Regulations Force San Clemente Firm to Ship Jobs Out-of-State, Official Says

California will lose out on a minimum of 200 jobs--and potentially thousands more--because the state's regulatory environment has choked out the expansion efforts of one San Clemente firm, according to that company's president.

Dan Loyer, the president of San Clemente's MVM Technologies, said the engineering company, which designs print cartriges and medical devices, wants to build a manufacturing facility to take its own designs to market.

The company, which also has a laboratory in Sunnyvale, Calif., hasn't been able to find a place in-state to build the facility.

"We feel the regulatory environment is not conducive to business here," Loyer said. "For example, our manufacturing facility probably could not be put in San Clemente because the San Clemente City Council would not allow it."

Loyer said the company has reached out to different economic development agencies around California, and none has been interested in bringing the manufacturing plant to its area.

"Compare that to some places like Oregon, which bends over backwards to bring in business--Washington D.C. as well," he said.

D.C. is another option company officials are considering for their manufacturing expansion.

According to KTVZ.com in Redmond, Oregon, if MVM moves to Central Oregon, it could bring about 1,000 jobs into the community within two to three years, and possibly 5,000 more in the long run.

The station reports that Oregon State Sen. Chris Telfer, R-Bend, is working on a bill to tweak the laws about industrial revenue bonds in that state to allow MVM to potenially use the proceeds for research and development and other expenses, making the path to building in Redmond, Ore. easier for MVM and other firms.

But Loyer said the company won't move entirely out-of-state.

"I don't think we'll be totally closed up in California, we just won't be expanding here," he said.