CALED Promotes Growth at State and Local Levels
Published May 27, 2009
Wayne Schell believes the federal government shouldn’t be doing everything to rescue California’s slumping economy. He believes individual communities should step
up and initiate their own economic stimulus activities.
“The main point that we are asking communities – as well as the state – to consider is, how are you going to accelerate your economic process to get your own house in order?”
says Schell, president and chief executive officer of the California Association for Local Economic Development. “As for us at CALED, our job is to supply information to the state and communities that will help them with economic development.”
Schell says one CALED suggestion is for communities to have land sites cleared and ready so that interested businesses can get facilities built quickly. Schell adds that there are still many growth opportunities for the business world in California, even though some news media fail to report that message.
He asks, “When do we start mentioning the good aspects of business? Our job at CALED is to get the word out about all of the positives in California, so that a company’s grand opening can occasionally get ahead of headlines trumpeting a company’s closing.”
Story by Kevin Litwin
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