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It has been 17 years since the project was conceived. The documents concerning it total 109,444 pages. It has been reviewed by 25 government agencies, has had 21 public hearings and several lawsuits and been the topic of more than 700 meetings.

The Newhall Ranch project is a 20,885-home and commercial center development in the northwest Santa Clarita Valley, to be built in four distinct “villages” on 12,000 acres off Interstate 5 along Highway 126 near the Santa Clara River.

There are small businesses run by families, and then there are large, rapidly growing, double-family, family-run companies.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in September, AMS Fulfillment has grown to some 500 full and part-time employees and is, in part, responsible for the lack of industrial space available in the Santa Clarita Valley. In April, the company opens its 13th warehouse in the Valencia Industrial Center. And it has more than doubled the number of people it employs in the past year.

You can’t talk about the birth of our country without talking about family-owned businesses and their contribution to our economy for more than 200 years. Even some of our nation’s largest companies were at one time upstart family businesses. But for each of these national or international companies, scores of other family businesses have remained private and small. They certainly continue to serve an integral role in the overall health of the American economy.

As a leading voice of business and industry in the Santa Clarita Valley for the past 30 years, the Valley Industry Association welcomes Earvin “Magic” Johnson, an American icon and NBA legend, as this year’s B2B luncheon keynote speaker at VIA’s 2012 B2B Industry Show on Thursday, March 1 at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.

As California continues its slow-but-steady climb from the recession, we face a new economy with more intense competition for business than ever before. To bring these jobs to California, we must prepare the world-class workforce businesses are seeking through an education system worthy of our ranking as the ninth-largest economy in the world.

As we examine the top law firms in northern Los Angeles County, it begs the question: What makes a great law firm?

Entrepreneurs seemingly come out of the proverbial walls when recessionary periods surface, but what does it take to be a successful entrepreneur, and what kind of help does the owner of a startup business need?

Free advice for entrepreneurs is often nothing more than cheap advice, lip service, leaving entrepreneurs to ask for more concrete answers.

Many business people will tell you the product or idea is only a fraction of what matters – the execution and marketing of the service will make or break your venture. Four Santa Clarita-based entrepreneurs shared their experiences in successfully building a business around their idea for a new product.

About six months ago, when I began writing this column, I had one goal in mind: to inform and protect you, the reader.

I want you to have all the information and warnings necessary to make effective and educated decisions. That’s usually what separates the haves from the have-nots in the world of finance.

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For local residents who have yearned for an edgier, more youthful gathering place, Tilted Kilt is coming to Town Center Drive within the next couple months, according to franchise owner Jeff Fisher.

Opening on Town Center Drive, Tilted Kilt is going into a corner location occupied by three former restaurants, down the street from BJ’s restaurant.

“We’re across the street from Abercrombie & Fitch,” said Fisher.

With the recent volatility in our financial markets as of late, I have more and more concern for people and the decisions they make. People are struggling to discover what the correct strategy is for them.
What’s interesting is that people are still shying away from professional help or leaving their current advisers to go it alone. Many people are also, as usual, gobbling up “self-help” financial books.

Three Santa Clarita businesses won a Valley’s Trusted Advisor award Wednesday from the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

The awards were given at an event honoring the professional achievements of attorneys, business bankers, CPAs and insurance professionals.

The publication honored individuals who actively serve their clients as the primary client interface, SFVBJ Publisher and President Pegi Matsuda said.