BIG 4 Alliance Partners with Supply Chain Federation, CREDA SoCal

The BIG 4, an alliance between the cities of Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon, announced on Monday a new partnership with the Supply Chain Federation, a national advocacy organization representing business and labor in goods movement, and CREDA SoCal to advance a regional approach to industrial development, workforce opportunity and supply-chain resilience across Southern California.

As its first major initiative, the partnership will host the second annual BIG 4 Summit in 2027, bringing together regional and national stakeholders to advance conversations around industrial development, supply-chain resilience, workforce opportunity, economic competitiveness, industrial land, infrastructure and public-private collaboration.

Since its formation in October 2025, the BIG 4 has established a unified voice for the shared interests and needs of its four cities and worked to expand business opportunities in the region through streamlined permitting, tax incentives, low-interest financing and reduced energy costs. In its first year, the BIG 4 has launched business incentives, convened the inaugural BIG 4 Summit, advocated for SB 1274 and closed its first joint economic development deal, keeping 80-year-old Juanita’s Foods and its manufacturing operations in Southern California.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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