HISPANIC CHAMBER THANKS PALMDALE CITY'S MEMORANDUM A VICTORY FOR 'UNITED COMMUNITY'.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce leaders thanked Palmdale council members for their support, including approving $20,000 in funding, and vowed to be a positive economic development force. In a news conference Friday featuring chamber representatives and Mayor Jim Ledford and Councilman Jim Root, chamber officials said they appreciated the city's actions. The City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday night, with Councilman Richard Loa dissenting dis·sent intr.v. dis·sent·ed, dis·sent·ing, dis·sents 1. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. 2. To withhold assent or approval. n. 1. , to approve the funding for the organization. ``The council's 4-1 vote to approve a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with the Hispanic Chamber is a victory for business, a victory for the Latino community and a victory for all who believe in working toward one united community,'' said Sandy Corrales Corrales can refer to: People
The funding is being provided to the chamber in exchange for work to attract new businesses, retain and improve businesses already in the community and to provide programs for Palmdale's Latino community. Chamber officials said their organization is a good investment for the city and that it has provided more than $22,000 worth of services in the past five months. Among the services the chamber has provided and is expected to continue to work on include business recruitment, work on import/export trade with Mexico, entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. training, and outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. to Spanish-language media on upcoming city events and business programs. ``This is another part of the whole process of developing business in Palmdale,'' Root said of the chamber's funding. |
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