Blogs of the LA Area Chamber
SCLN launches RLI Class 52
Center for Leadership on October 5, 2019 at 10:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Southern California Leadership Network (SCLN) launched the Riordan Leadership Institute (RLI) Class 52.
Chamber member diplomats receive AI industry sector briefing
Center for Global Trade & Foreign Development on October 4, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
Members of the Chamber’s Diplomatic & Commercial Officers Group met with Dr. Paul McLachlan, principal data scientist with Ericsson Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, to receive an update on general trends in the AI and 5G sector in California.
Chamber joins World Economic Forum for panel discussion and reception
L.A. Area Chamber on October 3, 2019 at 8:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber held a special panel discussion and reception with the World Economic Forum at the Official Residence of the Consul General of Canada.
Chamber visits L.A. City Hall
Maria S. Salinas on October 3, 2019 at 2:00:00 pm
Posted in The Business Perspective
A delegation from the L.A. Area Chamber, representing a broad spectrum of industries, joined us for our annual ACCESS L.A. City Hall advocacy day. The Chamber presented the Los Angeles City Council with the 10th Annual City Council Districts Economic Report prepared by Beacon Economics, which highlights economic trends across the City of Los Angeles.
Water resilience in Los Angeles
Center for Business Advocacy on October 3, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
During Thursday’s Energy, Water & Environmental Sustainability Council, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Met), the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP), and Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) all discussed their investments in recycled water.
Chamber hosts ACCESS L.A. City Hall
Center for Business Advocacy on October 2, 2019 at 8:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber hosted a delegation at City Hall during the annual ACCESS L.A. City Hall advocacy trip.
Chamber first in the nation to offer comprehensive online export documentation platform
Center for Global Trade & Foreign Investment on October 1, 2019 at 9:00:00 am
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
This week, the Chamber fully transitioned to a new and comprehensive online export documentation solution platform, in partnership with Fast Track Global Services (FTGS), featuring secure block chain technology and offering multi-lingual Certificates of Origin, Free Sale, Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Standing documents.
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.