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    For the Week of:

    David Oliva (left) found a full-time job within two weeks after being released from prison With help from the Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center and Career Coach Jessica Fuentes (right)February 11, 2019
    Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Ex-Lifer Find Full-Time Job in 2 Weeks; WorkSource & LAUSD Help Job Seeker Become Pharmacy Technician; Nearly 100 Job Seekers Attend Recent Bimonthly CRCD Recruitment Event; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LA:RISE helped Catalina (left) transition to a career as a peer case manager in social servicesFebruary 4, 2019
    LA:RISE Helps Re-Entry Worker Gain Self-Confidence; LA:RISE Support Helps Re-Entry Job Seeker Successfully Get Back to Work; LA:RISE Helps Re-Entry Worker Launch Career in Industrial Painting; Northeast WorkSource Provides Permanent Job to Homeless Worker; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Single mom Joslyn Hernandez earned her high school diploma and is on the path toward a nursing careerJanuary 28, 2019
    East Region YouthSource Helps Single Mother Get on Path to Healthcare Career; Boyle Heights Tech YouthSource Music Program Impresses Social Media Stars; South LA BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneurs Secure $28K Loan to Expand Business; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Job seekers stop at the Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource booth run by EWDD partner Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) at the Fourth Homeless Services Job Fair on Thursday, January 17, 2019January 21, 2019
    EWDD & WorkSource Centers Provide Key Support to Fourth Homeless Services Job Fair; LA:RISE Participant Gains Confidence & Skills, Sells Handbags at DWC; LA:RISE Partner CRCD Gives Job Seeker Support and a Second Chance; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Raul Barranco (right) launched a new career as a union electrician with help from the Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center and guidance from coach Jarrett Moore (left)January 14, 2019
    Re-Entry Worker Becomes Union Electrician, with Help from WorkSource and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Man Find Job and Get New Work Clothes; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Veteran Caryette Williams-Muhammed (right) receive barista training at the LA Hospitality Training Academy, leading to a full time job, with the help of WorkSource Center Career Coach Ernesto Garcia (left)January 7, 2019
    Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Helps Veteran Get Job as Barista at LAX; Mid-City BusinessSource Center Helps Glow Girl! Skin Care Line Secure $1,000 Microloan; Watts Youth Council to Attend UC Berkeley Young Worker Leadership Academy; Business & Workforce Metrics

  • 2018

    For the Week of:

    Compass Rose Collaborative December 18, 2018 Graduation of Cohort 4December 31, 2018
    Re-Entry Youth Finish Construction Apprenticeship Training Program; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Helps Job Seeker Find Work at 99¢ Store; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps Truck Business Obtain $414k SBA Loan, Add 10 Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Cover page from the 2018 EWDD Status ReportDecember 24, 2018
    For the December 24, 2018 "EWDD Updates" a weekly report from the EWDD General Manager to the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, we present EWDD's 2013-2018 Five-Year Recap Status Report; The stories featured in the EWDD Five-Year Recap Status Report are drawn from previous weekly reports

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry (center left) holds up a certificate of appreciation from Mayor Eric Garcetti presented by Chief of Staff Ana Guerrero (center right) at her going away festivities on December 18, 2018. December 17, 2018
    Au Revoir EWDD Gm Jan Perry! Staff Celebrates Five Year, Six Month Tenure; Central West Region BusinessSource Helps JK Law Firm Get $100k Loan and Adds 2 Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics


    Happier Camper travel-trailer rental businessDecember 10, 2018
    South Valley BusinessSource Helps Owner of Happier Camper Receive $1.1m Loan; East LA BusinessSource Helps Contractor Elohim Installations, Inc. Grow Business; LA:RISE – Job Seeker is 1st Female Driver For LA Graffiti Abatement Division; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Elizabeth Peterson Gower, owner of Clayton’s Public House in downtown LA, poses in front of her Victorian-era style portrait in the restaurantDecember 3, 2018
    West Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Open Clayton’s Public House; Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneurs Open Board Game Company; YouthSource Participants Attend Entrepreneurship Seminar; Para Los Niños Students Tour UCR and CSUN Prior to College Application Deadlines; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Brian (center, standing) and Christopher (left, seated) pictured with their Creek Wildfire restoration crew funded through the National Dislocated Worker GrantNovember 26, 2018
    Creek Wildfire Grant Helps Job Seekers Gain Skills While Restoring Area; More Than 200 Female Business Owners Look to EWDD For Tips; EWDD’s Rapid Response Team & BusinessSource Help Employees Buy Business, Box Pack & Ship, From Boss; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry (center) with Jordan Pynes (right), President of Thomas Safran & Associates, at “Delicious at the Dunbar” grand opening celebration on November 8, 2018November 19, 2018
    “Delicious at the Dunbar” Grand Opening Celebration – EWDD $500K Economic Development Loan Paved Way for Dunbar Village Project; Central and East Region YouthSource Attend Cash for College Event; Mid City Region BSC Helps Entrepreneur Launch Jewelry Business; Business & Workforce Metrics

    a behind the scenes look as Steven Mason (left, center) films his Hire LA’S Youth testimonial at the Channel 35 studio in LA’s Little TokyoNovember 12, 2018
    LA CityView 35 Airs Hire LA’s Youth Success Story Testimonials; South LA BusinessSource Helps Ayara Thai Restaurant Expansion, Will Add 20 Local Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics


    Business Development Loan Officer Terry Gubatan (left) of the South LA BusinessSource Center speaks to a potential client at the early November Entrepreneurship & Financial Literacy ConferenceNovember 5, 2018
    EWDD GM and WSC Demonstrate Support of Vets Financial Literacy; West LA YSC Helps with College, FAFSA & CA Dream Apps; East Region YSC Experience Shakespeare Center of LA Event; UCSB Showcases College Experience for PLN Students; PLN Hosts Youth Vote Matters Series; North Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Network, Expand Connections; Business & Workforce Metrics

    recent retiree Maria Mata (right) with her WorkSource Center career coach, Jessica FuentesOctober 29, 2018
    Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Retiree Re-Enter Workforce; EWDD Economic Development Division Supports Accessing LA Event; “Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFD) – Leveraging Opportunity Zones” – EWDD Co-Hosts Packed Event; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD’s Hollywood WorkSource Center has assembled six crews to help with the Creek wildfire cleanup through the National Dislocated Worker Grant October 22, 2018
    Grant Helps Creek Wildfire Cleanup Efforts, Gives Job Seekers Purpose; PLN YouthSource Helps Students Secure $200K in Financial Aid; Young Civic Leaders Program Teaches PLN Youth Leadership Skills; Para Los Niños Hosts Central LA P3 Regional Meeting; Harbor BSC Helps Entrepreneur Open “Training for Balance” Studio; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Restauranteur Jin Huang in the kitchen of his second Asian Kings restaurant in the Mid-Wilshire district of Los AngelesOctober 15, 2018
    BSC Helps Restauranteur Receive $25k Small Business Loan; EWDD & LAUSD Partnership Leads to Increased Services; $25K Green Foundation Donation Paves Way for 10 Hire LA’s Youth Slots; Northeast YSC Students Visit Broad Before College Applications Due; East YSC Helps Homeless Youth Get Back to School, Find Job; Central LA YSC Participates in Wellness Sessions; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD GM Jan Perry addressing a packed crowd at an LA:RISE event sponsored by partner REDF October 8, 2018
    The Results Are in - LA:RISE Interim Report Shows Program is Working; PLN Central and Northeast LA YSCs Show Strong Start to School Year; PLN Launches “Mujeres en Escalera” Latina Empowerment Program; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager (second from left) Deputy Mayor Brenda Shockley and Councilman Curran Price (second from right) celebrate the grand opening of the new CRCD Enterprises facilityOctober 1, 2018
    EWDD Celebrates South Los Angeles Grand Opening of CRCD Enterprises Facility; Eight Hired at Hollywood WorkSource Center’s Third Disability Job and Resource Fair; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry, Metta World Peace and outgoing YouthSource Director Brenda Anderson at the last “A Conversation With…” YouthSource eventSeptember 24, 2018
    BusinessSource Provides Ongoing Help to Herbal Cup Tea Entrepreneur; EWDD Rapid Response Team Hosts Annual SoCal Roundtable; WorkSource & EWDD Pitch in to Assist Homeless Services Job Fair; WorkSource Assists Construction Grads with Tools & Boots; Business & Workforce Metrics

    (left to right) WDB member and Bank of America Senior Vice President Garrett Gin, City of LA Workforce Development Chair Charlie Woo and EWDD General Manager Jan Perry September 10, 2018
    Hire LA’s Youth Heroes – Donors Honored at LA City’s Tom Bradley Tower; South LA WorkSource & LA Valley College Partner to Train Job Seeker for New Career; USC Celebrates the Culmination of 50 Hire LA’s Youth Interns; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Former LA Laker Metta World Peace greets a YouthSource participant while EWDD General Manager Jan Perry looks on with EWDD Youth Operations Team staffSeptember 3, 2018
    A Conversation With… Former LA Laker Metta World Peace Speaks to YouthSource Participants; WSC Helps Re-Entry Worker, Father of 3 Find Job; Job Seeker Transitions from Sewing to Maintenance; BSC Helps Entrepreneur Launch Essential Oil Skin Care Line; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LA Valley College and the Canoga Park/South Valley WorkSource Center celebrated the 30 graduates from the Human Resource Assistant Academy on August 24, 2018August 27, 2018
    EWDD Celebrates Culmination of Hire LA’s Youth Financial Coaches; South Valley WorkSource and LA Valley College Team Up to Train HR Assistants; Mid City BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Get Reduced Rent, Save Handbag Shop; Business & Workforce Metrics

    80 participants gather for METRO's four-day WIN-LA Transportation Workforce Readiness trainingAugust 20, 2018
    EWDD WorkSource Centers and LA City WDB Partner In WIN-LA Efforts; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Veterans Earn Slots in Metro WIN-LA; Harbor-Watts BSC Helps Lawyer Launch Own Firm in Downtown LA; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Grand opening of the West LA WorkSource center, location signage on the ceremony stageAugust 13, 2018
    West LA WSC Celebrates Grand Opening; LAHTA Culinary Academy Students Showcase Gourmet Skills; Para Los Niños Students Complete Hire LA’s Youth Internships at CSULA; LA:RISE/CRCD Help Young Man Get a Job; Central West BSC Helps Entrepreneur Launch Blended Berries Tea; Business & Workforce Metrics

    More youth have started visiting the Para Los Ninos YSC in Westlake/MacArthur Park after seeing ads on LADOT DASH buses in Downtown LAAugust 6, 2018
    PLN Helps Homeless 20-Year-Old Man Find Full-Time Job; PLN Participants Celebrate Financial Education Culmination; The Broad Center Invites PLN Youth to Urban Education Panel; Dash Ads Drive Traffic to New YSC; East LA BSC Helps Entreprenuer Win First Public Contract; Business & Workforce Metrics

    HIRE LA’S Youth interns from the DPW Bureau of Sanitation’s 2018 “Summer Introduction to Engineering and Science” program display completion certificates at the closing ceremony July 27, 2018July 30, 2018
    Hire LA’S Youth Interns Honored at DPW Bureau of Sanitation Ceremony; South Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Expand Kur Mobile Massage & Spa; EWDD Hosts Booth at 23rd Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Actor Danny Trejo speaks to YouthSource participants at the inagural YouthSource Center 'A Conversation With...' seriesJuly 23, 2018
    “A Conversation With….” - Actor Danny Trejo Inaugural Guest in New EWDD YouthSource Series; Metro Bridge Operator Training Academy Graduation; City of LA Workforce Development Board Releases 2018-19 Annual Plan; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD BusinessSource Director Richard Pallay shared tips on how to launch a business in LA with young entrepreneursJuly 16, 2018
    EWDD BusinessSource Shares Resources with Young NTFE Entrepreneurs; Goodwill SoCal HIRES LA:RISE Participant for Full-Time Retail Job; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps LA:RISE Participant Get Stable Job; Recent Rail Vehicle Maintenance Grads Receive Soft Skills Training; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Amanda Goldberg and her mother Ellen Vogel at the Skills USA First Aid/CPR Contest, where Amanda won a gold medalJuly 9, 2018
    EWDD Youth Participants Attend Hire LA’s Youth Kick-Off Event; Sun Valley WSC Participant Wins Gold Medal In EMT Competition; West Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Open Café Aficionado, Create Jobs; Para Los Niños YSC Brings 24 Participants to Washington, DC; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Watts YouthSource participants working to improve their neighborhood by painting a vibrant mural with a positive messageJuly 2, 2018
    EWDD Celebrates YouthSource Center Opening at Southwest College; EWDD Youth at LA County Summer Youth Employment Launch; Watts YSC Volunteer for “Operation Watts Is Worth It”; BSC Helps Entrepreneur Open Catering Truck Business; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Glady Uy, owner of Super Donut House in Hollywood, and his wife behind the counter of his businessJune 25, 2018
    Super Donut House Succeeds with BusinessSource Help; EWDD Business Response Unit Gains New Cases at LAWA Event; YouthSource Center Staff Receive Training to Help Homeless Youth; Channel 35 LA This Week Highlights HireLA’s Youth Program; Youth Attend Banking Opportunities Roundtable; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD partner DPW Bureau of Sanitation recently held a welcome reception for 30 HIRE LA’S Youth interns (photo courtesy of LA Sanitation)June 18, 2018
    City of LA Bureau of Sanitation Welcomes 30 Hire LA’s Youth Interns; Harbor BusinessSource Helps Brouwerij West Expand Brewery, Create 10 New Jobs; EWDD Supported Incubator Grid110 Celebrates “REEL” Start-Up Success; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Tasha North (center) brought her children Michael, Sabrina and Levi to the Hire LA’s Youth pop-up event at LACCJune 11, 2018
    More Than 700 Enrolled at First Ever HireLA’s Youth Pop-Up Hiring Event; EWDD Hosts EPA Lead-Safe Certification Training for Day Laborers; WorkSource Hosts Women’s Health and Money Event; BusinessSource Helps Secure $100,000 Loan for B2B Marketing Firm; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Jimmy Arteaga found a job with help from Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource CenterJune 4, 2018
    Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Job Seeker Find Retail Job; East LA BusinessSource Guides Commercial Cleaning Business Toward Expansion; EWDD Business Response Team Helps Entrepreneurs Navigate Red Tape; US Department of Labor Grant Trains 31 Young Re-Entry Angelenos; Business & Workforce Metrics

    The Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center helped LA:RISE Participant Taylor get two retail jobsMay 28, 2018
    Cathay Bank Donates $30,000 to HireLA’s Youth, Funds 10 Job Slots; “I Got the Job!” – LA:RISE Participant Gets Hired in Retail with WorkSource Help; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Re-Entry Worker Get Electrician Job; South Valley BusinessSource Success Story; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Oksana Putyatina, owner of RadSeams, obtain a $3,000 loan through BusinessSource to expand her clothing businessMay 21, 2018
    Hollywood BusinessSource Center Helps Seamstress Get $3K Loan for Her Clothing Business; CRCD YouthSource Center Hosts Youth Financial Empowerment Event; Business & Workforce Metrics

    A crowd job jobseekers awaits the start of the West Adams WorkSource Center re-entry hiring eventMay 14, 2018
    West Adams WSC Hosts Hiring Event with CDCR For Re-Entry Job Seekers; EWDD YouthSource Participants Attend Gradelo Basketball Tournament; Downtown/Pico-Union WSC Helps Job Seeker Become Pharmacy Tech; South LA BSC Helps Restauranteur Launch Salvadorian Spot “La Union”; Business & Workforce Metrics

    David Madero, owner of Los Cabritos catering company, at the Northridge Farmers MarketMay 7, 2018
    West Valley BSC Helps Catering Company Secure $50K Loan to Expand; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Retrain Laid-Off Workers for New Jobs; Targeted Local Hire Program Success Stories: "The Gateway to My Future" and "The Possibilities Are Endless"; Business & Workforce Metrics

    The LA:RISE program and WorkSource helped Adam Guerra (right) find a successful career in the Green IndustryApril 30, 2018
    Entrepreneurs Flood EWDD BSC Booth at 2018 Small Business Summit; GM Informs Women Entrepreneurs about EWDD; BSC Helps Upholsterer Turn Side Business into Full Time Gig; WSC Helps LA:RISE Participant Become Landscaper; Mono-Lingual Worker Receives Help to Find Job; Re-Entry Worker Receives Job and Financial Coaching; WDB Exec Director Receives Lifetime Achievement Award; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Dr. Dotun Oyenuga (center) proudly holds a check toward a $250,000 SBA loan that will allow his firm to fulfill a contract to with MetroApril 23, 2018
    EWDD Youth HireLAX Graduate Sponsored to Join Union; EWDD Financial Management Division Attends US DOL Fiscal Training; Mid-City BSC Assists Geotechnical Engineer With $250,000 SBA Loan; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Hosts Discussion with African Delegation; ; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Assists at LA's 2nd Homeless Services Job FairApril 16, 2018
    EWDD GM & WDB Chair Promote Job Programs; EWDD Assists 2nd Homeless Services Job Fair; 2018 Registration Opens for Hire LA’s Youth; WDB 2018-19 Draft Annual Plan Released; BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Secure Loan; WorkSource Places 26 Job Seekers at Local Health Care Company; Business & Workforce Metrics

    HIRELAX graduate Brian Phillips, JrApril 9, 2018
    Watts YouthSource Center Celebrates HIRELAX Construction Graduate; EWDD Referral to 1st Homeless Services Job Fair Results in LAHSA Hire; Hollywood BSC Helps Metal Designer Featured at Coachella Get $35k Loan; Para Los Niños Hosts College Tour of Cal Poly Pomona; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Metro Bridge Academy graduate Ivor Bok stands in front of the 40-foot Metro bus he operates; the academy program prepared Ivor for his Metro jobApril 2, 2018
    Metro Bridge Academy Graduate Enjoys New Career; Three Re-Entry Workers Hired on the Spot at Hollywood WSC Job Fair; EWDD Rapid Response Team Assists Transition of Ports O’Call Village; NAWB 2018: City of LA WDB Leads in Youth, Re-Entry and Apprenticeships; Business & Workforce Metrics

    PLN students Angeline Moran (left) and Alexa Flores (right) recently attended several UnidosUS leadership events in Washington, DCMarch 26, 2018
    Para Los Niños Celebrates 23 Certified Nursing Assistant Graduates; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Nurse Find a Job and Save Money; Metro Bridge Academy Celebrates 15 Graduates on Road to New Jobs; Para Los Niños Youth Travel to DC for Youth Summit; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Juaniceia Hoskins got hired through the Targeted Local Hire Program as an Office Trainee for the LA City Department of Building and Safety, said the program changed her lifeMarch 19, 2018
    “It Was the Best Thing That Could Happen for Me” – TLHP Success Story; An Employer’s Perspective on the Targeted Local Hire Program; EWDD and WDB Partnering with Metro in WIN-LA Initiative; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Hollywood BSC Consultant Lai Xu Earns Perfect Score on DPW Training testMarch 12, 2018
    BSC Staff Completes DPW Training to Help Small Businesses; West Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Market Restaurant; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Worker Find Health Care Job; WSC Helps Men Find Jobs in Hospitality; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LAHTA Chef Mitchell Frieder (left) teaches a Culinary Apprenticeship Training classMarch 5, 2018
    Channel 35 Debuts EWDD/LAHTA Video Highlighting LA Culinary Careers; BSC Helps Entrepreneur Bring Nashville Restaurant to LA; WSC Helps Re-Entry Worker with Disability Find a Career; EWDD GM Visits UPS Workforce Learning Lab; EWDD Receives Wildfires National Dislocated Worker Grant; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD WorkSource Centers were recognized at City Hall this week for their involvement in the Targeted Local Hire ProgramFebruary 26, 2018
    EWDD WSCs Honored for Targeted Local Hire Program; LA Library Portal Helps Worker Find Targeted Local Hire Job; EWDD and WDB Show Support for LACCD Transgender Summit; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Financial Training; BSC Helps Entrepreneur Market Restaurant; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Dr. Anna Harmandarian, D.D.S., owner of Anna Hamandarian Family Dentistry in Los Angeles, who was assisted by BusinessSourceFebruary 19, 2018
    An Employer’s Perspective – Producer Shares Hire LA’s Youth Experience; Mid-City BusinessSource Helps Keep Dentist’s Office Afloat; WorkSource Centers Unite to Register Workers; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Eric Rodriguez (left) an entertainment industry intern through HIRE LA's Youth Program, appeared with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (center) and filmmaker Ava DuVernay (right) at a press conference announcing the Evolve Entertainment Fund, a program designed to help youth gain similar opportunities at leading digital media and entertainment companiesFebruary 12, 2018
    BHYTC Youth Featured at Launch of Evolve Entertainment Fund; Watts/LA WSC Celebrates $35m Grant; WSC Provides Union Dues to HireLAX Mason; EWDD General Manager Attends JVS SoCal Board Installation; Garment Industry Job Fair for American Apparel Workers; BSC Helps Kiosk Business Expand; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Para Los Niños YouthSource Center helped Kevion (left) resume his education, and Andres (right) start a career pathFebruary 5, 2018
    Para Los Niños Helps Two Young Men Return to School and Find Jobs; Vernon-Central/LATTC Helps Worker Transition to New Career; Kachi Deli Café Expands with Help From Central West BusinessSource; EWDD GM Jan Perry Visits Former American Apparel Employees; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Mayra Ramos got hired at the LA Public Library through the Targeted Local Hire Program with help from Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Career CoachesJanuary 29, 2018 - Correction 2/2/2018
    RFP Issued for 2018 WorkSource Center Operators; Targeted Local Hire Program Helps Worker Find a Job with the City; Laid Off Worker Gets Certified Nursing Assistant Training; LA:RISE Program Helps Young Man Get On His Feet; Business & Workforce Metrics

    VIP Collision owner Jesus Rodriguez (center) has worked closely with the South Valley BusinessSource Center to open and grow his autobody business in San Fernando Valley, CAJanuary 22, 2018
    EWDD and LA Chamber of Commerce Win Joint Grant for Foster Youth; South Valley BSC Guides Entrepreneur from Launch to Expansion; Hire LA’s Youth #SummerJobsConnect Success Featured by CABC; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry (center) and Youth Opportunity Movement, Watts, participants attended a Martin Luther King Junior barbecue on Saturday January 13 2018 sponsored by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck (right) and Community Safety Partnership Officers in WattsJanuary 15, 2018
    Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Local Business Owner Grow Mini Market and Create Jobs; EWDD Youth Participants and the General Manager Attend Annual LAPD Martin Luther King Jr Day Picnic; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Jordan Downs Redevelopment Job Fair focuses on construction jobsJanuary 8, 2018
    Watts/LA WorkSource Center Hosts Jordan Downs Redevelopment Job Fair; EWDD Assists with HireLAX Apprenticeship Readiness Program; South Los Angeles BusinessSource Center Helps Contractor Create and Retain Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Tamales House, the newly opened Reseda-based restaurant specializing in healthy and fresh Mexican foodJanuary 1, 2018
    West Valley BusinessSource Helps Local Entrepreneur Open Second Restaurant in San Fernando Valley; EWDD Provided Employment and Business Recovery Resources During December Fires; Business & Workforce Metrics

  • 2017

    For the Week of:

    Steven Mason, former LAP3 Youth Ambassador now EWDD Administrative Support employee and working towards a bright futureDecember 25, 2017
    Earning an Honest Paycheck – Youth Ambassador Turns Life Around; YO! Watts YouthSource Center Celebrates New Location; GLOW GIRL! Mid-City BSC Helps Launch Natural Products Company; Hollywood WSC and BSC Completes US DOL Apprenticeship Training; North Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Open Sabores Michoacán; Business & Workforce Metrics

    2017 Para Los Niños YouthSource Centers Holiday PartyDecember 18, 2017
    Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Young Mother Pursue Degree & Career; Nearly 100 Attend Para Los Niños YouthSource Center Holiday Party; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps Simple Scooper Entrepreneur; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Foulay Saelor, owner of Bengee’s Ice Cream, opened a second location in Echo Park thanks to the Central West LA BusinessSource CenterDecember 11, 2017
    EWDD Funds Drone Training at East LA College; Homeless Services Job Fair; Biotech Bridge Academy Trains Graduates; Vernon-Central WSC Helps Client Find a Job and Rebuild Credit; Central West BSC Helps Entrepreneur Open 2nd Store; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LA:RISE participants Ricky, Gigi and Herbert, working as custodians at the new Skid Row Community ReFresh Spot in DTLADecember 4, 2017
    LA:RISE Participants Assist Homeless at Skid Row Refresh Spot; Para Los Niños Students Visit UCSD; Job Seeker Lands Job at Vernon-Central WorkSource Center; East LA BusinessSource Helps Indie Brewing Company; EWDD Rapid Response Assists Former Medical Center Staff; EWDD’S Peer Financial Coaches Train Over 1,000 Youth; Business & Workforce Metrics

    (left to right) Treasure Owens, Financial Coach CRCD, Kimberley Baker Guillemet, Esq, Director Office of Reentry Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity and one of the Capital One bonus winnersNovember 27, 2017
    Re-Entry Women Attend Financial Empowerment Workshop; WorkSource Helps Woman Secure Job; Citywide Economic Development Strategy Survey Extends Deadline; “Icebox” Film About Immigration Resonates with Para Los Niños Youth; BusinessSource Helps TEAPOP Open DTLA Location; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Nancy Herrera, Elis Lee and Brenda Anderson celebrated of EWDD’s Youth Operations Team accepted an Outstanding Social Media Team award from CFENovember 20, 2017
    Youth Attains First Job with Coaching from North Valley WSC; North Valley WSC Helps Man Overcome Hurdles and Find Security Job; EWDD Youth Staff Receives Outstanding Social Media Team Award; Business & Workforce Metrics

    The Grid 110 Team - a fashion technology incubator funded with support from EWDDNovember 13, 2017
    EWDD-Supported Fashion Incubator Selected for Los Angeles Tech Week; Hollywood BusinessSource Center Guides Entrepreneur with SBA Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics


    Fall 2017 LAVC Metro Bridge Academy GraduatesNovember 6, 2017
    Resumes Ready to Go! “Avenues to Success” Job Readiness Fair; Metro Academy Graduates Celebrate Chance for Career Change; Back to Work, LA Fellows Re-Enter Workforce; South LA BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Open Mobile Shop; Business & Workforce Metrics

    South Valley YouthSource Center Celebrates Fall Grand OpeningOctober 30, 2017
    15 People Hired From Hollywood WorkSource Hotel Job Fair; South Valley YouthSource Center Celebrates Fall Grand Opening; West Valley BusinessSource Center Guides Astor Printing; EWDD Promotes Local Business Reciprocity Between City and County; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Para Los Niños Celebrates Grand Opening of YouthSource CenterOctober 23, 2017
    Para Los Niños Celebrates Grand Opening of YouthSource Center; VSEDC Hosts 4th Annual Hispanic Enterprise Business Summit; EWDD Hosts Booth at Taste of Soul Festival; EWDD Hosts Pre-Bid for Apprenticeship Strategy Consultants RFQ; North Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Expand Insurance Business; Business & Workforce Metrics

    BHTYC participant Alejandro Hernandez (right) recently accepted an internship at LAFPP, a position funded by EWDDOctober 16, 2017
    EWDD GM Jan Perry Speaks at LA Disability Mentoring Day; Mid-City BSC Helps Entrepreneur Refinance and Expand Business; Para Los Niños Student Wins Scholarship at Cash for College Event; BHTYC and EWDD Help Youth Land Internship at LA Fire and Pensions; Business & Workforce Metrics

    P3 Ambassador Destiny Nguyen in the State CapitalOctober 9, 2017
    LAP3 Ambassador Visits State Capitol; CRCD Illustrates Success of EWDD Programs; Grand Opening of Harbor YouthSource/WorkSource; BusinessSource Helps Niky’s Sports Expand; Opinions Wanted for City Economic Development Strategy; WorkSource Hosts Disability Job Fair; Business & Workforce Metrics

    BHTYC Students Complete Drone Pilot TrainingOctober 2, 2017
    BHTYC Students Complete Drone Pilot Training; EWDD Awarded $790,000 Grant from US Department of Justice; WSC Helps Job Seekers Find Work; WSC Helps Laid Off Veteran; BSC Helps Former Child Actor Open Cafe; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Brewtique LA mobile coffee cart vendorsSeptember 25, 2017
    EWDD VSEDC Mobile Retail & Food Truck Expo; Vernon-Central YSC Grand Opening; EWDD Services Highlighted at EmpowerMENt Summit; EWDD at Golden Future Expo; EWDD & LA Public Library Promote Job Portal; East LA BSC Helps Specialty Auto Repair; Former OPI Employee Becomes Instructor; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Eva Rodriguez, founder of newly expanded Northridge Beauty BarSeptember 18, 2017
    EWDD Negotiates Sale of New Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Headquarters; A Magical Touch Day Spa Expands with Help from South Valley BSC; EWDD Hosts Annual Fiscal Training for WIOA Grantees; WDB Attends California Workforce Conference; Business & Workforce Metrics

    P3 Ambassador Featured Speaker at LAUSD Board MeetingSeptember 11, 2017
    P3 Ambassador Featured Speaker at LAUSD Board Meeting; Boyle Heights YSC Success Stories; Brotherhood Crusade YSC Success Stories; Hollywood BSC Helps Downtown Perfume Shop;LATTC Celebrates 25 Re-Entry Graduates; Vernon-Central WSC Helps Participant Enter a New Career; Business & Workforce Metrics

    World Harvest Foodbank CEO and Founder Glen CuradoSeptember 4, 2017
    Feeding More Families: South LA BusinessSource Center Finds New Location for World Harvest Food Bank, Tripling Space for Donations; EWDD Celebrates City of LA Workforce Strategy Center at LAVC; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Veterans Culinary Training Program through Vernon-Central WSC/LATTCAugust 28, 2017
    LA:RISE Celebrates Successes and Expansion; Vernon Central WSC Helps Re-Entry Worker Join Union; BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Launch Restaurant Success Center; Vernon Central WSC Offers Veterans Culinary Training; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry (center) with the Bank of America interns at the USC University Village grand opening event on August 17, 2017August 21, 2017
    Hire LA’s Youth Interns Represent Bank of America at USC Grand Opening; EWDD Celebrates Culmination of Peer Financial Coach Internships; North Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Secure Loan for Auto Body Shop; ; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Hosts Booth at Central Avenue Jazz FestivalAugust 14, 2017
    Community Outreach – EWDD Hosts Booth at Central Avenue Jazz Festival; Gang Injunction Settlement Moves Forward with 216 Claims Confirmed; EWDD WorkSource Centers – Four Inspiring Re-Entry Program Success Stories; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LATTC WSC Career Counselor Jessica Fuentes helped find the funds for the tools so Ricardo Estrada could keep his jobAugust 7, 2017
    LATTC Gives $300 Tool Set to Help HVAC Technician Keep His Job; Former Warehouse Worker Transitions to Office Setting; WSC Helps Veteran Find New Life’s Purpose; A Whole New World – WSC Guides Participant to New Career; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps South LA Car Dealership Expansion; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LAP3 2017-2020 Strategic PlanJuly 31, 2017
    LAP3 Strategic Plan Implementation Unveiled; Para Los Niños YouthSource Center Alumni Network; From Sao Paulo to LA - Brazilian Coffee Shop to Open in Chinatown; EWDD and LA Workforce Development Board Show Support to Metro Win; 94th/Broadway Development Site RFP Released ; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry visits the LA HTA Culinary Apprenticeship ProgramJuly 24, 2017
    LA Hospitality Training Academy Launches Culinary Apprenticeship; UPS Workforce Learning Lab is First Hire LA’s Youth Worksite for Autistic Youth; WDB Recognizes Hire LA’s Youth Donors – Funds Paved Way for 435 Slots; East LA BusinessSource Center Helps La Tropicana Market Expand; Business & Workforce Metrics

    former American Apparel workers getting re-trainingJuly 17, 2017
    CA Awards $3m Grant to Retrain 600 Workers; BofA Grant Provides 52 HireLA Spots; HireLA’s Youth Fill City Summer Jobs; Thrift It Up! Thrives with BusinessSource; Community Navigation Program Helps 500 Probationers; Para Los Niños Seniors Complete College Prep Program; YouthSource Students Attend Leadership Summit; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Chef Aaron J Perez, co-owner of all-natural gourmet eatery VaKA Burger in LA’s Rampart Village July 10, 2017
    LA People, Industry and Jobs Report, 2016-2021; LA:RISE Program Presented at LA County Small Business Commission; EWDD Awarded Reentry Projects Grant; VaKA Burger Opens Storefront Thanks to Hollywood BusinessSource; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Historic LA department store Dearden’s gets assistance from EWDD transition servicesJuly 3, 2017
    Historic Dearden’s Turns to EWDD Rapid Response Team to Help Workers; EWDD Receives EDD Grant to Assist More American Apparel Workers; South LA BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Purchase Market; Business & Workforce Metrics

    2017 Graduates from South LA Youthbuild ProgramJune 26, 2017
    Over 90 Graduates from South LA Youthbuild Program; LATTC Partners with Producer to Create Construction Apprenticeship for Formerly Incarcerated; LA Youth Sends 1st CFE Campaign Tweet; West Valley BSS Helps Open Boomtown Brewery; AECOM Hires 12 Interns; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Scratch Inc Executive Chefs and owners Margarita and Phillip LeeJune 19, 2017
    North Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Top Chef-Led Restaurant Expand, Retain Employees and Create New Positions; Para Los Niños YouthSource Center Celebrates High School Graduates; El Proyecto Youth Granted Internships Through Gap Inc Retail Program; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LA Summer Youth Hiring Kick Off EventsJune 12, 2017
    EWDD’S YouthSource and Hire LA’s Youth Represented at Summer Hiring Kick Off Events; YO!Watts Celebrates Green Design School Graduates; EWDD Releases RFQ for Professional Services; Mid-City BusinessSource Helps Production Company; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LAVC Celebrates 14 Advanced Manufacturing Academy GraduatesJune 5, 2017
    2nd Fair Chance Job Fair Success; EWDD Hosts YouthSource Financial Training; LAVC Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing Grads; Job/Education Services Training for Gang Injunction Members; Jordan Downs Breaks Ground; BusinessSource Assists San Pedro; 2017-18 WDB Annual Plan Ready; Business & Workforce Metrics

    South LA Comet Motel Remodeled with BusinessSource AssistanceMay 29, 2017
    LA Fellows Graduates Ready to Re-Enter Workforce; Central West BusinessSource Center Helps Launch Comet Motel Remodel; Cathay Bank Grant Paves Way for 11 Slots in Hire LA’s Youth Program; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Casa Fina Restaurant and Cantina founders Josefina Lopez and Emmanuel Deleague at the May 5, 2017 Grand Opening ribbon cuttingMay 22, 2017
    East LA BusinessSource Center Plays Role in Restaurant Opening; Future LA Metro Bus Drivers Graduate from Metro Bridge Academy; LAVC Celebrates Biotech Bridge Training Academy Graduates; Hollywood BusinessSource Center Provides Certified Renovator Training; Business & Workforce Metrics

    South Valley BusinessSource Center Celebrates Youth Success StoryMay 15, 2017
    Innovative EWDD Programs Highlighted at CWA WorkCon 2017; EWDD Youth Attend 2017 Women for a New Los Angeles Luncheon; South Valley BusinessSource Center Celebrates Youth Success Story; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Para Los Niños YouthSource Featured On Univision's 'A Primera Hora'May 8, 2017
    Para Los Niños YouthSource Featured On Univision; Hire LA’s Youth Receives $400,000 Donation; Boyle Heights YSC Shares Best Practices; Angels Landing Development Accepting SOQs; Successful Aging Fair for Older Workers; Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Contractor; LA Small Business Week Round-Up; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry introduces 28 EWDD assisted small business award recipients at the 2017 LA Small Business Week Kick-OffMay 1, 2017
    EWDD BusinessSource Center Clients Honored at LA Business Week Kick-Off; EWDD Hosts Cross Sector Workforce Development Listening Session; South LA BSC Entrepreneurial Training Boosts Digital Marketing Firm; EWDD Attends Groundbreaking of New Honda Dealership in South LA; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Para Los Niños Youth Center teens explored future LA City jobsApril 24, 2017
    YouthSource Centers Draw Future City Employees to Recruiting Event; West Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Open Restaurant; EWDD Represents Workforce Issues at Clean Tech Forum; Solar Career Fair Highlights Green Tech Careers; Business & Workforce Metrics

    IDEK Kiosk at the LA Angels of Anaheim StadiumApril 17, 2017
    Photo Booth and Catering: North Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Launch Successful Businesses; What’s Your Opinion? Workforce Development Board’s 2017-2018 Draft Annual Plan is Now Available for Public Comment; Business & Workforce Metrics


    Isabel Beauty Salon in South Los AngelesApril 10, 2017
    South LA Beauty Salon Launches Makeover with EWDD Assistance; Los Angeles Reconnections Career Academy Recognized for Best Practices; L.A. Application for YouthSource Tech Talent Advances to Round 2; Para Los Niños Celebrates Certified Nursing Assistant Graduates; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Superb Cold Brew Coffee CompanyApril 3, 2017
    EWDD GM Moderates Panel of Women Business Owners; Harbor BusinessSource Center Funding Gives Jolt to Coffee Business; Request for Interest Released; EWDD Aided Business Locol Continues to Make National Headlines; Business & Workforce Metrics


    2017 LA Abilities Expo and Job FairMarch 27, 2017
    Mayor Garcetti Kicks Off Career Fair at Los Angeles Abilities Expo; EWDD GM Guest Speaker at Advancing Women’s Health Equity and Financial Literacy Event; Central West BusinessSource Center Provides Funding Assistance; Business & Workforce Metrics


    Las Molenderas Restaurant WindowMarch 20, 2017
    East Los Angeles BusinessSource Center Provides Assistance to Boyle Heights Restaurant; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers


    General Produce SelectionMarch 13, 2017
    South Valley BusinessSource Center Assistance for Local Produce Store Results in Creation of New Jobs, and Retention of Existing Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers


    Interior of original Los Balcones Peru in HollywoodMarch 6, 2017
    Hollywood BusinessSource Center Assists Restaurant Owner in Expanding and Creating 18 New Jobs in Los Angeles; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers


    Dereck Moore, President and CEO of Building Maintenance of TomorrowFebruary 27, 2017
    South Los Angeles BusinessSource Center Assists in Making Loan Available to Janitorial and Maintenance Company, Collaborates with Vernon-Central WorkSource Center in Job Recruitment Resulting in 67 Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers

    Pathways to ProgressFebruary 20, 2017
    EWDD Receives $400,000 Funding from Citi Foundation “Pathways to Progress” Initiative; Citywide Economic Development Strategy Contractor Services RFP; Aura’s Xquisit Food, Xotic Juices & Coffee Receives Remodel Loan; Map Showing Registration of Older Workers Enrolled at WorkSource Centers; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers

    Hollywood Reporter Magazine article headline and Film L.A. home page screen grabFebruary 13, 2017
    22 Films Expected to Spend $800 Million in the State and Get Tax Credits Under California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program 2.0; North Valley BusinessSource Center Client Joe’s Café Gets $250,000 Loan, Create 34 New Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Fortune Magazine Interviews EWDD GM Jan Perry About L.A.’S Continuing Strong Job Growth and Workforce Development EffortsFebruary 6, 2017
    Fortune Magazine Interviews EWDD GM Jan Perry About L.A.’s Strong Job Growth & Workforce Development Efforts; Capacity Building Training; P3 Implementation Best Practice Training; Central West BusinessSource Center Success Story; Rapid Response Continues Effort with Dislocated American Apparel Employees; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Korean Churches for Community Development with Representatives from EWDD & Workforce Development Board at Press Conference Announcement of WIOA Funding for the Linguistically IsolatedJanuary 30, 2017
    Korean Churches for Community Development with EWDD & WDB Announce Funding of WIOA Monies for the Linguistically Isolated; Vernon-Central Network YouthSource Success Story; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps Gym Create Jobs; Purposeful Aging Town Hall on Improving Lives of Older Adults; Business & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Rapid Response Continues Successful Regional Effort Supporting Thousands of American Apparel Employees Dislocated by ClosureJanuary 23, 2017
    EWDD Rapid Response Continues Successful Regional Effort Supporting Thousands of American Apparel Employees Dislocated by Closure; Central West BusinessSource Center Helps Market Obtain Start-Up $35,000 Microloan; OPI Products Inc. Praises EWDD Rapid Response for Transition Help of Displaced Workers; Business & Workforce Metrics

    exterior of Massage MastersJanuary 16, 2017
    South Valley BusinessSource Center Success Story; Business & Workforce Metrics
    This edition revised March 13, 2018


    Regina Grogan, Owner of The Parlor Grooming LoungeJanuary 9, 2017
    EWDD Rapid Response, True to Their Name, Coordinates Successful Info Session for American Apparel Employees with 3 Days Notice; Hollywood BusinessSource Center Success Story The Parlor Grooming Lounge Slated To Open; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Hollywood BusinessSource Center Helps Indie Printing Free Up $236,400 in Available Capital and Retain 8 JobsJanuary 2, 2017
    Hollywood BusinessSource Center Helps Indie Printing Free Up Available Capital and Retain Jobs; Para Los Niños YouthSource Participant is Scholarship Recipient; South LA BusinessSource Finds New Location for Raster Print and Boosts Marketing; Business & Workforce Metrics


  • 2016

    For the Week of:

    Opportunity Rising ReportDecember 19, 2016
    Opportunity Rising Report: Teens and Young Adults in Los Angeles; Para Los Niños YouthSource Center Parent Meeting; East LA BusinessSource Helps Trucking Company; Operation Holiday Response Prompts Future EWDD In-Service Training Day for Veterans; Workforce & BusinessSource Metrics

    L.A. Hospitality Training AcademyDecember 12, 2016
    LA Hospitality Training Academy Highlighted at Economic Conference; EWDD Financial Management Division Provides WIOA Training; Rapid Response to Assist Norms Restaurant; Mayor’s Welcome Home Project; East LA BusinessSource Helps ICareClean; East LA BusinessSource Tax Seminar; Workforce & BusinessSource Metrics

    Para Los Niños YouthSource Workshop on Teen Social MediaDecember 5, 2016
    Para Los Niños YouthSource Workshop Focuses on Teen Social Media; Mayor Garcetti’s Welcome Home Project; Harbor BusinessSource Center Success Story Helps Dentistry Practice Expand; EWDD at Symposium to Empower and Build Capacity of Nonprofit Agencies; BusinessSource & WorkSource Metrics

    Innovation in the City report cover pageNovember 28, 2016
    EWDD YouthSource Centers a Proven Success, Among the Most Innovative, Bold Municipal Initiatives Globally, According to a New Report; LADF Receives $50 Million in Tax Credits Allocation; South Los Angeles Success Story; Green Foundation Helps Youth with $25,000 Grant; BusinessSource Metrics

    Los Angeles Youth at ServiceWorks Boot CampNovember 21, 2016
    Los Angeles Youth Get Skills Building Training at ServiceWorks Boot Camp; Rapid Response; Hollywood WorkSource Holds Disability Job Fair; BusinessSource & WorkSource Metrics

    Uli Nasibova (second from right), owner of Gelateria UliNovember 14, 2016
    EWDD BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur & Create Jobs; RFQ Released; U.S. Agency Announces Trainings for LA Workforce Staff; SLATE-Z Promise Zone Launches; WDB Approves $1 Million; Business Dream Becomes Reality for South LA Resident; Rapid Response Helps 100s Laid Off at Coty, Inc; BusinessSource & WorkSource Metrics

    YouthSource Group Tours UC San DiegoNovember 7, 2016
    From Homelessness to Job Training to Full-Time Job with Benefits, Saul Gonzalez Gets Boost at YO Watts; YouthSource Group Tours UC San Diego; BusinessSource & WorkSource Metrics

    Jessica White at the Boyle Heights Tech Center 10th Anniversary; photo courtesy of Hay Knee PhotographyOctober 31, 2016
    Boyle Heights Technology YouthSource Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Receives Funding for New Digital Training Academy; Layoff Aversion Training; Google Fiber “Pausing” LA Expansion; Workforce Metrics

    Jan Perry, EWDD GM, with JJ Ramberg, host of Your BusinessOctober 24, 2016
    Jan Perry, EWDD GM, Films Segment of MSNBC’s “Your Business”; Rapid Response; Southeast Los Angeles YouthSource Center Hosts Foster Care Youth Enrollment Fair; West Valley BusinessSource Center Success Story in the Manufacturing Industry; Business & Workforce Metrics

    Day Laborers Build on Their Construction Skills in Trainings Held at LA Trade TechOctober 17, 2016
    Day Laborers Build on Their Construction Skills in Trainings Held at LA Trade Tech; Rapid Response; EWDD Staff at ‘Taste of Soul'; Chinatown Eatery Expands with BusinessSource Help; Business & Workforce Metrics

    LA:RISE Offering Homeless the Chance to Get Job Training and Find WorkOctober 10, 2016
    LA:RISE Offering Homeless the Chance to Get Job Training and Find Work; Rapid Response Gears Up for Baxalta Layoffs; LACI Celebrates Completion of La Kretz Innovation Campus; Manufacturing Plant Gets Help; Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Unveils Easier-to-Use Website with New Job Events Section, Language OptionOctober 3, 2016
    EWDD Unveils Easier-to-Use Website with New Job Events Section, Language Option; MCS Honored for ‘My Community Sources’ App; LA Manufacturing Symposium; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    LA:RISE Program Gets New FundingSeptember 26, 2016
    L.A. Workforce Development Board Approves New Homeless Job Funding; Rapid Response; Harbor Business Gets Help; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Workforce Wednesdays at Boyle Heights Tech Center, YouthSource Center: Efforts to Help Young Angelenos Finish School, Receive Career Training and Find EmploymentSeptember 19, 2016
    Workforce Wednesday a City of L.A. Effort to Help Young Angelenos Finish School, Receive Career Training and Find Employment; Rapid Response; Hollywood Business Expands; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Staff Urges Students to Re-Enroll During Student Recovery DaySeptember 12, 2016
    EWDD Staff Urges Students to Re-Enroll During Student Recovery Day; Brotherhood Crusade Gets $115K Grant; Meet the City Leaders Reception; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Call of Duty XP Event Hiring FairSeptember 5, 2016
    City of L.A. Responds to Employer Call for Job Applicants to Staff Labor Day Video Game Festival; $400K Retail Sector Training Grant Received; EWDD Executive Meets with Chinese Delegation; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Boyle Heights Tech Academy LaunchedAugust 29, 2016
    Boyle Heights Tech Academy Launched, Offers Diploma Program for Justice System Youth; Rapid Response; LA:RISE Adds Social Enterprise Partner; Hire LA’s Youth Wrap-Up Event Planned; BusinessSource Center Help Gives Randle the Edge; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Hollywood Electrics, A Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator ClientAugust 22, 2016
    Hollywood Electrics, A Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Client, Leads Way in Sales of Green Motorbikes; Cathay Bank Donation; More Young Women Trained as Refs; Workforce Metrics

    Regional P3 Service Delivery Guidelines TrainingAugust 15, 2016
    City, County, School, College Districts and Social Services Agencies Train for Regional P3 Service Delivery Guidelines; Rapid Response; Para Los Niños Youth Attend National Conference; Woodland Hills Small Business Expands with SB Loan; BusinessSource Metrics; Workforce Metrics

    2016 Harbor City Day Labor Welding GraduatesAugust 8, 2016
    Day Laborers Benefit from Welding Training Provided in Harbor City; Hire LA’s Youth Gets Grant Pledge; Rapid Response; Girls Who Code Training Concludes; Hollywood Restauranteur Secures SBL Financing; BusinessSource Metrics; Workforce Metrics

    Jahman Ingram at Rams Hiring EventAugust 1, 2016
    Thousands of Job Seekers Take Part in L.A. Rams Hiring Event in South Los Angeles; 5,000 Positions Available for Upcoming Season; South LA Market Gets Loan to Buy Building; BusinessSource Metrics; Workforce Metrics

    Hire LA’S Youth Participants Ready to Earn and Save During Summer Jobs Program Thanks to Financial Literacy TrainingJuly 25, 2016
    Hire LA’S Youth Participants Ready to Earn and Save During Summer Jobs Program Thanks to Financial Literacy Training; Rapid Response; Boyle Heights Tech Boot Camp for Latino Youth; Workforce Metrics

    L.A. Workforce Career counselor John Wilson with Ex- Convict Steven HowellJuly 18, 2016
    L.A. Workforce Counselors Help Ex- Convict Chart Life After Prison; Second L.A. Rams Hiring Fair Set; Rapid Response; Sonoratown Gets Biz Center Assistance; EWDD GM Jan Perry Addresses Business Group; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    City Increases Numbers of Female Refs at Rec CentersJuly 11, 2016
    Women Learn to Call the Shots at Basketball Games, City Increases Numbers of Female Refs at Rec Centers; Hire LA’s Youth; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    City, County Launch 2016 Hire La’s Youth Summer Jobs InitiativeJuly 4, 2016
    City, County Launch 2016 Hire La’s Youth Summer Jobs Initiative; Rapid Response; State Awards $800k Grant for Workforce Training; Reseda Theater Envisioned as New Mixed-Use Project; South Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Turn Laid-Off Worker into an Entrepreneur; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Leaps N Boundz, a Hollywood Business, Stabilized with EWDD HelpJune 27, 2016
    High School Diplomas Awarded to 46 Graduates at Lincoln Heights Center; EWDD Notified of $800k Workforce Grant; North Valley Youth Job Fair Held; Hollywood Business Stabilized; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    Los Angeles Holds Region’s Largest LGBT Job FairJune 20, 2016
    Los Angeles Holds Region’s Largest Job Fair Aimed at Transgender Job Seekers; Autistic Youth Ready for Hire LA’s Youth; LA City Supports LA County Youth Job Fair; Small Business Loan Program Outreach; BusinessSource & Workforce Metrics

    EWDD Helps South L.A. Business goes from failing to thriving and helps community in the processJune 13, 2016
    Former Dropouts Achieve High School Diploma at Boyle Heights Center; EWDD Professional Development; Hire LA’s Youth Registrations; Layoff Aversion Plan Readied; Helping Store Owner — and the Community; BusinessSource Enrollments/Weekly Metrics

    Para Los Niños YouthSource CenterJune 6, 2016
    Closing The Tech Gender Gap; Hire LA’s Youth Update; Para Los Niños YouthSource Center; Turning a Niche into Cash; BusinessSource Enrollments/Weekly Metrics

    La FondaMay 30, 2016
    In Tough Market, L.A. Youth are Finding Jobs with Help of EWDD Partner Agencies; Rapid Response; Mariachi Shows Return to La Fonda; EWDD Small Business Loan Program; BusinessSource Enrollments/Weekly Metrics

    Helina Zerfu, owner of Buna Ethiopian Market restaurant and success story of EWDD's Entrepreneur Training Program (ETP)May 23, 2016
    Bank of America Helps Prepare Young People for Jobs with $121k Grant; Equipment Loan Critical to Restaurant Expansion; EWDD Recommends Sale of Properties for Honda Dealership Expansion; Workforce Development Consultant RFQ 2016; BusinessSource Enrollments; Weekly Metrics

    Exterior of Sweet Susie's Candy Shop in San PedroMay 16, 2016
    San Pedro Candy Shop Tasting Expansion Success; San Pedro Development Proposals Sought; EWDD Partners with DWP on Clean Tech; Brotherhood Crusade Holds Mentoring Event; LA:RISE Participation Growing; BusinessSource Enrollments; Weekly Metrics

    Local youth registers for Hire LA's Youth Summer Employment ProgramMay 9, 2016
    Registration for Hire LA’s Youth Exceeds 3,200; Request for Boyle Heights Development Proposal Issued; SBA Event in San Fernando Valley; BusinessSource Enrollments; Weekly Metrics

    Female Basketball Referee Training Program GraduatesMay 2, 2016
    Training City’s Young Women to Call the Shots; Workforce Development Board; Social Media Training Workshops; Big Turnout for Rams Hiring Event; BusinessSource Comes to Rescue of East LA Small Business; Small Business Day at City Hall; Weekly Metrics

    EWDD General Manager Jan Perry and LA's Chief Sustainability Officer Matt PetersonApril 25, 2016
    Westwood Spa Owner Expands Business with Help from EWDD Partner; Hollywood Heads Back to LA; LA City Government Goes Green; Weekly Metrics

    Young Angelenos Receive Nursing Certificates Through Training ProgramApril 18, 2016
    Young Angelenos Receive Nursing Certificates Through Training Program; Rapid Response; Biz Services; Metrics; Correction to 3/11/2016 Newsletter

    Dennis Francis, a 7-11 marketing official, leads applicant trainingApril 11, 2016
    EWDD, 7-11 Partner On Jobs for Young Angelenos and an Educational Video; South LA Biz Owner Gets Loan; LA:RISE Recognition; USC Village Project Puts Local Residents to Work; Extra Training Gives Job Candidates Leg Up; Biz Services; Small Business Loan Workshops; Metrics

    HIRE LA's Youth Pitch Video StillApril 4, 2016
    Collaboration with Private Sector for HIRE LA’s Youth 2016 Underway; Pitch Video Released; GEDs Completed in North Valley; ESL at Work? ¡Sí Se Puede!; Biz Services; Metrics

    Families attend PLN College Prep Summit at Cal State LAMarch 28, 2016
    College-Bound Youth and Parents Attend PLN ‘Summit’ at Cal State LA; Micro-Loans Help Dance Academy Expand, Prosper; LA:RISE Success Story; Promoting City of LA Business Loans; Biz Services

    Young Jobseekers Use DevicesMarch 21, 2016
    JobsLA Mobile App Attracts Younger Jobseekers; Rodriguez Settlement; EWDD Gets National Recognition; Requests for Proposals; Hire LA’s Youth 2016 Planning Underway; Biz Services; Small Business Loan Outreach; Metrics

    Mayor Garcetti Announces Launch of JobsLA Mobile AppMarch 14, 2016
    Downloads of JobsLA Mobile App Soar After Public Launch; South LA Job Fair; Hollywood Office Complex Ready to Take Tenants; Targeted Hiring Sessions; Biz Services; Metrics

    FilmstripMarch 7, 2016
    Expanded TV and Film Tax Credit Bringing Jobs, Dollars in First Full Year; Revamp of Harold and Belle’s Completed; Day Labor Resource Center RFP Released; EWDD GM Jan Perry Addresses Water Summit; Making a Good Impression; Tortilla Factory Relocated with EWDD Help; Strong Turnout for P3 Meeting; Biz Services; Metrics

    LocoL South L.A.February 29, 2016
    New San Pedro Brewery, Assisted by EWDD, Hoists Brews at Grand Opening; LocoL Creates Jobs in South L.A.; Leimert Park Study; L.A. River EIFD Study; We Can’t Say It Better; Rapid Response; Biz Services; Biz Workshops; EWDD Metrics

    Youth Opportunity Job FairFebruary 22, 2016
    More Than 1,000 Angeleno Youth Get Job Offers at Opportunity Youth Hiring Fair; Rapid Response; DTLA Shopkeeper Gets Help; SBA Outreach Continuing; Loans and Services; Workshops; EWDD Metrics

    Youth Employed at Opportunity Job FairFebruary 15, 2016
    Thousands of Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Attend Convention Center Job Fair and Receive on-the-Spot Offers; Grant Submission; Rapid Response; Reseda Career Fair; Brouwerij West in LA Times; Biz Report; EWDD Metrics

    New WorkSource Portal Ribbon CuttingFebruary 8, 2016
    City of Los Angeles Expands WorkSource Hubs, Adds $2.4 Million in New Job-Training Initiatives; Developers Invited to View Project Proposals; Roundtable on Financial Literacy has Strong Turnout; 100k Youth Fair Reaches 6,000 Registrants; Council Update; Biz Report; Workshops; EWDD Lending Unit; EWDD Metrics

    Registrations for 100k Youth FairFebruary 1, 2016
    Registrations for 100k Youth Fair Hit 4,000; Partners Urged to Register Opportunity Youth; Final Piece of Marlton Square Closes; Rapid Response; Para Los Niños Counselors Help Youth See His Career Path and More; Biz Report; EWDD Weekly Metrics

    Conscious Cup Café, A Social Enterprise That Supports Step Up ProgramsJanuary 25, 2016
    Conscious Cup Grand Opening, A Social Enterprise That Supports Step Up Programs; JobsLA.org Stats; Para Los Niños Cash for College Recruitment Event; Council Update; Section108 Update; EWDD Summary of Grant Applications Under Consideration; BusinessSource Center Performance Report; Biz Report

    New Watts Healthy Fast Food Eatery OpensJanuary 18, 2016
    Hundreds Line Up to Get a Taste of LocoL, New Fast-Food Entrant in Watts, Assisted by EWDD; Youth Opportunity & Job Fair; Three Request for Proposals (RFPs) Released by EWDD; Biz Report; Workforce Metrics

    Youth Registering for Job FairJanuary 11, 2016
    Push Is On to Register Youths for Job Fair; EDD Meeting; Metrics; Rapid Response Serves 653 Workers; Biz Report


    City and L.A. Valley College Provide Job Seekers with 21st Century SkillsJanuary 4, 2016
    City and L.A. Valley College Provide Job Seekers with 21st Century Skills; Starbucks Hiring Event; Metrics; Logistics Training in Spotlight

  • 2015

    For the Week of:

    Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program 2016December 21, 2015
    ‘Girls Who Code’ Returning to Boyle Heights Tech Center for Summer 2016; Sector Funding Received; Podcast on Workforce Efforts; “Green” Brewery Closer to First Pour



    Reconnecting Youth Thru P3 InitiativeDecember 14, 2015
    LA’s Nine Biz Centers Set Brisk Pace in Meeting Performance Goals for FY 2015-16; LA:RISE Gets Underway; JobsLA.org Stats; Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Campus Recognized; Performance Partnership Pilot Initiative, P3, Work Group Meets; Workforce Development Board Meeting; Starbucks Youth Hiring Event


    City Releases Request for Information for 1,000-Bed Convention Center HotelDecember 7, 2015
    City Releases Request for Information for 1,000-Bed Convention Center Hotel; RFP’s Readied on Reseda, Westlake Theaters; JobsLA.org; Workforce Stats; Career Choice Training; BusinessSource Center Provides Help to Local Businesses


    Hire LA’s Youth Survey FindingsNovember 30, 2015
    GM Jan Perry Presents Case for More Funding of Economic Development Activities; WorkSource November Metrics; EWDD Brings Section 108 Loan into Compliance; BusinessSource RFP Moves Forward; EWDD Staff at City Hall; BusinessSource Activities; Hire LA’s Youth Survey Findings


    VP Joe Biden Lauds Work of Los Angeles CleanTech IncubatorNovember 23, 2015
    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Lauds Work of Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator; EWDD Staff Address Department of Labor Grantees



    Paroled ‘Lifers’ Talk About Challenges of Reintegration with Governor BrownNovember 16, 2015
    Paroled ‘Lifers’ Talk About Challenges of Reintegration with Governor Brown; Hire LA’s Youth Hits Participation Target




    BusinessSource Request for Proposal Submission Period ClosesNovember 09, 2015
    Tech Economy Employers Take Part in Boyle Heights Tech Center Job Fair; BusinessSource Request for Proposal Submission Period Closes; Biz Workshop Held at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC) WorkSource Center



    Bank Career Training ProgramNovember 02, 2015
    Bank Career Training Program Marks 1,000th Graduate at Expo Center; Contracting Made Clear; Forming Ties with Tierra del Sol; Boyle Heights Tour/Talk



    Disconnected Youth: A Problem in Plain SightOctober 26, 2015
    Federal P3 Grant for Los Angeles Pilot Program to Integrate and Enhance Local Services Provided to Disconnected Youth; Valley Biz Group Expands Loan Options; Two Women-Owned Businesses Get Help; College-Bound Nico Offers Thanks; Univision Points Camera at Wilshire-Metro Logistics Program; Van Nuys ‘Bootcamp’ Series Going Strong


    Boyle Heights Tech YouthSource Center Invites Hiring Agency OnsiteOctober 19, 2015
    Boyle Heights Tech YouthSource Center Invites Hiring Agency Onsite, Jobs Follow; Workplace Challenges for Transgendered; FDIC/EWDD Financial Workshop; EWDD Extends RFP Submission Deadline



    Samuel Hughes, new interim Assistant General Manager of EWDD’s Economic Development DivisionOctober 12, 2015
    Hire LA’s Youth 2015 Participants Landing Jobs, Starting New Careers; Auto Parts Biz Gets Loan; South LA BizSource Aids Several Clients; Interim Assistant General Manager Named; South LA WorkSource Centers in Spotlight; PortTech Pitch Finals; JobsLA.org Usage; Eva Bitar Gets Honor


    BusinessSource Proposer’s ConferenceOctober 5, 2015
    Los Angeles Wins Federal ‘P3’ Designation and $700,000 Planning Grant; BusinessSource Proposer’s Conference; Biz loans Approved in South LA; Crossroad Summit Prep Underway; Other Economy-Building Events



    Loan Helps LAX-Based Cargo Company Expand BusinessSeptember 28, 2015
    Loan Helps LAX-Based Cargo Company Expand Business, Create New Jobs; Metro MOU; LARCA Year-End Banquet; Pathways to Success; Chris Paul visits Brotherhood Crusade; South LA BusinessSource Center helps secure two loans; Other Economy-Building Events


    LA:RISE Jobs Initiative Brings 500 JobsSeptember 21, 2015
    LA:RISE Jobs Initiative Brings 500 Jobs, Support Services to Angelenos; Employers offer positions at LATTC job fair; Byron Scott addresses EWDD staff; Pathways to Success; BusinessSource RFP released publicly; Other Economy-Building Events


    Success Stories as Hire LA’s Youth 2015 Summer Class Winds DownSeptember 14, 2015
    Success Stories, New Career Paths Emerging as Hire LA’s Youth 2015 Summer Class Winds Down; Student Recovery Day; Financial and Regulatory Training; State Truancy Briefing; Grants Awarded; Young Adults Job Fair; BusinessSource Center RFP; Other Economy-Building Events


    YouthSource Center Sponsors ‘Rose’ EventSeptember 7, 2015
    YouthSource Center Sponsors ‘Rose’ Event to Model Respect for Women; Woo Delivers Monterey Keynote; ‘On-the-Spot’ Hiring Event Nets 32 Jobs; Summer Youth/HIRE LA; Los Angeles BusinessSource Center RFP; Other Economy-Building Events


    L.A. Breaks New Ground by Teaching Day Laborers U.S. Building StandardsAugust 31, 2015
    L.A. Breaks New Ground by Teaching Day Laborers U.S. Building Standards; Workforce Monitoring; EWDD Greets Chinese Delegation; LA Fellows Get Front-Page Treatment; Other Economy-Building Events



    Video Shoots for Hire LA’s Youth 2015August 24, 2015
    GM Jan Perry Presents Economic Development Proposals to City Council Committee; Chinese Delegation; Hurray for Hollywood, the Sequel; Better Film Signs; Empowerment Zone; Grants Announced; Prep for ‘Brother’s Keeper’; Rolling Out WIOA; Video Shoots for Hire LA’s Youth (HLAY) 2015; Other Economy-Building Events; EWDD/City Council Business

    A Stitch in Time Saves 50 JobsAugust 17, 2015
    A Stitch in Time Saves 50 Jobs; CSUN Evaluates Hire LA’s Youth Program; Nagoya Delegation Visits LA City Hall; Speaking of Nisei Week; Cal State LA Summer Interns Make Video; Other Economy-Building Events; EWDD/City Council Business


    WorkSource Center Accentuates Benefits of Social Security LegislationAugust 10, 2015
    WorkSource Center Accentuates Benefits of Social Security Legislation; Performance Partnership Pilot Moves Ahead; Freight Biz Gets Expansion Loan; BizSource Centers RFP; Tour of Tierra del Sol; Sidewalk Vending Hearings; Layoffs Averted


    LA Kitchen Slices Into LA’s HeartAugust 3, 2015
    Rapid Response Holds Workshops to Help Laid-Off Haggen Workers; LA:RISE Trainings; Performance Partnership Pilot; LA Kitchen Slices Way Into LA’s Heart; Denver Group Tours YouthSource Centers; RFP for BizSource Centers Requested; BizSource Directors Meet; Other Economy-Building Events; EWDD/City Council Business


    Laid Off Heinz Workers Get Help Finding New JobsJuly 27, 2015
    Laid Off Heinz Workers Get Help Finding New Jobs; Another Jobs Portal Set to Open; Film Task Force Hashes Out Issues; ‘Girls Who Code’ Got It Wired; WDB Annual Meeting; UCLA Tour; Other Economy-Building Events; EWDD/City Council Business


    Wilmington Residents Turn Out for Avalon Boulevard Biz TourJuly 20, 2015
    Wilmington Residents Turn Out for Avalon Boulevard Biz Tour; Other Economy-Building Events




    ‘Fab Lab’ in LA Moves ForwardJuly 13, 2015
    ‘Fab Lab’ in LA Moves Forward; The North Valley BusinessSource Center; The South Valley BusinessSource Center; Veterans Career Summit; FilmLA Update

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