Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

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LAEDC drives action in support of a reimagined Los Angeles regional economy that is growing, equitable, sustainable and resilient, and provides a healthy and high standard of living for all. A public-benefit nonprofit celebrating its 40th year of working collaboratively to improve the lives of people through economic inclusion, LAEDC is a trusted partner working on behalf of the people of Los Angeles County.

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United States, California, Los Angeles

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1981

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Oct 28, 2025	USGBC-CA Launches Comprehensive Building Performance Hub to Help Accelerate Retrofits for Thousands of Buildings across the State	The U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) has launched the California Building Performance Hub (CABuildingHub.org)("Hub"), a comprehensive and centralized digital platform to help accelerate retrofits for 1000s of buil...
May 31, 2024	Fostering Trade and Driving Development - Successful Promotion of the 136th Canton Fair in the United States, Canada, and Japan	GUANGZHOU, China, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From May 18th to 27th, Mr. Chu Shijia, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Canton Fair, and Chairman and President of China Foreign Trade Centre Group Ltd, led a dedicated team in condu...
Dec 22, 2023	Eliminating Digital Discrimination For Digital Equity: A Year in Review	By Cristal Mojica In 2023, the Michelson 20MM Foundation’s Digital Equity Initiative continued to advance California’s digital equity priorities alongside state, regional, and local partners by ramping up participation and investment in ad...
Oct 6, 2022	How can California workers transition to green energy jobs?	California likes to see itself as a leader in climate policy. But transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy also will mean a major reshuffling for workers. What happens to workers in the oil and gas industry whose jobs may disappe...
Oct 12, 2021	I'm a California dock worker facing record cargo-ship backlogs. It'll be catastrophic if things get worse.	Container ships at the congested Port of Los Angeles in September 2021. Mike Blake/Reuters Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Subscribe to push notifications Read next Listen to The Refresh, ...
Sep 20, 2021	The largest port in the US hit a new ship-backlog record nearly every day last week, as 65 massive container boats float off the California coast	Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach hit multiple new records nearly every day last week. The queue of ships waiting to unload lengthened by 10 ships last week. The average time it takes to transport a package from Asia to the US has increas...
Sep 10, 2021	6 Ways LA's Defense Industry Soared in the Years Since 9/11	In the decade after the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001 and the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, military spending skyrocketed, at one point eating up 20% of government spending. Although it has since fallen, its legacy can still be felt in Sou...
Aug 10, 2021	LA Councilmembers Are Pushing for an LA Electric Vehicle 'Master Plan'	There are a number of government-backed initiatives in Los Angeles currently in motion to shift to improving air quality and electric vehicle adoption. But two City Council members believe multiple — and sometimes disjointed — plans aren't ...
Jul 7, 2021	How Lab Launch Aims to Make It Easier for Biotech Startups to Find Space	Llewellyn Cox is making a WeWork for bioscience professionals. In a building along a hip arts district in Atwater Village, the molecular biologist and venture investor will open his next no-strings-attached lab space where he hopes startups...
Jul 7, 2021	Atwater Village Will Soon Be Home to This New ‘WeWork’ for Bioscience Startups	Llewellyn Cox is making a WeWork for bioscience professionals. In a building along a hip arts district in Atwater Village, the molecular biologist and venture investor will open his next no-strings-attached lab space where he hopes startups...
Feb 9, 2021	Local Venture Funding Is Growing, but Not the Share Funding LA Startups	Funding for Southern California startups has stalled as some of the region's biggest investors spread money outside the region. In 2010, roughly one in every 10 startup dollars deployed nationally funded tech companies in Southern Californi...
Dec 21, 2020	Here Are the Largest Raises in Los Angeles in 2020	Makers of rockets and video games — and a now-notorious short-form streaming service that ended in spectacular failure — dominated the list of biggest L.A. venture deals in 2020. The top ten raises amounted to more than $5.3 billion, accord...
Dec 16, 2020	dot.LA VC Sentiment Survey: Investors See Lots of Deals and Hiring Despite Long Return to Normal	Welcome to the first edition of the dot.LA VC Sentiment Survey. Every quarter we're going to be surveying the top VCs in Los Angeles. We asked dozens of partners and top level investors who they thought were the hottest companies and best V...
Feb 20, 2019	Timing and why we’re all VCs	Timing is the single most valuable skill of the modern economy, but I would argue it’s the least understood and also the least practiced. Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities befo...
Feb 22, 2017	LAEDC Raises More than $1 Million for New Initiative to Attract High-Paying Jobs
Apr 16, 2016	How Jerry Jones Influenced The Rams Trade For Titans Top Draft Pick	LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 09: Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager Jerry Jones sits... [+] ringside during the WBO super middleweight championship fight between Oscar Valdez and Evgeny Gradovich on April 9, 2016 at MGM Grand ...
Jun 13, 2015	Los Angeles County voting to shift from inkblots to open source	County employees assist users in the simulated voting process at a testing session. Lu Lu, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk reader comments 103 with 58 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twit...
Oct 8, 2014	There’s Something Going On In L.A.	Mark Suster Contributor Mark Suster is the managing partner at Upfront Ventures, the leading Los Angeles-based venture firm. More posts by this contributor Why was the winter for venture capital funding so short? Should You Be A Startup CEO...
Dec 9, 2009	The $1 DVD rental debate: LA group says Redbox will lose movie makers $1B	We know many Hollywood studios view Redbox $1 DVD rental kiosks as a problem that must be kept in check. A recent report from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) says those rental kiosks could represent a billion dollar...
Dec 9, 2009	Study Being Promoted As 'Redbox Kills Jobs' Actually Shows That Hollywood Jobs Will Grow	We’ve already been covering Redbox’s legal fight with a few movie studios who so hate the idea that Redbox is actually giving people something they want (legally) at a reasonable price (legally), that they want to kill it. The whole thing i...
Mar 2, 2009	L.A. Mayor Talks So-Cal Economics	March 2, 2009 min read Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who's up for reelection tomorrow, recently spoke with a group of journalists, inlcuding Entrepreneur magazine, about the economic state of his city. The mayor, who has no major ...
Sep 4, 2008	Tale Of Two Economies	Which energy stocks are ready to rebound? Stay informed with a free trial subscription of Block Traders' Oil and Gold Monitor.
	The largest port in the US hit a new ship-backlog record every day last week, as 65 massive container boats float off the California coast	Marine Exchange of Southern California Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, hit multiple new records every day last week. The queue of ships waiting to unload lengthened by 10 ships last week. The average time it takes to get a ...
	Venture Deals Fall in LA Amid Economic Worries	Much like the rest of the U.S., the Los Angeles region is facing a venture capital slowdown. Venture capitalists are investing less money and striking fewer deals with L.A. startups lately, according to PitchBook Data and interviews with ex...

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FAQ about Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

When was Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) founded?

Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) was founded in 1981.

What has the press written about Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)?

Parsers VC has collected 25 articles mentioning Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), among them “USGBC-CA Launches Comprehensive Building Performance Hub to Help Accelerate Retrofits for Thousands of Buildings across the State” (Oct 28, 2025) and “Fostering Trade and Driving Development - Successful Promotion of the 136th Canton Fair in the United States, Canada, and Japan” (May 31, 2024).

Is Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) still active?

Yes, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 20, 2026.