June 10, 2019
LA:RISE Re-Entry Participant Gets Full-Time Job on Freeway Projects; Formerly Homeless, LA:RISE Participant Becomes Camera Operator; EWDD Hosts LAP3 Meeting Focused on Homeless Youth; Business & Workforce Metrics

June 3, 2019
Compass Rose Collaborative Gives Trainee Support, Electrical Tools; CRCD YouthSource Apply Lessons From “Best Dressed” Workshop; South LA BusinessSource Helps Biz Owner Obtain $50K Loan, Saves Metro Contract; Youth Team Conducts Systemwide Professional Development Day; Business & Workforce Metrics

May 27, 2019
Re-Entry Men Trained to be Carpenter Apprentices at $1B Lucas Museum; El Proyecto Youth Attend Metro National Infrastructure Week Event; Six El Proyecto Youth Graduate LAVC Advanced Manufacturing Class; EWDD Unveils Social Media Video About Targeted Local Hire Program; Business & Workforce Metrics

May 20, 2019
Hire LA’s Youth Satur-Yay, 662 Youth Registered for Summer Jobs; Hollywood WorkSource Hosts Second Chance Career and Resource Fair; North Valley BusinessSource Helps Long-Term Client Expand to Three Locations; West Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Obtain Loan, Expand Export Biz; Business & Workforce Metrics

May 13, 2019
LAHTA Celebrates New Culinary Training Facility in Koreatown; LA:RISE Participant Gains Confidence, Leading to Full-Time Job; LA:RISE Participant Gets Job as Camera Operator, Helps Support Family; Harbor-Watts BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Get $128k Loan to Launch Studio; Business Response Unit Obtains 31 New Cases at Small Business Summit; Business & Workforce Metrics

May 6, 2019
35 Employers, 150 Participants Attend Southeast LA WSC Job Fair; One Year Later Targeted Local Hire Attains Civil Service Status at HCIDLA; Hollywood WSC Helps Job Seeker Get On Career Pathway Through THLP; South Valley BSC Helps Biz Owner Launch Love and Kare Home Health; Business & Workforce Metrics

April 29, 2019
EWDD Serves as Official Partner of 2019 Mayor’s Small Business Summit; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center to Local Hire for the Crenshaw Crossing Mixed-Use Project; Business & Workforce Metrics

April 22, 2019
Para Los Niños Celebrates 16 Certified Nursing Assistant Graduates; Central West BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Get $2k Microloan for Mobile Venture; BusinessSource Center Weekly Highlights; Business & Workforce Metrics

April 15, 2019
EWDD Supports LA LGBT Center at Anita May Rosenstein Grand Opening; Hollywood WSC Helps Job Seeker Get Job in Special Ed at LAUSD; EWDD IGM Informs Council District 3 BobCAT Team About City’s Business Response Unit; EWDD Launches “Opportunity Zones” Webpage for City of LA; East LA BSC Helps Restauranteur Become First City Microloan Recipient; Business & Workforce Metrics

April 8, 2019
Downtown/Pico Union WSC Helps Student Pursue Dream Career; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Student Get Office Training; Northeast Valley YSC Celebrates Renovated Facility; LA:RISE Participant Earns Nursing Assistant Certificate; LA:RISE Participant Finds Work, Volunteers to Help Homeless; Business & Workforce Metrics

April 1, 2019
El Proyecto Youth & South LA WorkSource are Majority of Grads at Ceremony; Canoga Park/South Valley WorkSource Funds 7 Slots at HR Assistant Academy; Compass Rose Collaborative – Construction Tools, Work Boots; Vernon-Central/LATTC Helps Student Find Job with Delicious at The Dunbar; Business & Workforce Metrics

March 25, 2019
Youth Finish Construction Training for Upcoming Malibu Fire Cleanup; South Los Angeles BusinessSource Helps Door Installer Entrepreneur Expand Business; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Recent College Grad Find Job; Business & Workforce Metrics

March 18, 2019
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Co-Hosts 1st South LA Transgender Job Fair; Veteran Who Received Training Funded by WorkSource Staffs Booth at Job Fair; North Valley BusinessSource Helps Purified Water Business Owners Obtain $7K Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics

March 11, 2019
Visitors Flock to YouthSource Table at Women’s History Month Event; “If I Can Do It, I Guarantee You, You Can All Do It” EWDD Unveils Social Media Videos About LAVC Metro Bridge Academy; LA:RISE Helps Young Mother Earn GED, Learn Marketable Office Skills; Business & Workforce Metrics

March 4, 2019
LAYOM Watts Offers Youth Professional Clothing; Para Los Niños (PLN) Youth Explore Careers in Biomedicine; PLN Youth at Transition Age Conference; PLN YSC Attends 2019 Raza Youth Conference at UCLA; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Provides Customer Service Training; Mid-City BSC Helps Carlo’s House Keeper Obtain $3k Microloan; Business & Workforce Metrics

February 25, 2019
WorkSource Centers Honored at Two-Year Targeted Local Hire Program Anniversary; Targeted Local Hire Program Gives LA Newcomer a Sense of “Home”; Harbor BusinessSource Helps Bloom & Plume Flower Shop Owners Grow Business; Business & Workforce Metrics

February 18, 2019
EWDD Fills Nine Out of 12 Slots at Mayor’s Hire LA’s Youth Roundtable; Four Youth participants from YOM Watts YouthSource Center Represent at UC Berkeley Workplace Event; Central West BusinessSource Helps Music Studio Obtain $50,000 Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics

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

February 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

January 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

January 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

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

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

December 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

December 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

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


December 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

December 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

November 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

November 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

November 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


November 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

October 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

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

October 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

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

October 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

September 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

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

September 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

June 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

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

June 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

June 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

May 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

May 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

May 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

May 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

April 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

April 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

April 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

April 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

April 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

March 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

March 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

March 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

March 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

February 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

February 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

February 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

February 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

November 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

November 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

November 13, 2017
EWDD-Supported Fashion Incubator Selected for Los Angeles Tech Week; Hollywood BusinessSource Center Guides Entrepreneur with SBA Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics


November 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

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

July 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

May 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

May 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

May 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

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

May 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

April 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

April 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


April 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

April 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


March 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


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


March 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


March 6, 2017
Hollywood BusinessSource Center Assists Restaurant Owner in Expanding and Creating 18 New Jobs in Los Angeles; Business & Workforce Metrics; WorkSource Centers


February 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

February 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

February 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

February 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

January 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

January 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

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


January 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

January 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

November 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

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

November 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

November 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

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

September 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

September 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

September 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

May 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

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

May 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

May 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

May 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

April 25, 2016
Westwood Spa Owner Expands Business with Help from EWDD Partner; Hollywood Heads Back to LA; LA City Government Goes Green; Weekly Metrics

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

April 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

April 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

March 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

March 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

March 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

March 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

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

February 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

February 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

February 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

February 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

January 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

January 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

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


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

December 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



December 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


December 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


November 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


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



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




November 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



November 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



October 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


October 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



October 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


October 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



September 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


September 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


September 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


September 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


August 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



August 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

August 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


August 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


August 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


July 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


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




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