{"id":105574,"date":"2025-12-23T00:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/105574\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:13:08","slug":"long-beach-to-host-second-business-networking-event-along-santa-fe-ave-corridor-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/105574\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach to host second business networking event along Santa Fe Ave. corridor \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach is continuing to explore the possibility of establishing a new business association along the Santa Fe Avenue corridor.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Economic Development and Opportunity (EDO) will be hosting its second business networking event for business owners and stakeholders to learn more about the initiative and to get involved. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Casa Chaskis, 2380 Santa Fe Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Business owners and stakeholders interested in attending the event are encouraged to RSVP <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=wxE_MWhCak-NO8fmUBg-eF36sezJS8VDrRvk9hnmdvhUNDY5M0lSMzYxVFlDQjVQQzVJTks4RVdBMS4u\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/longbeach.gov\/edo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">longbeach.gov\/edo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EDO is continuing to engage with businesses along the Santa Fe Avenue business corridor \u2013 from Anaheim to Willow Streets \u2013 to better understand local needs and opportunities, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A friendly face welcomes diners to Casa Chaskis in Long...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-DINE-CASACHASKIS-0315-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A friendly face welcomes diners to Casa Chaskis in Long Beach. (Photo by Merrill Shindler)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tambuli Supermarket in West Long Beach is located at 2520...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-FILIPINO-HEALTH-ASSESS-0517-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-FILIPINO-HEALTH-ASSESS-0517-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tambuli Supermarket in West Long Beach is located at 2520 Santa Fe Ave. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A &amp; F Market, 2569 Santa Fe Ave, is a...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-FILIPINO-HEALTH-ASSESS-0517-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-FILIPINO-HEALTH-ASSESS-0517-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A &amp; F Market, 2569 Santa Fe Ave, is a small grocery store located in West Long Beach. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Long Beach\u2019s Economic Development and Opportunity Department will be hosting...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-BUSINESS-WEST-LB-1223-01-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-BUSINESS-WEST-LB-1223-01-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach\u2019s Economic Development and Opportunity Department will be hosting its second business networking event along the Santa Fe Avenue corridor on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the City of Long Beach)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 4<\/p>\n<p>A friendly face welcomes diners to Casa Chaskis in Long Beach. (Photo by Merrill Shindler)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The free event will build off the first networking event held in October and provide attendees with important updates, officials said. The event will also feature an overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/lbcd\/hn\/wsp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Westside Promise<\/a> initiative presented by the city\u2019s Community Development Department.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Westside Promise, EDO is exploring ways to create jobs, expand workforce training opportunities and drive long-term economic growth in the area, according to a press release. A key effort is the establishment of a new business association dedicated to enhancing economic growth on the Westside.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, EDO hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/contentassets\/3c1dbd2f22144f458ea136527152eeee\/westside-long-beach-economic--market-study-3-12-2025--full-analysis-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Westside Long Beach Economic and Market Study<\/a> with more than 40 local businesses, residents and stakeholders to discuss existing market conditions and potential strategies for growing economic development and boosting investment in West Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the upcoming event, contact Kyle Smith, Business Improvement District Program Manager, at 562-570-7623 or email Kyle.J.Smith@longbeach.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach is continuing to explore the possibility of establishing a new business association along the Santa Fe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,133,132,137,4823],"class_list":{"0":"post-105574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-long-beach","11":"tag-long-beach-headlines","12":"tag-long-beach-news","13":"tag-los-angeles-county","14":"tag-small-business"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}