After-School Programs Need Support- ASM Santiago & Dave Flaks
After-school programs need our support, and in this opinion article ASM Miguel Santiago and LAEDC president Dave Flaks discuss the importance of state funding for…
The Atlantic: Los Angeles, America’s Future Spaceport
A new crop of aerospace firms is taking root. The Atlantic profiled the surging LA County aerospace industry cluster in an article. Read the article…
Layoff Avoidance — and Soft Landings for Workers When Layoffs Are Unavoidable
Do you know of layoffs coming? As businesses evolve, sometimes layoffs occur. But those workers have a safety net with a phone call to LAEDC,…
Recap: 2018 Select LA Investment Summit Hits Record Attendance
The 2018 Select LA Investment Summit was hosted by World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) on May 24th in Downtown Los Angeles, with 500 registered…
LA Will See 125,000 Job Openings in Health Care in Next Five Years, According to Center for a Competitive Workforce
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 24, 2018) – In a continuing series of industry deep-dive reports, the Center for a Competitive Workforce today released Health Care…
Otis Report on Creative Economy 2018 is Released
The 2018 Otis report, which summarizes the creative economy in Los Angeles and California, was published May 22nd by Otis College of Art and Design. …
WTCLA Releases FDI report, Prepares to Honor BYD at 2018 Select LA Investment Summit
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 18, 2017) — The World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) today released the report Foreign Direct Investment in Southern California, 2018…
CEDA Board Meeting Conference Call Scheduled for May 24, 2018 at 10:30am
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC…
CEDA Board Meeting Conference Call Scheduled for May 17, 2018 at 10:30am
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC…
American Airlines to be Honored by LAEDC at 2018 Eddy Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 9, 2018) – The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) announced today that American Airlines will be recognized at the…
What is the Institute for Applied Economics?
It is interesting what kind of reactions people give me when I mention that I am interested in economics. Some people roll their eyes, some…
Biosciences Growth in Pasadena Shows Potential for All of LA County
Pasadena Star News highlighted the addition of three new bioscience / lifescience research centers and other bioscience institutions in the area, illustrating how the industry…
Future Forum Recap: Rick Caruso Wows Audience with Retail Strategies
Who plans their business on a 100-year timeline? Rick Caruso, for one. The leader of Caruso spoke to 200 attendees at the LAEDC Future Forum:…
Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Created Over 4,000 Jobs and Celebrated Latin American and Latino Art
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics has found that the Pacific Standard Time LA/LA initiative not only brought the Latin American and Latin art to 2.8 million visitors…
Propel L.A. Receives $500,000 Grant from Citi Foundation
The Citi Foundation announced that Propel L.A., supported by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), was selected as the recipient of a $500,000…
LAEDC Chair Jodie Lesh Honored by Kaiser Permanente
The George Halvorson Community Benefit Award is a high honor at Kaiser Permanente. The prestigious award is given to a Kaiser Permanente leader who through their vision…
CSUN named Innovation and Prosperity University and Named 2018 Social Mobility Innovator
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) acknowledged California State University, Northridge (CSUN) as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. The APLU recognizes institutions that…
Arcadia + LAEDC, Chairman’s Series at the Santa Anita Park
On March 7, 2018, the City of Arcadia the LAEDC co-hosted the Chairman Series at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia’s Mayor, Peter Amundson, presented the city’s vision…
LAEDC’s Judy Kruger on iDriveSoCal podcast: LA’s potential to define future of mobility
Judy Kruger, Director of Advanced Treansportation Industry Cluster Development joined Tom Smith, host of the iDriveSoCal podcast to talk about a range of mobility challenges…
LAEDC Board Meeting Covers Legislation, AI’s Impact on Occupations, Ports and Tariffs, More
LAEDC’s board meeting of March 18th featured a discussion of Tariffs, Trump and Trade by LAEDC economist Dr. Somjita Mitra, a presentation about the Port…
CEDA Board Meeting Conference Call Scheduled for April 26, 2018 at 10:30am
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC…
Bioscience Incubator Space Thriving in LA, According to LA Business Journal
Los Angeles Business Journal reporter Dana Bartholomew discusses the rapid expansion of resources that help LA County’s growing bioscience / lifescience industry cluster, in the…
SB 948 (Allen) Would Help Communities Address Their Needs, Including Housing
SB 948 will reduce delays in projects that help local governments meet their climate, housing, land use and transportation goals. Read LAEDC’s support letter below.…
AB 3197 (Burke) Helps California’s Aerospace Industry Remain Competitive
AB 3197 is a much-needed tax fix that rightly treats property used in spaceflight as inventory, reducing an unnecessary tax burden on aerospace companies, a…