2025: A Year of Milestones for the EDC

2025- A Year of Milestones

2025 A YEAR OF MILESTONES The holidays are often a time of reflection and a time we give thanks. 2025 has been a year where the EDC has accomplished long-standing goals (our regional rebrand), achieved international recognition (our AEDO accreditation), brought new financial resources (grant awards), new partnerships (new members), media mentions (international news coverage), and more. I want to take this moment to say thank you to every single person who has given in any way to support the EDC and our mission.  We have so much momentum going into 2026, and I can't wait to see what we can collectively do this next year.  I hope each of you has a happy holiday and a prosperous 2026! A Season of Giving Much of your holiday shopping might be done, but this is really a message that is important all year long. Shopping local keeps more dollars in our community and helps support local job growth. Also, many of you may have charitable dollars to spend before the end of the year. Giving to our local non-profits helps everything from local families in need, the arts, veterans, local students, and more.  Please consider supporting EDC member non-profits with any of your end-of-year giving. And if all your annual giving has already been allocated, the new year is just around the corner!  JDS Creative Academy Menifee VFW Post 1956 Neighborhood Healthcare Michelle's Place Mission Hope Temecula Valley Community Events Temecula Valley Unified School District Murrieta Valley Unified School District Lake Elsinore Unified School District Azusa Pacific University Thank you to all our non-profit members for all the good work they do in our communities all year long!   California Competes Tax Credit Opens The California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) is an income tax credit available to businesses that want to locate in California or stay and grow in California. Businesses of any industry, size, or location compete for over $180 million available in tax credits by applying in one of the three application periods each year. Applicants will be analyzed based on fourteen different factors of evaluation, including number of full-time jobs being created, amount of investment, and strategic importance to the state or region. Visit the California Competes website to sign up for webinars and more information on the application process. EDC Board Meetings Our next board meeting will be on the second Thursday in January (January 8th). We are excited to welcome Lori Sanchez as our featured speaker. Lori is the Interim Executive Director of the Inland Empire/Desert Regional Consortium (IEDRC). The IEDRC is a collective of workforce education & training providers led by the California Community Colleges.  We will be meeting on the second floor of the TVE2, 43200 Business Park Dr., Temecula, CA.    We hope to see you there! Thank you to our sponsors! Contact Us   Connie Stopher, CEcD Email: [email protected] Office: 951-694-9800 Cell: 951-557-8040 Economic Development Coalition,  P.O. Box 1388. Temecula, CA 92593 Site Address: 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, CA 92590, United States Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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