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It was billed as a national event to educate employers about hiring welfare recipients. But everywhere she looked, businesswoman Sarann Graham saw only government officials, nonprofit agencies and other employment-service providers at the Welfare to Work Partnership first national conference Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles. "Where are all the businesses?" wondered Graham, director of business development and training for Long Beach-based Delco Machine & Gear.

It was billed as a national event to educate employers about hiring welfare recipients. But everywhere she looked, businesswoman Sarann Graham saw only government officials, nonprofit agencies and other employment-service providers at the Welfare to Work Partnership first national conference Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles. "Where are all the businesses?" wondered Graham, director of business development and training for Long Beach-based Delco Machine & Gear.