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EASTWARD HO? Business recruiters from 28 states...

By Jerry Hicks, Dan Weikel and Mike Boehm
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EASTWARD HO? Business recruiters from 28 states are in Anaheim this weekend, trying to persuade Southern California companies who are relocating or expanding to look their direction. Trends 2000 opened its three-day conference at the Anaheim Marriott Friday. The event reflects a national trend toward intense competition to attract corporations unhappy with California’s business climate. . . . There is interest by business too: 125 Southern California companies have signed up for its seminars.

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Dan Weikel

Dan Weikel covered local aviation, the California high-speed rail project, Metrolink, the MTA and regional transportation issues for the Los Angeles Times before leaving in 2017. He started with the newsroom in 1989 and previously covered courts and transportation in Orange County, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as substance abuse, environmental issues and law enforcement as a member of a project team. A native of San Diego, Weikel is a graduate of the UC Santa Barbara and the master’s program at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Mike Boehm

Mike Boehm is a former arts reporter and pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times.

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