“LA Trade Gridlock Puts Good Jobs At Risk!”
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Added: 05/03/2004
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“LA Trade Gridlock Puts Good Jobs At Risk!”
“LA Trade Gridlock Puts Good Jobs At Risk!”
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) to Release 2004 International Trade Impact study results with a new national problem surfacing due to California’s success.
What: LAEDC News on LAEDC Intern'l Trade Trends
Who:
Sunne-Wright McPeak, Sec. Calif. Business, Transp. & Housing. (Confirmed)
LAEDC Board Chairman Bob Hertzberg, Former Assembly Speaker (Invited)
Jack Kyser, Chief Economist & George Huang, Economist, LAEDC (Confirmed)
Roger Snoble, CEO, MTA (Invited)
David Solo, CEO, METROLINK (Invited)
Chris Becker, Orange North-American Trade Rail Access Corridor (OnTrac) JPA.(Confirmed)
Dr. Steven P. Erie, Author of New Book, "Globalizing LA." (Confirmed)
When: WEDNESDAY – 9:30 A.M. PST
STUDY AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE UPON
REQUEST ON EMBARGO BASIS ONLY
(MEDIA PLEASE CALL FOR ADVANCED
COPY or email: PR@MayoCommunications.com)
Where: UNION STATION RAILROAD TRACKS
(EXACT TRACK LOCATION TBA)
1 Gateway Plaza Los Angeles 90012
Editors: MAYO Communications will send the link in advance by email to download (study.pdf file and summary) for media honoring embargo until May 5, 2004, 12:01 a.m.
Background:
LAEDC and Partners will comment on 2004 Trade Trends Study Released on May 5, 2003. All speakers a Are prepared to talk about rising diesel/gas prices, trade congestion, job gridlock, major “Export” Industries” such as Aerospace,Apparel & Textiles, International Trade, Financial Services, Health Services/Bio-medicine, Technology and Tourism. Spanish
and Asian speaking spokesman present.
As Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, Sunne Wright McPeak
directs California's largest government agency. Her 15 departments include such complex organizations as Caltrans, the CHP, DMV, and
the Department of Corporations. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed her to the cabinet-level post in November of 2003.
McPeak was formerly President and CEO of the Bay Area Council. During her tenure at the Bay Area Council, McPeak established and led
major regional initiatives that addressed policy challenges involving transportation, housing, sustainable economic development, water
policy, telecommunications infrastructure, and education and workforce preparation. All of her work for the employer-sponsored, CEO-led
public policy organization was directed at strengthening the nine county region’s economy and improving the quality of life of its residents.
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