Page 2 October 9, 2014 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Business Briefs planning. Members are able to refer to an event/trip locator page to search the company database for concert tickets, weekend getaways, club events, theatre shows, harbor cruises and much more. For more information on Where- WeAllMeet.com visit the website or follow the link Contact support@whereweallmeet. com with questions. El Camino and Northrop Grumman Partner to Offer Education and Training A new program through El Camino College and Northrop Grumman Corporation offers students education and training to join the workforce and land good-paying jobs. With the pace of the nation’s economic growth steadily rising and the job market gaining momentum, many businesses and manufacturers are actively searching for skilled employees. Through the El Camino College/Northrop Grumman collaboration, students are offered for-credit training in the electronics assembly and test lab at the company’s Space Park facility in Redondo Beach. The partnership with Northrop Grumman is an important part of a student’s education, offering real world experience that can’t be duplicated in a classroom setting, said El Camino College Director for Career Pathways Naomi Castro. “This is the perfect example of a program that is helping students gain both college credit and build their resume with a really impressive experience. Northrop Grumman has been a flexible partner, while still being very clear about what they need from us and our students.” For more information about this program, please contact El Camino’s Small Business Development Center at 310-973-3167 or www. southbaysbdc.org. • State of the City from front page See State of the City, page 9 Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L AW Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation 310-540-6000 *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization You're Invited to Attend the South Bay Business Mavericks Gala & Grant Awards! Wednesday, October 29th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Get your tickets now. Seating is limited. REGISTER NOW. www.shoplocal.us/south-bay-business-mavericks/events/ Come Celebrate Local and Indie Businesses. Join ShopLocal.us for the South Bay Business Mavericks Gala & Grant Awards. It promises to be an amazing evening celebrating local and independent businesses! THIS EVENT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. THERE WILL BE: 1. Networking Opportunities. Oh yes! Bring your business cards and meet and mingle with entrepreneurs, small business owners, our South Bay Business Mavericks, the media, and the local community. 2. An Incredible Panel of Local Business Mavericks: Haven’t you heard? We’re having a thought-provoking, inspirational, and business building panel discussion with the local business leaders and mavericks pictured here. 3. Local Food & Libations: You can’t have a celebration on an empty stomach, so there will be appetizers and other goodies to sample while you’re mingling with your peers and prospective partners and clients. 4. Awards Ceremony: We’ll be announcing the 3 winners of the ShopLocal.us Small Indie Business Grant Awards. Celebrate other local business owners and support their efforts that help create healthy, wealthy, and vibrant communities. 5. Exhibitor Booths: See what’s happening around your neighborhood. Meet some of our featured local business owners and get to know how they support businesses and the community. This event only comes around once a year! So register now! Looking forward to seeing you there, Heidi Butzine Founder, ShopLocal.us P.S. Tickets for this event are only $40 pre-registration, or $60 at the door. Get your tickets now. Seating is limited. P.P.S. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this event please contact me directly at Heidi@ShopLocal.us or call 310-308-0796 FEATURED PANELISTS Sam Kartounian Owner, Tic Time Heidi Maerker CEO/President, Herald Publications Russ Lesser President, Body Glove Kirk Rossberg Founder, Torrance Bakery Michael Zislis Owner, Zislis Group We Love our Sponsors NAMI South Bay General Meeting CAPPS staff Carla Means Ransom, M.A., LMFT and Carissa Hsu, MFTI, will speak at the National Alliance on Mental Illness South Bay general meeting, Monday October 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 2900 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503. CAPPS, which stands for the Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States, is a family therapy based program that targets TAY from ages 16-25. The program is funded by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. CAPPS works with the population who is showing prodromal symptoms, which are what an individual may experience prior to developing an illness. The Man You Want, LLC Rachel VanHook, CEO and founder of The Man You Want, LLC announces official launch of WhereWeAllMeet.com, the next generation of online dating. The website presents itself as a social dating community; one where men and women are encouraged to create friend networks with existing friends in order to be referred and introduced to like-minded matches by trustworthy sources. WhereWeAllMeet.com not only offers free membership to users for general profile creations, but premium members have access to the most modern of communication tools. Private photo sharing and group video chat are among the multiple outlets of conversing with potential matches. Members who opt for the route of most convenience are provided with the option of hiring an in-house dating agent, whom uses the most efficient technologies to find probable matches both on and off the web. WhereWeAllMeet.com offers exclusive travel package deals for daters or groups of friends stuck in a creative rut with date/trip record and business-friendly reputation. “I firmly believe that with the resources we have and the guidance we receive from you, our business professionals, we are positioned to be the economic nucleus of our region,” said Furey. While Torrance is already outpacing the nation in employment with a 4 percent unemployment rate compared with the national average of 6.2 percent, Furey is looking to create a special team consisting of city staff and business leaders to attract more companies to Torrance. “I’m excited to share an initiative I announced in July: we have begun the process to create a Torrance Economic Development Committee to help guide the city and bolster our efforts in attracting and retaining businesses in Torrance,” said Furey. Already Torrance has become a hub for Los Angeles’s craft brewery scene. The city hosts a number of breweries, including the Red Car Brewery, run by this year’s Citizens of the Year award winners Bob and Laurie Brandt. “We are keenly aware of our automotive industry, but over the past few years we have grown into a major destination for craft breweries,” said Furey. Along with craft beer, Furey cited a number of sporting events that brought people from across the nation to Torrance. This year the city has hosted the AYSO National Games, the Torrance National TNT Fastpitch Softball Tournament, and the Herbalife Triathlon, and he said more events are in the works. “Stay turned; with similar collaboration we are exploring many more opportunities with the Torrance Visitor’s Bureau to allow more people to discover Torrance,” said Furey. Furey also updated the luncheon attendees on the state of city services. He mentioned a number of changes in both branches of public Mayor Pat Furey, with Citizens of the Year Bob and Laurie Brandt, are flanked by representatives from state and county officials during the 2014 State of the City luncheon held on October 2.
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