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Yamaha Leaving California for Business-Friendly, Crime-Free Kennesaw Georgia

March 10, 2026 12:00 pmMarch 10, 2026 1:50 pm

Another large business is leaving California. Yamaha says “Sayonara” to Governor Gavin Newsom after 50 years in the once-Golden State. “Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has decided to relocate its U.S. group company, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“YMUS”), currently...

Another One Bites the Dust: Jelly Belly Announces Layoffs and Administrative Offices Consolidating Out of California

February 23, 2026 8:53 amFebruary 23, 2026 8:53 am

The Bay Area is getting hit one more time with job losses. First it was the announcement of the Benicia Valero refinery closure by April 2026. Then came the announcement that Anheuser-Busch would be closing its Budweiser plant in Fairfield,...

‘Deadbeat’ Newsom Defaults on $20B Federal Loan, Businesses Stuck With The Bill

December 22, 2025 5:05 pmDecember 22, 2025 5:08 pm

California stands alone as the only state in the nation failing to repay its massive federal pandemic-era unemployment loan, now ballooning beyond $20 billion and projected to climb higher. While every other state responsibly used federal stimulus funds to settle...

California Losing Another Big Tech Company to Texas: GAF Energy

October 16, 2025 1:41 pmOctober 16, 2025 2:11 pm

Another California business bites the dust. Actually, GAF Energy, which sells solar panels embedded in roof shingles, is leaving California for Georgetown, Texas. SF Gate reported: “GAF Energy will shut down its San Jose headquarters on Dec. 13, it announced...

Bed Bath & Beyond is Abandoning Failing California: High Taxes, High Fees, High Wages, ‘Endless Regulations’

August 20, 2025 6:35 pmAugust 21, 2025 6:41 am

Last month we were talking non-stop about In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder relocating her family and company headquarters to Tennessee. This month we are talking about Bed Bath & Beyond announcing Wednesday that the company won’t open or operate retail stores...

Gov. Newsom and Democrats Send Another CA Business Packing: In-N-Out is Out

July 21, 2025 2:56 amJuly 21, 2025 6:23 am

California ranks dead last once again in Chief Executive Magazine’s Best & Worst States For Business 2025. Tennessee ranks #1 once again, and now “The Volunteer State” is getting another of California’s oldest and one of the best known businesses...

Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...