First place.First Place: El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and was deemed the friendliest city for business in the area by 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. Eager to kick-start kick-start tr.v. kick-start·ed, kick-start·ing, kick-starts 1. To start by using a kick starter: He kick-started the motorcycle and took off. 2. economic development efforts in the region, the LAEDC LAEDC Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation LAEDC Louisiana Economic Development Council put together a panel of economic development experts to evaluate all of the county's 88 cities based on their commitment to attracting and retaining high-quality jobs. El Segundo beat four other finalist cities--Burbank, Lancaster, Long Beach and Santa Clarita--for the fast-ever title of most business-friendly city in L.A. County. The panelists cited the South Bay city's concentration of Fortune 500 companies, its ability to process a business license application in less than 24 hours, and its lower-than-average utility and hotel bed tax rates. |
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