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LACCD LEADERS GATHER TO HIGHLIGHT BOND PROGRAM SUCCESSES; FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS

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Friday, October 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and LA Trade Tech College (LATTC) leaders joined Assemblymember Miguel Santiago to highlight recent projects – both completed and underway that were only possible through BuildLACCD's building program. BuildLACCD is funded through more than $9.5 billion in existing voter-approved bond measures, with the latest bond – Measure LA on the ballot this November.

Key Points: 
  • BuildLACCD is funded through more than $9.5 billion in existing voter-approved bond measures, with the latest bond Measure LA on the ballot this November.
  • "These bond measures are vital to the continued development of programs here at LA Trade-Tech," said Trade-Tech Interim President Dr. Kathleen Burke.
  • "The Culinary Arts Building, which is LEED Gold certified and built with bond funds provides a pathway to a successful, creative culinary career."
  • Assemblymember Miguel Santiago stated, Measure LA is a very simple bond measureit will upgrade all of the campuses across the LA Community College District.

Xos, Inc. Visits Los Angeles Technical Trade College; Inspires Next Generation of Electric Vehicle Technicians

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), a leading manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles, today shared details of a visit to the Los Angeles Technical Trade College (LATTC) to meet with students of the Advanced Transportation and Manufacturing (ATM) department. The visit celebrates the kickoff of a larger outreach program to local trade schools.

Key Points: 
  • The visit celebrates the kickoff of a larger outreach program to local trade schools.
  • Twenty students from the ATM department and their professor, Mr. Albert Semadeni, participated in the visit.
  • We have the technology, and we have the talent in these students, who are future service technicians, to go forward and make electric vehicles accessible everywhere.
  • Xos designs and manufactures cost-competitive, fully electric commercial vehicles.