L.A. Business Council’s 55th LABC Architectural Awards Honors Community-Based Groups Leading Fire Recovery
The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of LABC’S 55th Architectural Awards, honoring organizations that are uniting Angelenos around wildfire recovery and rebuilding and celebrating innovative designs that reflect the region’s leadership in culture, sports and mobility.
L.A. Business Council’s 54th Architectural Awards Honor Design Projects That Celebrate the City’s Creative Legacy and Foster Community Life
The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of its 54th Architectural Awards, celebrating designs that preserve and advance the city’s legacy as a creative capital and foster vibrant, inclusive community life. Some four dozen innovative projects were recognized, with the Grand Prize going to the Netflix Egyptian Theatre, the Economic Community Impact Award going to companies that are building and modernizing sound stages, and the Chairman’s Award going to new parks across the county.
Large-Scale Rooftop Solar Project Unveiled in Northeast San Fernando Valley
With a flip of a ceremonial switch, Los Angeles elected officials, business leaders, and community partners celebrated one of the largest rooftop solar panel systems to be installed in the Northeast San Fernando Valley – a new 1.5-megawatt solar array atop a warehouse in Panorama City that will generate enough renewable energy to power 200 homes.
Los Angeles Business Council Statement on Mayor Bass’ Executive Directive 4
The Los Angeles Business Council applauds Mayor Karen Bass for making good on her campaign commitment to make small businesses a top priority with her release today of Executive Directive No. 4, which creates a steering committee tasked with delivering actionable recommendations within 90 days to promote the creation of, investment in, and growth of our local businesses.
Statement from Los Angeles Business Council on Motion to Codify Emergency Measure to Expedite Affordable Housing
The Los Angeles Business Council applauds the Los Angeles City Council for considering a motion to permanently codify Mayor Bass’ Executive Directive No. 1, which was issued as a temporary emergency order to cut red tape and reduce approval time for 100% affordable housing projects. As the motion, introduced today by Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Nithya Raman and Council President Paul Krekorian, states, “the results of ED 1, even in six months, have been nothing short of dramatic.”
L.A. Business Council’s 52nd Architectural Awards Honor Design Projects That Build Community and Create Meaningful, Inclusive Spaces
The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of its 52nd Architectural Awards, celebrating ambitious public and private projects that exemplify architecture’s unique power to build community, starting with inviting people to actively participate in the design process. Over four dozen projects were recognized for design innovation, with the Grand Prize going to Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge and the Chairman’s Award to the Audrey Irmas Pavilion at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
Clean Energy Workforce Tops Agenda at First Major Convening Since Passage of Historic Climate Legislation at State and Federal Levels
Marking the first major environmental summit since the adoption of record spending plans at the state and federal levels to combat the climate crisis, the Los Angeles Business Council today convened a broad coalition of business, environmental, and civic leaders to address challenges, opportunities, and how California can continue to set the pace for sustainability.
LA Business Council Institute and USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Center for Economic Development Launch Groundbreaking Database of Over 31,000 Small Businesses in LA County
As the Los Angeles region prepares to host a wide range of major sports and entertainment events expected to deliver significant economic impact in the coming years, the Los Angeles Business Council Institute has spearheaded the launch of an innovative database designed to help government agencies, contractors, and intermediaries identify small, local businesses who can compete for and win a broad mix of LA’s upcoming contracting opportunities.
L.A.’s Ambitious 486,000-Unit Housing Production Target by 2029 Likely Unattainable Without Major Policy Changes, Business Leaders Say
As the worsening housing affordability crisis poses daunting challenges for communities citywide, the Los Angeles Business Council has launched a multi-faceted effort to build an evidence-based blueprint designed to drive down the costs and speed up the production of residential housing to meet the City’s massive housing needs.
Stadiums Shaped Like Ocean Waves? Museums Inspired by Flying Vessels? LABC’s 51st Architectural Awards Celebrate Only-in-L.A. Designs
The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of its 51st Architectural Awards, recognizing projects that draw inspiration from Southern California’s unique landscape and history to create boundary-breaking designs that capture the imagination, reenergize public spaces, and add striking new silhouettes to the L.A. landscape.
L.A. Business Council Announces Support for 100% Carbon-Free Energy by 2035 at 15th Annual Sustainability Summit
As historic droughts parch California counties from Siskiyou to San Diego ahead of another projected record wildfire season, the Los Angeles Business Council today released its top climate policy goals, stepping forward as the first business group to endorse an ambitious plan for the L.A. Department of Water and Power to shift to 100% carbon-free energy by 2035.
