State must keep the life sciences healthy: Guest commentary
As LAEDC continues to foster growth of the lifesciences / biosciences industry cluster in the Los Angeles region, we wanted to share excerpts of an article that LA Daily News … Continued
As LAEDC continues to foster growth of the lifesciences / biosciences industry cluster in the Los Angeles region, we wanted to share excerpts of an article that LA Daily News … Continued
WIRED has published a special series of articles and videos on autonomous vehicles and other types of automation that are changing the future of work, with dramatic implications for workforce … Continued
LAEDC supports Senate Bill SB 436 (Allen) which would address the growing shortage of qualified science and math teachers by funding a demonstrated program to recruit, train and support additional teaching … Continued
LAEDC economist Kim Ritter-Martinez is scheduled to present to Senator Ben Allen and the California Joint Committee on the Arts this week, updating Sacramento lawmakers on the vital role our … Continued
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 is grateful that Otis College … Continued
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 businesses, revealing a strong industry … Continued
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC publishes these announcements in keeping … Continued
May 10th, LAEDC Members networked with top leadership from Port of Long Beach, heard about the impressive economic revitalization of City of Long Beach from Mayor Garcia, and toured the harbor’s many … Continued
Q& A: The Future of LA’s Advanced Transportation with the Co-Chair of the Advanced Transportation Center Q: What federal and/or state funding opportunities exist to support the growth of advanced transportation … Continued
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 provides these useful infographics for … Continued
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC publishes these announcements in keeping … Continued
LAEDC hosted 90 members and guests at our Board of Governor’s meeting on April 19th, with featured speaker LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. LAEDC Chairman Chris Martin welcomed our guests, … Continued
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, autonomous, and new concepts in … Continued
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 are free to attend, providing … Continued
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 of people with the exact … Continued
Los Angeles is in the running to become a “Green City,” and you can help make that a reality. Volkswagen, as part of its court-ordered settlement for its diesel emissions suit, … Continued
A new study from Arcadis, HR&A Advisors, and Sam Schwartz titled, “Driverless Future: A Policy Roadmap for City Leaders,” provides an in-depth look at the impact of autonomous vehicles in … Continued
We are pleased to report that our first Annual Southern California Aerospace Days (March 20-24, 2017) was a great success, thanks largely to our partners and the support from our … Continued
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 Randy Saaf, who are both … Continued
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 SoCal Aerospace Industry Cluster and … Continued
California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will hold its regular public meeting Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 10:30am. The public can participate via telephone. The LAEDC publishes these announcements in keeping … Continued
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 sweeping economic change, LAEDC is … Continued
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, one of the key export-oriented … Continued
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 companies in Los Angeles County, and … Continued