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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SCV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DECEMBER 2022 VOL 14 • No 12 SIGNALSCV.COM/BUSINESS „ Santa Clarita Stock Index „ Keller „ Butler „ Econowatch and More! 10 Business Trends for 2023 Page 6 THE BOOK OF LISTS
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DECEMBER 2022 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL · 3 Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal (a Signal publication), © 2022, is published monthly by the Santa Clarita Valley Signal newspaper, Paladin Multi-Media Group, Inc., 25060 Avenue Stanford, Ste 141, Valencia, CA 91355. The SCV Business Journal is intended to provide business executives with a cross-section of industry news and information, trends and statistics that impact our growing community. Information gathered in the pages of the SCV Business Journal has been collected from what are considered reliable sources, and is believed to be accurate, but cannot be guaranteed. Articles may not be reprinted without publisher’s written permission. For reprint requests, please call (661) 259-1234. A proud publication of SignalSCV. c om SINCE 1919 CONTENTS NEWS & FEATURES 6 Ten 2023 Business Trends and Industry Forecasts 9 2023 Real Estate Trends 30 Stock Exchange 31 Econowatch LISTS 9 Oldest Businesses 11 Family-Owned Businesses 20 Home Builders Commercial Real Estate Tax Preparation Services 22 Top Employers 23 Assisted Living and Medical Services Largest Law Firms 26 Publicly Traded Companies 28 Movie Studios and Sound Stages Aerospace and Defense Employers 29 Financial Advisors FROM THE EXPERTS 4 Ken Keller: Are You at Your Tipping Point Yet? 8 Paul Butler: Practice Makes Perfect 19 Paul Raggio: A Time to Reflect 27 Jeff Prang: A Pathway to Assessor Jobs SCV BUSINESS VOICES 5 Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital 7 Audiology Associates 10 Pierson Wealth 12 Poole & Shaffery 13 SCVEDC CHAMBER SPOTLIGHTS 14 A Fresh Identity PUBLISHER Richard Budman • rbudman@signalscv.com (661) 287-5501 BUSINESS JOURNAL EDITOR Doña Uhrig SALES REPRESENTATIVES Maureen Daniels • Jennifer Ramos • Barbara Ward December 2022 | Vol. 14 | No. 12 Visit us at www.lbwinsurance.com 28055 Smyth Dr. | Valencia CA 91355 CA Insurance License # 0785905 Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. Financial Advice & Investment Advisory Services offered through PFG Advisors. LBW, PFG Advisors, and Securities America are separate entities. LBW Insurance and Financial Services participated in and won the award for the Los Angeles Business Journal “Best Places to Work 2022.” LBW did not make any solicitation payments to any of the award sponsors in order to be nominated or to qualify for nomination of the award. Workers Compensation Business Insurance Employee Benefits 401(k) Qualified Plans Put 100 years of experience to work for you! 4 at your tipping point yet? 8 practice makes perfect

Whether you own your com

pany or are a leader in one, you likely un derstand the concept that people don’t move from where they are unless they become uncomfortable.

“Change” is not popular and getting people to change is difficult. Getting entire companies to change is even more challenging because each employee has to change in order for the company to change.

Discomfort makes people angry, and it gets them think ing about how to get out of their current situation. Only then will they do something about it. Only when they are so miserable, so down, so frustrated, will they consider an alternative.

Visualize George Washing ton leading the Colonial Army camped at Valley Forge in De cember, 1776. His soldiers are cold, hungry and lack winter clothing. Desertion is com mon. Those who have enlist ments expiring are counting the days. There is little hope

of winning a battle, yet alone winning a revolution against a far superior force.

Pushed against these con straints, Washington reached his tipping point. Something had to be done, and quickly. The choices were limited but all were out of the comfort zone of Washington, his offi cers and his men.

The general decided to make a bold and unexpected move and attack the enemy hoping that the element of surprise would be enough to win a vic tory that would reengage his men, providing them with the confidence that they could,

in fact, defeat their enemy in battle.

Of the three groups plan ning to cross the Delaware River and attack on the day after Christmas, only Wash ington’s unit made landfall.

Believing he was outnum bered, Washington led his men through a nighttime march in enemy held terri tory in freezing temperatures, maintaining enough of the element of surprise to attack at dawn. In a short fight, the enemy was routed. It was lit erally, the first battle the Co lonial Army had won against the British.

Most CEOs I speak with want growing companies. They want more clients, bet ter clients, better cash flow, lower costs, larger profits, a sense of urgency and quality and consistent performance from their employees.

The difference between those CEOs who make sus tained growth a reality versus those who talk but do nothing else is simple.

The CEOs who are the angriest and most frustrated

do the most about it. At this individual tipping point, there is a lot of chaos.

Let me explain about the anger. These CEOs are angry at themselves. They are an gry that things didn’t happen before, but few dwell on their own failings or the failings of others for long. The blame game begins and ends at the leader looking in the mirror.

Unhappy and fed up, things change.

One company website I visited demonstrates what this is all about. On the “About Us” page the company cre ated their own “formula” for creative and continuous im provement for growth.

Under the heading, “Hatred for the Current State” it reads: “It isn’t enough to be dissatis fied with the way things are … we need to hate it enough to change!”

This is one company that has taken anger to a new level. Your company can do the same, when you reach your tipping point.

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Keep Family Trips Safe During Holiday Travel

CROWDS

The reason you take your kids on family vacations is to have a good time. You can help make traveling with your kids both fun and safe by planning ahead and fol lowing a few safety tips.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE

In addition to packing the right clothes for the area you’re visiting, you should bring along a first aid kit, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The kit should include ban dages; lip balm; cotton balls; antiseptic wipes; antibiotic ointment; sunscreen; Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) and/or ibuprofen (such as Ad vil); insect repellent; an antihistamine (such as Benadryl, which should not be given to children under 4); facial tissue; elastic bandages (such as Ace); an antacid, a laxative and an antidiarrheal; and a thermometer (mercury thermometers are only allowed in checked baggage).

IN A CAR

Before you pack up the family, make sure the vehicle is ready for the trip. Check the tires, fluid levels, brakes, hoses and belts.

The safest place for all kids under 13 years old is the back seat, according to the AAP. This is especially true if your car has a passengerside airbag.

IN A PLANE

If your kids are under two years old, you may save money by having them ride for free on your lap. But this is not the safest place.

A good way to secure your child on a plane is in his or her car seat, according to the FAA. According to the FAA, children who weigh more than 40 pounds can safely use an air plane seat belt.

The AAP advises easing ear pain during take off and descent by encouraging an infant to nurse, suck on a bottle or use a pacifier. Older children can try chewing gum or drinking water or juice through a straw.

HOTELS

Childproof your room by moving furniture with sharp edges out of the way, putting tape over electrical outlets and checking for lowhanging pull cords that your child might get tangled in.

It’s also important to help your kids with baths and showers so that they don’t get scalded.

In crowded areas such as amusement parks or shopping centers, keep a close eye on your children.

The AAP also advises that you:

„ Notice what your family members are wear ing so that they will be easier to spot if you

are separated.

„ Carry current photos and descriptions of your kids in case they get lost.

„ Make sure your kids know your full name.

„ Pick a specific time and place to meet in case you get separated. „

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Ten Business Trends for 2023, and Forecasts for Nine Industries

Ten business trends for

2023

America’s Federal Reserve and other Western central banks raise interest rates still further to battle infla tion. China, though, keeps monetary policy loose.

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retreat. This provides little relief to companies hampered by flagging pro duction of some metals — or to 800m hungry people.

The inflation crisis hurts shoppers and retailers; even e-commerce growth slows. Online retail is 14% of all sales — up from 10% in 2019 but barely beating 2022.

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10 Air travel turns profitable as inter national arrivals soar by 30%. But they stay below pre-pandemic levels; many would-be business travelers opt to meet remotely instead

Business environment

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Covid-19 takes many more lives, but deaths dip to less than double the number from flu. China may loosen its zero-covid policy, risking a surge in cases.

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Asia’s appetite for energy helps push global oil demand up by 1.5%, to exceed pre-pandemic levels. opec grudgingly expands output, suppressing prices somewhat.

The war in Ukraine and the pandemic will drag on. Pricey commodities will help producers but worsen food insecu rity and hurt many economies. Although global GDP growth will slow to 1.6% in 2023 from 2.8% in 2022, inflation will be a still-sizzling 6%, forcing central banks to raise interest rates further. China, though, will keep rates low — and may ease its zero-covid policy, boosting world trade.

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Recession risks and rate increases do not prevent tech spending rising by more than 6%. Device sales disap point, but the artificial-intelligence market swells to $500bn.

As they struggle to sign up new subscribers and take on competi tors, streaming firms continue to invest heavily in content — $17bn, in Netflix’s case.

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7 Global sales of new cars grow by just 1%, but those of electric ve hicles increase by 25% as China reverses plans to scrap tax breaks to maintain demand.

After three sputtering years, carmakers will stay in the slow lane in 2023. Newcar sales will rise by 1% but remain 14% below 2019 levels. Commercial-vehicle sales, less hard-hit by the pandemic, will fall further. Supply-chain blockages will linger, though a shortage of chips will recede. Energy shortfalls and higher prices will take a bigger toll, particularly in Europe. Carmakers will struggle to pass on rising costs to buyers as infla tion erodes consumers’ incomes and savings. Profits will drop.

New electric models will tend to be bulkier, like Tesla’s delayed Cybertruck or sport-utility vehicles from BMW, Hyundai and others. Robot axis will take to the roads in China, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere. Two German cities will hold trials of “level four” au tonomous vehicles, with human drivers barely needed.

Energy

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America, the world’s biggest de fense spender, boosts annual out lays to $800bn — more than three times China’s level. But budgets, adjusted for inflation, shrink.

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Broad gauges of commodity prices

Even electric vehicles will accelerate less sharply. Global sales, which doubled in 2021, will increase by 25% to 10.8m, or around 20% of the total new-car market. China will account for more than half of these as it backtracks on plans to scrap tax breaks for fear of stifling demand. China will also impose the world’s strict est emission standards for fossil-fuel vehicles. Germany’s sales of electrics will slip as it cuts subsidies. But electrics offer the best hope for carmakers in the long run, so they will launch more of them.

The energy crisis will deepen in 2023, particularly in Europe. Under Western sanctions, Russian hydrocarbon flows will dwindle as the eu widens bans on Russia’s oil and it retaliates by ending virtually all gas supplies. But Asia will help push up global oil demand, which will rise by around 1.5% — or 1.5m barrels a day (b/d) — to exceed pre-pandemic levels. opec will grudgingly raise oil output by 2.4m b/d, suppressing prices a bit. Winter will deplete Europe’s gas stocks, and flows of liquefied natural gas (lng) will fall short. Germany and Italy will open lng regasification terminals, but compete with buyers in Asia. All this will keep oil and gas prices high, even as energy-consumption grows by a meagre 1%.

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How Hearing Aids Can Help Prevent Dementia

While searching for a cure for demen tia and cognitive decline, research ers found that hearing loss plays a role in how quickly and severely the disease progresses. It has also been discovered that hearing aids can possibly prevent the effects of cognitive decline. Learn about the role hearing aids play in maintaining optimal brain function.

HEARING AIDS IMPROVE BRAIN FUNCTION

In a study of first-time hearing aid users conducted by the University of Maryland, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, the devices were shown to help brain function in multiple ways. Before they started wear ing hearing aids, participants took behavioral and cognitive tests to measure their hearing,

memory, and processing speed. After using hearing aids for six months, the group took the same tests and observed:

Improved memory

Improved neural speech processing

Greater ease of listening

HEARING AIDS REDUCE MENTAL STRAIN

Straining to hear conversations is a sign of hearing loss. When a person puts stress on their brain to process the sounds around them, it pulls resources away from other parts of the brain, reducing abilities like memory. If this strain goes on long enough, your brain could stop being able to conduct these other func tions. Wearing hearing aids limits brain strain, enhancing your memory and other important functions.

HEARING AIDS PREVENT SOCIAL ISOLATION

When people cannot process the sounds

around them, they tend to avoid social situa tions. This isolation is a leading cause of de mentia because their cognitive functions are not being used and deteriorate more quickly over time. Hearing aids can help you partici pate in conversations again.

GET YOUR HEARING CHECKED

The best thing you can do to make sure you are maintaining your overall health and wellbeing is receive regular hearing screenings in addition to your other doctor visits. Kevin Bolder, Au.D. and John Davis, Au.D. are two of the best in Santa Clarita and San Fernando Val ley. Visit our website at www.AudiologyAssoci ates.net or stop by our office located at 25425 Orchard Village Road, Suite 220, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 to schedule an appointment.

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Going the Extra Mile: Practice Makes Perfect

I’m a big Beatles fan and just this morning, I was think ing about the vast li brary of wonderful songs The Beatles wrote and performed — 213 original compositions and 73 cover versions, all in a relatively short eight-year career together. If we just take the original compositions that’s the equivalent of writing 26 songs a year, or one every two weeks!

I then started thinking about their live shows, as I knew they’d performed a lot. Their first concert was January 1961 at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool and their last concert was August 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. They only played live for about five and a half years but how many concerts did they perform in that time? The answer is 978! That’s an average of 178 concerts a year, 15 a month or every other day! You can tell I’m a numbers guy!

Why do I say all this? Well, there’s an old adage we’ve all heard which goes like this: “Practice makes perfect” and I’d suggest one of the factors that made The Beatles so successful was their work ethic.

Their manager Brian Epstein said of them early on: “I’ve never known such a group of hard-working lads.” The mem bers of The Beatles were not classically trained musicians but they had a lot of grit and determination. They simply worked much harder than other bands around them.

I remember when I was taking all of my accounting exams as a younger man in England. I had to take 16 exams and this was while working full-time. Gaynor and I had just married and about halfway through my exams, we were expecting our first child.

My point being, we had a lot going on. Deep down I knew I wasn’t academically the best student but I knew I had a solid work ethic based on how I was raised. I couldn’t out-smart my fellow students but I knew I could out-work them.

You might be thinking: “What does your performance as a student have to

If we work hard, we’re likely to be rewarded well. If we focus our time and energy to master something we very likely will. Being a “rock star” in the workplace takes time and plenty of it.

do with the other students?” Well, the Chartered Institute of Management Ac countants only let a proportion of people into the charter each year — precisely 25% of students. This meant that regard less of whether you “passed” it really was a matter of “how well you passed” in comparison to other students — you see, I had to work harder because many were much smarter.

The author Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers states, “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good — it’s the thing you do that makes you good.” His research suggested that 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” are needed to become world-class in any field. This reminds me of the late Eddie Cantor’s quote: “It takes 20 years to make an overnight success”.

As I write this I am also reminded of Aesop’s fable about the tortoise and the hare. To refresh your memory, the story concerns a hare that ridicules a slowmoving tortoise. Tired of the hare’s ar rogant behavior, the tortoise challenges him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of win ning, takes a nap midway through the

race. When the hare awakes however, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him. A Greek scholar commented on this fable: “Many people have good natural abili ties which are ruined by idleness; on the other hand, sobriety, zeal and persever ance can prevail over indolence.”

So, whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur it seems to me, we do reap what we sow. If we work hard, we’re like ly to be rewarded well. If we focus our time and energy to master something we very likely will. Being a “rock star” in the workplace takes time and plenty of it. Can you imagine a working world where every single person “practiced” and “played” as if they truly wanted to master what they were doing but not for them selves and their own adulation but to be of optimal service to others? Now, that would be FAB! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Paul Butler is a Santa Clarita resident and a client partner with Newleaf Train ing and Development of Valencia. For questions or comments, email Butler at paul.butler@newleaftd.com.

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The List Oldest Businesses In The SCV

Name business type year est. #of employees

top executive address phone number

Saugus Café Restaurant 1888 22 Yecenia Mercado 25861 Railroad Avenue Newhall 91321 (661) 259-7886

Halfway House Café Restaurant 1906 9 Sally Moore 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita 91390 (661) 251-0102

The Signal Newspaper 1919 34 Richard Budman 25060 Avenue Stanford Ste 141, Valencia 91355 (661) 259-1234

Santa Clarita Concessions Vending Machine Supplier 1955 12 Lisa Burke 21554 Golden Triangle Rd., Saugus 91350 (661) 259-7310

B & B Manufacturing Contract Manufacturing Services 1961 270 Fred Duncan, Jeff Lage 27940 Beale Ct., Valencia 91355 (661) 257-2161

Newhall Escrow Inc. Escrow 1963 11 Steve Corn 24010 Lyons Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 259-3450

Santa Clarita Swap Meet Swap Meet 1963 34 Doug Bonelli 22500 Soledad Canyon Rd., Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 259-3886

Valencia Country Club Golf Club 1965 100 Mike Nix 27330 Tourney Rd., Valencia 91355 (661) 254-4401

Chi-Chi's Pizza Restaurant 1967 76 Paul Miccolis 23043 West Soledad Canyon Rd., Saugus 91350 (661) 259-4040

Backwoods Inn Restaurant 1968 29 Carol Ohler 17846 Sierra HwyCanyon Country 91351 (661) 252-5522

Gallions Corner Market Market 1969 10 Sam Elhilu 31515 Parker Rd. Castaic 91384 (661) 257-3523

Pleasantview Industries Work Activity Program 1969 20 Gerry Howard 27921 Urbandale Ave., Saugus 91350 (661) 296-6700

Green Thumb Garden Center Nursery 1970 25 Bud, Steve & Nancy Bergquist 23734 Newhall Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 259-1071

Stay Green Landscape Services 1970 280 Rich Angelo 26415 Summit Circle, Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 291-2800

Edwards Outdoor Advertising Outood Advertising Signs 1971 Julie Edwards - Sanchez 21021 Placeritos Blvd., Newhall 91321 (661) 259-8777

Magic Mountain Amusement Park 1971 3,000+ Tim Burkhardt 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia 91355 (661) 255-4100

Way Station Coffee Shop Restaurant 1971 12 Eric Leeser 24377 Main Street, Newhall 91321 (661) 255-0222

AV Party Rentals Event/Party Supplies 1973 37 Rusty Parr 23800 Newhall Avenue, Newhall 91321 (661) 259-2151

Western Horizons Landscape Contractor 1973 18 Jim Keltner 25553 Via Paladar, Valencia 91355 (661) 618-3026

Douglas Furniture Furniture 1974 12 Doug Green 23661 Newhall Avenue, Newhall 91321 (661) 255-8421

Condie, Thomas & Harbo, CPAs Certified Public Accountains 1975 10 Jeffrey Thomas 28490 Westinghouse Pl. #140, Valencia 91355 (661) 257-2900

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Hospital/Trauma Center 1975 1,580+ Roger E. Seaver 23845 McBean Pkwy., Valencia 91355 (661) 200-2000

The Werner Law Firm Law Firm 1975 4 L. Rob Werner 27433 Tourney Rd #200, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 252-9022

Gymnastics Unlimited Gymnasium 1977 22 Courtney Starks-Bradshaw 28373 Constallation Rd, Valencia 91355 (661) 257-2GYM

Owen, Patterson & Owen Law Firm 1977 11 Richard A. Patterson, Esq. Greg Owen, Esq./ Susan Owen, Esq. 23822 Valencia Blvd #303, Valencia 91355 (661) 219-7331

Stern, Kory, Sreden & Morgan Certified Public Accountants 1977 26 Ronald D. Morgan, Gregory C. Kory, Robert J. Stern 24961 The Old Road, Stevenson Ranch 91381 (661) 286-1040

The Travel Bug Travel Agency 1977 9 Geri Jacobs 24300 Town Center Dr. #101, Valencia 91355 (661) 255-5030

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AV Equipment Rental, Inc. Equipment Rentals 1979 18 Don Cruikshank 24933 Railroad Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 259-2155 Brent's Carpet One Flooring 1979 8 Ben Griffiths 24220 Lyons Avenue, Newhall 91321 (661) 388-0687 Country Antique Fair Mall Antique Mall 1979 10 Mac McClure 21546 Golden Triangle Rd., Saugus 91350 (661) 254-1474 Santa Clarita Lanes Bowling Alley 1979 32 Tom Cristi 21615 Soledad Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 254-0540 Tartan Realty Real Estate Agency 1979 N /A Kathy MacIntosh 16654 Soledad Cyn Rd.Canyon Country 91387 (661) 259-7653 Vincenzo's Pizza Italian/Pizza Restaurant 1979 12 Steven Katz 24504 1/2 Lyons Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 259-6733 Bouquet Canyon Florist Florist 1980 8 Yesenia Toledo 26859 Bouquet Canyon Rd., Saugus 91350 (661) 297-3100 CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
Submarine Sandwiches Restaurant 1977 5 Teri King 27251 Camp Plenty Rd.Canyon Country 91351 (661) 251-5885

Holiday Conversations with Family Members

Tis the season to have a wellconstructed financial and estate plan. As you gather around the table this holiday season, consid er having the critical financial dis cussions that are often left unsaid to help avoid potential chaos and oversight in the event of death or disability.

Having conversations surround ing money is important to have with your spouse, aging parent and other loved ones to create harmony during an emotionally tolling time. Not only do you want to honor your family members’ wishes, but you must also be aware of the policies and accounts they have in place.

Encourage your loved ones to create a list of account information for bank accounts, investments, insurance policies, retirement ac counts and loans. Include notes indicating where legal documents are saved, contact information for

advisors and attorneys and ar rangements for valuable assets. Work with a professional to un derstand the critical tax impact of decisions. Many times hard-earned retirement savings have wound up in the wrong hands or become subject to unnecessary taxes because a family member failed to designate an IRA beneficiary or improperly designated his estate or a trust as beneficiary.

For guidelines on initiating these conversations and avoiding costly mistakes, contact us at (661)2977566 or visit www.PiersonWealth Management.com. Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC (doing insur ance business in CA as CFGA Insurance Agency LLC), member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and a Registered Investment Adviser.

Cetera is under separate owner ship from any other named entity. CA Insurance Lic#0C92500. For a comprehensive review of your personal situation, consult with a tax or legal advisor. Neither Cetera Advisors LLC nor any of its repre sentatives may give legal or tax advice. 

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DECEMBER 2022 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL · 11 The List Family-Owned Businesses Ranked by Number of Employees rank company # of employees family members business major ownership website 1 Gothic Landscaping 2,200 2 Landscape services Jon and Rob Georgio gothiclandscape.com 2 AMS Fulfillment 362 4 Product and promotional fulfillment Jay Catlin, Ken Wiseman amsfulfillment.com 3 Stay Green Inc 350 3 Landscape services Rich Angelo, Char Angelo staygreen.com 4 Canon Recruiting Group LLC 300 3 Staffing and recruiting firm Laurie Grayem canonrecruiting.com 5 Andy Gump Temporary Site Services 175 1 Temprorary site services Nancy Gump-Melancon andygump.com 6 Petersen International Underwriters 72 8 International medical and health insurance, Lloyds of London Harold, Michael and Thomas Petersen piu.org 7 Valencia Acura 48 3 Auto Dealer Don Fleming valenciaacura.com 8 LBW Insurance and Financial Services 36 7 Insurance and financial services Mitzi Like lbwinsurance.com 9 The Signal 35 3 Media Richard Budman signalscv.com 10 AV Party Rentals 30 6 Party and event equipment rentals Rusty Parr avparty.com 11 CBC Cleaning and Restoration, Inc 22 2 Emergency disaster cleaning and restoration, residential and commerical Gordon and Debbie Glasnow cbcfirst.com 12 Accurate Freight Systems 18 2 Transportation and Logistics Tony Demma shipafs.com 13 GW Richardson Heating & Air Conditioning Inc 18 4 Heating and air conditioning, solar electricity Gary and Christy Richardson
14 Teague Custom Marine 18 5 Marine engines, parts, acces sories, service and high perfor
parts
15 KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 15 2 Radio station and website/
16 Tea Elle C Garden Cafe 12 8 Specialty tea restaurant Cecilia
17 Way Station Coffee Shop 12 2 Breakfast and lunch diner Eric Leeser
18 Visual Terrain, Inc. 11 2 Special lighting design for archi tecture, attraction & amusement purposes Lisa
19 Douglas Furniture 10 4 Furniture Doug Green
20 Nicholas Aire Systems 9 3 Heating and air conditioning Nicholas Frank
21 Oasis Garden & Patio 9 2 Patio furniture Chris and Amy Boswell oasisgardenandpatio.com 22 A Chorus Line Dancewear & Costumes 7 3 Dance wear and costume sales and rental Reena Newhall www.achorusline.net 23 Brent's Carpet One 7 1 Flooring sale and installation Brent & Ben Griffiths brentscarpetonenewhall.com 24 Lightning Limos 6 4 Party bus, limo rentalsr service Veena Bali mylightninglimos.com 25 Kupcake Kitchen 5 3 Bakery Ryan Hulbert kupcakekitchen.com 26 Signs By Tomorrow 5 2 Signs and graphics Becky Hargrave signsbytomorrow.com/santaclarita 27 Stacey Hauge Printing Co. Inc 5 3 Commerical printer Dennis Hauge, Linda Hauge www.haugeprinting.com 28 Chavez Carpet Cleaning Service 4 4 Carpet cleaning Roberto Chavez facebook.com/ChavezCarpetCleaning 29 Kona Ice of Santa Clarita 3 2 Shaved ice truck Jeff and Carol Katz kona-ice.com 30 Tycam Marketplace 3 3 Artisan market Felicia Smith tycammarketplace.com
gwrichardsonac.com
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Bob Teague teaguecustommarine.com
Hometown Analytics (The Statster) Carl Goldman, Jeri Seratti Goldman hometownstation.com
Hyon theteagardens.com
businessesmap.com/ way-station-coffee-shop
Passamonte Green and David Green visualterrain.net
dougfurn.com
nickaire.com

TRENDS

Entertainment

As fears of covid-19 recede, more film fans will migrate from their saggy couches to cinemas’ comfy seats. Boxoffice revenues in 2023 will surpass those in 2019, wel come news for cinema chains lumbered with pandemic-era debts. Streaming firms will lose subscribers as monthly fees climb, but will nonethe less need to satisfy cravings for even more binge-worthy content. Netflix, the biggest streamer, will spend $17bn on this — but will prioritize squeezing more money from each user. Warner Bros will roll out a service combining hbo Max with Discovery+.

Streamers’ cash piles will help them harry conventional broadcasters in new arenas.

Amazon’s Prime Video has led the race into sports broad casting, long a preserve of traditional tally. From 2023, Apple tv+ will show live games from America’s Major League Soccer, thanks to a deal worth $2.5bn.

So far, the competition over sport has not drawn in Netflix. The company will be hoping that a cheaper advertisingsupported service, which was launched in several markets in November 2022, will lure cash-strapped viewers and reignite subscriber growth. Globally, Netflix will thwart freeloaders by cracking down on password sharing.

Financial services

A slowing economy will test financial stability in 2023. A 2008-style global crash is unlikely, given banks’ high

Beware of Dog Bite

Imagine this scenario, you invite a few friends over to watch the big game Sunday. Every thing is set up, snacks, drinks, you name it. Your guests ar rive and are greeted by the welcoming committee, your 50lb English Bulldog, Snoo dles. One of your guests, John Doe, isn’t paying atten tion and accidentally steps on Snoodles’ paw. As a result, Snoodles lunges out and clamps his jaws down on Mr. Doe’s calf. The bite doesn’t appear severe, and does not draw blood, but does leave noticeable marks. Mr. Doe tells you it’s “no big deal” and the rest of the visit proceeds

with no further hiccups.

A week later you get a call from Mr. Doe who is in the hospital with a severe infec tion in his leg where he was bit by your dog. He tells you that antibiotics are proving ineffective. Mr. Doe says he is going to sue you!

The question is, are you li able? In California, the answer is most likely.

California Civil Code 3342 states that a dog owner is strictly liable (i.e., liable re gardless of whether the dog owner was negligent) for “. . . the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner’s knowl edge of such viciousness.”

As to what constitutes a bite in California, it is not neces sary that the dog even break the skin with its teeth. Courts have found that merely when a dog closed its jaws on the pants of a worker, the animal’s owner was found strictly li able for injuries resulting from his dog’s “bite” on the worker. Therefore, as depicted our above-described hypothetical, even a seemingly inoffensive bite could theoretically lead to severe liabilities for the owner.

However, there are some limitations on the law. It requires that the dog “bite” someone and that the bite occur in a public place or law fully in a private place. There fore, strict liability would not be imposed for injuries that results from an owner’s dog scratching someone, tripping

someone, or otherwise injur ing an individual. Likewise, no strict liability will be imposed for bites against trespassers or uninvited guests.

Further, Courts have held that owners can’t be sued un der California Civil Code 3342 if “the bite or bites occurred while the dog was defend ing itself from an annoying, harassing, or provoking act, or assisting an employee of a governmental agency in cer tain situations.

Additionally, Dog owners can argue a variety of af firmative defenses such as, assumption of the risk or comparative negligence in defending themselves. At the end of the day, do take re sponding to dog bites serious ly, and as always, seek compe tent legal counsel.

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Santa Clarita Valley’s Largest Private Sector Employers of 2022

The Santa Clarita Valley is a growing region with significant opportunities for businesses including available, state-ofthe-art industrial and commercial buildings in master planned developments. Despite the challenges of the last two years, 2022 was a successful year for many companies, and there were several attractions and expansions across our target industry clusters. Through our research for the Economic Outlook Fore cast, we compiled the Santa Clarita Valley Largest Employer’s List illustrating some re markable growth this past year.

New to the SCV Largest Employers List but not to our area is Logix Federal Credit Union, which began occupying its new headquarters in late 2021/early 2022.  Logix purchased 12 acres in the Valencia Commerce Center and developed an initial 175k square foot headquar ters, with the opportunity to expand to 254k SF. They jumped an astonishing 1,248% from last year’s headcount to a total of 674 employees, and still growing! This further demonstrates how attractive the SCV is due to its pro-busi ness environment and prime location.

The Santa Clarita Valley economic ecosystem is varied and diversified with multiple profes sional industry sectors — Aerospace & De fense, Medical Devices, Digital Media & Enter tainment, Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Corporate & Professional Services. This allows the Santa Clarita Valley to not only be resilient but thrive.

Many companies expanded in 2022, and there was a lot of movement in this year’s rankings. Lief Labs continues to thrive, gaining recognition on the Inc. 5000’s fastest growing private companies list for an 8th year. Leif ex panded its footprint in the Santa Clarita Valley recently, achieving 122% growth.

The following are eight more firms with meaningful gains this past year, expanding their company’s employee headcount by more than 25%: Advanced Bionics (+145), AMS Fulfill ment (+103), Kaiser Permanente (+144), Knowles Precision Devices (+59), Lief Labs (+93), Remo Inc. (+57), Stay Green Inc. (+100), Sunvair (+62). Visit www.scvedc.org/top-employers to view the full list!

The Santa Clarita Valley is the ideal loca tion for innovative companies in Southern

California. Because the Santa Clarita Valley offers a high quality of life, a variety of tax and incentive programs for both small and large companies, and close proximity to most South ern California business centers, it’s no won der our region has been named Los Angeles County’s most business-friendly city time and time again.

ment Corp. is a unique private/public partner ship representing the united effort of regional industry and government leaders. The SCVEDC utilizes an integrated approach to attracting, retaining, and expanding a diversity of busi nesses in the Santa Clarita Valley, especially those in key industry clusters, by offering com petitive business services and other resources. For more information, visit SCVEDC.org. 

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A NEW CENTURY, A FRESH IDENTITY. SCV CHAMBER UNVEILS 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY LOGO

In honor of the 100-year anniversary, the SCV Chamber has unveiled a rebranded logo to celebrate the Centennial in 2023.

We unveiled our 100-year rebranded logo, to help mark our Centennial anniversary. The SCV Chamber was founded in Feb ruary 1923 and has since grown to be the largest and most in fluential business membership organization in the Santa Clarita Valley, serving as The Voice of Business for the third largest city in Los Angeles County.

“It’s been an honor to close out our 99th year and help gear the SCV Chamber board for our 100-year anniversary,” said Dr. Chris Raigosa, Chair of the SCV Chamber Board. “Having been involved in the SCV Chamber for the past several years, it’s been an honor to watch the Chamber continuously grow and become the lead organization it was meant to be.”

Over the past 100 years, the SCV Chamber has thrived in ad vocating, educating, and connecting businesses throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. The SCV Chamber’s Centennial logo represents the unity and inclusivity of our business commu nity as well as the strength and prestige of Chamber member ship. Through the SCV Chamber’s Centennial design, the logo communicates a rich legacy of positive attributes in which the Chamber encompasses.

“This is a monumental time and accomplishment for the SCV Chamber, and our rebranded logo reflects the changes and modernization the Chamber has undergone over the last several years,” said Ivan Volschenk, President & CEO of the SCV Cham ber. “Celebrating a centennial deserved a new fresh look while ensuring the Chambers identity continues into our exciting next chapter of success.”

We will soon announce our 2023 Chair of the Board of Direc tors, as well as the celebration calendar for the Centennial. Be on the lookout for more news and information regarding the Centennial calendar, or email hello@scvchamber.com to be add ed to the email list.

Pre Order your 2023 California and Federal Employment Poster

Now is the time to preorder your 2023 all in one California and Federal Labor Law posters! Every business needs an updated poster to be displayed in every business location and jobsite starting in the new year. The posters are available in English and Spanish and in pa per or laminated options. Severe fines and penalties are assessed if a business doesn’t display a current poster. Posters will be available for collection at the end of the year. Members receive special dis counts! Email us at hello@scvchamber.com to place your order!

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2022 Board of Directors

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

DR. CHRIS RAIGOSA - Kaiser Permanente

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

HUNT BRALY - Poole Shaffery

ANDREA CARPENTER - Logix

MARISOL ESPINOZA - Southern California Gas Company

Michael Grisanti - Hedman Partners, LLP

BECKI ROBB - Princess Cruises

SANDY SANCHEZ - FivePoint

JOHN VANCE - Vance Wealth

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KAREN BRYDEN - SCV Locations

STEVE COLE - SCV Water Agency

Tom COLE - City of Santa Clarita

Allie Dierckman - Scorpion

MATT DIERCKMAN - Colliers International

TROY HOOPER - Kiwi RESTAURANT Partners

PATRICK MOODY - Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

DR. IZU OKPARA - Omni Wound Physicians

Patrice Quishenberry - Williams Homes

DAN REVETTO - AT&T

HENRY RODRIGUEZ - State Farm Insurance

LINDSAY SCHLICK - SchlickArt Video & Photography

CHRIS SCHRAGE - LBW Insurance Financial Services

ROCHELLE SILSBEE - Southern California Edison

G. JESSE SMITH - California Institute of the Arts

DI THOMPSON - THOMPSON REALTY ADVISORS/eXp REALTY

DR. DIANNE VAN HOOK - College of the Canyons

DENNIS VERNER - Burrtec

KARINA WINKLER - Holiday Inn Express

BUSINESS COUNCILS

As the third largest city in Los Angeles County, the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Com merce represents over 65,000-member workforce. We realized we can better serve our business community by having six Business Councils, allowing members to work on issues specific to their area. Our Councils provide a channel for our members to be involved in solving problems, discussing issues, and implementing special projects and events for the benefit of the area being served. Participation offers members the opportunity to prioritize and bring a focus to the business needs of the area, and to take community leadership roles in addressing these needs. It can increase members’ business network, and provide stron ger representation on area issues. Also, since area councils exist as industry-specific, par ticipation provides an opportunity for area-specific networking with others doing business.

LATINO BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Our LBA council works to promote Latinoowned business as well as relevant issues fac ing our Latino business community. In addi tion the LBA helps to educate businesses on how to enhance a company’s business efforts with Latino customers and other Latinoowned businesses.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

The Government Affairs council meets to discuss policy decisions on a local, county, state and federal level. As a member, you are encouraged to attend a meeting and have your voice heard throughout the SCV and take a stance on pertinent issues relative to the busi ness community or your industry in particular.

SMALL BUSINESS

Small Businesses are at the core of our Chamber’s membership and are the back bone of our economy. The Chamber offers a variety of educational and networking pro gramming to help your small business thrive. The council focuses on three main objectives: Advises the SCV Chamber on small business related issues, programming and networking opportunities; Supports the Chambe’s “Retail Walks” with elected officials; and helps pro mote the nationwide “Small Business Satur day” program which highlights small busi nesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

BLACK BUSINESS COUNCIL

Our Black Business Council works to in spire, empower, and promote the economic growth and sustainability of black businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals within the Santa Clarita Valley. In addition it serves as a catalyst for engagement, awareness building and consultation; eliminate barriers to op portunities and addresses issues unique to black owned businesses, professionals, and their families.

NON-PROFIT COUNCIL

The SCV has a strong philanthropic commu nity with more than 100 locally-based nonprofit organizations that help our community thrive. Our non-profits are a key reason why Santa Clarita is a great community and always looking towards a better future. The coun cil provides business resources for our lo cal non-profit leaders to help them connect, grow and learn about valuable information so they can successfully meet their organiza tions mission and goals.

NEXTSCV

NextSCV is our next generation of leaders and the group aims to develop the next lead ers of the Santa Clarita Valley through per sonal and professional development, civic engagement, and network building oppor tunities that ultimately stimulate local busi nesses and support the mission of the SCV Chamber.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Government Affairs Council

January 11 | 10:30 am

Join us to hear about what issues our business community are facing. Elected officials and their staff will give updates from federal, state and local offices. This is a great opportunity to hear what advocacy the Chamber is doing for you and also to find out how you can bring the issues you care about for us to assist you with. Our massive grassroots alliance is comprised of organizations locally and throughout the country who help strengthen our advocacy efforts and ensure our advocacy efforts are successful.

Email hello@scvchamber.com to find out how to attend or sub mit an issue you are facing.

Business After Hours Mixer at 24/7 Events

January 18 | 5:30 pm

It’s a new year full of new possibilities and opportunities. Join us at our first Business After Hours mixer of 2023 at 24/7 Events as more than 150 business representatives from across the Santa Clarita Valley join for an evening of networking. This is your op portunity to make new connections and catch up with friends.

To find out more information about these events or any other upcoming programming and to register go to:

www.SCVChamber.com/Events

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Celebrating SCV Businesses

From celebrating new businesses opening or marking special occasions and achievements, we continue to be honored being part of your celebrations.

We encourage everyone to come and support our new busi nesses. All our grand opening/ribbon cuttings are free and open to everyone to attend.

Do you have a grand opening or anniversary coming up? Email us at hello@scvchamber.com for details about hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony.

We celebrated the grand opening of Amicis Research Center in November. Congratulations and welcome to the Santa Clarita Valley business community. Photo credit: Joie de Vivre Photographie Congratulations to Hello Subaru on your grand opening and celebration in November! Thank you to all that come to support them! Photo credit: Joie de Vivre Photographie
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FORECASTS

reserves and tighter risk standards as Basel IV imple mentation starts. Rising in terest rates will also bolster margins. Yet unsecured pri vate investments may come unstuck. Wide-ranging finan cial sanctions against Rus sia will cause further losses and disruption for financial firms. Sovereign defaults are certain in Sri Lanka and pos sible in many other emerging markets, from Mongolia and Pakistan to Egypt and Tuni sia. The imf warns that banks laden with risky foreign debt could then fail as currencies depreciate and repayment burdens soar.

Stock markets will tighten their standards. America will de-list companies (many of them Chinese) that flout audit rules; Hong Kong and Shanghai will benefit. China will face dangers, particu larly in property: Evergrande, an indebted property giant, has until September 2023 to avoid being delisted in Hong Kong. Everywhere, more financial firms will turn to online and mobile channels, competing and co-operating with FinTech’s. Cross-border payments will see the next shake-up, spurred by the rise of digital currencies and by Russia’s exclusion from swift, a messaging network that underpins international pay ments.

Food and Farming

Food shortages loom in 2023 as a result of the war in Ukraine and climate change. The un expects 19m more people to be undernourished, with nearly 830m going hun gry worldwide. Harvests will be thinner in many places. Planting will be hurt glob ally by a lack of fertilizers

from Russia and high energy prices, and the aftermath of 2022’s droughts. Production of wheat and maize will fall, though rice output will climb. Grain exports from Ukraine will be low as Russia plays games with its blockades. Egypt, especially, will suffer. Even so, sky-high food prices will decline as demand softens. Economist Intelli gence’s (eiu) price index for food, beverages and feed stuffs will drop by 12%, led by oilseeds. Consumers will change their tastes to pro tect their pockets, switching from wheat to millet, or from sunflower oil to other veg etable oils. With food supplies at risk, some countries could turn to new food export bans, sending prices soaring again. Green goals could suffer, too. To promote “sustain able” farming, the eu will push through its new common ag ricultural policy, but cut tar gets for land to be left fallow, to grow more food instead. Britain’s new land-use policy may Favour food over solar farms, though it will pay some farmers for carbon cuts and conservation. America’s Farm Bill could do likewise.

Health care

Covid-19 will infect millions more in 2023 but — provided no dangerous new variants flourish — deaths should fall to less than double the number from flu. Early in the pandemic, mortalities were over 200 times higher. China may loosen its zerocovid stance, risking a surge in cases. To pre-empt that, it will roll out more vac cines, including homegrown mrna shots. American and British researchers will test all-variant vaccines; monkey pox and malaria jabs will also attract more attention. With pandemic deaths waning, the

un believes life expectancy at birth will start recovering in 2023, after decreasing by 1.8 years in 2020-21.

Governments will struggle to fund stretched health-care systems as economies sput ter and costs rise. Drug sales and health-care spending per person will climb by about 5% in nominal dollar terms, but fall in real terms as inflation bites. Countries from India to Nigeria will extend universal health care. Finland will in troduce far-reaching reforms. Debates about abortion will rage in America and beyond.

Pharma firms will step up acquisitions to cope with patent expiries and generic competition — notably for AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory Humira, the world’s bestsell ing drug. General Electric will press ahead with spinning off and listing ge Healthcare. Pfizer, planning a greener

future, will switch its North American operations entirely to solar in 2023.

Property

Property-industry sales will be worth $5.8trn in 2023 — a huge sum, but just 1% more than in 2022. Higher interest rates will weigh on mortgage lending and depress house prices in some markets. Brit ish prices may tumble by 5% as its Help to Buy scheme ends; Australia may see a 9% drop. America’s postpandemic boom will slow, at the very least. Globally, the uncertainty will prolong a fall in new house starts and office developments, with builders wary of less demand, high costs and labor shortages. Even so, office completions will stay high in many cities, with investors eyeing safe havens and reliable rents to

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December is a Good Time to Reflect

The operations tempo in most busi nesses subsides during Decem ber. Holiday parties domi nate the month, and work hours shrink. Leaders display generosity through bonuses, gift baskets, tur keys, and many thank-you gestures. As far as I can remember, this was the case, even when I was spending December in war zones.

Christians celebrate the four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas day, and Jews celebrate Hanukkah, the Fes tival of Lights, over eight days. Both these religions teach this time of year is when we should reflect and atone as part of our faith following.

Circumspection is the disci pline we use to connect re flection with atonement. Re flection means thinking about all that has passed in the year, especially your behaviors and actions and the outcomes they created, intended and unintended. Circumspection, considering all circumstances and possible consequences, causes you to categorize those behaviors and actions into good or bad, right or wrong. Atonement is your commitment to be account able for the bad and seek to do good going forward.

December is a good time for companies to reflect, too. Your answers to prominent, probative questions did we meet our purpose, remain vigilant to our vision, ad here to our core values, and achieve our mission are topics to reflect on.

Leader discussions should methodically evaluate the company’s purpose, vision and mission against products and services delivered to the marketplace. Circumspectly and with openness and trans parency, the leadership team should determine what went good and bad, right and wrong, then atone by creat ing strategies to insulate and overcome the bad.

This process must not be limited to evaluating the company’s purpose, vision, and mission but expanded to include strategy, business development, human capital, and execution.

For strategy, contemplate these questions.

• Do you have a process to create, seek, evaluate, and capture opportunities that benefit the company?

• Is your company leveraging its leaders, managers, hu man capital, facility, and ca pacity to the fullest extent?

• Are the products and servic es relevant and positioned to attract those with the highest demand?

• Can your company effec tively scale when requests for its products or services increase?

• Thinking about business development, does your company prudently invest in marketing strategies that target your ideal buyer?

• Are you measuring your return on ad sales and other marketing activities?

• Are your sales personnel trained and converting pro spective customers at a rate that sustains and grows your top line?

• Is your customer service responsive and attentive to

issues raised by your cus tomers, and are they striving to create raving fans?

• How are you investing in hu man capital?

• Are you developing leaders and incorporating leader and management training into your performance man agement system?

• Do you have a talent de velopment program that goes beyond the mandatory training required by local, state, and federal govern ment mandates?

• Does your company have an inspiring, exciting, and purposeful recruitment, on boarding, and indoctrination program for ambitious and talented new hires?

• How well does your com pany execute its mission?

• Is financial performance routinely assessed, and is your team operating off a budget and multiyear fore cast?

• Are you watchful of key performance indicators and their impact on performance and output?

• Are financial controls in place to help decisionmakers determine daily and future investments?

• Are the transactional and

repeatable activities in the business systematized, and are processes and proce dures documented, under stood, and adhered to by the workforce?

• Do managers measure productivity and seek to improve operations through technology, clarity, account ability, and process en hancements?

December is an excellent month to pause and reflect on your personal and profes sional lives. In addition to expressing gratitude, contem plating the questions I posed, then resolving to shed the bad and seek the good is an excit ing way to start the new year. Seek and adopt best business practices. These continual actions catalyze growth, a healthy organizational cli mate, and a loyal customer base. This is how you lead, think, plan, and act. I wish you a wonderful holiday and the happiest new year!

Col. Paul A. Raggio (Ret) is a fractional CEO who develops C-Suite executives, business owners, and employees on leadership, management principles, and best business practices. His email address is praggio64@gmail.com, and his phone number is (252) 5717368.

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T he L is T : h ome B ui L ders

company

Comstock Homes

CBRE

FivePoint

JSB Development

ceo address website

Robert Comstock 2301 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 1150, El Segundo 90245 comstockco.com

Bob Sulentic 24305 Town Center Drive, Valencia 91355 cbre.com

Lynn Jochim 25124 Springfield Court, Valencia 91355 fivepoint.com

Jim Backer 27451 Tourney Road, No. 250, Valencia 91355 jsbdev.com

KB Home Jeffrey T. Metzger 25152 Springfield Court, Suite 180, Valencia 91355 kbhome.com

Lennar

Richmond Homes

Toll Brothers

Tri Pointe Homes

Rick Beckwitt, Jon Jaffe 28723 Calle de la Paz Drive, Valencia resourcecenter.lennar.com

Larry Mizel 27105, W Sage St, Valencia 91354 richmondamerican.com/california/ los-angeles-new-homes/valencia

Doug Yearley 19125 Merryweather Drive Santa Clarita 91350 tollbrothers.com

Doug Bauer 28701 Lambent Way, Santa Clarita 91351 Tripointegroup.com

Williams Homes Lance Williams 21080 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita 91350 williamshomes.com

T he L is T : C ommer C ia L r ea L e s T a T e

DAUM Commercial 28494 Westinghouse Pl, Suite 312, Valencia 91355 (661) 705-2299 daumcommercial.com/office/valencia

illi Commercial Real Estate 5990 Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 600, Sherman Oaks 91411 (818) 501-2212 illicre.com

Jones Lang LaSalle 2233 North Ontario Street, Suite 150 Burbank 91504 (818) 736-4440 www.us.jll.com/en/locations/west/los-angeles

NAI Capital 25060 Ave Stanford, Suite 165, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 705 3550 naicapital.com

Pathview Capitol Inc. 25000 Avenue Stanford, Suite 244 Valencia 91355 (888) 6295682 pathviewcapital.com

RE/MAX of Santa Clarita - Crissman Commercial Services 25129 The Old Road, Suite #212 Santa Clarita 91381 (661) 295-9300 crissmancommercial.com

SCV Commercial Real Estate Services 27240 Turnberry Lane #200 Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 714-5271 scvcommercial.com

Spectrum Commercial Real Estate, Inc. 28392 Constellation Road Valencia 91355 (661) 306-9600 spectrumcre.com Stratton International 28005 Smyth Dr Valencia 91355 (661) 702-9700 strattoninternational.com

The Franco Realty Group 23890 Copper Hill Drive #376 Valencia 91354 (310) 993-6920 gofrancorealty.com

Valleywide Leasing, Inc. 25152 Springfield Court Suite 120 Valencia 91355 (818) 471-4272 valleywideleasing.com

MYBL Accounting Services Inc. 27201 Tourney Road #125, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 254-2359 myblaccounting.com

Professional Tax and Financial 27451 Tourney Road STE 160, Valencia 91355 (661) 259-1967 protaxservices.com

Quality Tax Services Inc. 24250 Lyons Ave, Newhall 91321 (661) 753-3284 quality-tax-services-inc.business.site

RM Taxes 26775 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 296-1006 rmtaxes.com

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Brokerage address PHONE NUMBER website
T he L is T : T ax P re P ara T ion s ervi C es company address phone number website All Valley Tax SCV 26364 N, Sierra highway, Suite A, Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 252-0052 allvalleytax.com Breslin Tax Prep 25852 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 284-6627
Brunes Tax Services 21618 Golden Triangle Road #105 Santa Clarita, 91350 (661) 799-8892 brunestaxservice.com Buck Jones Taxes 18723 Via Princessa #1060, Santa Clarita, 91387 (661) 655-4289 buckjonestaxes.com Ez Tax & Insurance Services 24881 Railroad Avenue #101 Newhall 91321 (661) 310-2552 extaxexpress.com Free Financial tax 22924 Lyons Avenue #205 Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 200-5657 free-financial.com H&R block 19376 Soledad Canyon Road Canyon Country 91351 (661) 252-6323 hrblock.com Int'l Tax Network Inc. 19443 Soledad Canyon Road #109, Santa Clarita, 91351 (661) 251-6700 intltaxnetwork.com Jackson Hewitt Tax Services 26471 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita 91350 (209) 408-1135
Julie M Sturgeon CPA 28042 Avenue Stanford Unit E, Valencia 91355 (661) 251-6031
Krycler, Ervin, Taubman & Kaminsky, AAC "27651 Lincoln Place, Suite 220, Santa Clarita 91387 (818) 995-1040 ketw.com/ LNK Tax Group 25350 Magic Mountian Parkway #300 Santa Clarita CA 91355 (661) 491-7222
breslintaxprep.com
jacksonhewitt.com
santaclaritatax.com
lnktax.com

OUTLOOK

offset inflation.

Eliu property figures do not include China, where data are sparse and the sector is frag ile. Mortgage boycotts, debt defaults and a weak financ ing system will keep rock ing Chinese confidence into 2023 despite official efforts to support credit growth. Even so, a gradual easing of covid restrictions should fuel demand there and in SouthEast Asia. India’s luxury mar ket is likely to stay strong. Globally, second-home own ers will be lured by sun, sea and seamless internet as they warm to hybrid working.

Retail

The cost-of-living crisis will hurt shoppers and retail ers alike. Even e-commerce’s growth will slow, especially in the West, where tightfisted consumers and higher

interest rates will hinder retailers’ expansion plans. In China, the world’s larg est online-shopping market, economic pain will hamper growth; Chinese retail giants such as Alibaba and Pinduo duo will dangle low prices to lure Western consum ers. In South-East Asia and Latin America, e-commerce will spread as mom-and-pop stores are digitized. Indeed, three developing countries — Colombia, Nigeria and South Africa — are expected to be among the five markets that Amazon plans to enter in 2023. Online retail-sales expansion will be slow, ac counting for just over 14% of global retail sales, fraction ally above the figure in 2022. The online and offline universes will merge fur ther. Click-and-collect will become consumers’ favorite format in richer countries,

generating €11.9bn ($12bn) of revenue in Britain, more than triple 2013’s tally. Retailers will cut labor costs by auto mating warehouses and other back-end operations. At one new distribution hub, Aus tralia’s Myer will deploy 200 robots that will be capable of handling seven out of ten of the company’s online orders. Fashion and luxury brands will experiment in the meta verse, aiming to tap Genera tion z — the quarter of hu manity born after 1997.

Travel and Tourism

No longer grounded, the airline industry should turn profitable in 2023 as pent-up demand boosts international tourist arrivals by 30%, to 1.6bn. But global tourism will not return to normal. Arrivals will fall short of pre-pandem ic levels of 1.8bn, held back by escalating living costs and

China’s zero-covid policy. Tourism receipts, at around $1.4trn, will regain their 2019 heights only because of high energy, staff and food costs. Covid will cause further staff shortages, particularly in America and Europe. Busi ness travel will stay subdued as online meetings persist. Still, sporting and other events will spur travel. China has shied away from holding June’s afc Asian Cup football contest, but will ease restric tions to host the postponed Asian Games in September. China’s limited reopening will help Asia double its tourism arrivals in 2023. Meanwhile, France will hope to convert the Rugby World Cup into tourism gold. In Saudi Arabia, the haj will move from a lot tery system to quotas, letting in more pilgrims. 

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The List: Top Employers

Ranked by Number of Employees

NAME # employees contact title address

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital 1917 Roger Seaver CEO 23845 McBean Pkwy., Valencia, 91355

Six Flags Magic Mountain 1900 Donald McCoy President 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Valencia, 91355

William S. Hart School District 1641 Mike Kulman Superintendent 21380 Centre Pointe Pkwy., Santa Clarita, 91355

College of the Canyons 1535 Dianne G. Van Hook Chancellor 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd., Santa Clarita, 91355

U.S. Postal Service 1414 Multiple Locations, Santa Clarita

Princess Cruises 1308 Jan Swartz President 24305 Town Center Drive, Valencia, 91355

Saugus Union School District 1254 Colleen Hawkins Superintendent 24930 Avenue Stanford, Santa Clarita, 91355

Boston Scientific 875 Maulik Nanvaty Senior Vice President 25155 Rye Canyon Loop, Valencia, 91355

City of Santa Clarita 811 Ken Striplin City Manager 23920 Valencia Blvd., 91355

Master's University 755 Sam Horn President 21726 Placerita Canyon, Santa Clarita, 91355

Woodward HRT, Inc 721 Thomas Gendron CEO 25200 Rye Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, 91355

Newhall School District 715 Leticia Hernandez Superintendent 25375 Orchard Village Road, Suite 200, Valencia, 91355

Quest Diagnostics 608 Cristen Farrell Senior HR Business Partner 27027 Tourney Rd, Valencia, 91355

Scorpion Internet Marketing and Design 601 Rustin Kretz CEO and Founder 27750 Entertainment Drive, Valencia, 91355

California Institute of the Arts 600 Ravi Rajan President 24700 McBean Pkwy., Valencia, 91355

Amazon 580 Jeff Bezos CEO Multiple Locations, Santa Clarita

Advanced Bionics 548 Victoria Carr-Brendel Group Vice President 28515 Westinghouse Place, Valencia, 91355

Contractor's Wardrobe 473 Greg Mullen Plant Maanger 26121 Avenue Hall, Valencia, 91355

Walmart 450 Doug McMillon CEO Multiple Locations, Santa Clarita

Stay Green Inc. 400 Chris Angelo President & CEO 26415 Summit Circle, Santa Clarita, 91350 Auto Nation 400 Mark LeCompte General Manager 23649 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, 91355

Q2 Solutions 393 Brian O'Dwyer CEO and Founder 26829-27049 Tourney Rd, Valencia, 91355

Kaiser Permanente 384 Greg Adams CEO Multiple Locations, Santa Clarita

Gothic Landscape 380 Jon & Rob Georgio CEO 27413 Tourney Rd. Suite 200, Valencia, 91355

Wesco Airfract 375 Todd Renehan CEO 24911 Avenue Standord, Valencia, 91355

AMS Fulfillment 367 Jay Catlin CEO 29010 Commerce Center Dr, Valencia, 91355

Bocchi Laboratories 365 Joe Pender President 26421 Ruether Ave., Valencia, 91355

ITT Aerospace Corporation 360 Luca Savi CEO 28150 Industry Dr, Valencia, 91355

Pharmavite 345 Doug MacLean CEO 28355 Witherspoon Pkwy., Valencia, 91355

Costco Wholesale 302 W. Craig Jelinek CEO 18649 Via Princesa, Santa Clarita, 91387 McDonald's

Jay Schutz Owner/Operator 26370 Diamond Place, Suite 500, Santa Clarita, 91350

Castaic

Shield Healthcare

Forrest Machining Inc

ASC Process Systems

Aerospace Dynamics International

SCV Water

Jim Snell President & CEO 27911 Franklin Pkwy, Valencia, 91355

Joanne Cutler CEO 27756 Avenue Mentry, Valencia, 91355

Dave Mason President & CEO 28402 Livingston Ave, Valencia, 91355

John Marshall General Manager 25540 Rye Canyon Rd, Valencia 91355

Gary R. Martin President 27234 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, 91350

Comfort Keepers 202 Myles McNamara President/Owner 23900 Lyons Ave, Santa Clarita, 91321

Fralock Corp 200 Scott Tucker CEO 28525 Industry Dr, Valencia, 91355 Bioness 200 Todd Cushman CEO 2510 Rye Canyon Loop, Valencia, 91355

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Landscape Development, Inc. 280 Gary Horton President 28447 Witherspoon Parkway, Valencia,91355 TA Aerospace 270 Carol Marinello President 28065 Franklin Pkwy, Valencia, 91355
Union School District 248 Steve Doyle Superintendent 28131 Livingston Ave., Valencia 91355 B & B Manufacturing 240 Fred Duncan President 27940 Beale Ct, Valencia, 91355
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The List: Assisted Living and Medical Services

NAME address phone number website

American Family Care Urgent Care 19042 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country 91351 (661) 367-8429 afcurgentcare.com/santa-clarita

Atria Santa Clarita 24431 Lyons Ave., Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 254-9933 www.atriasantaclarita.com

Comfort Keepers 23900 Lyons Ave., Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 287-4200 www.comfortkeepers.com

Concentra Urgent Care 25733 Rye Canyon Road, Valencia 91355 (661) 295-2500 bit.ly/ConcentraSCV

Exer Urgent Care (Canyon Country) 14550 Soledad Canyon Road, No. 100, Canyon Country 91387 (661) 488-7402 www.providence.org/our-services/urgent-care/ exer-urgent-care-canyon-country

Exer Urgent Care (Stevenson Ranch) 25548 The Old Road, Unit U1, Stevenson Ranch 91381 (661) 556-9020 exerurgentcare.com/urgent-care-stevenson-ranch

Facey Medical Group 26357 McBean Parkway, Valencia 91355 (661) 222-2600 www.providence.org/locations/facey/ facey-medical-group/valencia

Facey Medical Group - Specialty & Women’s Center 23803 McBean Parkway, Valencia (661) 481-2400 www.providence.org/locations/facey/ facey-medical-group/valencia-specialty-womens-center

Facey Medical Group - Copper Hill 27924 Seco Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 513-2100 providence.org/locations/facey/ facey-medical-group/copper-hill

Friendly Valley Senior Living Community 19345 Avenue Of The Oaks, Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 252-3223 friendlyvalleycountryclubwebsite.com

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital 23845 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 200-2000 henrymayo.com

TheKey 28309 Newhall Ranch Rd, Valencia 91355 (818) 810-7904 thekey.com/about-us

Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices 2 26877 Tourney Road, Santa Clarita 91355 (833) 574-2273 healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/ facilities/santa-clarita-medical-offices-2-334981

NVHC - Newhall Health Center 23413 Lyons Ave., Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 705-2040 nevhc.org/newhall-health-center/

NVHC - Valencia Health Center 23763 Valencia Blvd., Valencia 91355 (661) 287-1551 www.nevhc.org

Oakmont of Santa Clarita 28650 Newhall Ranch Road, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 466-2390 oakmontofsantaclarita.com

Pacifica Senior Living Santa Clarita 24305 Lyons Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 505-8920 pacificaseniorliving.com

Providence Holy Cross Health Center at Santa Clarita 26357 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 288-5900

Providence Medical - Santa Clarita Urgent Care 24035 Newhall Ranch Road, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 291-3444

providence.org/locations/socal/ holy-cross-health-center-at-santa-clarita

providence.org/our-services/urgent-care/ santa-clarita-urgent-care-and-family-medicine

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center - Canyon Country 27225 Camp Plenty Road, #4, Canyon Country 91351 (661) 424-1220 www.sdfhc.org

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center - Newhall 23772 Newhall Ave., Newhall 91321 (661) 291-1777 www.sdfhc.org

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center (Val Verde) 30257 San Martinez Road, Val Verde 91384 (661) 257-4008 www.sdfhc.org

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center (Valencia) 25115 Avenue Stanford, No. A104, Valencia 91355 (661) 257-2339 www.sdfhc.org

SCV Quality Care 23823 Valencia Blvd., Ste 160, Valencia 91355 (661) 254-0026 www.scvqualitycare.com

SmartClinic Urgent Care 19231 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country 91351 (661) 430-9040; mysmartclinic.com/location/ca/canyon-country/ santa-clarita

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company main practice attorneys executive contact information Poole, Shaffery & Koegle, LLP Business & Employment Law 20 John Shaffery, Managing Partner 25350 Magic Mountain Parkway, Suite 250 Santa Clarita 91355 • (661) 290-2991 www.pooleshaffery.com Reape-Rickett Law Firm Family Law 12 James Reape, Senior Managing Partner 25152 Springfield Ct., Ste 100 Valencia 91355 • (661) 288-1000 www.divorcedigest.com Crockett & Associates Business Litigation 7 Bob Crockett, Owner 23929 Valencia Blvd., Suite 303 Valencia 91355 • (323) 487-1101 bobcrockettlaw.com Donahoe & Young LLP Bankruptcy, Estate Planning & Business Law 7 Mark T. Young 25152 Springfield Ct., Suite 345 Valencia 91355 • (661) 259-9000 www.donahoeyoung.com Owen Patterson and Owen Personal Injury 7 Richard A. Patterson, Esq. /Susan Owen, Esq./ Greg Owen, Esq. 23822 W. Valencia Blvd., Suite 303 Valencia 91355 • (661) 799-3899 www.opolaw.com Law Offices of Bill J. Thompson Civil Litigation & Business Law 5 Bill Thompson, Esq. 28212 Kelly Johnson Parkway, Suite 195 Valencia 91355 • (661) 222-7964 www.billthompsonlawoffices.com The List: Largest Law Firms
Canyon 25815 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 731-4307 sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/sunrise-at-sterlingcanyon/about.aspx Target Clinic - Kaiser Permanente 19105 Golden Valley Road, Santa Clarita 91387 (661) 252-1396 bit.ly/3U8YtH1 Valencia Medical Care 27875 Smyth Dr., Suite 101, Valencia, 91355 (661) 702-1440 valmedcare.com

As we return to in-person programming, VIA needs your help! Business Leaders - please join the Valley Industry Association and the VIA Education Foundation in mentoring today’s high school students to prepare them for their future through the VIA Connecting to Success Program.

VIA Connecting to Success is a workforce readiness program for high school students in the Santa Clarita Valley. Now in its 20th year, the program includes sections in interpersonal skills, resume building and interview skills, financial literacy, basic banking and credit, ethics in the workplace and much more. This program, delivered by local business leaders, makes a major impact on students, and builds a better workforce for the employers of the SCV. Event dates are February 24, 2023, March 3, 2023, and March 24, 2023. Become a Facilitator and make a difference!

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The List: Publicly Traded Companies

NAME industry

primary interest stock symbol

Amazon Retail significant employer NASDAQ: AMZN

Bank of Southern California Banking (formerly Bank of Santa Clarita) OTC: BCAL

Bioventus Biomedical owns Bioness Nasdaq: BVS

Boston Scientific Biomedical research and manufacturing NYSE: BSX

California Resources Corp. Energy corporate office NYSE: CRC

Carnival Corp.

Entertainment/leisure Princess Cruises NYSE: CCL

CBRE Commercial real estate significant operations NYSE: CBRE

Costco Retail significant employer NASDAQ: COST

Disney Entertainment media CalArts; filming facilities NYSE: DIS

Five Point Holdings Home developer significant operations NYSE: FPH Incora Aerospace/manufacturing Wesco Aircraft (NYSE:WAIR)

IQVIA holdings Laboratory services owns Q2 Solutions NYSE: IQV

ITT inc. Aerospace/manufacturing owns ITT Aerospace Controls NYSE: ITT

KB Homes Home developer significant operations NYSE: KBH

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Owns Pharmavite OTCMKTS: OTSKY

Precision Castparts Corp. Aerospace/manufacturing Aerospace Dynamics International NYSE: PCP

Quest Diagnostics Laboratory services significant employer NYSE: DGX

Six Flags Entertainment/leisure significant employer NYSE: SIX

Sodexo Home/food services owns Comfort Keepers OTCMKTS: SDXAY

Sonova Holdings Biomedical equipment owns Advanced Bionics OTCMKTS: SONVY

Tri Pointe Homes Home developer Pardee Homes NYSE: TPH

Walmart Retail significant operations NYSE: WMT

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Retail significant employer NL: URW

Woodward Aerospace/manufacturing owns Woodward Hrt NASDAQ: WWD

Lennar Home developer owns FirePoint NYSE: LEN Toll Brothers Home developer significant operations NYSE: TOL

McDonalds Hospitality significant operations NYSE: MCD Home Depot Retail significant employer NYSE: HD Cardinal Health Health care services significant operations NYSE: CAH Lowes Retail signifiant employer NYSE: LOW ESCO Manufacturing owns Crissair

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Transdign Aerospace/manufacturing owns TA Aerospace
TDG Knowles Manufacturing owns Novacap
KN The List Oldest Businesses In The SCV CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Name business type year est. #of employees top executive address phone number Le Chene Restaurant French Cuisine 1980 30 Juan Alonso 12625 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita 91390 (661) 251-4315 Progressive Physical Therapy, Inc. Physical Therapy 1980 5 Shelly Cloughley 25949 The Old Rd., Valencia 91381 (661) 254-0077 Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers Family Medicine 1980 39 Silvia Sanchez 27225 Camp Plenty Rd, Ste 4, Canyon Country 91351 (661) 424-1220 Anitech Systems, Inc. Hardware Design 1981 4 Steve McIntyre 25021 Anza Dr., Valencia 91355 (661) 257-2184 A Chorus Line Dancewear/Costume 1983 7 Jana Einaudi 23330 Cinema Drive #101, Valencia 91355 (661) 253-0300
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Update — Community College Pathway to Assessor Jobs

Ayear ago, our office con ceived an innovative jobs training pro gram with local community col leges that has constructed a direct pipeline to good-paying County jobs and we are currently work ing on an expansion to addi tional institutions.

The Real Estate Appraiser III Certificate Program at West Los Angeles College and the Appraiser Assistant Training Program at Rio Hondo College are “first-of-its-kind,” as ar ticulated by the Los Angeles Community College District. More important, they fill the need of replacing 30 or so valuable property appraisers who leave the Department each year through retire ments, job relocation, and other factors.

The programs provide stu dents with the training need ed to embark on a career as property appraisers or an op portunity to receive the nec essary training to apply for employment as an appraiser assistant.

Let’s take a quick look back at how this all began before I provide you with an update.

When I was first elected in 2014, I noticed immediate ly the challenge of attract ing qualified candidates to the Department. In a good year, the Assessor’s Office could train in-house about 30 new appraisers, if we could start a class. There were some years when we had no classes and these positions went unfilled.

I, along with valuable mem

bers of my staff, began to reach out to outside agencies to see what could be done. The Los Angeles Communi ty College District was willing to help. The county’s Depart ment of Workforce Devel opment, Aging and Commu nity Services was willing to help. In fact, they proved to be instrumental. Also, I solic ited support from the Board of Supervisors because I most assuredly believe that the County could benefit from a new pathway for qualified candidates in general, not just for the Assessor’s Office.

In August of 2020, Supervi sor for the First District Hil da L. Solis, who leads the Boards efforts on its work force development initiatives, put forth a motion to explore training programs and curric ulums currently offered at lo cal colleges.

The first collaboration was with West LA College and is the Real Estate Appraiser III Certificate of Achievement Program.

This training is comprised of students already hired and undergoing the required in struction before going to work in the field. The goal is to shift much of the Assessor’s in-house classroom training for basic appraisal principles to the college classroom.

The second course of in struction is with Rio Hondo College and is the Appraiser Assistant Training Program. The training program is com prised of four tuition-free, noncredit courses.

Upon successful comple tion of the program, students will receive a noncredit cer tificate in California Property Taxation and Appraisal, and

an opportunity to apply for employment at the Assessor’s Office as an Appraiser As sistant. These are actual jobs that pay an annual salary be tween $45,000 and $55,000 to start.

Both these programs are up and running and are prov ing to be successful. Four Ap praiser Assistants have al ready been hired — this number is growing as the students complete the req uisite courses — and are currently working in the As sessor’s Office, having gradu ated from the Rio Hondo Pro gram. About 46 candidates have qualified to apply for the Appraiser Assistant position. Assessor managers are inter viewing candidates right now for the openings.

Meanwhile, 21 newly hired appraisers have complet ed classes at West Los Ange les College and 100 more are scheduled to take the classes. This allows our in-house in structors to focus on assess ing property values that bring much-needed revenue into the County coffers.

Moreover, the Community College Program is prepar ing to launch a new program at Mt. San Antonio College

for another career profession with the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office, the Owner ship Technician. Building on the successful program at Rio Hondo College, Mt. SAC stu dents will be able to enroll in a similarly designed program and upon completion, will have the opportunity to apply for employment as an Owner ship Technician.

I will keep you posted in the months ahead how the jobs’ training program progresses. For more information about these and other programs offered by the Los Angeles County Assessor, go to assessor.lacounty.gov.

Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang has been in office since 2014. Upon taking office, Prang implemented sweeping reforms to ensure that the strictest ethical guidelines rooted in fairness, accuracy and integrity would be adhered to in his office, which is the largest office of its kind in the nation with about 1,400 employees and provides the foundation for a property tax system that generates $19 billion annually for vital public services.

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The List: Movie Studios and Sound Stages

name contact contact

information

Blue Cloud Movie Ranch Frank Gardner 20019 Blue Cloud Rd. Santa Clarita 91350 (661) 510-6873

website Acres/ # of Stages

bluecloud.com 250 acres. *Movie Ranch Overlay Zone Property

Castaic Film Ranch Mike Ryan info@castaicfilmranch.com • (661) 952-7707 castaicfilmranch.com 97 acres

Diamond V Ranch Marcel Veluzat 28100 Haskell Canyon Rd Santa Clarita 91322 (661) 212-8047

Firebird Film Locale Michelle Goertz 9744 Soledad Canyon Road Agua Dulce 91390 (661) 268-1500

veluzat.com 50 acres. *Movie Ranch Overlay Zone Property

facebook.com/FirebirdFilmLocale 3 acres

Golden Oak Ranch Steve Sligh 19802 Placerita Canyon Rd. Newhall 91321 (661) 259-8717 goldenoakranch.com 890 acres, 12 proposed stages for a total of 240,000 sq ft

LA North Studios

John Pradhu 25045 Ave Tibbitts Valencia 91355 (661) 568-6410 lanorthstudios.com 3 stages for a total of 73,000 sq ft

Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio Candy Veluzat 24715 Oak Creek Ave. Newhall 91321 (661) 259-9669

Polsa Rosa Ranch Margie Vodraska 5726 Soledad Canyon Rd. Acton 93510 (805) 368-9029

melodyranchstudio.com 22 acres, 3 stages for a total 41,200 sq ft Placerita Canyon Special Standards District, Overlay Zone Property. No city film permit required

polsarosaranch.com 750 acres

Rancho Deluxe Steve Arklin, Jr. 16030 Placerita Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita 91387 (661) 733-5739 aranchodeluxe.com 200 acres. *Movie Ranch Overlay Zone Property

Rustic Oaks Ranch Mike Stuart 23708 La Salle Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita 91321 (661) 510-0712 rusticoaksranch.com 42 acres

Sable Ranch/Rancho Maria Derek Hunt 25933 Sand Canyon Rd. Canyon Country 91387 (661) 252-9751 ranchomariasable.com 400 acres. *Movie Ranch Overlay Zone Properties

Santa Clarita Studios Mike DeLorenzo 25135 Anza Dr. Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 294-2000 sc-studios.com 27 stages with more than 500,000 sq ft

SOS Filmworks/Agua Dulce Movie Ranch, Inc. William Fix 34855 Petersen Rd. Agua Dulce 91390 (661) 251-2365 sosfilmworks.com 348 acres

Valencia Studios Candice Bieber 26030 Avenue Hall Santa Clarita 91355 (513) 702-5110 valenciastudios.com 6 stages for a total of 73,500 sq ft

91355 • (818) 833-0088  www.aschome.com 226

PCC Aerostructures ADI 25540 Rye Canyon Rd, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-3535  www.pccaero.com/companies/adi 213 Fralock 28525 Industry Drive, Valencia 91355 • (661) 702-6999  www.fralock.com 200 Stratasys

Manufacturing 28309 Ave Crocker, Valencia • (661) 295-4400  www.stratasysdirect.com 198

Adept Fasteners 28709 Industry Dr, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-6600  www.adeptfasteners.com 185

RAH Industries Inc. 24800 Ave Rockefeller, Valencia 91355 • (661) 295-5190  www.rah-ind.com 185

Novacap / Knowles 25111 Anza Dr, Santa Clarita 91355 • (661) 295-5920  www.knowlescapacitors.com/novacap 182

Crissair, Inc. 28909 Ave Williams, Valencia 91355 • (661) 367-3300  www.crissair.com 180

HRD Aero Systems 25555 Avenue Stanford, Valencia 91355 • (661) 402-4067  www.hrd-aerosystems.com 158

TA Aerospace 28065 Franklin Pkwy, Valencia 91355 • (661) 775-1100  www.esterline.com 155

Regent Aerospace Corp. 28110 Harrison Pkwy, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-3000  www.regentaerospace.com 140

Curtiss-Wright Defense Systems 28965 Ave Penn, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-4430  www.curtisswrightds.com 130

PPG Industries Inc 24811 Ave Rockefeller, Valencia 91355• (661) 678-4209  www.ppgaerospace.com 123

Triumph Actuation Systems 28150 Harrison Pkwy, Valencia 91355• (661) 295-1015  www.triumphgroup.com 115

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense 26235 Technology Drive, Valencia 91355 • (661) 295-0800  www.donaldsonaerospace-defense.com 114

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T he L is T : T op A erosp A ce & D efense e mp L oyers Ranked by Number of Employees NAME Contact information
SCV EMPLOYMENT Woodward Inc 25200 Rye Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita
702-5207
Incora
Aerospace Controls
B & B Manufacturing
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woodward.com 721
24911 Avenue Stanford, Valencia 91355 • (661) 802-5132  incora.com 375 ITT
28150 Industry Dr, Valencia 91355 • (661) 295-4000  ittaerospace.com/en-US/Home 360
27940 Beale Ct, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-2161  www.bbmfg.com 330 FMI Aerostructures / Forrest Machining Inc. 27756 Ave Mentry, Santa Clarita 91355 • (661) 257-0231  www.forrestmachining.com 232 ASC Process Systems 28402 Livingston Ave, Valencia
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The List Financial Advisors

Company

contact information

website years in operation

Downing Tax & Financial Services 27955 Smyth Dr., Ste 104, Valencia 91355 • (661) 257-9405  www.downingtax.com Since 1982

Edward Jones – Chris Vasques Financial Advisor 25152 Springfield Ct, Ste 210, Valencia 91355 • (661) 253-1002  bit.ly/3APuTzk Since 1922

Edward Jones – Heather D'Angelo Financial Advisor 28470 Avenue Stanford, Ste 340, Valencia 91355 • (661) 799-2789  bit.ly/3GTSBi1 Since 1922

Edward Jones – Steve Gonzalez Financial Advisor 25350 Magic Mountain Pkwy Ste 270, Valencia 91355 • (661) 702-1866  bit.ly/3i5Gq78 Since 1922

EP Wealth Advisors 27441 Tourney Rd #260, Valencia 91355 • (310) 543-4559 www.epwealth.com Since 1985

Global Financial 23822 Valencia Blvd., Ste 304, Valencia 91355 • (661) 286-0044  www.gbmi.com Since 1960

Jolley Financial Group 25419 Altos Drive, Valencia, 91355 • (661) 259-2344  www.jolleyfinancialgroup.com Since 1971

LPL Financial – Dean Kunihiro Financial Advisor 26712 Linnet Ct., Santa Clarita 91351 • (818) 781-1008  lpl.com Since 1989

LPL Financial – Marisa Zatorski Financial Advisor 27721 Essex Place, Valencia 91354 • (661) 296-4450  lpl.com Since 1989

LPL Financial – Robert Weiss Financial Advisor 27137 Baxard Pl., Valencia 91354 • (818) 317-0934  lpl.com Since 1989

Martin & Company, Tax and Wealth Advisors 28494 Westinghouse Place, Ste 111, Valencia 91355 • (661) 295-9070  www.martinadvisors.com Since 1992

Morgan Stanley – Brian Jacobs 24300 Town Center Dr #200 Valencia 91355 • (661) 290 2022  advisor.morganstanley.com/brian.jacobs Since 1993

Morgan Stanley – Michael Berger 24300 Town Center Dr. #200 Valencia 91355 • (661) 290-2028  advisor.morganstanley.com/michael.d.berger Since 1992

Pierson Wealth Management – Ivy Pierson 28368 Constellation Rd. #396 Santa Clarita 91355 • (661) 297-7566  piersonwealthmanagement.com Since 2001

Primerica – Bret Siers 28410 Avenue Stanford, Valencia 91355 • (661) 294-2499  bit.ly/3idC2mI Since 1977

Primerica – Karen Flores 27125 Sierra Hwy, Ste 325, Santa Clarita 91351 • (818) 437-5313  bit.ly/3EGyUaHt Since 1977

Primerica – Richard Trunzo 27201 Tourney Rd, Ste 201-L, Valencia 91355 • (818) 252-1830  bit.ly/3u3G6IQ Since 1977

Prosperitas Financial 25060 Avenue Stanford, Ste 100, Valencia 91355 • (661) 255-9555  prosperitasfin.com Since 2008

Shuper Wealth Management 25743 Hood Way, Stevenson Ranch 91381 • (213) 447-7588  www.shuperwm.com Since 2020

Thrivent 28368 Constellation Rd. #398 Santa Clarita 91355 • (661) 799 0230  connect.thrivent.com/meyer-klein-group Since 1994

Total Financial Solutions, Inc. 24322 Main St., Newhall 91321 • (661) 753-9683  www.tfswealth.com Since 2004

Vance Wealth Group -- John Vance 26491 Summit Cir, Santa Clarita 91350 • (661) 775-0950 vancewealth.com Since 2003

Valencia Tax Group 25000 Avenue Stanford, Ste 120, Valencia 91355 • (661) 295-9800  vvalenciataxgroup.com Since 2021

Looking for Business Resources? We’re Here for You!

As an organization committed to a busi ness-friendly and community-minded approach to growing Santa Clarita’s economy, the City of Santa Clarita welcomes businesses of all types and sizes. The City en courages those interested in opening their first business or expanding their existing business to take advantage of the many resources and services available through ThinkSantaClarita. com.

On ThinkSantaClarita.com, aspiring and estab lished business owners can find helpful resourc es and tools, including information regarding the City’s tax incentives, sponsorship opportunities and an events calendar offering free or low-cost workshops, webinars and more. The website also provides “The Guide to Opening a Small Business in the City of Santa Clarita,” which walks visi tors through each step of successfully opening a small business in the City, from selecting the perfect name and suitable site to obtaining the

necessary permits at the City, County and State levels.

ThinkSantaClarita.com also has a section on Doing Business with the City, detailing how locally-based businesses and entrepreneurs can find ample opportunities to engage in business with the City. In an effort to support local busi nesses and enhance local business relationships, the City offers a Shop Local incentive and gives locally-based companies participating in the bid process the opportunity to match non-local vendors when they are within 10 percent of the lowest bid.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking to open your first business or a long-time business owner looking to expand, the City of Santa Clar ita’s team of Economic Development profession als can help you through the steps of business development. The City offers several services to assist entrepreneurs through the planning and development process. Located on the first floor

of City Hall, the one-stop Permit Center includes the City’s Planning, Building and Safety and Engineering Services teams in one convenient location to assist customers and help businesses jump-start their building processes in a single trip. The City’s eService system also allows busi nesses to electronically submit developmentrelated plans and documents to the City for plan and project review, 24-hours-a-day, seven-daysa-week.

From helping you navigate each step of the permitting process to connecting you with local business resources and organizations, the City’s team of Economic Development professionals is ready and available to help your business suc ceed. Learn more about how doing business in Santa Clarita can benefit your growing company by calling the City at (661) 255-4347 or emailing econdevinfo@santa-clarita.com.

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Santa Clarita Stock Average

Company industry ticker october 28 November 30

Amazon Retail

Bank of Southern California Banking

Bioventus Biomedical

NASDAQ: AMZN 103.41 94.34

OTC: BCAL 16.15 16.70

Nasdaq: BVS 7.90 2.39

Boston Scientific Biomedical NYSE: BSX 43.16 44.22

California Resources Corp.

Energy

NYSE: CRC 43.63 46.46

Carnival Corp. Entertainment/leisure NYSE: CCL 8.94 9.79

CBRE Commercial real estate NYSE: CBRE 70.75 77.33

Costco Retail NASDAQ: COST 510.87 535.00

Disney Entertainment media NYSE: DIS 105.95 99.67

Five Point Holdings Home developer NYSE: FPH 2.35 2.13

IQVIA holdings Laboratory services NYSE: IQV 208.16 219.43

ITT inc. Aerospace/manufacturing NYSE: ITT 76.97 84.52

KB Homes Home developer NYSE: KBH 29.41 30.79

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical

OTCMKTS: OTSKY 15.99 17.01

Quest Diagnostics Laboratory services NYSE: DGX 144.59 148.02

Six Flags Entertainment/leisure NYSE: SIX 22.16 22.48

Sodexo

Home/food services

OTCMKTS: SDXAY 18.40 18.88

Sonova Holdings Biomedical equipment OTCMKTS: SONVY 67.85 52.87

Tri Pointe Homes Home developer NYSE: TPH 17.15 18.32

Walmart Retail NYSE: WMT 142.51 152.26

Woodward Aerospace/Manufacturing NASDAQ: WWD 92.80 98.16

Auto Nation Auto Dealers

NY: AN 106.10 120.70

Boeing Aerospace NY: BA 143.84 177.65

Comcast Communications NY: CMCSA 31.95 35.84

Home Depot Retail NY: HD 298.65 327.94

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Kohl's Retail NY:
Lennar Home Builder
Lowes Retail NY:
Restaurants
KSS 30.49 32.25
NY: LEN 82.04 86.54
LOW 198.73 211.00  McDonalds
NY: MCD 274.52 274.60  Textron Industrial NY: TXT 68.50 71.04
Below you will find a list of local Santa Clarita-based or prominent Santa Clarita companies used for our averages. Each month we will take the average of all these stocks and show that number. Tracking that number from month to month will give you a window of how our local company’s stocks are performing. Last month the index was 2,983.92 and the average price per share was $99.46. This month the index is 3,127.89 up 143.97 or 4.9% for an average share price of $104.26.

Economic DEvElopmEnt corporation

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road | UCEN 263 | Santa Clarita, CA 91355 | (661) 288-4400 | www.scvedc.org

Save Your Business Money — Santa Clarita Use Tax Rebate Program

Does your business pay Use Tax? If so, you may be eligible to di rect a large portion of your Use Tax back to Santa Clarita’s general fund for public safety, parks, libraries, infra structure, and other City services AND receive a cash rebate on a portion of the Use Tax remitted to the City.

Businesses that participate in the re bate program can receive Use Tax reim bursements in two different ways:

• Receive a cash rebate equal to 25% of the additional Use Tax remitted to the City; or

• Receive a business expansion credit to be used for City permit fees equal to 45% of the additional Use Tax remitted

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to the City

It’s a simple application process! Eli gible Santa Clarita firms will complete the CDTFA-400-DP form to apply for the Use Tax Direct Payment Permit program with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). You can find a guide for applying for Direct Payment Permits on their web site, in our blog post on Use Tax, or just give us a call. At the same time, firms will work directly with the City staff to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines which reimburse ment method (i.e., cash rebate or busi ness expansion credit) they would like to receive.

You can submit the CDTFA-400-DP form and work with the City simulta neously to ensure you are successfully enrolled in the program. Please note

that a Santa Clarita business must have made purchases subject to Use Tax in the amount of $500,000 in a 12-month period prior to permit application to qualify.

The great news is that once you qualify for the Use Tax Rebate Program, it does not expire! You will receive Use Tax reimbursements from the City in per petuity. Visit our website to download a helpful Use Tax Flow Chart, that shows the entire process step-by-step.

Please contact the SCVEDC staff to learn more about the program by calling (661) 288-4400 or emailing Sue Arellano at suearellano@scvedc.org. We would be happy to sit down with you and help you complete the forms. All forms can also be found on our most recent blog post at www.scvedc.org/blog. 

Santa Clarita Valley Q3 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Sq Ft

Commercial Vacancy Rates

Office Space 20.37% 18.95% 2,882,170

Industrial Space 1.30% 1.40% 25,327,073

Total Marked Sq. Ft. Vacancy Percentage: 28,209,243

Office Space - as a % of Vacancy 10.22% 9.97% N/A

Industrial Space - as a % of Vacancy 89.78% 90.03% N/A

Building Permits

Oct ’22 Sep ‘22 Oct ’21

New Commercial/Industrial Building Permits 2 1 0

Commercial Tenent Improvements/Alterations 21 26 20

Unemployment Rates

Oct ’22 Sep ‘22 % Change

Santa Clarita 3.9% 3.9% 0.00%

Palmdale

6.4% 6.5% -1.54%

Lancaster 6.6% 6.7% -1.49%

Glendale

4.3% 4.3% 0.00%

Los Angeles County 4.5% 4.5% 0.00%

State 4.0% 3.9% 2.56%

Housing Stats

Oct ’22 Sep ‘22 Oct ’21

SCV Average Home Price 826,700 998,800 868,800

SCV Average Condo Price 550,900 889,000 513,500

SCV Home Sales 1,758 1,628 2,496

SCV Condo Sales 714 649 977

SCV Avg. # of Days on Market (SF) 34 29 23

SCV Single Family Home Inventory 142 343 220

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