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The California Business Roundtable has released a statewide survey of 1,142 large and small business leaders across all regions of California and their perspectives on the state’s jobs and business climate.
The survey is part of the roundtable’s ongoing commitment to provide state policymakers with timely and accurate information for economic policy decisions.
The survey found California business leaders still perceive the state to be facing a stagnant economy, with 62 percent rating California’s economy worse than the rest of the country and 69 percent saying it is harder to do business in California than in other states.
Companies with operations in other states were more optimistic on the economy (54%) than California only companies (39%).
The survey also found that 26 percent say the results of the 2012 election will have a positive impact on expanding investment and jobs in California while 51 percent say it will have a negative impact.
“The overall outlook for 2013 is clearly one of caution regarding jobs and investment with 24 percent of California companies surveyed planning to add jobs, 16 percent planning to cut jobs and 55 percent planning to stay on their current course,” said Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable.
“The survey also revealed that large and small business leaders continue to be unified in their viewpoints on the need for additional reforms to improve California’s business climate. Business leaders specifically cited tax reform, government spending reform and litigation reform when asked about the top reforms that would have the most positive impact on the state’s overall economic climate,” said Lapsley.
The poll was commissioned by the California Business Roundtable and conducted by M4 Strategies.
The survey was conducted from Nov. 7 through Dec. 26, 2012, with 1,142 business leaders from both large and small business across the state participating.
A copy of the complete survey results can be viewed at www.cbrt.org .
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A respirator fit testing is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 21, in Lakeport.
The testing will be performed by State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) qualified staff and is being organized by the Lake County Farm Bureau.
According to the State Fund Web site, respirators that have tight-fitting facepieces are not one-size-fits-all.
These facepieces must form a proper seal around the wearer’s face in order to prevent contaminated air from leaking into the facepiece. Therefore, fit testing is required before initial use and at least annually for all employees who are required to wear respirators with a tight-fitting facepiece.
This annual testing will take place at the Lake County Farm Bureau office located at 65 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport.
Pre-registration is required and the following criteria are necessary: all employees must receive medical clearance to wear a respirator and employees must bring a current medical certificate to the fit test; when registering for the test, you must provide the manufacture name and model number of the respirator; employees must be clean shaven (free of facial hair to ensure adequate fit); and employees must bring their own respirator to the fit testing.
Pre-registration is required by Tuesday, Feb. 5. Fees for the fit test are $10 for Farm Bureau members and $25 for non-Farm Bureau members.
To register, please call the Lake County Farm Bureau office at 707-263-0911.
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