GLAAACC Presents Transportation Transformation Town Hall Meeting
October 25, 2018
Minority and Small businesses can benefit from multi-billion-dollar transportation projects
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Los Angeles World Airports
Behind the Taste of Soul: Meet the Chairs, Co-Chairs, Sponsors & Partners Who Continue to Make the Taste of Soul Family a Success
October 18, 2018
For 12 years in a row, Taste of Soul has continued to provide all things soulful and be an economic driver in the Black community because of the chairs, co-chairs, partners and sponsors who support the event and its mission.
GLAAACC Hosts Women In The C-Suite
September 20, 2018
Despite accounting for 19 percent of the U.S. population, women of color occupy a mere 3 percent of the senior executive or “C-suite” positions in Fortune 500 companies, according to the Women in the Workplace 2017 report. Five African American women who have broken through the glass ceiling to attain senior corporate executive positions shared words of wisdom and success secrets at a recent panel discussion entitled Women in the C-Suite: Positioned to Prosper. Hosted by the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC), the panel included: Michelle Avan, director, West Division Supervision Executive Global Wealth Investment Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Beverly Kuykendall, president, Government Business for American Medical Depot; Lorna Little, CEO of St. Anne’s; Lisa Stockmon, founder and CEO, My Atta Grrrl and Bianca Vobecky, founder and president of Vobecky Enterprises. The event was
Ready for a Career in Construction? HireLAX is Accepting Applications!
July 12, 2018
Contractors performing work on LAWA projects must meet or exceed 30 percent local participation with a workforce that reflects the diversity of Los Angeles.
Bethany Baptist Holds Thanksgiving Giveaway
November 22, 2017
More than 120 families received a complete dinner at the annual Thanksgiving Giveaway sponsored by Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles and the Baldwin Bethany Community Development Corporation. The outreach event, held Nov. 18 on the church campus, was presented in collaboration with Dr. George McKenna and LAUSD District 1, which selected students and families from Coliseum, Audubon, Hillcrest, and Baldwin Hills schools to receive food boxes filled with turkey, dressing and other ingredients for a full holiday meal. Several contributors donated items for the giveaway including City Council President Herb Wesson of District 10, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas of District
LAWA Launches Free Apprenticeship Readiness Program
August 3, 2017
The non-profit Flintridge Center is providing recruitment and case management assistance for the program.
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Gets Aviation Experience
April 6, 2017
The Los Angeles Board of Public Works and HNTB Corporation recently completed two sessions of hands-on aviation experience with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first all-girls middle school – the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA). The collaborative SPARK LA partnership between the City of Los Angeles and HNTB supplements the new school’s focus on a STEM curriculum – science, technology, engineering and math – to attract more female students to pursue degrees and professions where females traditionally are underrepresented. During the session hosted by HNTB aviation professionals and Los Angeles World Airports representatives, students had the opportunity to perform
Meet the Decision Makers: Women Leading the Way
February 24, 2016
First Annual African American History Event
Airport And Inglewood Officials Tour 2,000th Inglewood Home To Receive Sound Insulation In 2015
December 23, 2015
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Executive Director Deborah Flint, City of Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, Jr., and Inglewood City Manager Artie Fields recently toured the 2,000th Inglewood home to complete sound insulation work in 2015.