California Manufacturers & Technology Association

06/03/2026

Big investments, growing companies, and a lot of manufacturing movement. 🗞

California's manufacturing industry made several noteworthy headlines throughout May. Catch up on the biggest stories you may have missed. ⤵

Read CMTA's round-up of the latest manufacturing news in California. See noteworthy industry headlines from the past month.

06/02/2026

California’s economic outlook is changing, and manufacturing must be part of the conversation. ⚙

Join CMTA President & CEO Lance Hastings on June 9 at the 2026 California Economic Forum, presented in partnership with POLITICO, for a timely discussion on the challenges and opportunities shaping our state's economy.

The event will feature the release of the 2026 UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast and bring together state leaders, economists, and policy experts for perspectives on what comes next.

The 2026 UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast, and a discussion on California’s economic outlook and the challenges shaping the year ahead.

06/01/2026

CMTA President & CEO Lance Hastings joined ABC10 to discuss growing manufacturers’ concerns over Governor Newsom’s proposed tax increases on software services and new limits on business tax credits.

Manufacturers rely on software across nearly every part of their operations—from internal systems to business-to-business transactions. These proposed changes would increase costs across the economy at a time when affordability should be the focus.

CMTA will continue sounding the alarm on policies that make it harder to manufacture in California.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/newsom-tax-plan-faces-criticism-potential-consumer-cost-increases/103-9b3fc72a-783c-4294-abcf-e1c8810e2736

05/28/2026

Thank you to Senator Archuleta for championing SB 1059 to modernize the Employment Training Panel, support employee training, and strengthen workforce development.

Better-trained employees mean a stronger manufacturing workforce with more good-paying jobs. SB 1059 helps keep California manufacturing competitive!

05/27/2026

SB 954 would reverse California’s progress in advanced manufacturing by adding regulatory burdens that slow investment, increase costs, and limit facility expansions and modernization.

CMTA is urging lawmakers to keep California moving forward, not backward, and vote NO on SB 954. ❌

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, CMTA honors the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

We honor their courage and selflessness as a reminder of the values that strengthen our communities, our workforce, and our nation.

05/21/2026

California leads the nation in manufacturing, and maintaining that leadership requires policies that encourage investment and growth. That is why the Legislature and Governor Newsom rightly created a CEQA exemption to help accelerate advanced manufacturing projects.

Unfortunately, SB 954 would effectively gut that exemption by imposing complex approvals and unattainable conditions on advanced manufacturing projects, leaving virtually no projects eligible for CEQA streamlining.

This is not just about large manufacturing facilities. Supply chain entities would also be excluded, as would expansions and renovations to existing manufacturing sites, even when those projects are designed to upgrade equipment and processes to meet California’s climate, energy, and environmental goals.

Given California's efforts to lead in manufacturing innovation and environmental progress, this policy doesn't make sense. It will drive up costs, slow project timelines, and discourage investment in the state.

CMTA encourages lawmakers to say NO to SB 954 and protect California's leadership in advanced manufacturing.

05/18/2026

From the x Forbes America Innovates stage, Lance Hastings, president and CEO of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, spoke on how regulation struggles to keep pace with rapid technological innovation.

📷: Kathleen Sheffer for Forbes⁣

05/18/2026

Today is Supply Chain Professionals Day! 🚛📦✈️ We're recognizing the people keeping California manufacturing competitive and connected, helping move materials and products across the country every day. Thank you for supporting one of the largest manufacturing economies in the world!

Check out some key stats on our state’s supply chain. ⤵

05/18/2026