governor’s Office) 916-340-5346Secretary Salazar, Governor Brown Expand Partnership to Expedite Renewable Energy Projects...
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2011: Milestones and Accomplishments
SACRAMENTO - The Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released “2011: Milestones and Accomplishments,” a year-in-review report on the Governor’s actions since taking office. The report covers the actions Governor Brown took in 2011 to: • Balance the budget...
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Governor Brown Highlights Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined business leaders and elected officials for the dedication of Soitec’s North American headquarters in San Diego. Soitec’s San Diego headquarters will produce concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules for the U.S....
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