Survey Says L.A. Business Smiling—For Now
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 By Joel Fox, Editor of Fox & Hounds and President of the Small Business Action Committee In the opinion of many Los Angeles County business operators, taxes, mandated regulatory costs, and housing costs are too high, but despite those attitudes, two-thirds of the business people responding to the newly released Los Angeles […]
Surveying the challenges of a minimum wage hike
May 4, 2016 By ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER EDITORIAL Despite the ongoing recovery, businesses continue to face challenges in Southern California. The Los Angeles Business Federation’s annual poll of its members is just out and the top five concerns of employers are: 1. Taxes and fees; 2. transportation; 3. government regulation/compliance; 4. education; and 5. public […]
Leaders across California call for confronting workforce skills gap
MAY 03, 2016 BY ED COGHLAN California Economic Summit The call to better prepare California’s workforce echoed in both northern and southern California on Tuesday. Up north, the Sacramento Capital Region Workforce Plan was unveiled. Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase and Co. as part of its national New Skills at Work Initiative, the project identified many areas where employers […]
Local Businesses Reluctant to Hire More Workers Despite Overall Optimism
MAY 3, 2016 Written by Howard Fine LA Business Journal L.A. County employers are optimistic about their business outlook this year but guarded about future hiring, according to a new Los Angeles County Business Federation survey released Tuesday. Nearly two-thirds of the survey’s 643 respondents expect business conditions will be either significantly or slightly better […]
Why LA County businesses are optimistic about 2016, but still don’t plan to hire
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Most Los Angeles County employers are feeling optimistic about their business prospects for 2016, but fewer than half plan to add more employees, according to a survey released today. The Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) survey reveals that 64 percent of business owners expect business conditions to […]
BizFed Poll: L.A.’s BizFed Annual Poll Reveals Disconnect Between Business Outlook and Employment Outlook in Los Angeles County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Contact: Tracy Hernandez (Rafter), 818-429-0862 David Englin, 703-505-6045 BizFed Poll: L.A.’s BizFed Annual Poll Reveals Disconnect Between Business Outlook and Employment Outlook in Los Angeles County; Top Concerns Also Revealed Annual BizFed survey of employers suggests that sluggish hiring may play a role in uneven regional economic […]
BizFed Board supports City of Commerce retail center
BizFed Board supports City of Commerce retail center The City of Commerce is considering adoption of a Commerce Retail Center Specific Plan that would provide for the development of an approximate 142,997 square foot retail center.Retail tentants, including a major anchor will help eliminate blight, create jobs, and provide new tax revenue to support important […]
BizFed Board supports Anheuser-Bush innovative treatment project
BizFed Board supports Anheuser-Bush innovative treatment project The Anhesuer-Bush Los Angeles Brewery is progressing with a project to treat its effluent currently sent to the sewer. Anheuser- Bush plans to reuse as much water as possible for industrial users and inject the remainder into the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin, recharging it with over 300 million gallons […]
