How the landscape of Startup Ecosystems is no longer constrained just to Silicon Valley, but is a global phenomenon with dozens of Startup Ecosystems emerging all over the world. [The Report – PDF]
Archives: December 2012
The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look
This study describes the great ongoing California exodus, using data from the Census, the Internal Revenue Service, the state’s Department of Finance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and other sources. We map in detail where in California the migrants come from, and where they go…
Cities of Opportunity – PWC & Partnership for New York City
In this fifth edition of Cities of Opportunity, PwC and the Partnership for New York City again examine the current social and economic performance of the world’s leading cities. 2012 [The Report – PDF]
Otis – 2012 Creative Economy Report
The 2012 Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region is the sixth edition of an annual report commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design to do the impossible: quantify creativity by analyzing the financial impact of creative industries and practitioners in the Los Angeles region….
Has California Finally Hit Bottom?
“You can’t just take business and jobs for granted, you’ve got to have policies that foster economic growth” L.A. Coalition Chairman Goldsmith tells CNBC.
L.A. Coalition Executive Director Moderates Workforce and Cybersecurity Summit at Cal Poly
The Poly Post – Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom sang the praises of Cal Poly Pomona’s engineering program Oct. 9 while speaking in the Engineering and Cyber Security Workforce Development Summit. [The News Article]
LAX Can’t Get Off the Ground – Neighbors’ Resistance Too Much
Los Angeles Business Journal – Monday, October 1, 2012 By Christopher Thornberg and Dustin Schrader For many travelers, Los Angeles International Airport is their first impression of the city. What do they see? Terminals that date to the 1960s. Airfields that fail to meet Federal Aviation Administration standard operational specifications…
L.A. Times’ Jim Newton: Getting L.A. Growing Again
Los Angeles Times – July 23, 2012 A wide range of influential Californians, despite their range of vantage points and political leanings, identified many of the same opportunities for growth. [The News Article – PDF]
American Fast Forward Takes Major Leap Ahead
Nov 9, 2011 – Amid today’s unnecessary partisan debates over formally bipartisan issues, the Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) and Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (OK), passed legislation today to invest in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and put up to 2.8 million people back…
Creating Jobs in America’s Cities
July 23, 2011 – Los Angeles Coalition Chairman Russell Goldsmith speaks to the United States Conference of Mayors Leadership forum. [Video]