By JAN NORMAN / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Most California businesses must provide pregnancy insurance coverage for employees. All could face fines up to $25,000 for misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor. Companies can’t use consumer credit reports about employees or job applicants. These are just a few of the new state laws affecting businesses [...]
Entries Tagged as 'economy'
2012 laws will impact business, commerce and the economy
December 21st, 2011 · No Comments · economy, State of California
News and information you can (maybe) use
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Business support, economy, News and Information
The Chamber reprints and links to news stories, editorials, information and other items from a wide variety of sources that may be of interest to you. We cull the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Times of London and other news outlets for stories that may bear on the economy [...]
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Tech Tuesday, Mumbo Gumbo, Go West Reading Series, Women at Work classes, economic forecast breakfast
June 11th, 2011 · No Comments · economy, education, Pasadena Chamber Events
Claud Beltran of Noir Food and Wine presents MUMBO GUMBO FEST a Food & Music Festival featuring Blues Bettie, Wreck N’ Sow Band and Old School featuring vocalist Joel Porter in the Boston Court Parking Lot on Saturday, June 18th starting at 4:00 pm. Tickets are $65.00 prepaid and can be obtained at www.MumboGumbos.com. After June 15th [...]
Comment on Pasadena General Plan at meeting on June 23rd at Pasadena City College
June 4th, 2011 · No Comments · City of Pasadena, economy, Pasadena City Council, Pasadena Economy
Four Alternatives for Pasadena’s Future: Which one is your choice? What would you prefer to see in the city’s six planning areas? Four alternatives for city land use and mobility plans were developed at workshops last fall as part of Pasadena’s General Plan Update. We are asking the community to take a survey from June [...]
Men’s Health Expo, Beacon economic forecast presentation, GO WEST Reading Series, more
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · economy, Pasadena Chamber members
Men Educating Men About Health are sponsoring a FREE health expo, Get Healthy Pasadena, on Saturday, June 4th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.at the Pasadena Senior Center. Sponsors include Kaiser Permanente, Get Healthy Pasadena 2011 with MEMAH Get Healthy Pasadena flyer (Spanish) Beacon Economics is offering Pasadena Chamber members the opportunity to attend the [...]
Tags:Autry·Beacon Economics·economic forecast·health·health expo·Leukemia and Lymphoma Society·Light the Night·men's health·PEN
Pasadena Mayor State of the City address
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · City of Pasadena, economy, News and Information
Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard delivered the annual State of the City address on Thursday, January 20th at the Arclight Theater in Paseo Colorado. Here is the text of the Mayor’s address: LEADING THE WAY Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard’s State of the City Report, January 20, 2011 WELCOME Good evening, and thank you for coming. I [...]
SCORE Business Counselors are Coming to Pasadena
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Business support, City of Pasadena, economy
SCORE Counselors are coming to Pasadena! SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) in partnership with the City of Pasadena is now providing business counseling services at the Pasadena Public Library. A SCORE counselor will be available every Tuesday afternoon at the Central Library at 285 E. Walnut Street. Appointments will be made on a first-come [...]
Business summit sponsored by Foothill Workforce Investment Board
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · economy, Pasadena Chamber Events, unemployment
Join business people from throughout the San Gabriel Valley on Wednesday, October 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Pasadena Convention Center for the 2010 Foothill Business Forum. Hosted by the Foothill Workforce Investment Board and co-sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce in Pasadena, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Altadena and Monrovia, along with Business [...]
This week’s leading indicators
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · California government, economy, environment, government reform, Pasadena Economy, recession
The Chamber presents news and information from a variety of sources on the economy, local items of interest and thought-provoking opinion. The stories are culled from sources around the world including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Times, Atlantic magazine, the Times of London and more. We present the headline [...]
Tags:business·business growth·California·California government·economy·energy·Governor Schwarzenegger·Pasadena business·recession·water
News by and about Pasadena Chamber members
April 7th, 2010 · No Comments · advertising, economy, Pasadena Chamber members, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce welcomes information from members. We are pleased to add items submitted by members to our monthly printed newsletter as well as post them on our blog and include the information in our email blasts. If you have information you would like to share with your fellow members, please emailpaul@pasadena-chamber.org. It’s [...]
Tags:business·business growth·Chamber of Commerce·Pasadena Chamber members