AID SOUGHT FOR AIRPORT INDUSTRIES.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California , concerned about the personal and economic losses at airline-related industries since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday Wednesday: see week. he plans to form an economic assessment task force to help keep jobs and businesses operating as well as seek more federal aid. ``The airport is a major economic engine for the city and we are looking at the loss of 10,000 to 12,000 jobs,'' Hahn Hahn , Otto 1879-1968. German chemist. He won a 1944 Nobel Prize for his work on atomic fission. Noun 1. Hahn - German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968) Otto Hahn said at the first of four workshops coordinated by the city airports department to work with businesses. ``It is not just the airline industry. There are 60,000 jobs that are impacted by the industry. It is the concessionaires and parking attendants at the airport, the rental car companies, the hotels and restaurants.'' Hahn, who was named head of a security task force by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, said officials from other cities are equally concerned about the financial impact of the slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation). A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. of the airline industry. ``I have talked to President Bush about this,'' Hahn said. ``It is important that we assure the safety of the flying public. But it does no good to have airplanes flying if there is no place for them to land. ``We need help from the federal government to make sure the airports stay open.'' Hahn said the task force being formed will include representatives from federal, state and local government agencies, businesses and workers who are involved in airline-related industries. It will work to coordinate various aid programs as well as job training for workers who might be laid off. As part of the program, Hahn kicked off the first of four workshops for businesses at the Proud Bird Restaurant near Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Two sessions were held Wednesday and two more are planned for next week. Lydia Lydia, ancient country, Asia Lydia, ancient country, W Asia Minor, N of Caria and S of Mysia (now NW Turkey). The tyrant Gyges was the founder of the Mermnadae dynasty, which lasted from c.700 B.C. to 550 B.C. Kennard, executive director of the city Airports Department, said the workshops are designed to bring different firms together to determine their needs. ``This is not something the department normally does, but no one really knows what the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. impact will be,'' Kennard said. ``We wanted to be proactive and help the different companies determine their strategies and what can be done to keep them in business and reduce job losses.'' The mayor said he has aides closely following the economic losses to the city from reduced tax revenue. ``We won't know the full impact for some months, but we do know we are losing up to $1 million a day at LAX,'' Hahn said. |
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