Economic Update for March 25, 2024-Inflation, Jobs, the…

Inflation Ticked Up Last Month, Backing the Fed’s Caution on Rate Cuts (from the New York Times): Consumer prices climbed 3.2 percent last month from a year earlier, down notably from a 9.1 percent high in 2022, but still quicker than the roughly 2 percent that was normal before the pandemic. 

17 Local Chambers Present FREE Webinar Series RENEWAL AND…

Online Lunch and Learn Webinar Series Kicks Off March 21st with Trends and Challenges: The Landscape of 2024 with Pasadena Chamber Member Leadership Coach John Burt

First presentation on March 21st by executive leadership coach John Burt! Hear him discuss the current economic landscape for small business owners, challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners/managers.

Masters of Taste Honors Pasadena Chamber Members as 2024…

Come celebrate and be part of the seventh annual Masters of Taste, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival returns and will be taking place on Sunday, April 7th, 2024, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the field of the Iconic Pasadena Rose Bowl.

From the LA Times: The new workplace vocabulary

‘Quiet quitting’ and other terms reflect employee effort to exert power. By Samantha Masunaga and Sean Greene

Abygail Liera sympathized when she first read about people who were “quiet quitting,” refusing to go above and beyond at their jobs.
But it wasn’t until a few months later that she understood.

Pasadena Chamber Publishes Winter 2024 Edition of Digital…

Pasadena Perspective Winter 2024 Edition cover photo

Economic News for March 11, 2024-Consumer Spending,…

California’s Economy Has Been Pinched by Unemployment from the New York Times. The Golden State’s jobless rate remains stubbornly high.

Tech layoffs. Hollywood strikes. Rural joblessness.

For much of the past year, key parts of the California economy have looked a lot like our winter weather: dreary.

While the state’s economy has long outpaced the economies of most nations, the unemployment rate in California has risen significantly over the past year.

From the New York Times: The ZIP Code Shift: Why Many…

A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic. By Emma Goldberg-March 4, 2024

In 2020, Virginia Martin lived two and a half miles from her office. Today, the distance between her work and home is 156.

Art Night is Friday. Chamber Members and Others Open

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A Message from Chamber Member AT&T

AT&T is dedicated to supporting the communities we serve and has been focused on delivering increased connectivity to the underserved in order to bridge the digital divide.  We value the partnership we have with the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission and the work you do to positively impact lives throughout our community.

 

Cheeseburger Week Passport Holders Won Gift Cards to…

For the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Cheeseburger (at the Rite Spot) right here in Pasadena, the Chamber celebrated during our annual Cheeseburger Week in January. 

For You Dog Lovers: City of Pasadena to Enforce the Use of…

City of Pasadena to Enforce the Use of Leashes on Dogs at Pasadena Parks

With the increase of community reports of off-leash dogs at Pasadena parks, the City of Pasadena reminds the public to leash dogs at all times while visiting city parks, with the exception of Alice’s Dog Park in Viña Vieja Park and Playhouse Village Dog Park which are designated off-leash areas.