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President Yoon Suk Yeol has departed for South America to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) and Group of 20(G-20) forums. Ruling People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, and presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk saw Yoon off when he boarded the ...

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The LAEDC helped Huy Fong Foods reach a compromise to keep operating its Sriracha factory in Irwindale ; Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCC

Even as California loses manufacturing jobs, a program run by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation has fought to save some. 

When a company is considering relocating to take advantage of lower costs or an easier business climate, the LAEDC’s business assistance program steps in.  

It did so in the well-publicized case of Huy Fung Foods last year.  

When the city of Irwindale filed a lawsuit against the Sriracha sauce-maker because of bad smells, politicians from other states - most notably Texas - began to circle, offering the company a new home.  

Fighting against those suitors is a  familiar dance for the nonprofit Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. Many states and municipalities have similar agencies, whose job it is to try to attract and keep employers.

In the Sriracha case, the LAEDC prepared an economic impact analysis, met with the company and the South Coast Air Quality Management District and negotiated a compromise that kept the hot sauce manufacturer here, according to Carrie Rogers, Vice President of Business Assistance and Development with LAEDC.

"We all love Sriracha," she said, adding that she was happy to keep the "180 jobs and really to thwart the efforts of Governor Perry from Texas to try to lure our company away to their state."

The LAEDC estimates its business assistance program has played a role in keeping or luring 200,000 jobs since 1996, when it was formed. It's being recognized by the County Board of Supervisors for those efforts today.

But plenty of jobs still leave.

In a study published in July, the LAEDC said between 1990 and 2012, California lost about 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs – 842,180. 

"We compete internationally so a lot of our competitors have gone to Mexico," said Jeff Hynes, CEO of Covina-based Composites Horizons Incorporated, which makes ceramic structures for jet engines. "A week doesn’t go by that I don’t get a call from an economic development corp out of Texas or the South."

He scored a big contract recently and needed to expand fast to begin fulfilling orders. 

"Los Angeles  - in our particular industry - has a very good supplier base with materials and equipment," he said "but certainly facility costs are lower in other areas of the state and country."  

He said the LAEDC helped him get the permits quickly to buy and modify another building on its street and they decided to stay put. 

Composites Horizons currently employs 200 people but plans to add 50 employees this year and another 50 next year, he said. 

Rogers, of the LAEDC, said that may not seem like much, but it's important to support businesses like this one.

"When you take a step back and think about it, here’s a company that’s growing when many businesses aren’t," she said. "We know there are suppliers that feed into Composites Horizons. So when they get millions of dollars worth of contracts, we know that many more companies and employees around the county will be employed doing work directly for this company."

This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org.

The used automotive part search engine Get Used Parts has launched its first iOS app for the iPhone in conjunction with the relaunch of GetUsedParts.com.

For newly added discount Fisher and Meyer snow plow parts - in stock - visit www.PartsforSnowPlows.com. Lowest prices - fastest shipping!

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:00pm
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

This is a unique, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance, theatre, and music technology.

Marcus Elliot, director

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:00pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PROGRAM

Sydney Guillaume, *Karnaval*
Florence Price, *Poem of Praise*
Stephen Paulus, *Pilgrim's Hymn*
Eleanor Daley, *Upon your Heart*
Rosephanye Powell, *The Word was God*
William Dawson, *Soon ah Will be Done*
Aaron Copland, *Zion's Walls*
Stephen Chatman, *Remember*
arr. Arnold Sevier, *Precious Lord*
Healey Willan, *Rise Up my Love my Fair One*
Daniel Pinkham, *Wedding Cantata*
Aaron Copland, *The Promise of Living*

The Arts Chorale is the official choir of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. It provides a fun and enriching environment for students who enjoy singing. A mixed choir that is open to any U-M student, the Arts Chorale is a musical and social group that has existed at the University for over 60 years. Although affiliated with SMTD, most members are not music majors.

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:15pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

DMA candidate Sydney Mukasa, conductor of the Arts Chorale, presents a pre-concert talk. This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm Arts Chorale performance.

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

No career path is a straight line, sometimes you have to funnel your passions into new directions. On November 14 at 12:00PM PT joinus for a virtual session with Chef and Sales Manager Juliet Hope. During the event Juliet will share her insights into her role and career journey, including:
Pivoting your career to find the right path for you
What a day in the life of a Regional Sales Manager looks like
Tips for a successful career in the food industry
Hope to see you there! 

DUSHANBE, 8 June 2016 – A one-year learning course on Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership (BSMSL) was launched with an introductory meeting that took place in Dushanbe from 6-8 June.

The course was designed and developed by the OSCE Border Management Staff College and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), and aims to enhance the knowledge, competencies and leadership potential of mid- to senior-level professionals working in the area of border security and management.

Twenty-four participants from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jordan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Tajikistan, Tunisia and Ukraine will participate in the course, providing a comprehensive insight into the contemporary security environment, leadership and management competencies as well as mechanisms to prevent and combat existing and emerging security threats and challenges.

The course programme is divided in three modules that involve participants in fact-finding, analyzing, decision-making, and management activities. Its format provides an opportunity to draw from various international best practices and expertise, putting emphasis on co-operation between operational and academic approaches and encouraging peer-learning.

Each module is presented through a variety of training and learning methods, including e-learning, face-to-face study, follow-on discussions and follow-up activities, group exercises, and study visits.

“Borders exist to unite people and not to divide them. This course is one of the college’s long-term initiatives aiming to promote and implement the concept of open but secure borders. With the knowledge obtained here participants will not only be able to enhance their professional skills but also be capable to develop and provide analysis and recommendations to improve capacities and the situation at borders,” said Ambassador Marcel Pesko, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, while addressing the BSMSL participants.

Andrus Oovel, Head of the DCAF Border Security Programme added: “This course is a combination of social, political and security science, covering a wide range of academic disciplines on global governance and security, humanities, law, criminal justice and studies which include leadership and management for strategic and operational planning in managing migration, border security, and trade facilitation.”

McCann Worldgroup has nabbed lauded creative Britt Nolan from Leo Burnett to take on the new role of chief creative officer, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann. Nolan will work with the network's creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada across McCann, MRM, FutureBrand,...

Don Lemon announced his departure from X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. "It's time for me to leave the platform," the former CNN anchor said in a video posted to his official account. "I once believe that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech," Lemon added. "But I now feel...

The Swedish automaker has added an entry-level version of the Polestar 3.

The Berkeley Institute Arts Department will be presenting Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida: School Edition, a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale, based on the Verdi opera. The story centers on Aida, a Nubian princess who becomes enslaved by Radames, an Egyptian soldier. A forbidden love blossoms between them and their example […]

Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Dell and 13 other companies reported how long it takes their computers to train the key neural networks in use today. Among those results were the first glimpse of Nvidia’s next generation GPU, the B200, and Google’s upcoming accelerator, called Trillium. The B200 posted a…

Criminology student David Hayes has excelled as an ROTC cadet and emerging entrepreneur since arriving at Penn State, using the leadership skills gained in ROTC alongside the knowledge from his liberal arts courses to drive his success.

There has been a lot of fanfare around star India batter Virat Kohli ahead of the Test series against Australia starting November 22.

Motorists have been warned to expect heavy traffic congestion as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will close and demolish three key traffic flyovers during construction of the Orange Line electric train route, which starts on Friday.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (PS5) has remained in first place on the French charts for week 43, 2024, according to SELL. 

The PlayStation 4 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 remained in third place, while the Xbox version fell out of the top five.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) debuted in fifth place.

Super Mario Party Jamboree (NS) remained in second place and EA Sports FC 25 (PS5) remained in fourth place.

Top sellers per system were as follows:

PS5

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2. EA Sports FC 25
3. Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Xbox Series X|S

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
3. EA Sports FC 25

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463062/dragon-age-the-veilguard-debuts-in-5th-on-the-french-charts/

Hong Tao Yang bought bear paws and bear kneecaps from an undercover conservation officer involved in a sting operation.

London’s National Gallery is celebrating 200 years with newly digitised artworks, curated stories and an interactive AI experience connecting art and music on Google Art…

No casualties have been reported so far for the earthquake that had its epicentre around the Hindukush mountain range

A man was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly killing his friend and chopping his body into pieces before dumping it at the Gorai beach. The accused, Mohammad Sattar, was arrested from a slum in Bhayandar area in neighbouring Thane district. The police found that the deceased was in a relationship with the sister of the accused, which the latter did not like. The victim's body parts were recovered in four plastic bags on Sunday. Sattar allegedly killed the victim by slitting his throat on October 31 night and cut the corpse into seven pieces before dumping them at the Gorai beach.

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Commercial bowling league action at the Warwick Lanes saw Too Legit To Split defeat ​Bailey’s Bay Strikers 4 – 0, the Pin Heads defeat ​​Butt & Vallis 3 – 1, while Strike Force defeated the ​​Secret Weapons 3 – 1​, and the Spare Parts defeated ​​Who Gives A Split 3 – 1. ​ Men’s High […]

Commercial bowling league action at the Warwick Lanes saw Who Gives A Split defeat the ​Bailey’s Bay Strikers 4 – 0, the Pin Heads defeat ​​Sweet Life 3 – 1, while the Spare Parts defeated the ​​Secret Weapons 3 – 1, and the game between Too Legit To Split and ​Butt & Vallis ended 2 […]

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In July, an OM team of artists will use their creative gifts to share about the Creator at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

OM Russia organizes a winter camp for Siberian teenagers where they learn to always to trust God.

OM Russia had a great kick-off to the STM summer season by serving in a camp for children with disabilities to hear about Christ.

As local markets begin to re-establish themselves, the OM Philippines crisis response team takes steps towards reconstruction in Tacloban, Bohol and Northern Cebu.

The TACO team in Turkey uses creative arts like dance, music, and drama to share the good news with Muslim people groups across the region.

Long-term workers in Turkey are seeing openness to the gospel like they haven't in many years. They share some recent stories here.