California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development holds EB-5 conference call

Please join the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) for a conference call on Monday, May 6^th to discuss updates to the EB5 program which are designed to increase investment opportunities, as well as the updated 2012 Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment data for standard TEA designations.

EDD is conducting a final review of the updated unemployment data which will apply to all TEA certifications from May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. The updated data will be available on the GOBiz EB5 webpage on Monday, May 6^th. In addition, GO-Biz is implementing updates to the program to allow for a limited Special TEA certification process that would supplement the existing standard eligible TEA designations and provide more flexibility to the program.

WHAT:            EB5 Conference Call

DATE:              May 6, 2013

TIME:              3PM (PDT)

Please RSVP to this email for the confirmation and the dial in information.

Participating on the conference call from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development will be Paul Oliva (Deputy Director, International Affairs & Business Development), Abby Browning (International Policy, Programs & Partnerships), Brook Taylor (Communications and Policy), David Bolognesi (International Investor Relations).

For more information, visit the GO-Biz EB5 program page: http://business.ca.gov/Programs/EB5Program.aspx