PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale has announced that Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the rating on the city’s lease backed debt to A1 from A3.This rating action affects approximately $45 million in outstanding certificates of participation and lease revenue bonds. The bonds are secured by lease payments made by the city, for use and occupancy of leased assets, which ... Read more →
Palmdale to host first Reverse Expo
PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale will host the first Reverse Expo on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Chimbole Cultural Center, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Free and open to the public, the expo will provide vendors, contractors, suppliers and consultants the opportunity to network with various Antelope Valley agencies.Attendees will learn ... Read more →
SoCalGas begins $3.4 million valve station upgrade
LITTLEROCK - The Southern California Gas Co. on Monday began a $3.4 million valve replacement and upgrade project at a natural gas valve station in Littlerock.According to the utility, the enhancements “will include the installation of a new mainline valve with automatic shut-off and remote control capability, and upgrades to an existing mainline valve.”The work is ... Read more →
Craft Fair coming the AV Fairgrounds this weekend
LANCASTER - The Antelope Valley Fairgrounds will host its first Craft Fair on Saturday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9.The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days at the H.W. Hunter Pavilion, located at 2551 West Avenue H in Lancaster. Admission is free, and parking is $5.The Craft Fair will feature about 60 vendors showcasing a broad range of items, ... Read more →
WorkSource to host construction maintenance employment recruitment
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center in Palmdale will host an employment recruitment Tuesday, Sept. 27, for construction maintenance positions in the Santa Clarita area.The recruitment event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Interested applicants should bring their resumes and dress ... Read more →
WorkSource to host bilingual call center employment recruitment
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center will host employment recruitment on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for bilingual call center representatives for positions in Woodland Hills.The recruitment event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Interested applicants should bring their resumes and dress ... Read more →
Employment recruitment Tuesday
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center in Palmdale will host an employment recruitment for a Santa Clarita based business this Tuesday, Sept. 13.It will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway.Multiple positions are available, including:Heavy assemblers Light assemblers Customer service Office ... Read more →
Supervisors approve local worker policy
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a local worker policy Tuesday that calls for contractors to fill 30 percent of construction jobs on county-controlled projects with local residents and 10 percent of such jobs with workers who face high barriers to employment.Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Supervisor Hilda Solis co-authored the motion. ... Read more →
Recruitment for local landscaping positions
PALMDALE - The South Valley WorkSource Center will host an employment recruitment this Tuesday for local maintenance/landscaping positions.It’s happening from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Positions are available in Palmdale and Lancaster. Interested applicants should dress professionally, bring ... Read more →
AVTA receives millions for electric buses
LANCASTER – The Antelope Valley Transit Authority has been selected to receive $6.84 million from the California State Transportation Agency. This funding will add another 10 electric transit buses to AVTA's fleet, bringing the total to 41 electric buses so far, the agency announced Friday.“This funding is vital in helping us realize our goal of an all-electric bus fleet, ... Read more →
‘Small Business Saturdays’ event Aug. 20 in Lancaster
LANCASTER - The L.A. County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs will host its next “Small Business Saturdays” event in Lancaster.The free workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Lancaster Library, located at 601 West Lancaster Boulevard. [View a flyer for this event here.]"The County of Los Angeles values entrepreneurship ... Read more →
WorkSource recruiting for local education industry positions
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center will host an employment recruitment for education industry jobs available in Palmdale and Lancaster.The event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Open positions include:Teachers with valid California credentials. Tutors with a ... Read more →
South Valley WorkSource Center to host employee recruitment
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center will host a special employment recruitment from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Multiple positions are available in Santa Clarita for:Heavy assemblers - $10 to $12/ hour Light assemblers - $10/ hour Customer service - $10 to 12/ hour Administrative assistant - $12 to 14/ ... Read more →
AVTA postpones service changes
LANCASTER – The Antelope Valley Transit Authority will be delaying the implementation of its service changes due to unforeseen problems, the agency announced Thursday.The service changes, which were originally scheduled to take effect Monday, will now take effect on Aug. 29.“We are now working to get the message out to our customers that we are delaying the ... Read more →
County to ask voters for marijuana business tax to help homeless
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to ask voters in November to approve a special marijuana business tax of up to 10 percent of gross receipts to fund the fight against homelessness."There's an emergency," said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who has unsuccessfully pressed Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a statewide emergency to free ... Read more →
AVTA unveils College Student Pass program
LANCASTER - A College Student Pass Program for Antelope Valley College students was recently approved by the Antelope Valley Transit Authority’s board of directors, the agency announced Tuesday.The new program will be available for students who are enrolled in six or more units per semester. The pilot phase of the program will provide free bus passes for the Fall 2016 and ... Read more →
Employee pre-screening recruitment for security, truck driving positions
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center will host an employee pre-screening recruitment event for truck driving positions on Tuesday, July 5, and a recruitment event for security positions on Wednesday, July 6.Both events will be held at the WorkSource Center, located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.Tuesday’s recruitment will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on ... Read more →
NASA hybrid electric research plane gets X number, new name
EDWARDS - With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.”NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday at the American ... Read more →
China deal off for high-speed rail to Vegas
LOS ANGELES - Nine months after announcing that China would help build a high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, with stations in Palmdale and Victorville, the private U.S. company behind the plan says the deal is off and that it will seek a partner elsewhere.Las Vegas-based XpressWest said in a statement that the decision to terminate the relationship with ... Read more →
AV residents sound off on high-speed rail
LOS ANGELES - Antelope Valley residents told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday that the Palmdale-to-Burbank high-speed rail segment proposed to run through the Big Tujunga Wash in the Angeles National Forest would divide the community of Lake View Terrace, threaten wildlife and crush property values.Supervisor Michael Antonovich recommended that the board send a letter ... Read more →