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Profiling significant events at L.A.'s markets and ports
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1986

The L.A. Community Redevelopment Agency renovates the wholesale market and renames it the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market (LAWPM).

1989

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles exceeds 2 million containers.

2000

Port of Los Angeles officially becomes the busiest port in North America by container volume.

2002

Port of Long Beach opens its largest container terminal, a nearly 400-acre facility on a former naval complex. The Alameda Corridor rail freight expressway also opens, significantly enhancing rail operations.

2006

The ports of jointly release the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan to reduce emissions by 50 percent over the next five years. The two ports become environmental stewards for ports around the globe.

2011

The Los Angeles Produce Market Association is founded to provide a united voice for merchants and spearheads marketing and promotional programs to raise public awareness of the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables.

2013

A portion of the City Market, the oldest wholesale produce market in Los Angeles, is purchased by downtown developer LENA. Renamed City Market South, the new open-air development offers a combination of restaurant, retail, entertainment, and office space.

2014

Atlas Capital Group LLC acquires the 30-acre LA Terminal Market property and renames it Row DTLA (Downtown LA). The mixed-use development is slated to house restaurants, stores, and creative offices in addition to an open-air food market.

2016

The Port of Los Angeles handles 8.8 million TEUs (truck equivalent units), establishing a new Western Hemisphere port record. Imports reach nearly 455,000 metric tons and exports exceed 392,000 metric tons of fruit and vegetables.

Not to be outdone, the Port of Long Beach completes Phase 1 of its harbor redevelopment project, making the Long Beach Container Terminal the most technologically advanced and sustainable operation in the nation.

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