The Future of Entertainment Recap
On June 8, 2022, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, with the support of California State University Dominguez Hills, hosted its Future Forum: The Future of Entertainment – The … Continued
On June 8, 2022, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, with the support of California State University Dominguez Hills, hosted its Future Forum: The Future of Entertainment – The … Continued
Travis Kiyota is the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs for East West Bank. As a member of the Bank’s senior leadership team, Mr. Kiyota leads the Bank’s public … Continued
Winston Damarillo is the Founder and CEO of Talino Venture Labs, a global venture studio of inclusive fintech startups that bridge the financial inclusion gap for underserved, underrepresented groups around … Continued
As our region collectively and collaboratively responded to the pandemic to provide economic opportunity, especially in those communities most disproportionately impacted, LAEDC celebrates Economic Development Week and will be sharing … Continued
National Small Business Week is celebrated during the first week of May every year. Small businesses are vital to the Los Angeles County economy, and to celebrate this week, we’d like to highlight a few in our … Continued
Justin X. Thompson is a partner at Nixon Peabody who represents clients across the spectrum of the real estate industry, from acquisition, financing and development to leasing and disposition.
LAEDC’s 88 Cities Summit held on Wednesday, April 27th, convened leaders of our local governments to discuss the economic challenges and opportunities our communities face.
BriteWorks, Inc. (Covina, CA) BriteWorks is a woman-owned Latinx business, providing commercial cleaning and janitorial services to businesses for 25 years. LAEDC has provided assistance to BriteWorks on incentives, workforce, … Continued
Tete Snacks (Carson, CA) A food kiosk located near the South Bay Pavilion Mall’s movie theatre generated daily customers until the COVID-19 shopping mall closures. The owner, Sami Pinillos, contacted … Continued
Kids Artistic Sense, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Kids Artistic Sense, Inc. is an educational center for children with a mission to provide hands-on learning experiences using art to enhance the … Continued
Playa Las Tunas (Los Angeles, CA) Playa Las Tunas is an example of how small restaurants have struggled during the pandemic. Restaurant owner, Celso Hernandez, was initially denied financial assistance … Continued
Baaz Bites (Los Angeles, CA) The frozen food company, Baaz Bites, introduced Persian cuisine to the mainstream L.A. market. Still, the cost of packaging products became far too high during … Continued
Project Joy (Antelope Valley, CA) “LAEDC provides a multitude of valuable and timely resources to assist businesses of all sizes no matter what their needs are. This is so critical … Continued
Rice Field Corp/Great River Food “As a family-owned business, Rice Field Corp/ Great River Food has been in Los Angeles County for over 35 years in the City of Industry. … Continued
Orbit Event Rentals “Thank You for the tremendous help and resources you provide Small Family Businesses such as ours. Your call in March (our 32nd Business Anniversary) was the key … Continued
Johnny Rockets (Long Beach, CA) LAEDC assisted Johnny Rockets’ owner, Becky Benam, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Downtown Long Beach business is woman-owned and has eight employees. Our District Director … Continued
Ellie Casson is Waymo’s Head of City Policy and Government Affairs. Waymo began as the Google self-driving car in 2009, and is designing the Waymo Driver, an autonomous vehicle that … Continued
In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Los Angeles County Supervisors Sheila Kuehl (3rd District) and Kathryn Barger (5th District) – two of our LAEDC members and long-standing supporters– about … Continued
While still in its infant stage, the cannabis industry is hitting its stride in popularity and rapid growth across the country.
California Film and Television Tax Credit Program 2.0 supported $21.9 billion in economic output and more than 110,000 jobs
LAEDC is always looking for ways to help grow our local economy by helping to grow our small businesses. All year round, we encourage our community to support women-owned businesses. … Continued
The California Film and Television Tax Credit 2.0, enacted in July 2015 and sunsetting June 2020, has contributed almost $21.9 billion in economic output over five years,
This report was prepared by the Institute for Applied Economics of the LAEDC for the Metropolitan Water District.
Linda Oubré, Ed.D., M.B.A., an accomplished leader in higher education and highly successful businesswoman, took office as Whittier College’s 15th president on July 1, 2018.