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The Executive Leadership Council to Honor Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments and Chair of Ariel Investment Trust, with 2023 ELC Achievement Award

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent global membership organization for Black CEOs, senior executives, corporate board directors , top-tier entrepreneurs, and global thought leaders, announced today it will honor Mellody Hobson, co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments and Chair of Ariel Investment Trust, with the 2023 ELC Achievement Award during its 37th Anniversary Recognition Gala. The event will take place on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland.

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  • The Achievement Award is presented to Black corporate executives whose business career achievements highlight personal and professional excellence.
  • "Her exceptional achievements are unparalleled and serve as a beacon to women in business and industry.
  • The ELC is honored to recognize Mellody for her outstanding contributions and shining leadership and vision throughout the years."
  • This year's gala highlights business achievement, honors corporate and individual award recipients, and delivers $2.8 million in scholarships to ELC scholarship program awardees.

Cityview Completes 296-Unit Opportunity Zone Project Near Downtown Los Angeles

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cityview , a premier multifamily investment management and development firm, has completed Jasper – a 296-unit opportunity zone project located less than two miles from downtown Los Angeles and adjacent to the University of Southern California.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cityview , a premier multifamily investment management and development firm, has completed Jasper – a 296-unit opportunity zone project located less than two miles from downtown Los Angeles and adjacent to the University of Southern California.
  • Jasper features two expansive rooftop sky decks offering outdoor dining and Korean BBQ grills, an entertainment terrace and sweeping views of Downtown Los Angeles.
  • In addition to Jasper, Cityview is nearing completion on The Parker, a 123-unit multifamily development in the heart of Los Angeles, and will complete Belle on Bev, a 243-unit multifamily project in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown (HiFi), later this year.
  • It also recently commenced construction on South Bay X, a 265-unit multifamily project in Los Angeles’ South Bay.

MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEERS TO CELEBRATE MLK DAY OF SERVICE AT THE LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM

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Monday, December 19, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- L.A. Works invites the Los Angeles community to kick off 2023 in service at the largest volunteer event in LA commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy. At the LA Memorial Coliseum in 1964, Dr. King addressed 15,000 Angelenos on the issues of race relations and human dignity. In 2023, L.A. Works continues our long tradition of honoring Dr. King's legacy on the national holiday by empowering Angelenos to take collective action in the fight for food and climate justice.

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  • SPONSORS INCLUDE: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, California Volunteers (Office of the Governor), Jonathan Club, KCET, LISTOS California, Los Angeles Magazine, NBCUniversal, Kaiser Permanente, Target, Cohn Reznick, Discover Los Angeles, Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, Los Angeles Football Club, Los Angeles Lakers, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, University of LaVerne, Wescom Foundation, Albertson's, and the Canadian Consulate.
  • For more than 30 years, L.A. Works has mobilized Angelenos as volunteers to strengthen the fabric of Los Angeles.
  • The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, has been a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos.
  • Located in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, the Coliseum is a 77,500 capacity multi-purpose stadium which opened in 1923.

L.A. Business Council’s 52nd Architectural Awards Honor Design Projects That Build Community and Create Meaningful, Inclusive Spaces

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of its 52nd Architectural Awards, celebrating ambitious public and private projects that exemplify architectures unique power to build community, starting with inviting people to actively participate in the design process.

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  • The Los Angeles Business Council today announced the winners of its 52nd Architectural Awards, celebrating ambitious public and private projects that exemplify architectures unique power to build community, starting with inviting people to actively participate in the design process.
  • Community building was the driving force behind the Grand Prize winning Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge.
  • Replacing a landmark 1932 structure, the design is the product of an international design competition, emphasizing the Citys commitment to making the new bridge a true reflection of the community.
  • Destination Crenshaw, the nations largest art and cultural celebration of the African American community, won the prestigious Community Impact Award.

Studio-MLA Receives Prestigious 2021 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Studio-MLA has received the 2021 National Design Award in Landscape Architecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Studio-MLA has received the 2021 National Design Award in Landscape Architecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • Studio-MLA Receives Top 2021 Design Award for Landscape Architecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
    The interim director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar, announced the winners of the 2021 National Design Awards earlier this year.
  • Given in nine jury-selected award categories, the recipients include the West Coast-based design studio integrating landscape architecture, urban design, and planning to create places that inspire human connection, unite communities, and restore environmental balance.
  • The National Design Awards honor innovation and impact, recognizing the power of design to change the world.

Equity and Inclusion Take Center Stage at 50th Anniversary LABC Architectural Awards

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

The win distinguished itself as the first time in the awards long history that a landscape or park design has received top honors.

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  • The win distinguished itself as the first time in the awards long history that a landscape or park design has received top honors.
  • The Los Angeles LGBT Center, which opened last year, received the illustrious LABC Chairmans Award.
  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, an architectural tour de force under construction in Exposition Park, won the Community Impact Award.
  • The museum is designed by former LABC Architectural Award keynote speaker and winner Ma Yansong of Mad Architects.