EWDD Updates Newsletter
Our newsletters are monthly 'Updates" on programs, services and success stories from the Economic and Workforce Development Department and our program partners. If you have any questions or comments or wish to have a contribution considered for inclusion in an upcoming issue, please get in touch with EWDD's Communications Team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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February 2025
Four Worker & Family Recovery Centers Open in LA; Councilmember Imelda Padilla Launches Relief Fund for LA’s Informal Workers; EWDD Presents Wildfire Resources for Businesses and Workers; Our Future Summit Panelists Discuss Wildfire Recovery Efforts; Black History Month Success Stories; Resources; EWDD Metrics
January 2025
Relief Grants Available for Small Businesses & Workers Impacted by Wildfires; LA City Disaster Recovery Center Assisting Angelenos Impacted by Wildfires; Weekly Business Webinars; BusinessSource Centers Wildfire Webinars; Resource Fair at SoFi Stadium Distributed Essential Items to Impacted Wildfire Families; Resources; EWDD Metrics
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December 2024
Sidewalk Vending Program Resource Page Launches; CRCD Announces $20 Million Funding for Clean Energy Career Pathways; Mayor Bass Visits Small Business Fresh Start Healthy Meals; Top Performing BusinessSource Center Operators Meeting; Watts WorkSource Center Helps Participant Start Trucking Career; Legacy Business Holiday Gift Guide; Happy Holidays from EWDD; Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 2024
Mayor Bass Announces CareerConnect Program; Watts WorkSource Center Grand Opening; HireLAX Construction Training Program Graduation; Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs Graduate from ICON’s Entrepreneurship Program; Silicosis Public Awareness Event; Get to Know LA’s Legacy Businesses; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
October 2024
ProcureLA Program Launches to Assist Small Businesses Through City Contracts; Get to Know LA’s Legacy Businesses; Northeast Valley WorkSource Center Grand Opening in Council District 7; Celebrating 10 Years of LA:RISE Impact; JEDI Zone Business Workshop Series for Small Businesses in Council District 15; Connect LA Job Fair; LAprenuer Program Equips Business Owners & Entrepreneurs For Success; EWDD Halloween Decor Competition; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
September 2024
EWDD Staff Spotlights for Hispanic Heritage Month; Legacy Business Program Information Session for CD2 Business Owners; Grid110 Assists Latina Architect Refine Her Business Foundation; Grid110 Helps Event Planning Business Update Their Business Strategy; Operator Highlight- Coalition for Responsible Community Development; EWDD’s Jeopardy Game and Women’s Basketball Game; Webinars; Resources & JEDI Zones Information Sessions; EWDD Metrics
August 2024
AdvantAGE LA Report Launch; Good Food Zone's Grant Program for Food-Centered Businesses; Legacy Business Program - Round 1 Grants Application Open; Downtown Women’s Center LA:RISE Program Graduation; CRCD Awarded 20K to Help Close the Digital Divide in South LA; Energetic Acupuncture Soars to New Heights; Webinars & Resources; Job Fairs & Summits; EWDD Metrics
July 2024
105 Businesses Accepted into the Legacy Business Program; CD9 & CD8 Legacy Business On-Site Support Event; YouthSource Center Navigator Program with LACCD; Entrepreneurship Seminar and Laptop Provision Event; HireLAX Construction Training Program Graduation; Sun Valley WorkSource Assists Mother with Employment Services; BSC Operator Spotlight + Sidewalk Vending Success Story; Resources; EWDD Metrics
June 2024
Youth Navigator Kick-off Event; Youth Success Stories: Christian Diaz and Jennifer Valenzuela; LGBTQ-Owned Business Spotlight: Shred Cycle; LGBTQ Youth Story Highlight: Max Figueroa; Celebrating Women in Restaurants Event; BusinessSource Center Operator Spotlight: MCS; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
May 2024
EWDD celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month with AANHPI staff members, and L.A. business owners Chef Evi Catering & Events LLC and Clique Nails, Inc; LA Small Business Summits; Rapid Response Team Assists Affected 99 Cent Only Store Workers; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
April 2024
BusinessSource Centers Overview; Grand Opening of the South Valley WorkSource Center in CD13; Councilmember Soto- Martinez Tours BusinessSource, WorkSource, and YouthSource Centers in CD13; Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Hire LAX Construction Training Program Graduation; JEDI Zone Seminar in CD 8; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
March 2024
EWDD's Champion Women: Rosa Penaloza & Yovana Perez; Women-Owned Business Highlight: Masa Catalina; CD7 & EWDD’s JEDI Team Speak with Van Nuys Business Owners; WLCAC and CD15 Hosted Connect LA Job Fair in Watts; EWDD Attends the 2nd Annual Youth Civic Leadership Academy at USC; Free Business Webinars; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
February 2024
Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Taco Pete's; Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Boketto Cold Brew; Small Business Owners Attend Valley Black Business Mixer; Groundbreaking Ceremony for the First Street North Project; Upcoming Webinars; Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 2024
Over 14 City of L.A. Departments Connected with Job Seekers at the Public Works Career Fair; LA:RISE & Vernon-Central WSC Help Reentry Graduate Solar Panel Training; West Valley BSC Helps Plumbing Business Secure Capital; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
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December 2023
LA:RISE Youth Academy Inspires Hope in Former Foster Student; PACE BusinessSource Helps Japanese-American Restaurant Reopen; YO! Watts YouthSource’s Youth Council Volunteer at Winter Wonderland Event; Boyle Heights Tech YouthSource Host Film Festival; EWDD Resources; Announcements; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 2023
EWDD’s BusinessSource Centers Assist Business Owners Impacted by 1-10 Closure; Public Works Career Fair; Incubator Grid110 Launches Their ‘Idea to Launch’ Bootcamp; YO! Watts YouthSource Participants Get CMA Career Training; EWDD Job Fair Recaps; EWDD Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 2023
WSC Participants Graduate from HireLAX Construction Career Training Program; Southeast LA YSC Hosts Women's Empowerment Summit; Over 1,000 Entrepreneurs Attend the LA Business & Financial Empowerment Summit; East & Central Regional Connect LA Job Fair; LA Area Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 2023
JEDI Zone Team Tours Businesses in CD 15; CRCD Opens Training Center in South LA; Former Gang Member Finds Employment After Incarceration; Los Angeles Area Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 2023
BSC Now Open for Watts Entrepreneurs; JEDI Zones and BSC Help Lenchita’s Restaurant with Capital; Resource Fair for Those Impacted by Ongoing Entertainment Strikes; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 31, 2023
Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs Graduate from Entrepreneurship Training Program; LA:RISE Helps Father-to-Be Find Permanent Employment; EWDD Team Building at a Dodgers Game; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 17, 2023
L.A. River Rangers Program is Hiring 127 Youth; Central/DTLA Job Fair a Huge Success; Puppy Love - LAX Pups Visit Watts Youthsource Center; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 3, 2023
One More Year: Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement Extended to 2024; With LARCA Benefits, Participant Earns Three Degrees; LARCA Helps Entrepreneur Open Local Business; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 19, 2023
Job Resources Offered at Juneteenth Picnic; Mental Health Crisis? Youth Peers Can Help; Local Market Increases Community Access to Healthy, Quality Food; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 5, 2023
Primeros Graduados- First Graduates of Spanish Entrepreneur Training Program; BusinessSource Helps Trucking Business Plug Into EV; Tattoo Shop Inks New Space For Artists; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 22, 2023
LA:RISE - Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises; Solar Trainee on the Path to a Sunny Future; Nearly Homeless, Now Working to Help Youth; EWDD Resources, Business Workshops and Webinars, & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 8, 2023
Now Open: Round Three Small Business Rental Assistance Grants; More Than 3,000 Business Owners Attend Small Business Summit; Food Trucks Add Flavor to Small Business Summit; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 24, 2023
Resource Fair for Small Businesses; Mental Health Workshop for Young Women; A Podcast with Tips for Job Seekers; Bar in a Box Pours Into New Storefront; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Business & Workforce Metrics
April 10, 2023
LACI Helps Eco Baby Clothing Company Rebirth; Grant Helps Sylmar Dry Cleaner Press On; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Business & Workforce Metrics
March 27, 2023
Free Legal Help for L.A. Small Businesses; Former Doorman Brews Coffee Biz; Civil Service Careers with the City of L.A.'s Targeted Local Hire Program and an EWDD Success Story; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
March 13, 2023
Forget Binging- Stream Business Videos; Harbor Regional Job Fair is a Success; Crew Member Overcomes Homelessness; EWDD Resources and Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 27, 2023
Black In The Valley Business Mixer a Success; Microbusiness Grant Saves South LA Salon; Business Resources & Upcoming Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 6, 2023
SEE-LA Incubator Helps Ferment Business; An Introduction to JEDI Zones; Business Resources and Upcoming Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 23, 2023
"Perfect" Partner for New Workforce Initiative; EWDD in the Community - CD1 Resource Fair; Be Bright Coffee Toasts New Storefront; Job Fairs and Business Webinars; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 9, 2023
Grant Helps Swap Meet Business Expand; Grant Helps Online Shop Stay in Business; Webinar Series for Women Business Owners; Childcare Grant for Single Parents; Local Plan Biennial Modification Meetings; Business & Workforce Metrics
