Communications
Experimental Jet Wins 2025 Coolest Thing Made in California Contest
Sacramento, Calif. – After more than 200,000 votes, the California-made X-59 built by Lockheed Martin in Palmdale has been crowned the 2025 “Coolest Thing Made in California.” The annual statewide contest, hosted by the California Manufacturers & Technology...
News & Insights
CMTA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Insights from Torani Leader
Insights with Manufacturing Leaders: Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to recognize the meaningful impact, creativity, and guidance of Hispanic and Latino professionals across industries. In California’s diverse and evolving...
CMTA Announces 100% Success Against Breaker Bills in 2025 Legislative Session
Sacramento, Calif. (September 16, 2025) – Today, the California Manufacturers & Technology Association(CMTA) announced that it secured a 100% success rate on stopping all priority “Breaker” bills during the 2025 legislative session. CMTA also successfully advanced...
CMTA Opposes Secretive Cap-and-Trade Process
Sacramento, Calif. (September 8, 2025) – The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) announced today that the state’s manufacturing sector is in strong opposition to any attempt to advance a cap-and-trade deal in the final days of the legislative...
Advocacy
We fight to improve California laws and regulations so our 30,000 manufacturers can prosper in the state. Since 1918, CMTA has worked with the state government to develop balanced laws, effective regulations and sound public policies to stimulate economic growth and create new jobs while safeguarding the state’s environmental resources.
CMTA Membership
We help manufacturers compete in California with sensible laws and regulations. You can trust our decades of experience to fight for manufacturers’ interests, so you can focus on making goods that MAKE California. Let us be your voice and keep you informed.
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Keep your workforce competitive through CMTA’s partnership with California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP). The ETP grants millions of dollars every year to employers to train workers to be more efficient and learn new skills. CMTA has partnered with ETP since 1987.
Coolest Thing Made in California Contest
There are over 30,000 manufacturers in California, which means a lot of cool products are made here in the Golden State. But what’s the Coolest Thing Made in California? We ask the public each year!