California Competes Tax Credit (CalCompetes) is sponsored by California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. An income tax credit available to businesses that want to locate or stay and grow in California. Given Andrenam's headquarters in Hawthorne, CA, and plans to double its headcount, this program provides financial incentives based on job creation and capital investment milestones.

Full-Time Jobs Committed 2 The California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) is an income tax credit available to businesses that want to locate in California or stay and grow in California. Businesses of any industry, size, or location compete for over $180 million available in tax credits by applying in one of the three application periods each year.

Applicants will be analyzed based on fourteen different factors of evaluation, including number of full-time jobs being created, amount of investment, and strategic importance to the state or region. The agenda for the November 12, 2025 California Competes Tax Credit Committee meeting is now available online here .

This agenda includes California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) agreement recommendations for applications received from July 21, 2025 – August 11, 2025. We highly recommend looking at the following resources: Frequently Asked Questions California Competes PowerPoint Have additional questions?

Please contact us at: Application Period Timeline For fiscal year 2025-2026, GO-Biz will accept applications for the California Competes Tax Credit during the following periods: July 21, 2025 – August 11, 2025 January 5, 2026 – January 26, 2026 March 2, 2026 – March 16, 2026 Please refer to the Notice California Competes Tax Credit Fiscal Year 2025-26 for more information.

California Competes Webinar Information Prior to each application period, GO-Biz hosts online webinars about the California Competes program. Each webinar consists of a 45-minute presentation, followed by a question and answer session.

Each presentation includes the following: Program goals and evaluation criteria Step-by-step instructions through the application process All businesses are encouraged to participate in our webinars to receive instructions on how to apply. Below is a list of our upcoming webinars. A recorded webinar of the California Competes Program is available in the Resources section below.

California Competes Tax Credit Flyer – One page handout for parties interested in the CCTC program. California Competes Tax Credit FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions about the California Competes Tax Credit program. California Competes PowerPoint – a PowerPoint overview of the California Competes programs.

California Competes Webinar (recorded) – A recorded webinar of the California Competes program. Application Guide – Instructions on how to complete each section of the California Competes application. Application Tutorial Videos – 14-video playlist containing detailed instructional videos on how to complete the California Competes applications.

Tax Credit Awardee List – a comprehensive list of every business that has received a California Competes Tax Credit. Grant Awardee List – a comprehensive list of every business that has received a California Competes Grant. High Unemployment and Poverty Areas – List of every city and county that qualifies as a high unemployment and/or poverty area for the California Competes applications.

Taller de inscripción al Programa del Crédito Fiscal California Competes ­– una descripción general del programa California Competes (Powerpoint). Crédito de impuestos California Compite Guía de solicitud – Instrucciones sobre cómo completar cada sección de la solicitud California Competes. California Competes Tax Credit Regulations – California Code of Regulations for the California Competes Tax Credit program.

Franchise Tax Board Compliance Process – PowerPoint overview of the Franchise Tax Board’s books and records review process. Franchise Tax Board Grant Recapture Process – PowerPoint overview of the Franchise Tax Board’s recapture process Publications – Access to CCTC Agendas, Minutes, and Fiscal Year Notice. California Competes Grant Flyer – One page handout for parties interested in the California Competes Grant program.

California Competes Grant Guidelines – Overview of the California Competes Grant Program including eligibility criteria, application requirements and evaluation, and program administration. California Competes Grant FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions about the California Competes Grant Program.

California Competes Tax Credit Committee Members The California Competes Tax Credit Committee is comprised of the Director of GO-Biz (Chair), the State Treasurer, the Director of the Department of Finance, and two legislative appointees.

Dee Dee Myers (Chair), Director, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Fiona Ma, State Treasurer Joe Stephenshaw, Director, Department of Finance Todd Walters, Appointee of the Senate Committee on Rules Madeline Janis, Appointee of the Speaker of the Assembly 1. CalCompetes Awardee List 2.

CalCompetes Awardee List Cannabis Equity Grants for Local Jurisdictions California Civic Media Program California Community Reinvestment Grants California Competes Tax Credit California Film and TV Tax Credit California State Trade Expansion Program Regional Investment Initiative Statewide Disaster Response Tool President of the Latino Media Collaborative Arturo Carmona serves as the Managing Partner of Tzunu Strategies and heads the Latino Media Collaborative.

He has appeared in in media outlets such as MSNBC, ABC, CNN, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Univision, Telemundo, USA Today, NPR, La Opinion, and many others. Hispanic Magazine honored him with the Hispanic Achievement Award.

He is the current Sr. Strategy Advisor to ImpreMedia and served as a Digital Media and Strategic Communications Advisor to the Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for President campaign (Mexico) and the Deputy Political Director for the Bernie Sanders for President campaign. He was the Executive Director of Presente. org and as the founding Executive Director of the Council of Mexican Federations.

This will close in 0 seconds Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy at LION Publishers Chuck Corra designs and leads advocacy efforts on behalf of local independent online news businesses at LION Publishers, helping drive policy outcomes at the state and national levels across the United States. Chuck’s professional background spans public affairs, issue advocacy, strategic research, and legal fields.

Most recently, he advised renewable energy developers on navigating community support for deploying wind and solar energy in rural communities. Chuck graduated with honors from Michigan State University College of Law, and currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This will close in 0 seconds Publisher of the San Fernando Valley Sun & El Sol Newspapers Martha Diaz Aszkenazy was born in the San Fernando Valley and raised in the city of San Fernando where she headquartered the San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol newspaper after purchasing it over 24 years ago.

She grew up in San Fernando attending local schools before enrolling at Loyola Marymount University where she received her bachelor’s in business administration.

Volunteering and giving back to her community is very important to Martha and throughout the years she has served on numerous boards and commissions, including as Treasurer for the California News Publishers Association, Chair of the National Newspapers Association, and a member of the Latino Media Collaborative.

This will close in 0 seconds Co-Director of American Community Media Julian Travis Do is the Co-director of American Community Media, California’s largest coalition of 300+ ethnic media outlets, where he leads initiatives focused on long-term sustainability of local journalism, including editorial and digital media capacity development.

With extensive experience in cross-sector coalition building, Julian coordinates efforts among more than 130 community-based organizations to address media equity and the systemic challenges facing local news.

He has played a pivotal role in major legislative and industry milestones, including advocacy for multiple media sustainability legislative bills and the coordination of historic multi-year agreements to support the local news ecosystem. His work also includes managing infrastructure upgrades for ethnic and community media markets to ensure state resources effectively reach prioritized populations.

Julian currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Local News Fellowship program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

This will close in 0 seconds Sean Emery, President of the Media Guild of the West & Journalist at SCNG Sean Emery is president of Media Guild of the West, a local of The NewsGuild-CWA that represents hundreds of journalists and media workers at the Los Angeles Times, the Desert Sun, the Southern California News Group, and other news outlets across California, Arizona and Texas.

Sean is also a working journalist who has written for the Orange County Register since 2006 and currently covers courts, crime and public safety for the Register and other papers in the Southern California News Group. This will close in 0 seconds General Counsel at the Los Angeles Times Jeff Glasser is General Counsel of the Los Angeles Times.

As head of the company’s legal department, Glasser handles newsroom counseling, litigation, intellectual property, contract and commercial matters, privacy, compliance and other legal issues. In addition, he represents the Los Angeles Times in legislative and policy matters in California and Washington, D. C.

Glasser is a board member and chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the California News Publishers Association and a member of the Legal Affairs Committee for the News Media Alliance. Before joining the company in 2013, Glasser practiced law at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, worked as a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report and served as Bob Woodward’s researcher on “Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate.

” A graduate of Yale University, Glasser received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. This will close in 0 seconds President and CEO of the Stanislaus Community Foundation Marian Kaanon is the President & CEO of Stanislaus Community Foundation. A first-generation Assyrian American, Marian was born in Iraq.

She immigrated with her family to Canada at age 7, and then the U.S. as a high school student. After graduating from UC Davis, Marian began a career that spanned broadcast journalism, public affairs and nonprofit management. Marian joined Stanislaus Community Foundation as CEO in late 2012.

Stanislaus Community Foundation is a place-based funder that provides grants and scholarships to community organizations in Stanislaus County. To date, the organization has invested over $63 million in local nonprofits. During Marian’s tenure, Stanislaus Community Foundation has quadrupled its assets under management and tripled its grantmaking, supporting programs in education, economic opportunity and civic engagement.

Coming out of the pandemic, Stanislaus Community Foundation launched Stanislaus 2030, an inclusive economic development sprint focused on creating quality jobs, which secured over $20M in state and federal funds in the local region. She currently chairs the Board of Directors for the League of California Community Foundations.

This will close in 0 seconds Head of Journalism, California State University, Los Angeles Julie Patel Liss is the head of journalism and an associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles.

She conducts investigative reporting projects with students for local news outlets and established the university's community news outlet, which reports on under-covered neighborhoods in East and South Los Angeles where Cal State LA students come from. Julie worked as an investigative reporter at nonprofit news outlets such as the Center for Public Integrity and D. C.

’s National Public Radio affiliate, and as a reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News. Her beats over the years have included education, race and demographics, utilities, insurance and federal politics. Her coverage has earned over 15 awards and honors.

Julie is a proud alumna of the University of Chicago, Stanford University and AmeriCorps' City Year program. She volunteers on several local and statewide boards, including the California College Media Association and the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles. Julie was born in India, raised in Chicago and lives with her husband, also a journalist, and their two children in Long Beach.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, running, dancing and spending time outdoors with her family. This will close in 0 seconds Executive Director of California Black Media Regina Brown Wilson is a media entrepreneur and leading advocate for African American–owned news outlets in California.

Since 2012, she has served as Executive Director of California Black Media, leading a statewide network of more than 30 print, digital, radio, and streaming platforms serving Black communities and advancing their participation in California’s media economy.

Under her leadership, Wilson has led major public information campaigns on COVID-19 response, voter engagement, and emergency preparedness, partnering with state agencies to strengthen the role of ethnic, rural, and independent media in public outreach. She served on California’s 2020 Census Complete Count Committee and is a member of the African American Empowerment Council of California and the Sacramento NAACP.

She serves as co-chair of the Minority-Owned Small Business Task Force, chair of the Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Council, and on the UC Berkeley School of Journalism Local News Fellowship advisory board. This will close in 0 seconds Publisher of Monterey County Weekly Erik Cushman is the publisher of Monterey County Weekly and Monterey County Now (the company’s digital platforms) and has been on staff since 1999.

During Cushman’s tenure, the Weekly’s staff has earned hundreds of local, regional, and national awards for editorial content, design, newsletters and photography. Cushman was previously the General Manager at the Colorado Springs Independent (Sep 1997 - Mar 1999) and Publisher of the Missoula Independent (Feb 1991 - Mar 1997).

He has served on the Advisory Committee of the Marina Technology Cluster, the Boards of Directors of First Night Monterey and the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Since 2015 he has been the Chair of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board. Cushman has also been a board member of the California News Publishers Association since 2016.

He is a graduate of the University of Montana and is married to Kristin Cushman. They have two adult daughters; he and Kristin live in Pacific Grove. This will close in 0 seconds