Blogs of the LA Area Chamber
Chamber joins discussion on natural disaster response, recovery and resiliency
Center for Small Business Success on July 16, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber's Andrea Nunn, senior vice president, corporate and member relations, joined the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) for a panel on natural disaster response, recovery and resiliencyThe Chamber's Andrea Nunn joined the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) for a panel on natural disaster response, recovery and resiliency.
Government & Fiscal Affairs Council hears from Deputy Mayor William Chun
Center for Business Advocacy on July 16, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber's Government & Fiscal Affairs Council heard from Los Angeles Deputy Mayor William Chun on opportunity zones and their benefits to companies in L.A.
Chamber's South L.A. Scholars program places 69 South L.A. youth
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on July 12, 2019 at 12:00:00 am
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber, in partnership with L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), trained and placed 69 South L.A. youth between the ages of 14 and 24 through the South L.A. Scholars program.
Bixel Exchange announced as Tech Done Right National Challenge winner
Center for Innovation & Technology on July 11, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
Bixel Exchange, the Chamber's Center for Innovation & Technology, has been announced as one of 10 winners of Kapor Center's first-ever Tech Done Right National Challenge.
Chambers celebrate 60 years of partnership
Center for Global Trade & Foreign Investment on July 10, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The L.A. Area Chamber and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 60th anniversary since the original signing of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 1959.
Chamber co-hosts summit for transition-age foster youth
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on July 9, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
Three hundred practitioners from child welfare, higher education and workforce development agencies attended a summit organized by the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative focused on supporting transition-age foster youth in achieving college and career success.
Addressing school nurse talent demand through partnership
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on July 9, 2019 at 3:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber’s Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Office of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the California Community Colleges Health Workforce Initiative, hosted a School Nurse Interview Day on Tuesday, July 9.
Chamber advises State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on college affordability
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on July 8, 2019 at 10:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
Juana Hernandez, senior manager of postsecondary initiatives, represented the Chamber in Sacramento on Monday, July 8, for a statewide meeting on college affordability.
Bixel Exchange kicks off 2019 summer internships with WorkforceReady unveiling
Center for Innovation & Technology on July 2, 2019 at 3:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
On Tuesday, Bixel Exchange's L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline kicked off the summer internship season with an orientation and luncheon for new interns and their respective companies.
Chamber participates in conversation on reverse transfer
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on July 1, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
Juana Hernandez, senior manager of postsecondary initiatives at the Chamber, participated in California Competes’ “Higher Ed Chat” on CSUN Connections, a reverse transfer initiative to support adults in the L.A. area who have faced barriers to completing their degree.