Months after a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in the Unites States District Court in June by WeWork over WE Labs’ use of the word “WE” in its title, the mayor and other Long Beach leaders officially welcomed the global brand to Long Beach Thursday.
The City of Long Beach has officially been selected as a finalist for the prize of Most Business Friendly City in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), a follow up to its 2009 Eddy Award win from the same organization.
MADE in Long Beach seemed like it needed its own MADE in Long Beach—a more lucrative, more organized MADE—when a handful of its employees resigned and shut the doors on Friday.
Long Beach recently made another “Best Cities” list: AIGA’s best cities to work as a freelance graphic designer. Indeed, we are a city made up of spaces and support for the new gig economy, with thousands of locations in Long Beach offering free wi-fi, including all public libraries.
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is expected to appoint an interim CEO to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) tomorrow, the port announced today, set to temporarily replace CEO Jon Slangerup, who announced his resignation earlier this month.
Exports at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) surged 14.8 percent in August compared to the same month last year, while overall volumes were down due to lower imports, the port announced today.
More than a week after the world’s seventh-largest shipping company filed for bankruptcy, three of its vessels remained stranded near the Port of Long Beach (POLB) as of Thursday afternoon, amid continued efforts by various industry and government officials to continue the movement of goods.
Today, Port of Long Beach (POLB) CEO of little more than two years Jon Slangerup announced his resignation, effective October 28.
