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Daniel Perkins
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FROM Daniel Perkins
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Making L.A.: Manufacturing Southern California still has more manufacturing jobs that almost any place in country. The biggest industries are tourism and entertainment, but the region is significant when it comes to making stuff like transportation equipment and apparel. Today in our series “Making LA,” we look at the state of making things in Southern California.
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