With 2017 drawing to a close, there are a number of unresolved or unfinished matters that will impact the City of Long Beach in the future. The Business Journal has compiled a list of updates for several of these issues, including: efforts to put rent control on November’s ballot, the Land Use Element, the port’s […]
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Can Long Beach's Fiber Master Plan Bridge The Digital Divide?
(Editor’s Note: An experiment in journalism teamwork, the Long Beach Media Collaborative is made up of participants from the Press-Telegram, Long Beach Post, Grunion Gazette and Long Beach Business Journal. The goal: To combine forces for in-depth, multi-platform reporting on poignant issues gripping the community. Our first project, Strengthening the Signal, explores the dearth of […]
San Pedro Bay Ports Work Toward Higher Efficiency Through Collaboration, Communication And Investment
Comprised of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the San Pedro Bay port complex is the busiest in the United States, bringing in around 40% of the nation’s incoming cargo each year. Such massive volume requires many industry partners working together to get goods where they need to be, and the Southern California […]
Visionaries: Brian Ulaszewski, Livability
Since his time on the Long Beach City Council, self-proclaimed urbanist Mayor Robert Garcia has promoted livability in the city. This has come in many forms – from residential and commercial development to increased walkability and bikeability and promoting the arts and culture. However, with a slew of duties, the city’s youngest mayor cannot devote […]
Mayor Garcia Discusses City’s Successes, Challenges
Now into his fourth year as mayor of Long Beach, Dr. Robert Garcia’s enthusiasm for his post and his city has not waned. If anything, it has grown. Leading the City of Long Beach is “the best job in the country,” according to our mayor – and it is one he intends to continue for […]
Economic Outlook International Trade: Cargo Growth Forecasted For San Pedro Bay Ports Despite Slight Loss In Market Share
A fog of uncertainty surrounding the outlook for international trade through the San Pedro Bay ports has cleared now that the new alliance structures among major shipping companies are two months into operation and, according to port officials, have rolled out smoothly. In advance of four alliances among the world’s largest shipping companies consolidating […]
Economic Outlook Technology: Long Beach Tech Firms Project Revenue Growth, Potential Expansions
Technology companies with headquarters in Long Beach are reporting revenue growth so far this year, with plans to expand or invest in the city in varying degrees. A couple of years ago, Mayor Robert Garcia made headlines for proclaiming that he wanted Long Beach to become the “Silicon Valley of the South.” While that […]
Longtime Convention Center Employee Veronica Quintero Reflects On A Storied Career With More Years To Come
Veronica Quintero is one of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center’s longest-time employees, having started at the center as an office manager in 1979 as she was finishing out her last year in high school. In 1984, she was promoted to oversee the center’s food and beverage operations and was thereby catapulted into a […]
Commercial Real Estate Remains Strong After Flat First Quarter
Across all sectors of commercial real estate, experts say markets remain strong and are poised for another year with low vacancy rates and increasing prices, despite a slow first quarter. Office Robert Garey, senior director at Cushman & Wakefield, said the office real estate market was relatively flat during the first quarter of 2017. […]
Dine On Pine: Conservation Corps’ 25th Annual Event Supports The Futures Of At-Risk Youth
The Conservation Corps of Long Beach (CCLB) has been providing at-risk youth with the opportunity to fulfill their secondary education while gaining valuable work and life skills for the past 30 years. The organization is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Dine on Pine event this year, which helps sustain its initiatives and provides the […]