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Twining Sits Down with Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson

March 5, 2024

On January 11th, Mayor Richardson sat down with Rob and Mariel to discuss all things Long Beach and followed with a tour of our lab.

The first video in our series is called “The Makeup of Long Beach – Business Rooted and Grown in Long Beach” and the discusses how the City of Long Beach has grown over its 100+ year history by supporting the vitality of its local businesses. Watch as Mayor Richardson describes how Long Beach’s local ecosystem is furthered by its anchor institutions. These businesses have grown with the City over decades, and now support new business growth which supports the health of the Long Beach economy overall.

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