SOUTHLANDERS LAY PLANS LEADERS CALL FOR BOOSTS TO ECONOMY.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer Southern California's economic revival hinges on billions of dollars in state-funded public improvements, a massive job retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train effort and the creation of an image of 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 as a safe and traveler-friendly airport, a symposium of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, leaders said Thursday. ``Right now, LAX is our door to the global and domestic economy,'' he 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 with 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. ``We've got to make sure it's got a welcome sign on it.'' In an attempt to kick a foundering economy into action, local government and business leaders met Thursday to outline a broad-based cooperative plan to revitalize the region. The LAEDC LAEDC Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation LAEDC Louisiana Economic Development Council will issue monthly report cards for the next 90 days to monitor the success of their recommendations. With the economic picture already murky prior to the Sept. 11 attacks, businesses are scrambling to make ends meet. At the Economic Action Summit, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , officials encouraged greater synchronization of the public and private sectors to work together to stave off further job loss and decreased business. To attract tourists and businesses to the county, LAEDC, a sponsor of the summit, recommended a broad-based marketing program to emphasize local strengths, such as the aerospace prowess of the Antelope Valley or the manufacturing muscle in the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. . Additionally, LAEDC president and chief executive Lee Harrington recommended piggybacking Gaining access to a restricted communications channel by using the session another user already established. Piggybacking can be defeated by logging out before leaving a workstation or terminal or by initiating a protected mode, such as via a screensaver, that requires re-authentication on surrounding areas' main draws. ``We are a mega-region, and it's important to understand that potential,'' Harrington said in his concluding remarks. ``When people come to Los Angeles, they think of Disneyland and even as far away as the things in San Diego. To the rest of the world, L.A. is Southern California.'' Summit organizers also called for the swift implementation of public works projects to provide up to 120,000 new jobs statewide. Though no specific figure was available, Kyser predicted a large percentage would be within Los Angeles County. ``The state's identified $6 billion available to go into public works,'' said State Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg. ``It can all be moved immediately, because it's all been approved and is already in the pipeline.'' Summit leaders urged greater cooperation between business and government, so companies forced to resort to layoffs could streamline their employees into jobs created by the new projects. And though the bulk of the employment would be in the construction sector, the economic boon would spread throughout the region, Kyser said. ``This isn't just construction, but all the people who give input on these projects,'' he said after delivering his keynote address. ``This will have an enormous ripple effect ripple effect Epidemiology See Signal event. on all sectors.'' And though business and government entities have not always enjoyed extensive cooperation in the past, Hertzberg said that a joint effort now could minimize hurt felt across the board. ``The horrible events of Sept. 11 have had an impact on all of us,'' he said. ``We're going to have to break down past barriers and work together from now on.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Thomas Hahm, a photographer for the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, waits for tourists Friday at a designated photo site. The ripple effect of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has extended throughout the state economy. (2 -- color) Footprints marking the best camera angle for tourists' shots of the Hollywood sign stand vacant Friday in Universal City. Lee Celano/Associated Press |
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