In the latest episode of our Long Beach Business Podcast, we cover the 45th Annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Since the 1970s, this street racing event has brought the biggest names in motorsports to the city. The Business Journal interviewed Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, to learn what’s in store for 2019. Buckle your seatbelt, pull on your racing gloves, and download the podcast now!

This week, we sat down with John Molina of Molina, Wu, Network (MWN) to discuss the future of Long Beach Community Hospital. The hospital, which provided much needed acute care services in East Long Beach before it shut down in July 2018, is to be reopened and operated by MWN. The city has agreed to help finance the seismic retrofit of the facility, a move that has drawn some criticism, despite general consensus that the hospital will provide necessary services.

The craft beer craze shows no signs of stopping - we talked to three Long Beach-based breweries to find out what SoCal beer lovers can expect from the blossoming industry in the future.

We visited Virgin Orbit's factory in Douglas Park to see how the rockets get made. The company's CEO and engineer Veronica Foreman spoke to Editor Samantha Mehlinger and Staff Writer Alena Maschke about the future of the commercial aerospace industry and the ways in which small satellites will change the way we communicate, navigate and understand our planet.

This episode, we met with Memorial Care Long Beach CEO John Bishop and COO Ike Mmeje to discuss reports of long wait times in Long Beach emergency rooms.

This episode, we met with Memorial Care Long Beach CEO John Bishop and COO Ike Mmeje to discuss reports of long wait times in Long Beach emergency rooms.

Welcome to the Long Beach Business Podcast, presented by the Long Beach Business Journal!

For our very first episode, we invited Port of Long Beach Director Mario Cordero to our office to discuss the ongoing trade dispute between China and the U.S. in an exclusive interview with Long Beach Business Journal Editor Samantha Mehlinger.

Welcome to the Long Beach Business Podcast, presented by the Long Beach Business Journal!

For our very first episode, we invited Port of Long Beach Director Mario Cordero to our office to discuss the ongoing trade dispute between China and the U.S. in an exclusive interview with Long Beach Business Journal Editor Samantha Mehlinger.