Four Southeast Los Angeles County industrial cities launched a new regional alliance this week aimed at strengthening Southern California’s manufacturing and logistics sector amid growing competition from other states and increasing regulatory pressure on the industry.
The cities of Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs and Vernon formally unveiled the “BIG 4” partnership during an inaugural summit that brought together business executives, developers, brokers, manufacturers and public officials to discuss economic development, freight movement and industrial policy.
Organizers described the alliance as an effort to market the four cities collectively as a unified industrial corridor capable of competing with fast-growing Sun Belt states that have aggressively pursued warehouse, logistics and manufacturing investment…