Gov. Jerry Brown’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is hosting a second series of workshops on its new California Competes Tax Credit (CCC) program.

Following the dissolution of the state’s Enterprise Zone program earlier this year, new programs have been created in its place under the Governor’s Economic Development Initiative. For details, please see Go-Biz to Offer California Competes Tax Credit Workshops, CA Cities Advocate, Dec. 4, 2013.The CCC program provides upwards of $180 million in tax credits over the next two years for businesses of all sizes that want to expand …

Following is a recent article written by Barney Kamine of Kamine Construction Law for the Engineering Contractors’ Association’s (ECA) magazine (published in their March, 2014 issue). Having represented the Engineering Contractors for the past 18 years, Mr. Kamine wanted to express his appreciation to the membership for Phil’s successess in representing ECA over the years.

What Has ECA’s Legislative Advocacy Done for You?

by Bernard Kamine, ECA Legal Counsel, February, 2014

ECA has used over $4,000,000 of construction industry advancement funds during the last two decades for legislative …