Graphic on High Tech Startups in LA – Reveals Investment Activity
This graphic shows just a few of the Los Angeles based high tech startups that have received funding through venture capital, IPO or other successful…
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Foreign Direct Investment in LA: City of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Explains the Value Proposition
At the 2017 Select LA Investment Summit, hosted by World Trade Center Los Angeles, City of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to international investors about…
LAEDC Members Among the LA Business Journal Top 500 Influencers
Numerous LAEDC member organizations were represented by the individuals recognized in the annual Top 500 Influencer list, published in the LA Business Journal. From all…
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…
LA Business Journal: Reason to Ponder Biotech’s Future in L.A.
LAEDC’s Bill Allen and Biocom’s Dina Lozofsky coauthored a commentary on bioscience in LA County, to put in context a potent new source of economic development…
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…
Recap: Select LA Investment Summit 2017
World Trade Center LA (WTCLA) welcomed 350 attendees to the third annual Select LA Investment Summit, which took place in Downtown LA on June 15th,…
Report: Foreign Direct Investment in SoCal, 2017 Edition
FDI is responsible for 439,000 jobs and nearly 10,000 firms in Southern California, according to the new World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) report, Foreign Direct…
Report: Trade & Logistics Industry in Southern California
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics has released the report, Goods on the Move: Trade and Logistics in Southern California. The report looks at jobs, wages,…
Implementation Begins on Los Angeles County Strategic Plan for Economic Development
June 8th kick-off will bring together region’s leaders, highlight partnerships between diverse community sectors, and include surprise elements to spark inspiration and a spirit of…
LA Business Journal: Foreign Funding On Tap at Summit
LA Business Journal took a quick look ahead to the 3rd annual Select LA Investment Summit, in this article from the June 5th, 2017 issue.…
China Daily Highlights Needs of Foreign Investors, Previews Select LA Investment Summit
China Daily’s editorial team has published a preview of the June 14-15 Select LA investment Summit, quoting Steve Olson, Chair of World Trade Center LA…
InnovateLA
This annual showcase of innovation throughout the LA County region, in its third year, will be an opportunity for local orgahttps://www.innovate.lanizations to host events and/or gain…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…