The Long Beach Business Journal
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The Long Beach Business Journal is a publication of South Coast Publishing, Inc., incorporated in the State of California in July 1985. The Business Journal is a news magazine, published biweekly - every other Tuesday. It has served as the "voice of business" since its premiere edition in March 1987. It covers a wide range of business and community issues, with special focuses on international trade, real estate and development, health care, tourism, aviation and aerospace, technology, financial services, the arts, education and the environment. Additionally, the Business Journal editorial team tracks local, state and national legislation impacting business and keeps its readers informed about City Hall actions. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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| Frequency | Biweekly/Fortnightly |
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Search ArticlesDavid Wagner, LAist
For most Californians, the milestone of buying a “starter home” is increasingly happening long after the start of adult life.
Slowing down for community, creative, culture: A conversation with Julia Huang, founder of Intertrend Communications
Intertrend once sat nine floors above downtown Long Beach. The advertising firm moved to street level a decade ago, changing how it saw the city and its role within it. The company’s clientele is mostly faraway Fortune 500 executives who rarely visit, yet it renovated a dilapidated street-level building on Broadway — once assessed at negative value. The reason was to plant deeper roots in Long Beach and help create the sense of belonging that a home should provide.
New Port of Long Beach CEO has a fondness for football and a drive to win the trade game Original
For 8 ½ years, the Port of Long Beach has been led by an aficionado of classical music who saw to it that the sounds of Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Etta James filled the hall when hundreds gathered for the port’s annual presentation to city leaders. Now a new guy is in charge, and he’s more rock and roll. In his introduction for his State of the Port speech in January, new CEO Noel Hacegaba came out swinging his Gibson Les Paul ’50s electric guitar.
In flurry of new laws, the state is taking power from cities that block housing
New laws intended to grow California’s housing supply have been enacted at an unprecedented pace since 2020, with many taking away the power cities had to block new homes within their boundaries. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed over 60 new housing bills in 2025 alone, ramping up pressure to ease a dearth in supply that has locked many people out of the state’s housing market. In late 2025, potential homeowners needed an average $221,000 annual income to buy a median-priced home.
Hacegaba to be named Port of Long Beach CEO Original
Noel Hacegaba, COO Port of Long Beach. The new head administrator of the Port of Long Beach is a familiar face: Noel Hacegaba, the current COO, will take over Jan. 1 for the retiring Mario Cordero. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is expected to appoint Hacegaba as CEO at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 8.
City, state leaders hash out a burning question: Who most needs profits from Long Beach’s oil?
Disagreement over who deserves the profits from oil being pumped out of Long Beach has pitted the city’s budget needs against the state’s and led to a flurry of lobbying as local leaders race to strike a deal. The city has approached its state delegates with proposals on how to claim a greater share of oil revenue — which mostly goes to the state — for big-ticket items like the Belmont Shore pool and Naples seawall repair.
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero to retire in December
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero is expected to retire in December, following an 8 1/2-year run in the job, it was announced today. Cordero led the port through an era of rapid cargo growth, a global pandemic and major modernization. His retirement at the end of the year caps a varied career with seven years on the Federal Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C., and eight years as a member of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Nadia Lathan, CalMatters
California’s legal weed industry is still overshadowed by the larger black market. A new state law gives businesses a break by delaying a tax increase.
New investors push Long Beach to compete in upended economy of college sports
Chris Acker arrived at an exciting moment: Long Beach State had just won its conference and made its first showing in the March Madness men’s basketball tournament in 12 years. Acker, the incoming head coach, had been on the job a mere days that spring 2024 when other universities began plundering the players he inherited. Xavier and Louisville snagged two of their starters with six-figure offers. “It was disheartening,” Acker said.
Who in Long Beach benefits from big crowds? Warped Tour gave us a preview
When the Vans Warped Tour arrived in Long Beach on July 26, Mayor Rex Richardson touted it as the largest music festival in the city’s history and hopped on stage to introduce Sublime, one of our most renowned local bands. The scene mirrored a pledge Richardson made on another downtown stage in January: During his state of the city, he promised Long Beach would become a musical juggernaut capable of drawing world-class acts, and the crowds that come with them, year-round. It’s a strategic move.