Move connects small and underserved businesses with procurement opportunities to create a more equitable business environment in Los Angeles. Congratulations for this important step forward to the City of Los … Continued
Homeschooling and work-from-home mandates have laid bare the cruel condition that too many California households and students have neither reliable internet service nor the hardware to participate and advance. ____________________ … Continued
Like so many of you, the past week has been a struggle for me and my LAEDC colleagues. It began with the tragedy of the murder of George Floyd as … Continued
Over 730,000 direct jobs in California are at foreign-owned firms, according the World Trade Center LA 2020 FDI report, underscoring how important FDI and international connections are to the state’s … Continued
California EDD today released it’s April jobs data. The unadjusted unemployment rate for the LA County region was 20.3 percent in April 2020. “While these figures are concerning, they do … Continued
LAEDC CEO Bill Allen highlighted at-risk jobs and industries, and the need to help lower income people of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the economic crisis caused by … Continued
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics has published this analysis of general revenues of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County, assessing the level to which the cities are vulnerable to … Continued
Through LAEDC’s partnership in Center for a Competitive Workforce, a new report has been released on the fast-growing occupations in the local ICT industry, which includes among other sectors, motion … Continued
Our region is behind on submitting Census forms, and this will hurt our representation in Congress and funding for programs in the region if we don’t collectively encourage everyone to … Continued
Lifescience company Grifols, with significant operations in LA, is pivoting to serve immediate health needs during the pandemic, using its advanced blood plasma processing operations to advance COVID-19 medical science … Continued
Community Connectory provides crucial resources for vulnerable residents, small businesses, and nonprofits Analysis & direct assistance for your business
Speakers from Uber Air, LA-based XOS electric trucks, CA-based Ampaire electric planes, Formula-E racing, and LAEDC discussed the major advances underway in electrification of transportation, as well as the needs of the industry from a workforce development perspective.
LAEDC has published several new snapshots of geographic hubs in the bioscience industry of LA County, to help illuminate total number of jobs, occupations, wages, and activity in these regions. … Continued
Community Colleges at a Crossroads: Market assessment and a call to action, is a report developed by LAEDC in collaboration with the 19 community colleges in the LA region, as … Continued
On April 21, 2020, the LAEDC Institute for Applied Economics has published estimates for the Southern California economic conditions in May 2020, estimating a potential unemployment rate of 31.7% for … Continued
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics offers analysis below of the March jobs report for LA County published April 17th, 2020 by California EDD. It should be noted that EDD data … Continued
Businesses in California that plan to expand and hire in CA may apply for tax credits. There will be a webinar “workshop” to walk businesses through the steps. You can … Continued
Southern California EV industry grows to 120,000 direct jobs; 276,000 in California, according to LAEDC report
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 2023” Download and read the … Continued
Industry leaders, key stakeholders and local educators joined an insightful conversation around the next generation of wireless connectivity and transportation in Los Angeles, on February 13, at LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance meeting.
LAEDC has published its 2020 Economic Forecast, which was presented February 19th, 2020. The report, while generally optimistic about continued modest growth and employment gains, also explored major challenges in our regional economy; the biggest issue being that not enough people are sharing in economic success in the region.
Stephen Cheung was recognized by LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis in February, for his continuing and dedicated service to the community. She remarked that Stephen has been instrumental in economic … Continued
Idealab founder Bill Gross presented amazing breakthroughs in renewable energy and carbon sequestration at VERDEXCHANGE. View the video here. In this speech at VERDEXCHANGE, Bill Gross highlights new companies Energy … Continued
Bill Allen sat with Dr. Folt to discuss her vision for making sustainability a core mission at USC, at this year’s VerdeXchange. Read more on USC’s website HERE VerdeXchange brought … Continued
