Some cities have considered a tax or fee billed to landlords whose commercial properties, especially storefronts and retail spaces, have remained empty for an extended amount of time. Long Beach City Councilmember Al Austin has asked city staff to look i.

Each year, the Business Journal sits down with city management to discuss the city's highest earning jobs. Since 1997, the “$100,000 Club” has included the city’s top earners, but it’s time to make room for a new elite group: the “$200,000 Club.” In our .

It’s hard to miss the glistening facade of the new Long Beach City Hall and neighboring Port of Long Beach headquarters, which recently opened their doors to the public for the first time. But it's not just the architecture that makes the new Long Beach .

California State Senator Scott Wiener is giving his 4 a.m. bar bill another go. SB 58 would allow ten California cities, including Long Beach, to set up pilot programs for extended drinking hours. A much needed push for the hospitality industry or a publ.

Since its formation in 2016, the Association of Long Beach Employees (ALBE) has been unable to secure its own Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Long Beach. The two parties are in the final phase of a fact-finding process and we asked represent.

On Friday, a group of seven business owners successfully completed GROW Long Beach, a grant-funded pilot program designed to help minority business owners grow and expand their operations. The Long Beach Business Journal spoke to participants Jeff Beasly.

Pacific Visions offers experiences that go beyond the traditional, featuring a theater equipped with rumbling seats and misters as the centerpiece. With the help of technology company Ultrahaptics, the Aquarium has created an experience for visitors with.

The Long Beach Pride festival is celebrating its 35th anniversary this week. For this week's episode of the Long Beach Business Podcast, we spoke to businesses in the Broadway corridor, a hotspot for the city’s LGBTQ community, about the scene in Long Be.

For this week's episode of the Long Beach Business Podcast, the Business Journal went on the prowl with Vector Control Program Coordinator Lamar Rush and Vector Control Specialist Eddie Gogue to learn more about the health risks posed by mosquitos and wh.

The Long Beach area is home to a number of startups seeking to modernize various segments of the supply chain, from sea to sale. The Business Journal met with Steve Kochan, the founder of Long Beach-based startup Comfreight, to discuss the impact new tec.