The Updates are weekly reports from the EWDD General Manager to the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. This report is produced by EWDD’s communications section. If you have any questions, comments, or wish to have a contribution considered for inclusion in an upcoming "Updates," please feel free to contact Jamie Francisco, EWDD's Public Information Officer, at 213-744-9048 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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For the Week of:
September 21, 2020
EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Central West BSC Helps Sidewalk Vendor Receive Permit, Avoid Fines; West Valley BSC Helps Full Services Firm Obtain 3 Loans & Stay Open; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 14, 2020
EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; East LA BusinessSource Center Helps Thai Restaurant Launch Alfresco Dining; EWDD WorkSource Partners With LA Chamber in First Virtual Job Fair; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 7, 2020
EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; LA:RISE Participant Helps Re-Entry Worker Build Skills and Confidence; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Helps Worker Gain Job in Construction; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 31, 2020
EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; South Valley BSC Helps Entrepreneur Launch Bakery During COVID-19; Hire LA’s Youth & LA:RISE Participants Hired at New LA LGBT Center Café; Hire LA’s Youth & ZipRecruiter® Partner to Create Youth Job Profiles; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 24, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; South LA BSC Helps Local Papa John’s Grow and Hire Staff; Hollywood BSC Helps Entrepreneur Obtain $10K LA City Small Biz ER Microloan; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 17, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; LACI Hosts Virtual Graduation for Advanced Prototyping Center; EWDD Highlights City of LA Small Business Loan Options at Town Hall; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 10, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Boyle Heights Technology YouthSource Interns Assist in Census 2020 Efforts; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 3, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; North Valley BusinessSource Helps Juice Bar Obtain $10K Loan, Stays Open; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 27, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Para Los Niños YouthSource Center Assists Recent Grads with Transition to College; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 20, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; EWDD Assists 1,634 United Airlines Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19; Para Los Niños Youth Begin Virtual Internships at USC; PLN YouthSource Helps Young Mom Receive Training For Health Care Career; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 13, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Grid110 Tech Start-Up Incubator Launches South LA Program; At Risk for Homelessness, LA:RISE Helps Youth Gain Work Experience; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 6, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; South Valley BSC Helps Beauty Salon Obtain $30K EIDL Loan; EWDD YouthSource & WorkSource Centers Distribute Angeleno Card; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 29, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; EWDD’s Economic Development Division Assists LA Alfresco Efforts; EWDD BusinessSource Centers Highlighted at Accessing LA; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 22, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; City Joins LA Regional COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund; EWDD Highlight City’s Small Business Resources at Regional Webinars; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 15, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; WorkSource and YouthSource Centers Assist LA Connected Efforts; EWDD Highlights City’s Small Business Resources at Regional Webinar; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 8, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Mid-City BusinessSource Helps Local Ramen House Secure Loans & Rehire 18 Staff; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 1, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; North Valley BusinessSource Helps Community Fitness Business Receive Microloan; CD 3 and EWDD Launch Food & Beverage Industry Working Group; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 25, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Helps Client Enter Construction Trade; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 18, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; EWDD Assists Caveman Vintage Music with $20K Loan; EWDD GM Highlights BusinessSource Centers & BRU at Town Hall; EWDD Awarded $1.8M Grant to Assist Workers Impacted By COVID-19; CSUN Recognizes EWDD’s LAP3 Program; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 11, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Central West BusinessSource Helps CPA Obtain $92K Payroll Protection Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 4, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Helping Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking Survivors, LA WDB Distributes COVID-19 Grant Funding to WorkSource Centers; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 27, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; Compass Rose Collaborative Participant: Formerly on Parole, Now in Construction; Grid110 Tech Start-Up Incubator Launches Virtual Program; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 20, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; City of LA Small Business Emergency Microloan Program - Behind the Scenes: EWDD Staff Works Non-Stop to Process Loans; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 13, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; An Overnight Shift Taking Temperatures of the City’s Unsheltered; Assisting the City’s Unsheltered, Sanitizing Surfaces for Their Safety; LA City EWDD & WDB Publish Draft Annual Plan PY 2020/21; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 6, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; EWDD Rapid Response Helps Angelenos Access Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
March 30, 2020
Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response and Resources; North Valley BSC Helps Launch To-Go Restaurant in Panorama City; MidCity Region BSC Helps Pilates Studio; Business & Workforce Metrics
March 23, 2020
A Message from EWDD General Manager Carolyn M. Hull (Update on EWDD COVID-19 Impact Response); Business Metrics
March 16, 2020
A Message from EWDD General Manager Carolyn M. Hull; Business Metrics
March 9, 2020
LA:RISE - Providing a Fresh Start and Job Opportunities to Support Families; Learning New Skills, LA:RISE Participant Finds Work to Support Family; LA:RISE Re-Entry Participant Finds Employment and Reason to Smile; Business & Workforce Metrics
March 2, 2020
Destination Crenshaw – EWDD Provided $1.3M to Fund Three Projects; South Valley BusinessSource Helps Owner of Trucking Company Obtain $250K Loan; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 24, 2020
Hollywood BusinessSource Center Helps Client Obtain $95K Loan, Creating Four South Los Angeles Based Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 17, 2020
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Hosts the First LA:RISE Hiring Fair; West Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Open Children’s Language School; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 10, 2020
South LA BusinessSource Helps Sidewalk Vendors Secure City and County Permits; LA:RISE Provides Teen Training, Leads to Lax Job; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 3, 2020
EWDD BusinessSource Centers Help Two Sisters Launch Dog Grooming Businesses in Pacoima and Panorama City; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 27, 2020
EWDD Rapid Response Team Assists Former Forever 21 Employees; Mid-City BusinessSource Helps Fashion Designer Obtain $30k Microloan; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 20, 2020
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Helps Job Seeker Become Forklift Operator; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps Long-Time Client Build Trucking Business in South Bay; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 13, 2020
An Economic Engine for Pacoima and Northeast San Fernando Valley - Major Project Loans Program Paved Way for Plaza Pacoima; Central West BusinessSource Helps Law Firm Obtain $100k SBA Loan, Add 3 New Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 6, 2020
LA:RISE Participant Receives Training, Leading to Full-Time Position; Formerly Homeless, LA:RISE Participant Now Has Full-Time Retail Job; First EWDD Microloan Recipient Opens Sushi Beluga Restaurant; Business & Workforce Metrics
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For the Week of:
December 30, 2019
EWDD Targeted Local Hire Program (TLHP) Success Stories: In Less Than 2 Years, EWDD THLP Hire Earns Civil Service and Promotion, and A YouthSource Success Story Enters TLHP, Gains Full-Time Work; Business & Workforce Metrics
December 23, 2019
Re-Entry Job Seeker Receives Training to Become Skilled Laborer; South Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Launch Family-Owned Bakery; More Than 130 Attend Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center End of Year Job Fair; Business & Workforce Metrics
December 16, 2019
LA:RISE Reentry Worker Gains Job Skills to Build Construction Career; Formerly Homeless, LA:RISE Participant Receives On-The-Job Training; Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Studio Owner Obtain $425K Loan, Create 13 Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics
December 9, 2019
The North Valley BusinessSource Center Celebrates its Grand Opening; Compass Rose Collaborative Alum Hired at Metals Company; Business & Workforce Metrics
December 2, 2019
'Find a Way to Invest in Hire LA’s Youth' - Bank of America Executive Shares How the Initiative Benefits Employers and Businesses; EWDD Ad Campaigns Promote Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 25, 2019
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Hires an LA:RISE Participant as Career Coach; Mid-City Region BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneurs Obtain $50k Microloan; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 18, 2019
EWDD Provides Contracting Info at LA Women’s Entrepreneurship Day; North Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Launch Latin Infused Coffee Shop; Compass Rose Collaborative Alum Gains Confidence, Joins Tech Field; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 11, 2019
EWDD Staffer Shares Targeted Local Hire Program Success Story at the Los Angeles LGBT Youth Center; Harbor BusinessSource Center Helps “Grilled Fraiche” Restaurateur Expand; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 4, 2019
EWDD Youth Staff Win CFE #SummerJobsConnect Social Media Award; Central/West BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Secure Microloan & Create Jobs; EWDD Promotes City’s Lending Programs at DTLA Small Business Event; Hollywood WorkSource Partners in Hospitality Job Fair for Young Adults; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 28, 2019
EWDD Launches Opportunity Zone Pages for Investors and Developers; East LA BusinessSource Helps Son Continue Legacy and Expand Family’s Restaurant; EWDD Staff Highlights City Financing Programs at Small Biz Expo; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 21, 2019
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Celebrates First Advanced Prototyping Center Graduating Class; South Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Youth Entrepreneur Launch Family Business; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 14, 2019
Hollywood BusinessSource Center Helps Wash My Dog Owners Obtain $40K Small Business Loan; Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center Helps Re-Entry Job Seeker Get Into Union; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 7, 2019
More Than 160 People with Disabilities Attend Hollywood WSC Job Fair; LA:RISE Participant in Recovery Gains Support, Job Skills; South LA BSC Helps Entrepreneurs Obtain $250K Loan to Open Café; EWDD Conducts Two-Day Course on Financial Grants Management; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 30, 2019
LA:RISE Accomplishments Celebrated at Homeless to Hired Summit; Compass Rose Collaborative Forklift Training Preps Youth for Jobs; West Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Launch Tattoo Salon; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 23, 2019
Compass Rose Collaborative Prepares Pre-Apprentices for Jobs; North Valley BusinessSource Center Helps Entrepreneur Launch Custom Crafts Business; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 16, 2019
EWDD Grant to Lupita’s Market Creates Healthy Food Option in Westlake; MidCity BusinessSource Center Helps Dance Instructor Secure $5K Microloan to Expand; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 9, 2019
EWDD Booth Represented Programs at KJLH Men’s Empowerment Summit; LA:RISE Participant Gains Work Experience with LA Conservation Corps; Harbor-Watts BusinessSource Helps Downtown Taco Obtain $200K Loan and Add Jobs; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 2, 2019
HUD $3.7M Jobs Plus Initiative to Benefit Watts/LA WorkSource Center; Central/West Region BusinessSource Secures $23K Microloan for Juice Business; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 26, 2019
Formerly Homeless Single Mom Finds Job at Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center; Compass Rose Collaborative Celebrates Participant Achievements; East LA BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Launch DTLA Restaurant; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 19, 2019
Long-Term Client Indie Printing Applauds BusinessSource Services; South Valley BusinessSource Helps Young Latina Launch Ice Cream Business; EWDD Booth Featured at Dodger Stadium LA Community Job Fair; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 12, 2019
Re-Entry Workers Receives Financial Coaching, Hired for Union Jobs; More Than 100 Attendees Visited EWDD Booth at South LA Job Fair; Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Street Vendor Obtain $2k Microloan to Expand; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 5, 2019
Compass Rose Collaborative Alum Named Lead Apprentice on Project; Grid 110 Incubator Launches Struct Club App for Spin Instructors; LA:RISE Participant Gains Job Experience, Inspired to Pursue New Career; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 29, 2019
Bureau of Sanitation Celebrates Hire LA’s Youth Grads; EWDD Staff at Central Avenue Jazz Festival; West Adams WSC & LAUSD DACE Partner in Security Training Course; Social Media Videos Highlight Job Fairs; South Valley BSC & West Valley WSC Partner for Grand Opening; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 22, 2019
Hollywood BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneur Secure $2K Loan to Expand Business; Compass Rose Collaborative Re-Entry Program Reports Results; LA:RISE Re-Entry Participant Gains Work Job Skills with CRCD Enterprises; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 15, 2019
Boyle Heights Technology YSC Welcomes 80 Hire LA’s Youth Interns; Vernon-Central/LATTC WSC Helps Re-Entry Job Seeker Land Union Job; Mid-City BSC Helps Entrepreneur Obtain $125K Loan to Expand Studio; EWDD Premieres Social Media Video Tour of South LA YSC; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 8, 2019
50 Youth Kick-Off Hire LA’s Youth Internships at UCLA; EWDD Launches Social Media Videos with Tour of YO Watts YouthSource; Harbor-Watts BusinessSource Helps Watts Street Vendor Launch Tamale Stand; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 1, 2019
EWDD Supports Launch of Summer Youth Employment Programs; Metro Bridge Training Academy Graduates Excited for New Careers; Compass Rose Collaborative Celebrates Apprenticeship Graduates; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 24, 2019
National Dislocated Worker Grant Ceremony Honors Creek Fire Team; Para Los Niños Hosts Graduation for 1st Generation College Students; East LA BusinessSource Assists Entrepreneur with Opening Guatemalan Restaurant; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 17, 2019
City of LA DPW Bureau of Sanitation Welcomes 2019 Hire LA’s Youth Interns; Creek Wildfire Grant Provides Job Seeker Stability, Inspires New Career; South Valley BusinessSource Helps Entrepreneurial Friends Launch Harry’s LA Pizza; Business & Workforce Metrics
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 and Electrical Tools for New Job; CRCD YouthSource Apply Lessons From “Best Dressed” Workshop; 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
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For the Week of:
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 Entrepreneur 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
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