Perez to give talk on local enterprise zone program

Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, will host apresentation in Coachella tomorrow about upcoming changes in the state’seconomic development programs.

The presentation for local businesses and those work with in theeconomic development field is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. at the CoachellaCorporate Yard, 53462 Enterprise Way.

Kish Rajan, director of the Governor’s Office of Business & EconomicDevelopment, will talk about recent reforms to the California Enterprise Zoneprogram and revamping of the state’s economic development tax incentiveprograms.

Brenda Voet, of the Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate Office at the CaliforniaFranchise Tax Board, will also speak, and representatives of the CoachellaValley and Imperial valley enterprise zones will give presentations, accordingto Perez’s office.