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Development

August 15, 2018

Next two community events set for future land use of North Long Beach

by Stephanie Rivera in Development

The next two public events focusing on the development and land use of North Long Beach, starting with its arterial roads Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, are scheduled to take place within the next week.

Business

Marijuana

August 15, 2018

As marijuana market struggles statewide, dispensaries are pushing for more home deliveries

by The Associated Press in Business

Supporters say too many Californians are cut off from legal pot, even in a state where voters overwhelmingly approved it.

Trade & Transportation

Blue Line Closure

August 15, 2018

Blue Line will have direct shuttles from Long Beach to LA during 8-month closure; trips will take “about an hour”

by Jason Ruiz in Trade & Transportation

The transportation agency expects that disruptions for riders will be minimal as the Blue Line closes for four months in Long Beach starting in January 2019.

Business

retail

August 14, 2018

7 tenants announced for massive 2nd & PCH retail development

by Brian Addison in Business

After announcing that they expect to be open by Fall of next year, the operators behind the 11-acre retail complex known as 2nd & PCH have announced 7 new tenants.

Small Business

CritiqueIt

August 12, 2018

Tech start-up survives recession, is acquired by online learning platform

by Jason Ruiz in Small Business

Alexa Fleur reflects on the path that had brought her to this moment, one of the last days with the business she helped found.

Trade & Transportation

August 1, 2018

Port of Long Beach headed for record breaking year as trade war with China escalates

by Jason Ruiz in Trade & Transportation

About 70 percent of imported goods coming into the San Pedro Bay port complex, which includes the Port of Los Angeles, are from China. About one-third of the exports leaving the port are bound for China with the 2017...

Business

Best buy

August 1, 2018

Best Buy at Marina Pacifica to close this fall

by Stephanie Rivera in Business

It was not clear how many employees, if any, would be laid off.

Business

city council

July 31, 2018

Voters could decide on ‘panic button’ initiative to protect hotel workers from sexual assault

by Kelly Puente in Business

An initiative that would require Long Beach hotels to provide panic buttons for housekeeprs to protect them against sexual assault has gained enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot. The initiative, called “Stand with Women Against Abuse,”...

Business

Belmont Shore

July 29, 2018

Second Street is changing as older businesses leave and new merchants arrive

by Kelly Puente in Business

Over the past year, a string of longtime staples have shuttered between Quincy and Bayshore avenues as the popular shopping stretch gives way to new faces, and in some cases, empty storefronts.

Business

July 27, 2018

Meet Community Hospital’s new CEO at task force meeting on Monday

by Kelly Puente in Business

Virg Narbutas, incomming CEO for the new Community Hospital, will give an update on the hospital’s reopening in a public meeting on Monday. The 94-year-old East Long Beach hospital shuttered this year after MemorialCare ended its role as operator....