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15th May 2010, 11:10 PM
Flood Of Calif. Businesses Abandon State
Numerous California businesses are packing up their bags and trading in the blue skies and hot weather to head east.
The Courier obtained a copy of the businesses leaving California this year. They are:
1. Alza Corp. in 2007 eliminated about 600 jobs in drug R&D while also exiting its Mountain View HQ. At the time the company said that its 1,200-person Vacaville facility will continue to operate. But the Vacaville Reporter on Oct. 23, 2009 revealed that the plant is being offered for sale by J&J, its parent company. It’s unclear if more layoffs are in the facility’s future.
2. American AVK, a producer of fire hydrants and other water-related products, moved from Fresno to Minden, Nevada .
3. American Racing moved its auto-wheel production to Mexico, ending most of its 47-year operation in California.
4. Apple Computer has expanded in other states, most recently with a $1 billion facility planned for North Carolina .
5. Audix Corporation relocated from Redwood City and to accommodate growth moved to a 78,000-square-foot facility in Wilson , Oregon .
6. Apria Healthcare Group of Lake Forest is shifting jobs from California to Overland Park, Kansas , a K.C. suburb.
7. Assurant Inc. cut 325 jobs in Orange County and consolidated positions in Georgia , Ohio and South Carolina.
8. Automobile Club of Southern California placed 1,100 jobs in Texas.
9. Barefoot Motors, a small “green†manufacturer, moved from Sonoma and will grow in Ashland, Oregon .
10. Bazz Houston Co. located in Garden Grove , has slowly been building a workforce of about 35 people in Tijuana . In early 2010 the company said it expects to move more jobs to Mexico, citing cost and regulatory difficulties in Southern California .
11. Beckman Coulter, a biomedical test equipment manufacturer headquartered in Brea, relocated part of its Palo Alto facilities to Indianapolis, Indiana, two years ago. In early 2010, it’s making a multimillion-dollar investment to expand and create up to 100 new jobs in Indiana. The company said the area offers a “favorable business environment and lower total cost of operations, plus a local work force with strong skills in both engineering and manufacturing.â€
12. Bild Industries Inc., which specializes in business news, directories and market reports, moved to Post Falls, Idaho, from Van Nuys.
13. Bill Miller Engineering, Ltd., suffering under the “hostile business climate†in California and Los Angeles County, moved from Harbor City to Carson City, Nevada .
14. BMC Select has conducted an unusual relocation. The company, which had shifted its headquarters from Idaho to San Francisco , relocated its H.Q. back to Boise in January 2010. The building materials distributor said that regaining its footing in Boise retained access to high-quality employees while reducing wage and occupancy costs.
15. BPI Labs, which formulates, manufactures, and fills personal care products for the health and beauty industry, relocated from Sacramento to Evanston, Wyoming , a move the company’s owner called “very successful . . . . It felt good and I’ve never looked back.â€
16. Buck Knives after 62 years in San Diego moved to Post Falls, Idaho.
17. CalPortland Cement has announced in late 2009 closure of its Riverside County plant because of new environmental regulations from a state law (AB 32). The company’s CEO wrote, “A cement plant cannot be picked up and moved, but the next new plant probably won’t be built in California meaning more good, high-paying manufacturing jobs will be lost to Nevada or China or somewhere.â€
18. California Casualty Group left San Mateo for Colorado, cutting operating costs to remain competitive.
19. CalStar Products Inc., headquartered in Newark in the San Francisco Bay Area, in January 2010 was awarded $2.44 million in federal clean energy tax credits. The company said in the future it expects to build additional plants in the Mississippi Valley and the East Coast. In late 2009 CalStar opened a plant in Caledonia, Wisconsin.
20. Checks To-Go moved to Utah where workers’ comp rates helped make the troubled company healthier.
the list continues to 99 businesses!!
http://67.59.172.92/article/Local_News/Local_News/Flood_Of_Calif_Businesses_Abandon_State/67412
Numerous California businesses are packing up their bags and trading in the blue skies and hot weather to head east.
The Courier obtained a copy of the businesses leaving California this year. They are:
1. Alza Corp. in 2007 eliminated about 600 jobs in drug R&D while also exiting its Mountain View HQ. At the time the company said that its 1,200-person Vacaville facility will continue to operate. But the Vacaville Reporter on Oct. 23, 2009 revealed that the plant is being offered for sale by J&J, its parent company. It’s unclear if more layoffs are in the facility’s future.
2. American AVK, a producer of fire hydrants and other water-related products, moved from Fresno to Minden, Nevada .
3. American Racing moved its auto-wheel production to Mexico, ending most of its 47-year operation in California.
4. Apple Computer has expanded in other states, most recently with a $1 billion facility planned for North Carolina .
5. Audix Corporation relocated from Redwood City and to accommodate growth moved to a 78,000-square-foot facility in Wilson , Oregon .
6. Apria Healthcare Group of Lake Forest is shifting jobs from California to Overland Park, Kansas , a K.C. suburb.
7. Assurant Inc. cut 325 jobs in Orange County and consolidated positions in Georgia , Ohio and South Carolina.
8. Automobile Club of Southern California placed 1,100 jobs in Texas.
9. Barefoot Motors, a small “green†manufacturer, moved from Sonoma and will grow in Ashland, Oregon .
10. Bazz Houston Co. located in Garden Grove , has slowly been building a workforce of about 35 people in Tijuana . In early 2010 the company said it expects to move more jobs to Mexico, citing cost and regulatory difficulties in Southern California .
11. Beckman Coulter, a biomedical test equipment manufacturer headquartered in Brea, relocated part of its Palo Alto facilities to Indianapolis, Indiana, two years ago. In early 2010, it’s making a multimillion-dollar investment to expand and create up to 100 new jobs in Indiana. The company said the area offers a “favorable business environment and lower total cost of operations, plus a local work force with strong skills in both engineering and manufacturing.â€
12. Bild Industries Inc., which specializes in business news, directories and market reports, moved to Post Falls, Idaho, from Van Nuys.
13. Bill Miller Engineering, Ltd., suffering under the “hostile business climate†in California and Los Angeles County, moved from Harbor City to Carson City, Nevada .
14. BMC Select has conducted an unusual relocation. The company, which had shifted its headquarters from Idaho to San Francisco , relocated its H.Q. back to Boise in January 2010. The building materials distributor said that regaining its footing in Boise retained access to high-quality employees while reducing wage and occupancy costs.
15. BPI Labs, which formulates, manufactures, and fills personal care products for the health and beauty industry, relocated from Sacramento to Evanston, Wyoming , a move the company’s owner called “very successful . . . . It felt good and I’ve never looked back.â€
16. Buck Knives after 62 years in San Diego moved to Post Falls, Idaho.
17. CalPortland Cement has announced in late 2009 closure of its Riverside County plant because of new environmental regulations from a state law (AB 32). The company’s CEO wrote, “A cement plant cannot be picked up and moved, but the next new plant probably won’t be built in California meaning more good, high-paying manufacturing jobs will be lost to Nevada or China or somewhere.â€
18. California Casualty Group left San Mateo for Colorado, cutting operating costs to remain competitive.
19. CalStar Products Inc., headquartered in Newark in the San Francisco Bay Area, in January 2010 was awarded $2.44 million in federal clean energy tax credits. The company said in the future it expects to build additional plants in the Mississippi Valley and the East Coast. In late 2009 CalStar opened a plant in Caledonia, Wisconsin.
20. Checks To-Go moved to Utah where workers’ comp rates helped make the troubled company healthier.
the list continues to 99 businesses!!
http://67.59.172.92/article/Local_News/Local_News/Flood_Of_Calif_Businesses_Abandon_State/67412