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Rev Up Your Business: Insight One20 Conference

Posted February 26, 2013 - 7:08pm

Join a community of peers for the definitive small business conference in the number one small business-driven economy in our nation-Southern California. Insight One20 hosted by BizFed member City National Bank. Find the solutions you need to navigate difficult business conditions. And experience a dose of optimism born from the power of experience and a community of peers.

New Bipartisan Commission on Political Reform

Posted February 26, 2013 - 1:02pm

The Bipartisan Policy Center -- the only Washington, DC-based think tank that actively promotes bipartisanship -- is launching a new Commission on Political Reform on March 6, 2013 at a Simi Valley Reagan Library event. 

When: 10 a.m. - Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Where: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library Simi Valley, CA
REGISTER HERE
*Invitation nontransferable*

BizFed Connects with LA County Freshman Legislators

Posted February 22, 2013 - 11:36am

With this year's unprecedented turnover in LA County's state legislative delegation (13 Assembly and 2 Senate), BizFed held its first-ever special breakfast reception Feb. 22 for freshman state legislators to connect them with active business leaders from their districts and throughout the region.

LA County Economic Outlook: Modest

Posted February 20, 2013 - 12:02pm

Los Angeles County's economy will continue to improve this year and next, with unemployment expected to drop below 10 percent by 2014, coupled with modest gains in job creation, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation said in a new forecast report. But forecasters warned that Los Angeles County's nonfarm employment numbers likely won't match their 2007 peak until 2015 or 2016.

LA City Forming Economic Development Department

Posted February 19, 2013 - 11:18am

The LA City Council voted on Feb. 5 to advance a proposal to create a new Economic Development Department to improve private sector job creation and economic development services and activities in the City. Numerous business organizations - including BizFed - are engaged in working to develop a solid foundation for the department.

Go-Biz Hosting Manufacturing Summit March 27

Posted February 19, 2013 - 11:17am

The Governor’s Office for Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) will hold an advanced Manufacturing Summit at the Capitol on March 27th, 2013. The summit will be led by Governor Brown’s Senior Jobs Advisor Mike Rossi and will convene key stakeholders from education, industry, research and the state’s iHub innovation network.

Driving the LA Mayoral Race Dialogue

Posted February 13, 2013 - 7:34pm

The media has continued to highlight the important discussion Feb. 7 between Austin Beutner and the five leading mayoral candidates about the challenge of balancing the budget for City of Los Angeles. Therefore, we wanted to draw your attention to this link to the video of that very discussion.

Here’s a summary so far of videos, photos, and news clips from the debate:

 

BizFed-Daily News Mayoral Debate: Candidates Grilled on Budget Solutions

Posted February 7, 2013 - 10:39pm

More than 700 Angelenos turned out Feb. 7 for the BizFed-Daily News LA City Mayoral Candidate Debate, where candidates were grilled on the city's finances by moderator Austin Beutner, a former LA City Deputy Mayor and founder of Evercore Partners. WATCH THE VIDEOS here, and CHECK OUT the information-packed SLIDES Beutner presented during the forum.

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