Welcoming words from LAEDC’s 2017-2018 Chair, Jodie Lesh, SVP National Delivery System Strategy, Planning and Design for Kaiser Permanente. In past LAEDC blogs, I have discussed that while access to…
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LAEDC members and staff socialized poolside at the brand new Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on 7/26/17. During the event, Jodie Lesh, Senior Vice President of National Delivery System…
The Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Los Angeles Beyond the detrimental impacts the Great Recession has had on both the national and local economy, the aftermath has had a…
How Mark Suster’s Passion and Talent Help Power Our Regional Economy Follow Mark Suster on Twitter: @msuster LAEDC is proud to recognize Mark Suster, Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures, as…
LAEDC Success Story American Shoe Manufacturing and Design, Inc. For several years, American Shoe Manufacturing and Design, Inc. has been manufacturing exquisite, custom-made ballroom, special occasions and street shoes for men and…
Tracy Dinunzio, the Founder and CEO of Tradesy, recently joined us for the third installment of our R.E.D Talk event series where she was interviewed by LAEDC’s Director for the…
The LAEDC is excited to announce our new tagline—”Advancing Opportunity and Prosperity for All.” Given the multi-faceted nature of our work, the challenge was to create a tagline that captured…
In response to the growing concern about the fast transitioning economy and job markets, which are becoming increasingly more technical and specialized, LA County’s 19 Community Colleges have agreed to launch and co-invest in the region’s first Center for a Competitive Workforce, which will be housed at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). The Center will deliver on the vision of the statewide Strong Workforce Program with new and better coordination by combining research on the supply of and demand for talent, which may incite changes across the state in how Strong Workforce is implemented.
As part of our mission to advance economic opportunity and prosperity for all–which we achieve in part through our leadership of key regional industry clusters such as Advanced Transportation–we have…
Several media outlets have recently noted that Los Angeles (and California) have developed a significant and growing “greentech” and “cleantech” industry. Not only are these industries creating well-paying jobs, the recent…