BUSINESS SHOW SEEKS LOCAL TIES.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer VALENCIA - As the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. business community grows, the region is becoming more economically self-sufficient, and the Valley Industrial Association is seeking to encourage that trend. The third annual B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Industry Show, which will be held March 24 and 25, seeks to connect the region's businesses with each other, and keep Santa Clarita Valley cash local. ``For a relatively new area, a lot of times a business may move there and not realize what's right down the street,'' said Jack Kyser, chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the for the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Economic Development Corp. ``If customers are right in your own back yard, it makes life very nice.'' But Kyser added that attracting participants for such events in a busy business community is often an uphill battle Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA. History Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. . ``Sometimes these things do quite well, and other times it's a struggle.'' Formerly the Valencia Industrial Association, the organization is seeking to recruit as many companies as possible to attend next month's show. Last year, the show had 125 exhibitors and this year it expects more than 150. ``We're about making connections,'' said Kathy Norris, executive director of VIA. Norris explained that the business representatives who attend the show will get big returns on their investments of time, simply because there are so many services available locally that will be cheaper than importing the same services from Los Angeles or beyond. ``This opportunity represents some pretty substantial cost savings,'' Norris said. The main event will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 25. On March 24, VIA will host a ``CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Reception'' for company executives to network. For information, call (661) 294-8088 or log on to www.via.org. Nicholas Grudin, (661) 257-5255 nicholas.grudin(at)dailynews.com |
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