Economy
The city's reputation is largely still that of a depressed suburb, drawing on its proletarian origins and its reliance on Barcelona. However, its economy has improved recently, as can be seen from the city's new skyline and relocation of companies to the city's new financial centre. Urban regeneration and construction have taken place during the 2000s, as well as ongoing work on improving public transportation in the second municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. The airline Spanair's headquarters are located in L'Hospitalet. Former major Celestino Corbacho has campaigned to improve the city's infrastructures from his position in the Ministry of Work.
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