The Business Perspective

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As a convener of thought leaders throughout Southern California, we are pleased to welcome Charlene Dimas-Peinado, President and CEO of Wellnest, a nationally acclaimed and leading provider of emotional health and wellness services, Chair of the Chamber’s Nonprofit Council, and member of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board, as the guest author of this week’s Business Perspective.

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As a convener of thought leaders throughout the Southern California community, we are pleased to welcome Scott Santoro, Vice President - Delta Air Lines, Los Angeles & West Sales and Chair of the Chamber’s global trade celebration, World Trade Week Conference, who sat down with Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Maria S. Salinas, for a fireside chat in this week’s Business Perspective. 

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As a convener of thought leaders throughout the Southern California community, we are pleased to welcome Paul Granillo, President and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership and a member of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, as the guest author of this week’s Business Perspective.

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The Chamber concluded its 2022 advocacy trip to the state capital, where we hosted a delegation of business, civic, elected, education, and community leaders from the L.A. region. Our diverse coalition was a representation of our region and the many voices who collaborate for a better California.

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As a convener of thought leaders in the Los Angeles community, we are pleased to welcome Kelly Knox, Senior Community Outreach Regional Manager at Southwest Airlines, as the guest author of this week’s Business Perspective.

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Los Angeles is at a political turning point. This next election will be significant to the direction of the city, county, and school districts of Los Angeles, as well as the state legislature. We have been studying and anticipating the expected transitions for almost two years, knowing that term limits and redistricting would result in the changes we are seeing today. However, while we expected to see change beginning this election cycle, we did not think it would be as significant as what we are seeing today.

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As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I am reminded that, as far as we’ve come, our work is not yet done in the quest for gender equity. Especially with so many women having exited the workforce during the pandemic, we understand the importance of advocating for public policy which supports women in the workplace.

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Last week, the Chamber hosted a delegation of business, civic, elected, academic, and community leaders from the L.A. region in Washington D.C. for our annual federal advocacy trip, Access D.C. We were proud to bring such a diverse delegation to our nation’s capital to discuss topics of great importance to the region and the country. Our delegation had the opportunity to connect with federal stakeholders and decision makers, and I was emboldened by the recognition from our nation’s leaders of the importance of the Los Angeles region to the U.S. economy. 

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In his State of the State address last night, the Governor Gavin Newsom spoke of the “California way,” noting major differences in leading a dominant and innovative economy like California's, especially compared to other states and even entire nations. He cited over 1 million new jobs created during the pandemic which were made possible through the strength and resilience of California’s business community. 

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