Creating Art Through the Pandemic: Recap of LAEDC Digital Media & Ent Council
The struggles and innovation of the massive Arts sector in Los Angeles was discussed September 18th at LAEDC’s Digital Media & Entertainment (DME) Council, as…
Category: 2025 – LAEDC
LAEDC hiring several positions – please share on your networks
LAEDC seeking two economists, a program manager, two paid economics interns, and other positions As LAEDC increasingly provides assistance for the recovery efforts in LA’s…
KJLH interviews LAEDC’s Stephen Cheung about jobs in LA County
Where are the jobs in Los Angeles? Listen to this segment on RadioFreeKJLH. Big thanks to Dominique DiPrima for hosting this conversation. Stephen Cheung, LAEDC’s…
LAEDC adding two economists: Join our team
LAEDC is currently hiring for a Senior Economist and an Associate Economist to add additional capacity to our Institute for Applied Economics, doing the kinds…
Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery: LAEDC speaks at CEC Workshop
LAEDC’s Jessica Ku Kim spoke at the California Energy Commission (CEC) Workshop meeting (webinar) on August 19th on the topic of economic recovery r…
Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery: LAEDC speaks at CEC Workshop
LAEDC’s Jessica Ku Kim spoke at the California Energy Commission (CEC) Workshop meeting (webinar) on August 19th on the topic of economic recovery r…
LA’s EV companies on the move: Canoo to go public on NASDAQ, Xos Trucks raises $20M
Two electric vehicle OEMs in LA County have this week announced major financial deals, extending the region’s investment in EV innovation. With a plethora of…
LAX subcontractor opps discussed at e4 “Women in Advanced Transportation”
Samantha Bricker of LA World Airports (LAWA) outlined ways to participate in infrastructure improvement projects at LAX, with a panel discussion focus…
LAEDC welcomes Lilly Rocha and Gene Hale to our Executive Committee
Lilly Rocha, Executive Director of The Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce (LALCC) and Gene Hale, Chairman of the Greater LA African American Cham…
SUPPORT: Assembly Bill AB 326, Electric Vehicle Manufacturers
AB 326 helps Californians afford EVs and supports well-paying jobs for Californians. July 27, 2020 Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Room…
Recap: Future Forum, the Future of Sports in Los Angeles, and impact on jobs, equity
Speakers from LA Rams, PwC, SoFi Stadium, LA Sports Council, LA84 Foundation and other participants discussed the multibillion dollar economic contrib…
SFV Business Journal recognizes LAEDC past and present leadership
CEO Bill Allen, past chairs Dianne Harrison, Bob Hertzberg, David Fleming recognized as “Icons of Influence” in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, a new…
Steve Nissen / Chair’s Welcome Message 2020-21
I am humbled to be selected as the 2020-21 Chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. My term begins in the midst of…
Film & Television Tax Credit: LAEDC review of external paper finds issues with methodology
California’s Film & Television Tax Credit program is occasionally analyzed, such as in the third party paper, “Do State Corporate Tax Incentives Create Jobs? Quasi-experimental…
LAEDC Welcomes New Chair Steve Nissen and Names Stephen Cheung as COO
Rudy Medina, the President of U.S. Bank’s Southern California Market will serve as LAEDC’s Vice Chair, and Dr. Dianne Harrison, President of CSUN concludes her…
Letter to LAEDC members from outgoing Chair, Dr. Dianne Harrison
As I step down as chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation for 2019–20, I would like to express my thanks for the…
Biocom’s 2020 Economic Impact Report highlights the growth of lifesciences industry in CA
LAEDC partner Biocom, an organization dedicated to assisting business growth and hiring in the region’s lifesciences/biosciences industry has published a new report on the increasing…
Equal access to internet broadband must be addressed: LAEDC supports Broadband Infrastructure and Distance Learning Bond Act of 2020
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…
Statement by LAEDC CEO Bill Allen in Support of Marchers and the Need for Systemic Change to Achieve Racial Justice and Equity
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…
April jobs numbers released for LA County: 20% unemployment
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…
LAEDC provides analysis to business task force and LA County Supervisors
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…
LAEDC research brief: Municipal budget exposure and COVID-19
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…
Please encourage all to fill out the Census! Future resources to LA depend on it!
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…
Bioscience hubs in LA County visualized in new datsheets
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,…