A Fresh Identity

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 February 1923 and has since grown to be the largest and most influential 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 advocating, educating, and connecting businesses throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. The SCV Chamber’s Centennial logo represents the unity and inclusivity of our business community as well as the strength and prestige of Chamber membership. 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 Chamber. “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 added 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 paper 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 discounts! Email us at hello@scvchamber.com to place your order!

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 Commerce 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 stronger representation on area issues. Also, since area councils exist as industry-specific, participation provides an opportunity for area-specific networking with others doing business.

LATINO BUSINESS ALLIANCE BLACK BUSINESS COUNCIL

Our LBA council works to promote Latinoowned business as well as relevant issues facing our Latino business community. In addition 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 business community or your industry in particular.

SMALL BUSINESS

Small Businesses are at the core of our Chamber’s membership and are the backbone of our economy. The Chamber offers a variety of educational and networking programming 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 promote the nationwide “Small Business Saturday” program which highlights small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Our Black Business Council works to inspire, 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 opportunities and addresses issues unique to black owned businesses, professionals, and their families.

NON-PROFIT COUNCIL

The SCV has a strong philanthropic community 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 council provides business resources for our local non-profit leaders to help them connect, grow and learn about valuable information so they can successfully meet their organizations mission and goals.

NEXTSCV

NextSCV is our next generation of leaders and the group aims to develop the next leaders of the Santa Clarita Valley through personal and professional development, civic engagement, and network building opportunities that ultimately stimulate local businesses and support the mission of the SCV Chamber.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Government Affairs Council Business After Hours Mixer at 24/7 Events

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 submit an issue you are facing.

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

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 businesses. All our grand opening/ribbon cuttings are free and open to everyone to attend.

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

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

FORECASTS

Continued from page 12 reserves and tighter risk standards as Basel IV implementation starts. Rising interest rates will also bolster margins. Yet unsecured private investments may come unstuck. Wide-ranging financial sanctions against Russia will cause further losses and disruption for financial firms. Sovereign defaults are certain in Sri Lanka and possible in many other emerging markets, from Mongolia and Pakistan to Egypt and Tunisia. 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, particularly 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 payments.

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 hungry worldwide. Harvests will be thinner in many places. Planting will be hurt globally by a lack of fertilizers 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 sputter 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 introduce 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 bestselling drug. General Electric will press ahead with spinning off and listing ge Healthcare. Pfizer, planning a greener

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 Intelligence’s (eiu) price index for food, beverages and feedstuffs will drop by 12%, led by oilseeds. Consumers will change their tastes to protect their pockets, switching from wheat to millet, or from sunflower oil to other vegetable 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 “sustainable” farming, the eu will push through its new common agricultural policy, but cut targets 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 vaccines, including homegrown mrna shots. American and British researchers will test all-variant vaccines; monkeypox and malaria jabs will also attract more attention. With pandemic deaths waning, the 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. British 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