Home » Economic Development
Economic Development Blueprint Opportunity Zones Business Portal: BizPort Economic Inclusion Economic Insights Dashboard Community Hospital Information

Economic Development

The City of Long Beach Economic Development Department's mission is to create economic opportunities for workers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

Our staff, along with partners across the City, offer the following core services to create a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive economic ecosystem:

  • Grow and strengthen established industry clusters and emerging sectors in Long Beach.
  • Increase access to economic opportunities in low-income communities to advance economic equity.
  • Build a supportive economic ecosystem that creates reliable pathways for entrepreneurs to confidently start and grow successful business.
  • Create more responsive, cost-effective, and streamlined City processes to grow investment and development in the city.
  • Enhance quality of life to grow businesses, jobs, and investment that support a thriving local economy.
  • Advance an integrated approach to local and regional economic development to enhance business opportunities and global connectedness.

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram at @LBEconDev

Latest News

HistoricCompany_Holiday-Inn_0344-640x427
After Decades Of Service To Long Beach Residents, Historic Companies Double-Down On Local Investment
Long Beach has bestowed its business owners with many favorable circumstances: mild weather, a gateway to the Pacific Ocean and a large natural oil field underneath their feet, to name a few. But the city isn’t shielded from the perils of the global economy, and Long Beach’s legacy companies have seen the city through it all.
GrowingLB_0380-640x438
Food Business Uses City Loan Program To Expand Operations
Emphasizing the importance of organic food, local residents Chrissy Cox and Dawna Bass co-founded Rainbow Juices in 2012 as a home business to provide fresh, cold-pressed juices to the community.
Capture21
Long Beach Company Laserfiche Invests in New Bixby Knolls Development
Laserfiche is a global software company, but CEO Chris Wacker will tell you it’s also a local company — one that continues to invest in Long Beach.


News Archive »

Press Releases

City of Long Beach Recognized for Excellence in Regional Planning
The City of Long Beach has received four prestigious awards by the Los Angeles section of the American Planning Association (APA).
Innovative City Partnership with California State University, Long Beach to Bring Classes Downtown
Yesterday, the Long Beach City Council authorized the City to enter into an agreement with the California State University, Long Beach Foundation, to provide continuing education workforce development classes in Downtown Long Beach.
City of Long Beach Hosts Ceremony to Celebrate First Place 2018 CommunityWINS® Grantee
Today, the City of Long Beach hosted an event to celebrate the local, First Place 2018 CommunityWINS® (Working/Investing in Neighborhood Stabilization) grant recipient for large cities (250,000+ population). Mayor Robert Garcia, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Wells Fargo presented a $300,000 award to Pacific Gateway Workforce Partnership, Inc. (Pacific Gateway), to be used for the Citywide Market for Hourly Labor Program.
Press Release Archive »

2019 Blueprint Update

Want to know more about the work that the City of Long Beach and its partners are doing to advance the Blueprint for Economic Development but could not make it to this year's Blueprint Update? Head over to our Blueprint Update page to view presentation slides and videos that detail programs and initiatives that address each Focus Area.




DataLB: Geospatial & Open Data Hub

DataLB is the city's new public GeoSpatial & Open Data Portal for exploring, visualizing and downloading data that has been made publicly available.
Learn More »

Find Us Online:
facebook twitter Instagram
Contact Economic Development

333 W. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 570-6099

Newsletter

Sign up for our newsletter today!