Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Green Jobs Impact Study and Electrification Partnership
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
HR&A has supported the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) since 2017 to drive investment and strategic partnerships across Los Angeles County toward its ambitious goal of creating 600,000 green jobs by 2050. Our comprehensive work has included conducting foundational research to quantify the region’s green economy, providing strategic support for transportation electrification initiatives that informed federal infrastructure investments, and facilitating regional workforce development partnerships to ensure Los Angeles has the skilled labor force necessary to capitalize on historic cleantech investments and achieve its decarbonization objectives.
- As Los Angeles Goes Green, Who Will Benefit? — Los Angeles Daily News — Finance and Commerce
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HR&A has supported the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) since 2017 to drive investment and strategic partnerships across Los Angeles County to realize its goal of reaching 600,000 green jobs by 2050. HR&A’s collaboration with LACI began with a Green Jobs Study to quantify and characterize the green economy in Los Angeles County, essential for setting workforce goals and strategies.
HR&A has supported the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) since 2017 to drive investment and strategic partnerships across Los Angeles County toward its ambitious goal of creating 600,000 green jobs by 2050. Our comprehensive work has included conducting foundational research to quantify the region's green economy, providing strategic support for transportation electrification initiatives that informed federal infrastructure investments, and facilitating regional workforce development partnerships to ensure Los Angeles has the skilled labor force necessary to capitalize on historic cleantech investments and achieve its decarbonization objectives.
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