Each week, the award-winning Los Angeles Business Journal examines the many ways that the L.A. economy operates. Together with the economic news, demographics and lifestyle profiles, the Los Angeles Business Journal is presented in an accessible format. First-rate editorial and research teams provide in-depth analyses of the community's ever-changing business and economic scene.
Regular departments include Up Front, highlighting stories of importance featuring Los Angeles businesses and their decision-makers; Media & Technology, focusing on up-to-the-minute changes and innovations in the businesses that serve these fields; Small Business, profiling those smaller businesses moving into the fore; and Investment and Finance, where L.A.'s many public companies are profiled and analyzed.
One of the most widely read features is The List, which ranks the top businesses in any given industry. Each of these surveys is then compiled into the Los Angeles Business Journal's invaluable resource – the annual Book of Lists.
Welcome to Downtown Los Angeles, a vibrant city center. Thanks to our commercial, creative, and cultural rebirth, many people live, work, and play here every day. Come experience world-class arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife and more. You'll discover your inner urban pioneer in Downtown L.A., the Heart of Los Angeles! The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) is a coalition of property owners, consisting of more than 2,200 parcels*, committed to enhancing the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles. We believe that Downtown LA is a wholly unique place - one with an exciting and prosperous future. Our organization is helping the 65-block central business district achieve its full potential as a great place to live, work, play - and connect!
The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) is renowned for its effective advocacy and educational programs throughout the region, and is a vital representative of business leaders from all industry sectors. The LABC provides its members with strong conduits to local, state and federal officials through targeted policy recommendations and key issue briefings, and annually hosts the influential Mayoral Housing, Education and Sustainability Summits and Los Angeles Architectural Awards luncheon.
The LABC targets three key issue areas that are integral to our city's economic competitiveness and quality of life:
Sustainable Development
Workforce Housing
Education and Business Development
History
The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) has been impacting the Los Angeles business landscape for over 70 years. Originally founded as a West Los Angeles-based organization that facilitated the growth of the University of California Los Angeles' burgeoning campus, the LABC quickly expanded its role in both education and advocacy. In the process, the Council became an influential link between business and city government and has had a major impact on education, housing and sustainable development policy.
Today, the LABC is considered one of the most effective and influential advocacy and educational organizations in California. By carefully targeting policy areas and creating a holistic, broad-based approach to problem resolution, the LABC is able to serve businesses while informing and impacting positive change at multiple layers of city government.
Approach
Remaining true to its academic roots, the Los Angeles Business Council's advocacy initiatives are informed by scholastic research. Key representatives from area universities and research organizations are LABC members or partners, and help to analyze and articulate the complex issues that impact our region. Coupled with intensive dialogue between key business and government leaders, the LABC is able to advocate for comprehensive solutions that best serve our broad member base and the communities in which they live and work.
Collaboration
The LABC supports the outstanding dedication of Los Angeles' many trade organizations and local chamber groups who serve the Los Angeles business community's diverse needs. We are proud to participate in and support industry conferences and forums hosted by fellow organizations, whose mutual support strengthens our own organization's mission and the power of the wider community.
