Patti Hagata, Executive Director
Join us as we ring in the Christmas season at the Annual Magical Country Christmas Celebration that will be held Saturday, December 2nd, from 5-7pm, in Historic Uptown Susanville. The celebration will feature musical entertainment, Christmas Parade, Toys for Tots drive, hot toddy walk, and fireworks to ring in the Christmas season. Main Street will be closed to thru traffic during the celebration. This is a fun-filled event for the whole family. There is still time to get your entry in for the Christmas Parade or to be a vendor; entry forms are available at the Chamber office or by logging on to lassencountychamber.org.
Soroptimist International of Susanville will be holding their annual See’s Candy Fundraiser. Sales help fund yearly community projects and scholarships. See’s Candy will be available at various locations including the Chamber office. Soroptimist will also be at Susanville Supermarket the first three weekends of December selling boxed See’s Candy and Peanut Brittle from noon to 3 pm each weekend. For questions regarding the fundraising event contact Brenda Morrison 530-237-6081.
The Chamber will be ordering 2018 Labor Law posters which feature all required federal and state notices on one poster. They will be available for sale to Chamber members for $30ea. / or non-member for $40 per poster. California employers and businesses are required to post updated employment posters at each place of business. Pre-orders are now being taken; call the Chamber office at 257-4323 if you would like to have a poster ordered for your business. Delivery of the posters is expected the first week of January 2018.
The California Competes Tax Credit is an income tax credit available to businesses that want to locate or stay and grow their business in California. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) will be holding an informational workshop “The California Competes Tax Credit” in Susanville Monday, December 4th, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, at the City Council Chambers located at 66 North Lassen Street, Susanville. The workshop will go over general information, the evaluation factors that make a business eligible for the tax credit, and the application period. The tax credit is available to all industries; there is no fee to apply, and 25% of the money that will be available for the tax credit is reserved for small businesses. For questions or more information about the workshops contact Kim Neri, Go-Biz Analyst, at 916-322-2782 or email [email protected] .
