To follow along with the California Advanced Manufacturing Summit and participate online, check out these links:

Mobile Users, Ustream link http://bit.ly/MblCAMS
Desktop users, LiveStream link http://bit.ly/LiveCAMS   
    (Mac users must download FLIP for MAC)
Closed Captioning link http://bit.ly/CptnCAMS
Don't forget to participate in the conversation using hashtag #GOVCAMS on twitter

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Thank you for taking part in the California Advanced Manufacturing Summit (CAMS) via webcast.  The summit is a response to President Obama’s state of the union call for an expansion of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) with the opening of new Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI). The purpose of CAMS is to bring together statewide partners in order to begin setting the platform for advanced manufacturing in California.  This summit will be a coordination of stakeholders to craft California’s proposal to compete for new manufacturing institutes and explore what it would take to build an open consortium geared toward making CA a global leader in advanced manufacturing.
We look forward to your active participation.  You can join the CAMS conversation and participate in multiple ways:
Webcast Links:
Join the CAMS webcast at 9.00 AM PST via web and mobile by clicking one of the following links …  
·         For Mobile Users please follow this Ustream link http://bit.ly/MblCAMS 
·         For LiveStream Users please follow this link http://bit.ly/LiveCAMS
                (Mac users must download FLIP for MAC)
·         Closed Captioning is available via this link http://bit.ly/CptnCAMS 
Social Media:
Join the CAMS conversation via FaceBook and Twitter using the following links …
 ·         FaceBook -- http://bit.ly/GoCAMS
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California's year over job growth is the highest in the nation, outpacing the next closest state (TX) by almost 20,000 jobs. The year-over-year change (October 2011 to October 2012) shows an increase of 295,300 private sector jobs (up 2.1 percent).California’s unemployment rate decreased to 10.1 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 45,800 during the month for a total gain of 574,900 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010. ...Read More

Today, officials at Riverside Community Hospital announced plans for a $315 million expansion on the facility’s campus that is needed to improve access to healthcare for a growing population. The project is anticipated to create nearly 400 temporary jobs in various construction trades and nearly 300 full-time hospital positions when completed. "Riverside Community Hospital’s facility expansion and addition of nearly 300 new healthcare jobs is a huge boost to the local economy," said Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Director, Kish Rajan. "The Go-Biz team worked closely with our regional partners to get this project to the finish line and add to the Inland Empire’s continuing economic recovery." ...Read More