Luis Quiñonez was named president of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education, effective February 18, 2025. His knowledge of how regulations and laws at the local, state and federal levels affect individuals and businesses comes from more than 20 years of experience in public policy, public affairs, government relations and research in both the public and private sectors. Quiñonez has expertise in policy areas ranging from economic development, budget and taxes, housing, transpo...| CalChamber Alert
Insurance and risk management basics and the factors contributing to the insurance crisis were the focus of a briefing for legislators and staff members co-hosted by the California Foundation for Commerce and Education (CFCE) and Senator Susan Rubio, chair of the California Senate Insurance Committee.| CalChamber Alert
The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.| CalChamber Alert
Procurement opportunities and resources in California were the focus of the second quarter meeting of the CalChamber Small Business Policy Council on April 25.| CalChamber Alert
As many as 100 governments around the world have indicated an interest in negotiating tariffs with the Trump administration following the rapid series of trade policy announcements by President Donald Trump.| CalChamber Alert
More information to evaluate the full impact of federal tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on the California economy will become available if a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill becomes law.| CalChamber Alert
President Donald Trump’s trade policy announcements continued to create uncertainty this week, as well as affecting consumer prices, the stock market and consumer confidence.| CalChamber Alert
A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s national leadership in women-owned businesses, finding that the state is home to 1.5 million women-led companies — more than any other state — among other key insights.| CalChamber Alert
Given the importance of exports to the California economy, there is understandable concern among California’s internationally focused companies specific to the Trump administration’s on-and-off tariffs and the potential economic blowback that retaliatory tariffs could have from some of our state’s existing trading partners if tariffs do, in the end, go through as originally planned.| CalChamber Alert
