Visitors from all over the state filed into Stockton on Tuesday to talk about the local economy during the California Economic Summit.

A celebration highlighted local artists, including the Latin Magic Band and Rhymosaurs, at Stockton's Banner Island Ballpark in the evening to cap off the first day of the summit, filled with discussion about economic growth in San Joaquin County and the surrounding regions. The last panel of the day was on how hip-hop brings business.

The summit is hosted annually by the nonprofit organization California Forward, whose website states they "support economic growth using a regions-up approach, stewarding state resources, and building resilience in the face of a changing climate."

"This (is) a really big deal for Stockton," said Bob Gutierrez, San Joaquin

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