12th Eddy

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
at the Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

6:30 p.m. Reception & Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards Program


About the Eddy Awards®

The Eddy Awards® were introduced by the LAEDC in 1996 to celebrate individuals and organizations that demonstrate exceptional contributions to positive economic development in the region. 

More than 700 of the region’s leading business, government, and community leaders attend this annual event. The event itself has become one of the most popular and important gatherings of business and government leaders in California.

Promotional activities will include news releases, advertisements and event listings in a variety of publications in the greater Los Angeles area.

In support of our mission to promote the attraction, retention and expansion of jobs and businesses in LA County, in 2006, we initiated a new award for the Most Business-Friendly City in Los Angeles County. El Segundo was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, comprised of regional economic development leaders from a distinguished list of five finalists (which also included Burbank, Lancaster, Long Beach and Santa Clarita) from the 88 cities of LA County.

>> Last year's recap in the LAEDC Business Leader newsletter [PDF]

Host Committee to date

  • Chair: Ken Trevett, President & CEO, LA BioMed
  • Vice Chair: William R. Boyd, Jr., Executive Vice President, Managing Director - LA Metro Region, Grubb & Ellis
  • Annette Allen, Principal, Wellington Newport Insurance Services
  • Bruce Choate, President & CEO, Watson Land Company
  • Tom Decker, Past Eddy Awards® Honoree, Chairman of the Board, Strategic Resources Alliance
  • Ray Holdsworth, Vice Chairman, AECOM
  • Mayor Kelly McDowell, City of El Segundo
  • Frank Newman, EVP, Chief Operating Officer - Western Banking Group, Wachovia
  • Eric Rowen, Principal Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Past Eddy Awards®; Honorees

2006 City National Bank and Toyota
2005 Janice Bryant Howroyd, Act•1 Group. Richard Ziman, Arden Realty. Alberto Alvarado, US Small Business Administration.
2004 Liam McGee, Bank of America. Monica Lozano, La Opinión.
2003 George Deukmejian, 35th Governor of California. William Huston, Watson Land Company. George Nicholaw, KNX 1070 AM Newsradio.
2002 Eli Broad, The Broad Foundation. Tonian Hohberg, FIDM. Tim Leiweke, Anschutz Entertainment Group. Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Stephan Smith, LA Center Studios. James Thomas, Thomas Properties Group. Andrea Van de Kamp, Music Center of LA County.
2001 Michael Antonovich, LA County Supervisor. David Baltimore, CALTECH
2000 George Graziadio, Imperial Bank. Beverly O’Neill, Long Beach Mayor.
1999 Ed Roski, Majestic Realty Co.
1998 John Bryson, Edison International & So Cal Edison
1997 Richard Riordan, Former LA Mayor. Steven Sample, USC.
1996 R. Thomas Decker, Bank of America.

About the LAEDC

The LAEDC is a 501(c)3 non-profit, public benefit corporation which has won national recognition for our service to the largest and most populous county in America.  Since 1996, we have helped to attract or retain over 132,600 jobs in LA County.  These jobs have an annual economic impact from salaries of $5.6 billion.