Regional Economies

Environmental symposium to tackle California land use, water and CEQA
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Planning and Conservation League meeting looks to stimulate conversation about three challenges vital to California.

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VIDEO: Local control of Ontario Airport could mean more Inland Empire jobs
150 150 Ed Coghlan

As final agreement handing control of the airport to a local authority is wrapped up, we asked a local Assemblymember what the transfer means for jobs.

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Governor doubles down on improving workforce pipeline in proposed budget
150 150 Justin Ewers

A California Economic Summit approach to boosting workforce training in the state would get a shot in the arm via Jerry Brown’s budget.

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VIDEO: What leaders are saying about the California Economic Summit
150 150 John Guenther

At CA Fwd’s Economic Summit, leaders from around the state told us what they thought of the Summit process and its priorities for the coming year.

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Paul Granillo: California Comes to the Inland Empire
150 150 Paul Granillo

The Inland Empire had a chance to show the region’s promise and challenges at CA Fwd’s California Economic Summit–and it took full advantage of it.

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VIDEO: Californians take action at 2015 Economic Summit
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Hear what people said about CA Fwd’s Economic Summit and how it’s working toward the goal of shared prosperity for all Californians.

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Attendees give California Economic Summit big thumbs up
150 150 Ed Coghlan

88 percent percent of those surveyed said they made a commitment at the Summit to help advance one of the One Million Challenges over the next year.

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Putting More “Community” into Community Colleges
150 150 Jim Mayer

Smart and steady reform effort needs to be sustained – and replicated to help government adapt to a rapidly changing California.

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Economic Summit creates action plan to train one million more skilled workers
150 150 Nadine Ono

Attendees brainstormed strategies to close the skills gap and improve California’s workforce which could have a shortage of 1 million credentialed workers over the next decade.

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