Brandon Richardson, Author at Long Beach Post

Brandon Richardson

Brandon Richardson is a business reporter, covering everything from real estate and healthcare to the airport and port to city hall and the economy. He is a Long Beach native who has been with the Business Journal since graduating from Long Beach City College in spring 2016 with an associate’s degree in journalism. He is an avid record collector and concert goer.

Mar 24 4:08 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Long Beach, LA County unemployment continued to rise in February

Brandon Richardson

Despite the increase, February marked the first time in three years that Long Beach reached a lower unemployment rate than Los Angeles County as a whole.

Mar 24 3:01 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

35th successful mission brings Rocket Lab’s delivery tally to 159 satellites in orbit

Brandon Richardson

The company delivered two more satellites and saw the successful splashdown and recovery of the first stage of its Electron rocket.

Mar 24 2:24 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Government, port and labor leaders celebrate $110M for supply chain worker training campus

Brandon Richardson

The facility, slated to open by 2029, will be a central location for attracting, recruiting, training and retraining dockworkers, truck drivers, warehouse employees and other essential logistics workers.

Mar 23 7:00 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Unemployment jumps in Long Beach, LA County, January data shows

Brandon Richardson

Of the county’s 124 cities and census designated places, 82 (66%) have a lower unemployment rate than Long Beach. Only 35 have a higher unemployment rate.

Mar 22 8:56 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

World’s 1st 3D-printed rocket, made in Long Beach, shows proof of concept in historic mission

Brandon Richardson

While the rocket successfully launched, the second stage experienced an anomaly after about five minutes of flight, ending the mission.

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Mar 22 7:00 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Dockworkers are using lunch breaks to cause delays at San Pedro Bay ports, employers claim

Brandon Richardson

The previous contract agreement allowed employers to assign staggered lunch breaks, but that deal expired nearly nine months ago. Last week, dockworkers at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles began taking their lunches together, the Pacific Maritime Association claims.

Mar 21 3:47 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Flight activity in Long Beach tracking ahead of last year but remains below pre-pandemic levels

Brandon Richardson

Year-to-date, passenger volumes at Long Beach Airport are up 27% over the same period last year.

Mar 20 9:37 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

LGB’s historic terminal building could become a community destination once again

Brandon Richardson

For most of its history, Long Beach Airport has offered a restaurant in its historic terminal building: first The Clouds Restaurant and Bar, then The Prop Room and finally Legends of Aviation, which closed in 2014. Now, officials are hoping to revive that tradition.

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Mar 17 3:34 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Rocket Lab delivers 2 more satellites to orbit, announces another launch for next week

Brandon Richardson

The Long Beach-based company is slated for another launch early Wednesday morning to deploy another pair of satellites to low-Earth orbit.

Mar 17 12:16 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Take 3: Relativity Space announces next launch attempt

Brandon Richardson

The launch of the world’s first 3D-printed rocket was scrubbed twice last week.