Economic Summit Examined Economic Issues
Facing the Valley Region
Some of the San Fernando Valley's leading economic and real
estate experts examined the issues and concerns of the
region’s economy at the third annual 2008 San Fernando
Valley Economic Summit held today Thursday, May 8 at the
Sheraton Universal Hotel, Universal City. The event was
co-presented by the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando
Valley and California State University, Northridge.
5.8.08 Press Release
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa provided welcome
remarks to the over 420 Economic Summit attendees.
Over 30 businesses and organizations
participated in the Exhibitor Expo at the 2008 SFV Economic
Summit. |
The half-day Summit
featured Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Dr. Daniel Blake,
director of Cal State Northridge’s Economic Research
Center; Dr. Donald Bleich, director of the Center for
Real Estate; and Richard A. Weiss, executive vice
president and chief investment officer, City National
Bank; as well as two signature roundtable presentations
– the first on the current real estate outlook.
Read More:
5.8.08 Press Release |
City National Bank Chief Economist
Richard A. Weiss gave the 2008 Economic & Market
Outlook. |
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Green Session –
Staffing & Training For Sustainability – keynote luncheon
roundtable.
From left, Dr. Nancy Kurland, CSUN; Lee Fossey, Manpower;
Kit Cole, Allied Waste; David Nahai, DWP; Kara Kenney, Green
Media Enterprises. |
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This event was
co-presented by the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando
Valley and California State University, Northridge.
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California State
University Northridge
California State University Northridge is a vibrant, diverse
university community of nearly 33,000 students and more than
4,000 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre campus in the
heart of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. |
The Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
The Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley is a
private non-profit economic development and marketing
corporation that works with public and private stakeholders
for the purpose of growing and sustaining the economic base
of the San Fernando Valley and improving the quality of life
in the five-city region of Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, Los
Angeles, and San Fernando.
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