Economic Development & Opportunity

EDO 2025 Annual Report — Unlocking Opportunity. Driving Inclusive Growth. Powering Long Beach.

The Department of Economic Development & Opportunity is pleased to present its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of meaningful progress, strategic investment and continued momentum across Long Beach.

The report highlights key accomplishments over the past year and reflects our continued commitment to strengthening Long Beach's economy through strategic, inclusive and forward-looking initiatives. The document showcases EDO’s progress across core focus areas, including business development and retention, workforce and talent growth, real estate and waterfront development and more. These efforts create new opportunities for residents, support local businesses and workers, and strengthen and diversify the city’s economic landscape.

In addition to highlighting the collective efforts of staff and public-private partners, the report is designed as a strategic marketing tool, elevating Long Beach’s competitive advantages and positioning the city for continued economic expansion. Key highlights from the document include:

• Business Development and Support: Advancing initiatives that assist small businesses, attract new investment and support the expansion of key industry sectors.
• Talent Recruitment and Retention: Strengthening career pathways and training programs to connect employers and talent and meet evolving industry needs.
• Real Estate Development: Facilitating strategic development projects that activate key sites, support investment and contribute to neighborhood marketplace revitalization.
• Industry Growth and Innovation: Promoting emerging sectors such as Space Beach and advanced manufacturing and the creative economy to position Long Beach for future success.
• Community and Economic Inclusion: Expanding equitable access to programs, resources and opportunities that support a diverse and thriving business community.
• Telling the Long Beach Story: Highlighting the businesses, places and people that make the city unique and authentic.

The report reflects our continued commitment to creating equitable opportunities for workers, investors and entrepreneurs while advancing Long Beach as the premier destination for investment, innovation and inclusive growth.

• View the EDO 2025 Annual Report