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However, the Port estimates that it indirectly supports up to "316,000 jobs throughout Southern California and 1.4 million jobs throughout the United States. It generates about $16 billion in annual trade-related wages statewide" ("About the port," 2007). That does not count the trade-related wages and revenue it supports across the country, which the Port estimates reach a combined total of over $60 billion or more.
In conclusion, the Port of Long Beach operation is a major trade facility that brings jobs, revenue, and trade activity to the Long Beach area and far beyond. While the facility does have its disadvantages, it is a modern, well-run facility that helps the City of Long Beach with jobs, revenue, and operating capital, and fans out this economic impact across the state and the country. The major problem...
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Facts at a glance." (2007). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Port of Long Beach Web site: http://www.polb.com/about/facts.asp.
Long Beach main page." (2006). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Base Realignment and Closure Web site: http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/bracbases/california/lbnc/default.aspx.
Port security." (2007). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Port of Long Beach Web site: http://polb.com/about/port_security/default.asp.
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Verini, J. (2005, April). Two if by sea: The port complex of Los Angeles is America's umbilical cord to world trade. And it's still an open bull's-eye. The American Prospect, 16, 43+.
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About the port." (2007). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Port of Long Beach Web site: http://www.polb.com/about/default.asp.
Facts at a glance." (2007). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Port of Long Beach Web site: http://www.polb.com/about/facts.asp.
Long Beach main page." (2006). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Base Realignment and Closure Web site: http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/bracbases/california/lbnc/default.aspx.
Port security." (2007). Retrieved 14 Nov. 2007 from the Port of Long Beach Web site: http://polb.com/about/port_security/default.asp.
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