Author: Joseph Vranich

Dear Elon Musk: I almost never write open letters, but I’m doing so here to applaud your comments about the difficulty in doing business in

If your business is in California and you’re wondering if companies continue to leave the state, the answer is, “Yes, and anecdotal evidence is that

The other day I received a call from a small business owner in California who wants to relocate his business. He named five states that

If I’m known for anything in California, it’s been for my studies about companies leaving the state because of its punishing tax and regulatory policies.

Friends in economic development agencies and in the site selection consulting world have asked why I haven’t posted anything in quite awhile. My answer is

Time and again I’ve encouraged smaller companies planning to escape California’s business-hostile environment to avoid publicly discussing their move. What follows is the story of

Any business person who has dealt with California’s frustrating laws, regulations and bureaucrats was nonetheless surprised to see a story with the headline, “Uber Ships Self-Driving

Do more people find Hillary Clinton unreliable, calculating, deceiving, morally bankrupt and lacking in core beliefs or Donald Trump immature, petulant, unqualified, temperamental and egocentric?

Manufacturing is the number one industry in California to pack up and move to states considered to be friendly to business. Since such losses are