California Manufacturers & Technology Association

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

05/14/2026

🚨California manufacturers face a critical June 1 deadline under SB 54, the state’s sweeping packaging law.

CMTA has published an important compliance update outlining what manufacturers need to know, including registration requirements, how to register, and key next steps to remain in compliance.

More info: https://cmta.net/important-compliance-update-on-sb-54-packaging-law/

05/13/2026

California manufacturing is a cornerstone of local economies like Rancho Cordova.

CMTA recently visited board member company , where CEO Chris Belle explained how the proposed Manufacturing Investment Credit (MIC) would deliver immediate savings to his business by freeing up thousands of dollars to reinvest in new equipment, employees, and growth right here in the community.🙌

We also spoke with Diann Rogers,President & CEO of the , about the region’s expanding manufacturing sector and how the MIC would encourage further investment and strengthen the area’s economic future.

The Manufacturing Investment Credit is a smart, targeted policy that will help manufacturers grow, create jobs, and keep California competitive.

📣 CMTA is calling on the Legislature and to include the MIC in this year’s budget and make a meaningful investment in California manufacturing.

05/13/2026

California manufacturing is a cornerstone of local economies like Rancho Cordova.

CMTA recently visited board member company Tri Tool Technologies, where CEO Chris Belle explained how the proposed Manufacturing Investment Credit (MIC) would deliver immediate savings to his business by freeing up thousands of dollars to reinvest in new equipment, employees, and growth right here in the community.🙌

We also spoke with Diann Rogers, President & CEO of the Rancho Cordova Area Chamber of Commerce, about the region’s expanding manufacturing sector and how the MIC would encourage further investment and strengthen the area’s economic future.

The Manufacturing Investment Credit is a smart, targeted policy that will help manufacturers grow, create jobs, and keep California competitive.

📣CMTA is calling on the Legislature and Governor to include the MIC in this year’s budget and make a meaningful investment in California manufacturing.

05/11/2026

This AAPI Heritage Month, we’re recognizing the role Asian American and Pacific Islander communities play in California manufacturing. ⚙️

In the largest manufacturing economy in the U.S., innovation doesn’t happen without people, and AAPI workers in California are heavily represented in technical and engineering roles—the talent pipelines that feed advanced manufacturing.