Business

Indoor Masking Mandate May Return to LA County 

Los Angeles County is poised to return to requiring the wearing of indoor masks on Friday, July 29. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., MPH, MEd, announced during a recent press conference that if the county remains at the high virus-activity level as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for two consecutive weeks, the indoor mask mandate will return.  

Newsom Appoints Joe Stephenshaw as Director of Finance

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Joe Stephenshaw as Director of the California Department of Finance (DOF), filling the position held by Keely Martin Bosler since 2018.

EECI Continues Free Business Seminar Series

The Entrepreneur Educational Center Inc. (EECI) will host their next business seminar at East Dominguez Park on Saturday, July 23, the second in a series of outreach to BIPOC and multicultural entrepreneurs located in the 2nd Supervisorial District.

 7 tips for budgeting during inflation 

 Gas prices are high. Food costs are rising. Everything is going up and it’s all due to inflation. While the war in Ukraine was the catalyst for prices to go soaring, the domino effect only seems to get worse. Experts have concluded that the increases in prices will only continue to go up.

SecurSolution Creates Hundreds of Jobs for Local Residents 

Monicia Scott strives to transform lives through economic empowerment and empowering others is exactly what she has done as the business manager of SecurSolution INC., which is based in Torrance and currently employs 345 people in security, administrative, accounting and support positions.  

Celebrity Designer and Opening Number for City Girls, Big Chan is the Complete Package

Chan Gaines, better known as Big Chan from Snoop Dogg’s music group, Doggy’s Angels, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Fully immersed in the big city lifestyle, Big Chan mastered multiple skill sets that would eventually lead her to become the go-to designer for A-list celebrities, such as the Platinum certified music girl group, City Girls.

Lendistry Tapped to Administer State Grants Program for Entrepreneurs  

The Dream Fund is now accepting applications from small businesses and the  California Office of the Small Business Advocate has partnered with Lendistry, a Los Angeles-based, minority-led small business and commercial real estate lender to administer the $35 million grant portion of its program. The fund provides $10,000 to each small business that qualifies.