LA companies driving satellite 5G technologies, per experts at Future Forum
LA’s companies, technologies, and talent are leading the way as 5G gains global acceptance and opens many new capabilities related to Internet of Th…
Category: Aerospace
US Space Force is creating business opportunities: SoCal Aerospace Council recap
The tech needs of Space Force are creating opportunities for non-aerospace companies as well as startups of many types; engagement tools are increasin…
Recap: Space commercialization was in focus at LAEDC Future Forum
A full house attended Future Forum on January 22nd to hear the key drivers in LA’s aerospace industry, with a focus on space commercialization. The…
SoCal Aerospace Council highlighted Aerovironment, County’s Fair Chance initiative
Local public company Aerovironment talked about the future of autonomous flight, and County of Los Angeles described the Fair Chance hiring initiative and related incentives at…
CA Investment Guide describes LA’s thriving industries and talent
Site Selection Magazine has published an update to the California Investment Guide, which provides a great overview of major industries creating opportunity in LA and…
Recap: SoCal Aerospace Council Meeting w/ Boeing
On June 12th, LAEDC’s SoCal Aerospace Council partnered with Boeing for a dynamic meeting around the future of satellites and commercialized space. Hosted by Cross…
Community college system, students and businesses benefiting from CCW partnership
LAEDC has published a playbook for industry-education partnerships, in the form of a Project Update about the work of Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW). …
Aerospace: LAEDC supports AB 245 (Muratsuchi) to create an Aerospace Commission (2019 Legis. Session)
Assembly Bill 245 would support California jobs and businesses in the aerospace industry, by establishing the California Aerospace and Aviation Commission. Status of this bill…
KCET’s Blue Sky Metropolis to look at the future of LA’s aerospace industry
LAEDC’s Judy Kruger was among those interviewed in recent days for the much anticipated Blue Sky Metropolis documentary, which will chronicle the rather amazing history…
LA Business Journal: LA’s Space Commercialization Sector Booming
Aerospace Cos. Expand Extraterrestrial Offerings Defense and commercial spending support more local firm’s space programs By Samson Amore Friday, December 14, 2018 Read the full story…
SoCal Aerospace Council Featured Northrop Grumman Matchmaking Session
About 100 attendees attended the June 13th, 2018 meeting of SoCal Aerospace Council, 70% of which were aerospace companies. The event featured matchmaking sessions to…
Site Selection: Why Aerospace Companies are Thriving — In California
Site Selection Magazine has published an article highlighting some of the reasons that the aerospace industry cluster is doing so well in Southern California. Site…
California SmartMatch: Helping OEMs Find LA-based Suppliers
LAEDC has launched a new supplier matchmaking service to connect OEMs with small businesses in aerospace and advanced transportation industries in Southern California (read the…
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…
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…
Aerospace Council Connects Industry with Aerospace Corp Innovation Lab
Industry attendees at the quarterly meeting of SoCal Aerospace Council met with Aerospace Corporation on April 11th, to learn about the Innovation Lab at Aerospace…
AB 427 (Muratsuchi) Would Establish California Aerospace and Aviation Commission
Track progress of this bill here. LAEDC, an organization dedicated to advancing opportunity and prosperity, is pleased to offer our support for Assembly Bill 427…
California Aerospace Commission Would Support Local Industry and Jobs
LAEDC has issued a support letter for California AB 427 (Muratsuchi), which would establish the California Aerospace and Aviation Commission. Read the text of the…
SoCal Aerospace Industry Adding Jobs, According to LAEDC
Approximately 5,000 new, direct payroll jobs added in past two years in Southern California LOS ANGELES, CA – (December 4, 2017) Regional productive advantages continue…
Rezoning Hawthorne Industrial Site Isn’t a Good Housing Solution
Daily Breeze published an opinion article by Dave Flaks, President of LAEDC, about preserving industrial-zoned land, which is vital to creation of well-paying jobs. Many…
People, Industries, Jobs Report – 2017 Edition
LAEDC has published the 2017 People, Industries and Jobs Report, which provides in-depth analysis of key industries and occupations for the Los Angeles region, including…
Space Tech Expo Coming to Pasadena May 23-25
Space Tech Expo has published the preview of its annual U.S. conference and exhibits, slated for Pasadena, May 23-25, 2017. The exhibit hall and numerous sessions…
SoCal Aerospace Days: Recap
We are pleased to report that our first Annual Southern California Aerospace Days (March 20-24, 2017) was a great success, thanks largely to our partners…
Daily Breeze Talks to SoCal Aerospace Council about LA Air Force Base
The Daily Breeze and affiliated newspapers like LA Daily News revealed that the LA Air Force Base is a technological gem, vitally important to the…