Zane Hill

2 weeks ago | valley.labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.8% in April from 5.9% in March as employers in the county added more than 16,000 jobs to their payrolls, according to state data released May 16. The California Employment Development Department reported the county posted its second straight monthly decline in the unemployment rate to 5.8%, a welcome change from a string of months when the rate topped 6%.

2 weeks ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

The growth of Hollywood Park in Inglewood will continue this summer with the groundbreaking of what will initially be the broadcast headquarters of the 2028 Olympics before reverting to a film production studio. Construction on Hollywood Park Studios is slated to kick off this month and will join the likes of SoFi Stadium, the YouTube Theater and NFL Media’s office building in filling out the media and entertainment element of the development.

3 weeks ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Tina Castro and Lisa Richter run Avivar Capital, a registered investment adviser that works with institutional, public and private clients on developing and managing impact investing strategies, portfolios and funds. After getting to know each other professionally, the duo joined forces by merging their previous firms in 2015 and launching Avivar Capital in North Hollywood, which now has $514 million in assets under management.

3 weeks ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Longtime publicist Pristina Alford this spring branched off and launched her own agency, where she aims to set “a new standard” for brand strategy and elevation. Alford & Co. Public Relations is starting off as a remote operation with the hope of setting up shop in Hollywood and also the East Coast. Alford said her long-term goal is to foster a healthy professional space to offer her employees the opportunities, mentorship and support she lacked in her own career.

3 weeks ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Advertising agency Saylor is keeping up its rapid expansion with the hiring of a new creative head and naming of a team of creative directors to report to her. The Echo Park-based agency brought in Nicole Stetter as head of creative, as well as the two of the new directors – Doriean Stevenson and Dominique Vitali. Michael Meehan, who joined the company a year ago, is newly assigned to Stetter’s team.