Blogs of the LA Area Chamber

Chamber explores the future of transportation with Mobility 21

Center for Business Advocacy on September 27, 2019 at 8:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

The Chamber joined more than 1,300 local, state and federal elected officials, policymakers and private sector leaders to discuss the future of transportation infrastructure at Mobility 21's 18th Annual Southern California Transportation Summit.

Chamber meets with Vietnamese provinces at City Hall

Center for Global Trade & Foreign Investment on September 26, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

The Chamber participated in a roundtable with a visiting delegation of Vietnamese provincial government officials and business executives representing various key industry sectors at L.A. City Hall last week.

The Public Charge Chilling Effect Threatens All

John Baackes, CEO, L.A. Care Health Plan on September 26, 2019 at 6:00:00 am
Posted in Health Care Waiting Room

Immigrant rights groups are calling the new Public Charge rule another brick in the Trump Administration’s invisible wall which sends the message that some people are just not welcome in this country. Not long after the election, the Administration started rolling out proposals and policies designed to keep more people out of the U.S. – whether it was the travel ban, adding a citizenship question to the Census, trying to overturn DACA, reducing refugee admissions, etc. The courts have intervened in most of these cases, and they might do so again for this new Public Charge rule. But while we wait for that, the impacts are being felt. The health of legal immigrants and the larger population is threatened, as is the nation’s economy.

Small Business and Our Local Economy: The Time is Now

Maria S. Salinas on September 25, 2019 at 3:00:00 pm
Posted in The Business Perspective

The next 10 years will bring unprecedented economic opportunity to this vibrant Los Angeles region. With major projects underway, a construction boom, robust private sector sourcing opportunities and the 2028 Olympic Games on the horizon, the procurement and growth potential for the approximately 1.1 million firms, comprised primarily of local, diverse, small enterprises, in the County of Los Angeles is tremendous.

Chamber hears updates on DTLA 2040

Center for Business Advocacy on September 25, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

The Chamber’s Land Use, Construction & Housing Council welcomed Craig Weber from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning who presented on the DTLA 2040 plan.

Chamber signs MOU with Armenian delegation

L.A. Area Chamber on September 24, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from the Republic of Armenia on his inaugural visit to Los Angeles.

Chamber engages in dialogue on Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley opportunities

L.A. Area Chamber on September 19, 2019 at 11:59:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

The Chamber joined Inland Empire Economic Partnership, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs (L.A. Coalition) and Chamber member Fairplex to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom's Chief Economic and Business Advisor, Lenny Mendonca, this week.

LASER hosts clean energy and real estate development roundtable

Center for Innovation & Technology on September 19, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week

On Sept. 19, the Chamber's Los Angeles Sustainability Executives Roundtable (LASER) hosted a quarterly roundtable at The Resort at Playa Vista focused on the intersection of clean energy and real estate development.

A Legislative Update

Maria S. Salinas on September 19, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in The Business Perspective

Last Friday marked the close of the legislative session for the year. Gov. Gavin Newsom now has until Oct. 13 to sign or veto the hundreds of bills that reached his desk. Over the last few months, the Chamber has engaged on almost 50 bills across a range of issues that would impact the business community.