Telecommuting in Los Angeles has boomed in recent years despite persistent push back from workplace managers, who still prefer keeping an eye on their employees, a Cal State Dominguez Hills study has found. Still, that report said, working away from the office is a trend that will likely continue unabated — and employers need to get on board. That’s because, researchers said, telecommuting, increasingly popular among younger workers, leads to increased productivity, lower real estate costs and improved quality of life. The university’s South Bay Economics Institute, in Carson, will present the 23-page report — “South Bay Trends in Commuting, Real Estate and Flexible Workplace ... Read More
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2018 Economic Forecast Shows Strong Economy and Stable Job Growth in the South Bay
As predicted during last year’s conference, California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2018-19 South Bay Economic Forecast showed that the economy remains strong, and though the region’s status of “full-employment” has resulted in slightly slower job growth in recent years, employment growth in 2017 overall increased to a more stable 1.4 percent. Titled “A Region in Transition: The Future is Here,” the fourth annual South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook conference took place at CSUDH on Oct. 25. Hosted by Frank Mottek, anchor for KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO, the economic forecast provided a wide-ranging, data-driven report on the current state of the South Bay, as well as ... Read More
Geoffrey Martinez Brews Up a Good Cup of Java for Compton
It wasn’t the billowing smoke filling his apartment courtyard from a popcorn machine with a convention oven mounted on top that initially piqued Geoffrey Martinez’s curiosity, it was the smell of freshly roasting coffee beans that drew him in. “I had never seen coffee roasting before so it definitely caught my attention,” said the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus of the first time he met his neighbor Chris, who had built a makeshift roaster to turn a few pounds of green coffee beans he had bought online into brew-able coffee. “He’s a foody and was trying out different types of coffee and knew that I also liked coffee so we started getting into it. I never got ... Read More
Campus to Host Group Relations Conference
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will host an experiential three-day group relations conference March 16-18 that enables students and South Bay businesses and community members to learn about the conscious and unconscious dynamics of how groups organize and interact with each other. The 2nd annual Leadership and Creative Expression: A Transformation Context for Exploring Boundaries, Authority, Role and Task conference is coordinated through Grex, a nonprofit that specializes in leadership and group dynamics training and education. WHEN: 3-9 p.m. Friday, March, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 18 WHERE: California State ... Read More
Fynnwin Prager Discusses Economic Impact of Flu Outbreak on CNBC
Fynnwin Prager, assitant professor of Public Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills and co-author of the study “Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak,” was interviewed on the CNBC Nightly Business Report to discuss the potential economic consequences of the 2017-18 influenza outbreak, the worst epidemic since the H1N1 flu virus emerged in 2009. The H1N1 flu pandemic caused more than 12,000 deaths in the United States alone. Source: CNBC Nightly Business Report (interview begins at 14:30) ... Read More
