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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    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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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 30, 2015 • 1 min read

    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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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jerry Nickelsburg

      economics professor and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast

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      Kellie Johnson

      President of ACE Clearwater in Torrance.

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      Daniel Perkins

      Founder and president of Couch Guitar Straps in Long Beach.

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