Tala Enterprise, a clothing maker that idled its denim line in China to bring its production back to the United States, officially opened a new knitwear manufacturing plant in the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone.

“Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez noted that the plant’s opening in the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone comes at a critical time when California has frequently been labeled as unfriendly to business.

The very existence of this new business illustrates the importance of the state’s enterprise zones, which provide companies extra benefits to open, the Coachella Democrat said.”

Read the full article.

Mark Weber, the newly installed manager of the Coachella Valley EZ is interviewed.  Mark echoes what many legislators and businesses have been saying a lot lately, i.e. “the enterprise zone program is one of the only remaining economic development programs left in the state.”  See the video here.

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The Desert Sun reported on Mark Weber move into the Coachella Valley EZ manager.   Mark, who replaces Hal Joseph, seems to have significant expertise that should hopefully give him the tools he needs to lead the zone.  The full article can be read here.