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UCLA Anderson Forecast Says Resilient U.S. Economy Is Approaching Crossroads

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As 2022 draws to a close, the U.S. economy has reached a recession-related fork in the road. According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, one path would lead to continued economic growth — although slower than the recent 2.4% growth rate — while the other would be a relatively mild, short-lived recession.

Key Points: 
  • According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, one path would lead to continued economic growth although slower than the recent 2.4% growth rate while the other would be a relatively mild, short-lived recession.
  • Despite dire predictions by some business leaders, the national economy has proved resilient as consumers continue to spend and businesses continue to invest.
  • The December forecast for the state like the December U.S. forecast consists of two scenarios.
  • Regardless, the UCLA Anderson Forecast expects the final quarter of 2022 to be a strong one for the nation, economically speaking, with conditions buoyed by consumption and business investment.

UCLA Anderson Creates Round 2 Application Process for Recently Laid-Off Workers

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the thousands who have recently experienced job loss in tech and other industries, UCLA Anderson School of Management announces that it will offer fee waivers, deadline extensions and other considerations to those who would like to apply for an MBA.

Key Points: 
  • Streamlined Round 2 application process offers fee waivers, deadline extensions and more to recently laid-off workers.
  • UCLA Anderson invites those not personallyaffected by recent job loss to consider sharing this opportunity with their network of colleagues and friends who may be eligible.
  • For Anderson alumni who have been affected, please connect with UCLA Anderson Alumni Career Services for customized careersupport.
  • Interested in applying to UCLA Anderson through this process?

UCLA Anderson School of Management to Host Global Sports Business Forum

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Friday, October 7, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 21, the Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will host UCLA's first annual Global Sports Business Forum at historic Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Featuring decision makers at media platforms, sports teams and leagues, and innovators at tech companies and global brands, the day-long forum will focus on the explosion of business opportunities across the sports ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 21, the Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will host UCLA's first annual Global Sports Business Forum at historic Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus.
  • UCLA's first Global Sports Business Forum is 10/21, hosted by UCLA Anderson's Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports.
  • UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking.
  • Here, some 1,800 students annually are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.

Winners of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson at New York City Event

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Friday, September 30, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Gerald Loeb Awards event at Capitale in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced, and lifetime achievement honoree Michelle Singletary form The Washington Post was celebrated during the show. The Gerald Loeb Awards are among the highest honors in journalism, recognizing the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the worlds of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Gerald Loeb Awards event at Capitale in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced, and lifetime achievement honoree Michelle Singletary form The Washington Post was celebrated during the show.
  • Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Loeb Awards in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced
    Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch," served as the master of ceremonies for the first in-person show in three years.
  • In 1957, he established the G. and R. Loeb Foundation (under the stewardship of the University of Connecticut) to present the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.
  • In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.

2022 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists, Lifetime Honoree and Date of Awards Event in New York City Announced by UCLA Anderson

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced the career honoree and competition finalists of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The winners will be announced during the first in-person #LoebAwards event in three years on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Capitale in New York City.

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  • The Loeb Awards offices will contact submitters if the resubmission of a nomination is required to comply with any revisions to the rules, requirements or procedures for career nominations when announced.
  • For more information about the awards, please visit anderson.ucla.edu/gerald-loeb-awards , connect with @LoebAwards on Twitter, email [email protected] or call (310) 825-4478.
  • He moved to New York City in 1924 to help establish E.F. Hutton and eventually ascended to vice chairman of the board.
  • In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.

Key Study Analyzes Socially Beneficial Reporting Rates for Major Companies

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As corporations prepare to meet the myriad challenges of climate change, company disclosures regarding ESG (environment, social and governance) metrics "remain almost entirely voluntary, resulting in incomplete and unstandardized data that make it difficult for stakeholders to collectively compare firms and assess their impact," according to a timely new report, "The State of Corporate Sustainability in 300 of the Largest U.S. Companies," published by the Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson.

Key Points: 
  • The researchers crunched the data and concluded that, on average, firms are reporting information responsive to just under half of the WEF metrics (49.6%).
  • Overall reporting rates ranged from a minimum of 14.8% to a maximum of 74.8%.
  • In some instances, companies have tracked data (such as employee demographics and water usage) but do not publicly disclose them.
  • Emerging regulations may force companies to move away from the "vague promises and dodgy metrics" proliferating in sustainability reporting, Delmas pointed out.

Despite Economic Uncertainties, Tempered Optimism Prevails for California Commercial Real Estate, Says Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Summer Survey

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Summer 2022 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey shows that there is much more optimism about the next three years than the barrage of negative news about the economy might suggest. The current survey reveals that the optimism shown in last winter's survey for office and retail markets turning positive in the near-term was premature, but that the prevailing sentiment for those markets remains one of confidence in the longer-term.  Meanwhile, optimism for industrial and multi-family markets remains, though at a more tempered pitch than was shown six months ago.

Key Points: 
  • Meanwhile, optimism for industrial and multi-family markets remains, though at a more tempered pitch than was shown six months ago.
  • The biannual survey polls a panel of California real estate professionals to project a three-year-ahead outlook for California's commercial real estate industry and forecast potential opportunities and challenges affecting the office, multi-family, retail, and industrial sectors.
  • The Summer 2022 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey, infographics, and related content are available for download here on August 3, 2022, at 2:00 a.m. PST.
  • The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey and Index polled a panel of California real estate professionals in the development and investment markets, on various aspects of the commercial real estate market.

UCLA ANDERSON EXECUTIVE EDUCATION JOINS NACD EDUCATION NETWORK™

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON, and LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 corporate board members, today announced that UCLA Anderson Executive Education has joined the NACD Education NetworkTM, an alliance of top-tier academic institutions offering reciprocal credit for directors who are NACD Directorship Certified.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, and LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 corporate board members, today announced that UCLA Anderson Executive Education has joined the NACD Education NetworkTM, an alliance of top-tier academic institutions offering reciprocal credit for directors who are NACD Directorship Certified.
  • UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education joins this growing alliance, which began with Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the founding member of the NACD Education Network , along with Columbia Business School Executive Education, Drexel University's Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, and the Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
  • "We are thrilled to add the prestigious UCLA Anderson School of Management to the growing NACD Education Network," said Peter Gleason, president and CEO of NACD.
  • Plans are underway to expand the NACD Education Network to include additional nationally and internationally recognized institutions.

GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index Update for First Quarter 2022:

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first quarter 2022 update of the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI), UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu reports that overall MAI activity remains at a similar level as indicated in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Q2 report will be available in August and will likely show interesting new trends with the economy shifting.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first quarter 2022 update of the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI), UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu reports that overall MAI activity remains at a similar level as indicated in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • U.S. microbusiness activity in Q1 of 2022 stayed about the same as 2021's Q4, UCLA Forecast/GoDaddy say in new report.
  • The highlights of the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI) update for the first quarter 2022 are:
    The overall microbusiness activity in 2022 Q1 remains at a similar level as in 2021 Q4.
  • Forecast economists find that each additional 1-unit increase in the MAI leads to a 0.1 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate among counties in the U.S.
    Read the full GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI) update for the first quarter 2022.

GoDaddy and UCLA Anderson Report That Activity Index for Microbusinesses in the U.S. Increased in Fourth Quarter 2021

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index Series update for fourth quarter 2021, UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu report that the Microbusiness Activity Index for the U.S. increased from 100.3 in September to 102.1 in December.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index Series update for fourth quarter 2021, UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu report that the Microbusiness Activity Index for the U.S. increased from 100.3 in September to 102.1 in December.
  • This increase shows how small business activity growth accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Small business activity growth accelerated in Q4 of 2021, a new UCLA Anderson Forecast/GoDaddy report shows.
  • "Two possible reasons could explain this increase in the composite online microbusiness index," Bengali and Yu write in the report.