Signs of life in Valley business

A Sun Valley design company builds a new headquarters, with a high-tech parking lot made of grass. A Mission Hills medical group expands its services. And a West Hills financial firm fills its docket with business deals. Dana Bartholomew in Daily News.

Though nearly one in eight Angelenos is out of work, many experts see new signs that the worst recession in modern times is easing.

"There are some good things happening," said Jack Kyser, founding economist for the nonprofit Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.