CONTENTS
Annual Magazine, Business Directory & Relocation Guide of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
FEATURES
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14 LOS ANGELES, IT’S THE NEW TECH FRONTIER
20 FUTURESCAPE LOS ANGELES
From the cattle ranching days of the Spanish vaqueros to the on-screen adventures of their pistol packin’ Hollywood counterparts; from the pioneering days of aviation and the emergence of the aerospace industry to the wildcatting days of oil exploration, Los Angeles has personified the entrepreneurial spirit of the Wild Wild West.
Meet four individuals who are leading the way.
LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Los Angeles is rapidly emerging as one of the most vibrant high-tech ecosystems in the world. And it has achieved this newfound status though a combination of inventive entrepreneurship and intellectual ingenuity driven by a variety of intrepid forward-looking individuals.
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24 HIGH TECH SOLUTIONS TO L.A.’S TRANSPORTATION HEADACHES As you sit stuck in rush hour traffic on a Los Angeles freeway, you may wonder if a solution to the City’s transportation woes is possible? Of course there was a time, during that long-gone era of the Pacific Electric “Red Cars,” when L.A. could boast the most expansive rail transportation system in the country. That time may come again