LOS ANGELES—“We are sitting at Ground Zero for entertainmentindustry celebration, home to the Emmys, Grammys, American MusicAwards, ESPYs and MTV Awards. California alone is the eighthlargest economy in the world. Southern California isthe 16th largest economy in the world.” That isaccording to Chris Cooper, principal and managingdirector of Southern California for Avison Young.
Cooper, who welcomed the more than 700 in attendance at thefirm's annual meeting last week at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A.Live, said that L.A. county economic drivers include entertainment,international trade, aerospace and defense, professionalservices and technology.
“Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports are the first and secondlargest ports for container traffic in the US,” he said. “The twoports combined are the ninth busiest internationally, taking in 40%of the nation's imports.”
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Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
