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SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Paul Raggio | The identity iceberg

One of my many significant assignments in the Army was as a commander of a basic training company. Post-Vietnam volunteers, fresh out of high school, looking for a purpose in

Paul Butler | Leadership calm

I’ll always remember the soccer game when I threw my jersey on the ground to show my disagreement with the referee’s decision to award a penalty kick to our opponents.

SCV Chamber hosts employment law update

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce presented its 2021 employment law update with attorneys Brian Koegle and Michael Fostakowski from Poole, Shaffery, & Koegle in January.  The attorneys have

It’s 2021, and you want to be a leader

By Paul Raggio Co-owner, One True North It’s here … 2021. A new year and reason to be optimistic. A new outlook. A new pursuit of opportunities. Many of you

Industrial market in SCV never missed a beat

Holly Schroeder President & CEO of SCVEDC While the COVID-19 crisis initially gave many companies pause for good reason, 2020 was an exceptionally good year for industrial real estate across

SCV jobless rate continues ahead of the curve

By Perry Smith Business Journal Editor  Santa Clarita continues to sustain a jobless rate ahead of the rest of its neighbors and the L.A. County average, according to the latest

SCV commercial real estate market on the upswing

Nearly a year into the pandemic, Santa Clarita Valley businesses are continuing to adapt to the shift in the economic environment, including those in the commercial real estate market.  Amid

Exploring the profit zone

Ken Keller SCVBJ Contributing Writer Profits are much more than increasing revenue and keeping costs down.  There are ten elements in your profit zone, and I am going to address

SCV businesses tackle yet another reopening

With the most recent stay-at-home order lifted, many of the Santa Clarita Valley’s shuttered businesses can once again resume operations.  “It’s definitely been a roller coaster for sure,” said Karen

Chamber, PPE Unite to host PPE drive-thru event

As California’s stay-at-home order is lifted, the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the Los Angeles Small Business Development Center, L.A. County’s Workforce Development, Aging and Community