Article: Web site developers find their niche here. (World Wide Web; Los Angeles County, California)

Entertainment industry drives big portion of growth

A new segment of the high-tech industry is emerging in Los Angeles County.

Exact numbers are not available, but in recent months several companies that design and create commercial World Wide Web sites on the Internet have opened in the L.A. area.

Pockets of such activity are centered in Venice, West Los Angeles, North Hollywood and Chatsworth.

"We've been following the development of this, and it seems that right now it's growing pretty fast," said Steve MacDonald, deputy director of L.A.'s Business Team, a creation of Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to assist businesses in the city. "We ...

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