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CA San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone Having a Wiz-Bang Year!

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

According to an article published today in the Highland Community News, the San Bernardino Valley Enterprise zones is already at the brink of certifying more qualifying employees to date this year than it did during the entire year of 2010.

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This is, of course, in reference to the program’s state hiring credit, which provides state tax reduction for employers that pay eligible employees to work within the boundaries of a CA enterprise zone.

In 2010, the SBVEZ certified 2,300 eligible employees for 182 employers. So far in 2011, the zone has received more than 2,000 employee applications from 145 employers. Easy to see that last year’s record will be easily beaten.

Accountants, payroll service providers, and other professional service firms with clients in the San Bernardino Valley would be wise to investigate the enterprise zone’s benefits. I can help . . . if you have questions please feel welcome to contact me. Vaughn Hromiko, vah@WOTCPlanet.com

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San Bernardino EZ Manager and Other Regional Reps Heading to Sacramento

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

The delay in the State of California’s budget vote is providing opportunities for Enterprise Zone supporters to inform the State’s legislators about the program. A group from the San Bernardino area has already scheduled 25 meetings with legislators during their two-day visit next week.

Read about it The Press-Enterprise.

Wendy Clements, San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone manager, said the program sends a group to Sacramento each year to talk to legislators about its activities, but this year “our story is different.” Zone officials in San Bernardino are open to program reforms proposed by some legislators, so long as the program is not eliminated altogether.

This year, representatives from the Barstow Enterprise Zone and from the Local Agency Military Base Recovery Area in Victorville, a similar program, will join the San Bernardino trip, Clements said, and more than 25 meetings already are on the books for the two-day visit. She said the group is targeting legislators who serve on budget committees or, jobs, economic and development committees

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I love California, but I can’t continue to throw my money away.

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Aaron Baker, president and owner of Cannon Safe in San Bernardino, California, published a powerful opinion piece in the San Bernardino Sun today. Cannon Safe is located within the San Bernardino Enterprise Zone.

As an employer of 200 enterprise zone workers and an annual payroll of $7.2 million, Mr. Baker’s company is an important contributor to the California economy. Mr. Baker states in very certain terms that without the California Enterprise Zone program, Cannon Safe would have little reason to remain in the state.

In the article, Mr. Baker tells about his frustration in trying to communicate the importance of California’s enterprise zone program to state legislators. Yet, as he travels out-of-state for business, his other-state business associates constantly ask him “Why are you still in California?”

[E]ven with the benefits offered by the enterprise zone, it is still less expensive to do business in other states. If I moved my company to Utah or various other states, I would see as much as a 20percent increase in profits.

I realize that moving my business would have a devastating impact on the local economy. Cannon Safe employs 200 workers and our 2009 payroll contributed $7.2 million to the local economy. Manufacturing companies like Cannon Safe have a ripple effect on the local economy, because we also employ hundreds of local support businesses.

Mr. Baker ends with what should be received by California legislators as a dire warning. For every business owner like Aaron Baker who is saying this out loud, there are surely hundreds more in silent agreement that will leave California if the enterprise zone program is weakened by future legislation. Says he,

I love California, but I can’t continue to throw my money away. Without the enterprise zones, there is little reason for me, and other entrepreneurs, to keep our businesses in California.

If you do business in a California enterprise zone, I also urge you to contact your California Assembly Member and express your opposition to California Senate Bill 974.  The bill passed the CA Senate on June 3 and has now been passed to the California Assembly.  See my previous post about this bill, and how it could impact enterprise zone businesses. 

I am Vaughn Hromiko. Please feel welcome to contact me with your questions about the California enterprise zone program.  You can reach me at vah@WOTCPlanet.com or (800) 655-5281 ext. 101.

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Come to San Bernardino CA Enterprise Zone Workshop on May 20, 2010

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Today in the Fontana Herald News, there is a short article announcing an upcoming workshop in San Bernardino.  Here’s the announcement in full. 

If you are interested, please take special note of the RSVP requirement in the last paragraph. 

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The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone and Southern California Edison will educate local business owners on how they can save money on their utility bills during a workshop on May 20.

Persons interested in attending this event must RSVP by May 18 by calling Wendy Clements at (909) 382-4100, ext. 230. For more information, visit www.SBVEZ.com.

The event will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the City of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency, 201 North E Street, Suite 301 in San Bernardino.

The workshop will highlight various programs and services that local utility companies have made available to businesses.

Topics will include on-site energy audits, express efficiency audits and customized programs. These incentives can yield significant cost saving for business owners that may not be aware of them.

The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone is organizing this workshop in an effort to help businesses cope with the challenges of the economy. Additionally, the Enterprise zone offers a series of business and tax incentives that can help employers lower the cost of doing business by thousands of dollars annually. The program is one of the tools and resources businesses can lean on to remain stable and grow during these turbulent economic times. Employers that operate within the zone may be eligible.

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If you have questions about California’s enterprise zone program, or are finally ready to stop overpaying your CA state income taxes, please call me or send me an email.  I’ll answer your questions and point you in the  right direction.  Vaughn Hromiko, (800) 655-5281, Ext 101 or vah@wotcPlanet.com.  Have a great day!

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California San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane published this interesting oppinion piece about his county’s support of private enterprise.  It was published yesterday in The San Bernardino Sun. I particularly appreciate his mention of the San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone.

The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone was designated effective as of October 15, 2006.  Based on my own quick review of the zone’s qualifying street address ranges, I see at least the following communities mentioned: Colton City, San Bernardino City, Muscoy, Highland, Bloomington, Crestmore, Rialto,Fontana, Grand Terrace, and Devore.  If you have a business in the area, give me a call or send me an email. I’ll check your eligibility.  Reach me at (800) 655-5281, ext. 101 or at vah@WOTCPlanet.com.

Here’s Supervisor Paul Biane’s article:

There has been a lot of talk about government job-creation efforts lately as our economy begins to slowly emerge from a very deep recession.

But the truth is government does not create jobs. Private enterprise does.

However, government can and does play a pivotal role in facilitating development and making it possible for private enterprise to produce employment opportunities that truly build our economy; i.e., they create wealth rather than taxing someone to pay for a public service.

The 970,000-square-foot Kohl’s online distribution center set to locate in the city of San Bernardino later this year is a good example of how local government can play a real role in creating jobs.

The San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency worked closely with the city to secure an Enterprise Zone designation for the property that Kohl’s later purchased.

A business located in an Enterprise Zone is entitled to multiple tax advantages, including a state income tax savings of about $37,000 per qualified employee over a five-year period.

The online distribution center is scheduled to open this summer and will employ about 500 full-time employees plus hundreds of temporary positions during the holidays.

Time is money, and sometimes time is what is needed to get a commitment from a business.

Late last year, Solar Atmospheres – the world leader in high-tech metal processing – approached the county about opening its first

West Coast facility in unincorporated Fontana. They had one condition. They wanted to be up and running in October 2010.
The county Department of Land Use Services worked to get the plans processed quickly, and Solar Atmospheres’ new facility – which will create about 30 long-term, good-paying jobs – is on track.

Redevelopment agencies can also be very useful tools when it comes to facilitating development that creates employment opportunities and builds our economy.

For example, the San Bernardino County Redevelopment Agency recently provided about $400,000 to help California Steel Industries (CSI) remove and replace two Kaiser Steel-era smokestacks with a more efficient and cleaner furnace that will increase the company’s steel production.

The agency is also providing financial support to help CSI with its plans to remove decades-old steel buildings so a business park can be developed on CSI’s campus in unincorporated Fontana.

The Redevelopment Agency’s support will help CSI improve production, reduce pollution, and create jobs, and this support will also increase the value to CSI’s property. That will mean more property tax revenue for the Redevelopment Agency to reinvest in other job-generating businesses.

The county Department of Workforce Development also has a number of services tailored to help local businesses succeed. The Workforce Development Department can post job ads for local businesses and can also pre-screen prospective employees to save businesses time and money in the hiring process.

About 400 large, small and medium size local businesses utilize this free service every month, saving them thousands of dollars they can use to grow and create additional employment opportunities.

San Bernardino County cannot create jobs, but the county can and is partnering with the business community to lay a solid foundation for real job creation.

San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane represents the 2nd District, which includes Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, most of Fontana and mountain communities from Mt. Baldy to Crestline and Lake Gregory. He is seeking re-election in the June 8 primary.

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