‘Leaving California’ list grows to 144 firms for 2010 (34 in Orange County alone)

Orange County Register ^ | 09/23/2010 | Jan Norman

[SeekAndFind]

Irvine consultant Joe Vranich, who has been compiling a list of companies leaving California because of the state’s anti-business environment, is now up to 144 companies that have departed in 2010, including 34 in Orange County.

In addition, he lists 51 companies (8 from Orange County) that left in 2009. That three-fold increase, Vranich says, is the tip of the iceberg that is California’s financial woes.

“Quite clearly, the exodus of businesses out of California continues. It makes sense for companies to reduce their California footprint considering the ample supply of attractive, lower-cost alternative locations. Unless California reduces its hostility toward business, we will see more commercial enterprises seeking friendlier locations in which to relocate entirely or at least place facilities there that used to be located here.”

Among the Orange County companies new to his list are Boeing, Kennametal Inc., Latex International, Multi-Fineline Elextronix Inc., NGK Spark Plug Co., Pipeline Software Inc., Smith Micro Software Inc. and Witt Heat Transfer Products Group, most of which have been previously reported by the Register. Vranich says Orange County may be over-represented on his list because news reports are one source of his information and the Register reports business comings and goings more than some publications.

Vranich doesn’t include in his list every company that opens a facility elsewhere. Here’s how he explains:

“I’ve excluded countless companies that are attempting to serve new territories or new customers, are expanding because the company is growing, or are acquiring companies located elsewhere. When events appear unrelated to California’s hostile business environment, I give the companies the benefit of the doubt and leave them off the list.

Which locations are benefiting from California’s exodus? Vranich says in a Fox&Hounds article:

[CORedneck]

Already about finished here in Colorado. They cannot drive such as sitting in the passing lane. The attitude of we are better, etc is apparent as well.

>Be careful what you wish for. Liberal Californians will change your state more quickly than you can imagine. And it’s my understanding that Virginia is a state teetering on the edge as it is.

[CdMGuy]

Thanks for the good laugh. Having been born and raised in NYC and now living in So Cal for the past 40 years, I take the CA A-hole pols over the NY A-hole pols. There is no difference between them. Yours are as bad as ours. However, our weather is great, and your Buffalo weather sucks.

[CdMGuy]

Oh come on. Washington State has been full of left wing loonies for many years. Go take a look at elected officials back 50 years. It has been a Democrat state, or do you consider people like Scoop Jackson to be closet Republicans?

[mozarky2]

“Come to Buffalo, NY

4 distinct seasons to enjoy, each one lasting a perfect 3 months”

Yeah, four seasons: early winter, mid winter, late winter, and next winter!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Thirty seven years ago the most popular bumber sticker in Colorado was ...

DON’T CALIFORNICATE COLORADO!

It appears Colo has been californicated. The rabbit died.

[Psalm 144]

I don’t deny that Oregon and Washington state were bad. I assert that the influx of Californians made it worse.

The Schludwiller beer commercials were right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iigxaFBTAZ4

[Razzz42]

I’m in San Diego and many hospitals just shut down and close when they can’t afford to supplement free services to immigrants. State and federal programs don’t cover the costs and if they do pay any the paperwork takes an exorbitant amount of time.

Private industry being dictated to by governments.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

You can still vote with your feet.You wont live long enough to see it turn around out there.Its a shame really.That was the land of opportunity until the libs destroyed it.

[KamperKen]

"2) how much Federal money will be dumped down the hole before the Ruling Class decides it is a lost cause."

All the more reason to have the Republicans take over both houses of Congress, so that the idea of a Federal bailout will be stillborn. Their spines will be stiffened by the huge push back they will get from voters in other states who don't want their pockets further picked to subsidize California's insane mismanagement.

California made the list of the top ten political entities in the world that were at risk for default, right down there with the likes of Pakistan and Argentina. That is what California needs; a default that largely cuts it off from credit markets.

[ponygirl]

Indeed. I'm originally from Cary and the re-occupation of the South has been going on for quite some time. We used to say Cary was an acronym for "Contained Area for Relocated Yankees."

We've had a few of them abandon Arizona because of the heat, but our summers have been uncharacteristically mild the past two years.

But the occupation of Santa Fe has me particularly upset. I know it shouldn't, since it's always been a haven for artists... but they were always artists who wanted to be left alone. Now Hollywood has moved in and it's all gone straight to hell. Not to mention that they allowed a huge mosque to built out in the middle of nowhere right near Georgia O'Keeffe's house.

[Publius6961]

States that find transplant Californians annoying, snooty, condescending, and way too damn liberal:

If they are so damned liberal, why did they move out of California?

Cognitive Dissonance, anyone?

[Forty-Niner]

Funny!

Part of my family emmigrated to California from Colorado. In the late 1890’s.

Another part has cities, and geographical features named for them...We just used to call that branch of the family “The Carsons.” lolololol..

I can garuantee you my “native Californian” family didn’t ruin California, nor wood any of them ruin any other state they moved to.

If you look at all the crackpot (democrat) politicals we have in California, you’ll see the vast majority of them are from somewhere else.....An example? Barbara Boxer was born and raised in Brooklyn New York.......Nancy Pelosi was born and raised in Baltimore MD. Meg Whitman? Boston Mass.

The list of these types of “californians” goes on and on......you should see the bio’s of the California state legislature!

Californians ruining your state? Look again, they’re probably part of the 7 year liberal locust swarm from the Eastern Seaboard, who have stripped California bare and have now set their sights on you! The solution? Send em to Buffalo as some one has already suggested! lolololololol

[Tzimisce]

Their spines will be stiffened by the huge push back they will get from voters in other states who don't want their pockets further picked to subsidize California's insane mismanagement.

California has 54 electoral votes that went for Obama in 2008.

Democrat Congress or not, you'd better hang on to your wallet cause you're going to be paying for irresponsibility one way or another. :(

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

*** Back in the 70s, Brown blew $600million on The Geysers, a geo thermal power plant that never produced a single KW. He was never held accountable for the waste and fraud.***

About the same time, in New Mexico, a geo-thermal power plant was scheduled to go on line. they were drilling, the turbines had already been bought and made, then when they hit the thermal pool there wasn’t enough steam to turn the turbines.

I saw the trubines for sale in Power Engineering magazine a few months later.

[RipSawyer]

“4 distinct seasons to enjoy, each one lasting a perfect 3 months.”
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Four seasons, sleet, snow, ice and summer, right?

[RipSawyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7rS2CsJAw&feature=related

[RipSawyer]

When I went to Navy bootcamp in San Diego 48 years ago California really was a great place to live but I met young men from all over the country and those who were from Detroit seemed to be especially proud, looking down their noses at a poor boy who grew up in South Carolina. Gee, ain’t it funny how time slips away?

[dragnet2]

These types of threads are so funny...

Ya got half bitching about all the liberals from California invading their towns and states and destroying them...

And the other half here are begging people from California to move to their states....lol.

[dragnet2]

In my lifetime, I’ve had the “pleasure” of meeting a few “native” Californians who felt the need to passively inform me of how California was superior to the South.

Ya sure that isn't your own insecurity?

The biggest braggadocios people I have ever run into are not from California, but from Texas.

That being said, I don't know about being superior, but even in a terrible bad economy, California, which is basically run by liberals, has nearly twice the economy of Texas...

Just to put things in perspective..

By the way, year around top shelf weather is worth a foutune to us, with year-around Mediterranean style climate,....Well...compared to the south, California is totally superior...

[Riley]

The biggest braggadocios people I have ever run into are not from California, but from Texas.

I deflated one once, in a bar in California, starting off with "Texas, you say? You mean the second biggest state in the Union? That Texas?"

Actually I like Texas. I found it to be a pretty nice place. And the guy ended up being a friend.