THE GREATER LOS ANGELES BUSINESS ALLIANCE BUSINESS RETENTION SUMMIT A HUGE SUCCESS!
OCTOBER, 2007

The Greater Los Angeles Business Alliance (GLABA) held its ‘Business Retention Summit’ on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the beautiful Center at Cathedral Plaza in Los Angeles. Area Employers were invited to meet the Alliance members and acquaint themselves with the services and resources available through the Alliance. The Business Retention Summit was attended by over eighty employers and Alliance members who enjoyed a delicious lunch while listening to speeches on such topics as Worker’s Compensation, Human Resource Benefits, and information about Los Angeles Area business trends and outlook.

Kathryn Ford, Chief Operations Officer of LA Works,and an Alliance member, had this to say of the success of the event: “The Summit was all that we hoped for and more!!! What a great turnout and a great kickoff to what we hope we can continue to provide to our business community”. Formed in December 2006 and funded by a one-year state of California grant, the Alliance was formed to provide much needed business retention and layoff aversion services for our business community. With over 28 Alliance members, GLABA has successfully identified, organized, and coordinated valuable services and commodities to assist small and new businesses that are just starting up or facing at-risk challenges as well as employers that want to learn about free services available to them.

Featured speakers included Carrie Rogers, Vice President of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, an expert on what it takes to attract, retain and grow businesses and jobs in the regions of Los Angeles County; Ken Tiratira, Executive Vice President of the Employers Group who provided information and guidance on human resources management; and Rose Nordbrock, Vice President of Bolton & Company. Ms. Nordbrock presented a dynamic speech on the intricacies and challenges of Worker’s Compensation Insurance.

Johnene Leyba of Career Partners, who acted as emcee for the event, reviewed the many accomplishments of the Alliance since its inception last December and concluded by stating the Alliance was formed to help businesses maintain their competitive edge through the development of a skilled workforce and technology-driven business practices. Besides organizing and coordinating the collaborative, the Alliance has also a developed a comprehensive website (www.glaba.org) to help deliver resources to the business community and facilitate communication amongst the Alliance and businesses.

For more information about this news release, contact:

Sandy Meza
LA Works
(626) 960-3964 ext. 2224
sandy.meza@laworks.org

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