City of Santa Clarita Economic Development Division

Thursday, April 21, 2015

Economic Indicators • Unemployment 5.0 percent in February of 2016 from 5.4 percent in January

•  Jobs (82,697) and Businesses (6,629) in the SCV in Q3 2015

•  Labor force of 95,800

•  Retail sales were up 4.1% in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014

Old Town Newhall Events

•  Thursdays @ Newhall

•  Cowboy Festival

Redevelopment Block

Project Site Plan Conceptual Design

Development Projects •  Vista Canyon •  Needham Ranch •  Hotels

–  Newhall boutique –  Homewood Suites/Hampton Inn –  Oliver Hotels

•  Residential –  Five Knolls –  Villa Metro –  Trestles –  Phantom Trails –  Habitat For Heroes –  Golden Valley Ranch –  Oakmont Senior Housing –  Kansas Street –  River Village

America’s Job Center of California

•  Provides Businesses with: customized recruitments applicant screening interview facilities

•  Assists Job Seekers with: employment searches job interview preparation

Santa Clarita Business Incubator

•  Provides startup creative and technology businesses –  Low-cost office space –  Meeting rooms –  Customized trainings –  Mentorship and networking program –  One-on-one consulting services

Santa Clarita Business Incubator

•  3 businesses launched and 12 jobs created since the program launched in January 2015

Film Office

•  190 Film Days in 2016 YTD

•  90 Film Permits in 2016 YTD

•  $40,037,000 in Economic Impact in 2016 YTD

Sports Tourism for 2016

•  January: American Sports Hockey Association 3rd annual SoCal Special Hockey Festival

•  January: California Amateur Hockey Association Tournament

•  January: Canyons Aquatic Club Q Championship Meet •  February – March : Master’s College Golf Collegiate

Invitational •  February: Ice Hockey Tournament •  April: California Youth Chess League Scholastic

Chess Championship •  April: Triple Crown Softball Tournament

Sports Tourism for 2016 •  May: Wings for Life •  May: Amgen Tour of California •  May: Canyons Aquatic Club Red, White & Blue Meet •  May: Ice Hockey Tournament •  June: Sugar Daddy Marathon •  July: Bonspiel Hollywood Curling at the Ice Station •  July: Junior Olympic Swim Meet •  July: LA Academy Volleyball Foothill Invitational •  November: Triple Crown Baseball Tournament •  November: Santa Clarita Marathon •  November: Canyons Aquatic Club Cranberry Classic •  December: Los Angeles Spartan Race •  December: Hockey Tournament

Use Tax Rebate

•  Tax rebate program: returns taxes already paid to business and to the City.

•  Program Qualification Have spent $500,000 in rolling year that generated use tax

New Retail