Ocean Economy report released by LAEDC and Altasea
LA’s “Blue Economy” Represents a Major Jobs, Wage and Tax Revenue Driver Rarely Tracked, LAEDC Says: “Blue Industry Jobs Projected to Grow to 126,000 by…
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Canada’s economic ties to Southern California highlighted in report
Happy Canada Day, one and all. A new report is now available that highlights the strong connections between our friends to the north and Southern…
LAEDC applauds appointment of Lenny Mendonca as Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Gov. Newsom
The LAEDC enthusiastically applauds the appointment of Lenny Mendonca to serve as Governor Gavin Newsom’s Chief Economic and Business Advisor and as Director of the…
Cities of Azusa, Whittier honored alongside American Airlines, Cal Poly Pomona, Beatriz Acevedo
Cities of Azusa and Whittier Recognized as Los Angeles County’s “Most Business-Friendly” Cities at 2018 LAEDC Eddy Awards LOS ANGELES, CA – (November 8, 2018) Tonight…
Recap: InnovateLA 2018 kickoff gets event series rolling
On November 2nd, InnovateLA held its annual kickoff event, launching its two-week countywide celebration through November 18th. LA’s most innovative students, companies and nonprofit organizations came together…
LAEDC publishes Economic Forecast 2018-2019
LAEDC's Institute for Applied Economics has published the annual LAEDC Economic Forecast, covering years 2018-2019, with a focus on California and Los…
Antonio Villaraigosa Speaks with LAEDC Members
Gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa exchanged ideas with civic stewards at LAEDC’s Board of Governors meeting on January 17th, 2018. Pictured with LAEDC Chair Jodie Lesh,…
LA’s Community Colleges Form Center to Inform Career Education Programs
In response to the growing concern about the fast transitioning economy and job markets, which are becoming increasingly more technical and specialize…
Recap: Propel L.A. Launches!
Propel L.A. – the Countywide Strategic Plan for Economic Development – launched last week with a bang! Starting with a surprise flash mob by RAISE…
Otis Report Defines Creative Economy in LA and California
The 2017 Otis Report on the Creative Economy was released May 18th, 2017 by Otis College. As in past years, LAEDC economists provided the data analysis, and LAEDC…
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 Asian 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…