Report: LA Bioscience Industry Growing, Creating Jobs
LAEDC partner Biocom, which is celebrating one year of supporting the lifescience industry in Los Angeles, today published a report on bioscience / lifescience jobs and…
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Long Beach Mayor Garcia and Port Officials Give LAEDC Members a Tour and Conversation
May 10th, LAEDC Members networked with top leadership from Port of Long Beach, heard about the impressive economic revitalization of City of Long Beach from Mayor…
Demographic Snapshots for LA County’s Five Districts
Want to see how the five districts in LA County compare on employment, household income, educational attainment, and more? Below, link to the PDF file that…
Board of Governors Meeting, April 19 2017: Recap
LAEDC hosted 90 members and guests at our Board of Governor’s meeting on April 19th, with featured speaker LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. LAEDC Chairman…
Mobility: the new space race. Media highlights growing Advanced Transportation industry
LAEDC’s work fostering growth of the Advanced Transportation industry cluster is recognized in two lengthy articles in SoCal News Group’s 11 newspapers. The articles describe electric,…
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…
AB 957 (Levine) Supports Industry-Aligned Workforce Training
LAEDC is working to ensure that our region’s talent development systems are closely aligned with local industry, so that we are graduating the right amount…
Help Make LA a “Green City”
Los Angeles is in the running to become a “Green City,” and you can help make that a reality. Volkswagen, as part of its court-ordered settlement…
A Driverless Future: How Advanced Transportation will Change LA
A new study from Arcadis, HR&A Advisors, and Sam Schwartz titled, “Driverless Future: A Policy Roadmap for City Leaders,” provides an in-depth look at the…
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…
R.E.D Talk Recap: Serial Entrepreneurs Surprise Audience Regarding Strategy
LAEDC hosted its second R.E.D Talk on 3/30, and heard some surprising and captivating stories from the co-founders of Lucid Sight Inc., Octavio Herrera and…
CEDA Board Meeting Conference Call Scheduled for April 6, 2017 at 10:30am
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC…
NY Times: Robots are Winning on Jobs
Los Angeles is losing jobs to robots, and the trend is going to continue to impact more residents in our region. In light of this…
LA Business Journal cites LAEDC, profiles battery manufacturer
While manufacturing has lost jobs in recent years, demand for workers with technical skills remains strong in L.A., including in the Advanced Transportation industry cluster,…
LA Venture Capital Landscape, Trends, Companies On The Move
At our LAEDC board meeting 3/15, members gained insights from Stage Venture Partners on sources of funding, local trends for investment, the entrepreneurial landscape, growing public…
SELECT LA Investment Summit: Program and Registration Are Live
Registration is live for the 2017 SELECT LA Investment Summit, in its third year, bringing together international investors with Los Angeles region’s top business and government…
Urge Elected Leaders to Support Southern California Aerospace Days: March 20-24
On March 20th, 2017, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s (LAEDC) Southern California Aerospace Council will launch the region’s first-ever “Southern California Aerospace Days.”…
Future Forum Recap: Convergence of Entertainment & Technology
Entertainment and Digital Media leaders came together at Paramount Studios for the third installment of Future Forums – a series co-sponsored by CSU Dominguez Hills, whose…
Public Landowner Assistance at AltaSea is Recognized in LABJ Real Estate Awards
Los Angeles Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate Awards recognized LAEDC subsidiary ACTIVATE LA for assisting City of Los Angeles develop AltaSea Marine Research Park. Read the details on…
LA’s Bioscience Industry Discussed in Article, LAEDC Partner Biocom Ramping Efforts
LAEDC partner Biocom is actively fostering growth of the bioscience industry in L.A., and Dina Lozofsky of Biocom talks about the market opportunity in this…
Phil Washington: LA Metro’s Role in Spurring Regional Advanced Transportation Innovation
Q: How would you describe your vision for Metro’s implementation of advanced transportation, such as alternative modes of transportation, electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and autonomous…
Recap: LAEDC Economic Forecast 2017, presentations, reports, photos, analysis
LAEDC would like to thank sponsors, speakers, attendees for making Economic Forecast event of February 22, 2017 a successful and valuable event. More than 500 of…
L.A.’s Business, Education, Philanthropy Leaders Join Forces to Fund Implementation of Economic Development Plan to Raise Standards of Living
Former MEND leader, Marianne Haver Hill to lead the implementation of the five-year, multi-sector Los Angeles County Strategic Plan for Economic Development LOS ANGELES, CA…
Economic Profile of the Latino Community in L.A. County
Spotlight on Communities is a pilot research project that provides economic data on subsets of our very diverse population here in L.A. County. There has been…