Los Angeles Business Journal back issues from July 2006:
Par excellence: posh and pricey public-access courses attract L.A. golfers.(THE LIST)
Jul 03, 2006; ... FOR years, Damon Hoover has taken his business clients to the Old Ranch Golf Club, a comfortable Seal Beach country club where be is a member. But recently, Hoover, a vice president at Martin Brothers/Marcowall Inc., a Gardena construction company, has changed course, taking ...
L.A. business climate gets even cloudier.(comparatively Los Angeles is the costliest city)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Despite lowering business taxes, Los Angeles remains the costliest city for companies in Southern California, with Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and several other cities not far behind, according to the annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey. What's more, the ...
Hollywood Park racing nearing its finish line.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
Jul 03, 2006; ... A video gambling bill many insiders see as crucial to the survival of Hollywood Park racetrack has stalled in the state Legislature and could be dead. The development increases the likelihood that the 237-acre Inglewood site will be sold, razed and turned into a mixed-use ...
Univision's numero uno faces fight with spurned suitor.
Jul 03, 2006; ... Haim Saban pulled off a stunning upset last week when his investor consortium won the bidding to acquire Los Angeles-based Univision Communications Inc. The Beverly Hills billionaire offered to pay $36.25 per share for a total price of $12.3 billion, plus the assumption of $1.4 ...
Accounting firm plays name game at Kudos Banquet.(PAGE THREE)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... APPARENTLY even accountants can poke fun at themselves. Ernst & Young, s Entrepreneur of the Year award last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, featured a funky compilation of filmed interviews with people in downtown Los Angeles answering the question: What is Ernst & Young? ...
A grassroots campaign aimed at getting investors to pull money out of war-torn Sudan is now targeting the Los Angeles City Employee Retirement System, also known as Lacers.(PAGE THREE)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... A grassroots campaign aimed at getting investors to pull money out of war-torn Sudan is now targeting the Los Angeles City Employee Retirement System, also known as Lacers. Representatives from Jewish World Watch and the student-led Sudan Divestment Task Force met last week in ...
Pie fight: California Pizza Kitchen's frozen fare bucks Puck.(Up Front)
Jul 03, 2006; ... CALIFORNIA Pizza Kitchen Inc.'s frozen pizzas have a kick, one that's walloping the competition. It's a frigid lineup that includes spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mixed Portobello mushroom, Siciliaia, white and Thai chicken--all of which are muscling offerings by Wolfgang Puck ...
Toyota hoping classic rappers bring sales bling.(Up Front)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Will kickin' rhymes and street cred translate into car sales? Toyota Motor Corp. hopes so. The automaker is collaborating with old: school hip-hop stars to help it connect with the youth market that drives sales of the company's Scion models. Grand Master Flash, Slick ...
Caltech, BP team for nano solar cell.(Up Front)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Can the teaming up of BP plc and Caltech change the world? Last week, the prestigious Pasadena tech powerhouse and the London-based oil giant announced a partnership to develop a radical solar cell using nanotechnology. Existing solar cells use various types of ...
Gas update.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Gas Update: The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles area was $3.187 for the week ended June 26, down 3.3 cents from the previous week, according to the Energy Information Administration. L.A. prices are 77 cents higher than they were a year ago ....
Northrop Grumman Corp.(Contract News)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract from El Segundo-based Northrop Grumman Corp., the nation's largest shipbuilder, to provide the electronic systems and integration for the next three U.S. Navy ships ...
Iris International Inc.(Iris International Inc supply agreement with Idexx Laboratories Inc.)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Iris International Inc., a Chatsworth-based maker of automated urinalysis systems and medical devices used in hospitals and clinical laboratories, said that ...
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., will provide engineering services at Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery complex in North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The project will expand the facility and ...
Amgen shift.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Amgen Shift: Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. plans to add an unspecified number of administrative jobs at its Colorado site because its Thousand Oaks headquarters has no more space. An Amgen spokeswoman said any positions transferred from the Thousand Oaks site would be replaced by other ...
Crisis management.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Crisis Management: There is no foolproof way to secure America's seaports against terrorism, so the government should focus more time and money on plans to revive the economy in the aftermath of an attack, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports, citing a new report. The recommendation by ...
Janssen out.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Janssen Out: Longtime Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer David Janssen informed the Board of Supervisors that he plans to retire in January after 10 years on the job. Janssen, 61, was appointed by the Board of Supervisors in 1996. The county had just avoided bankruptcy after ...
DirecTV loses.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... DirecTV loses: Finisar Corp., which makes fiber-optic equipment for computer networks, won a $78.9 million verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit against El Segundo-based satellite-television provider DirecTV Group Inc. The information transmission patent in ...
Kid boost.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Kid Boost: Former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner's new entertainment business, Tornante Co., is purchasing Team Baby Entertainment, a startup company that makes college-sports booster videos aimed at children ages 6 months to 5 years. The 30-minute videos, each featuring a ...
Transit talks.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Transit Talks: The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reached a tentative contract agreement with its major unions that should avert a strike, Los Angeles Mayor and MTA Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa announced. The tentative agreements were reached after lengthy ...
Disney leader.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Disney Leader: Walt Disney Co.'s board elected John E. Pepper Jr. as chairman. Pepper, the former chairman and chief executive of the Procter & Gamble Co., replaces former Sen. George J. Mitchell, who is retiring. Mitchell, who has served as Disney chairman since March 2004, will ...
Correction.(THE LABJ: Online Journal)(Correction notice)
Jul 03, 2006 ... The caption under a June 26 front page photo accompanying the article "Up to Specs" incorrectly stated Oliver Peoples sunglasses ...
Suite deals: Kay Lang cashes in on hotel boom with cutting-edge interior designs.(News & Analysis)
Jul 03, 2006; ... SHORTLY before 9/11, hospitality interior designer Kay Lang decided to leave the confines of Nadel Architects Inc. and venture out on her own. It was a risk, but business was decent. And at the outset, Los Angeles-based Kay Lang + Associates had five hotel contracts and four ...
Tax liability key in dispute between Chandlers and Tribune Co.(News & Analysis)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Should a minority investor be able to impose its will on other shareholders in order to avoid paying taxes? The question is at the heart of the messy battle between the founding family of the L.A. Times and media conglomerate Tribune Co. and their failed marriage. The Chandler ...
Cal-OSHA sets rules on keeping workers safe from heat.(REGULATION WATCH)
Jul 03, 2006; ... A Year after a series of heat-related fatalities among farm workers in the Central Valley, the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration's Standards Board has adopted regulations to prevent illnesses and deaths from heat exposure on the job. The regulations, which ...
Extreme view: AOL targeting youth with action sports site.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
Jul 03, 2006; ... AOL has come to Los Angeles in search of the ultimate wave. And the ultimate vert-ramp. And the ultimate motocross course. The Internet giant is launching an action sports portal, called Lat34.com, and is on the hunt for office space on the West Side. The site is a joint venture ...
Cheesecake Factory adjusting in bid to reheat shares.(MARKETPLACE)
Jul 03, 2006; ... CHEESECAKE Factory Inc. might pile its plates high, but its stock has been falling down. Last week, the perennial Wall Street darling experienced a 52-week low, with its shares hitting $25.21 on Wednesday. The basement price capped a three-month period that saw Cheesecake ...
Bodies bankruptcy.(MARKETPLACE)(Bodies in Motion Inc)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Bodies in Motion Inc., a North Hills-based owner of five fitness studios, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has debts exceeding $10 million, according to documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Central District of California late last month. The ...
Pre-film ad sales turning into blockbuster for theaters.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Call it the power of a captive audience. Despite last year's box office slump, movie theaters enjoyed a 20 percent increase in prefilm advertising in 2005. The Cinema Advertising Council has released figures showing that advertising revenue increased to $528 million in 2005, ...
Law firm's ranking among most profitable is a mystery.(LAW)
Jul 03, 2006; ... THE attorneys at Los Angeles-based Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP were surprised to find their firm listed as No. 133 on the American Lawyer's list of the 200 most profitable law firms this year. It's a respected and thriving practice, so it's not that Lewis Brisbois ...
Earning stripes.(LAW)(White Stripes wins the case)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Rockers Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes are likely breathing a sigh of relief this week, thanks to local entertainment and intellectual property lawyer Bert H. Deixler of Proskauer Rose LLP. Engineer and sound mixer Jim Diamond, who worked on the band's first two albums, ...
Singular vision.(Univision Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saban Capital Group )(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... L.A.-based Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP continues to get more than its share of the merger and acquisition pie. The firm represented UBS Investment Bank, financial advisor to Univision Communications Inc. on its recent sale. Univision was acquired for $13.7 billion by a group led ...
Ch-Ch-Changes.(LAW)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich LLP is moving its Century City offices from Watt Plaza to the next door Twin Towers at 2029 Century Park East, The firm, which has grown to 30 attorneys from 23 just two years ago, will occupy the 21st floor at its new location. The firm added ...
Impco reorganizers with holding company.(NEWS ROUNDUP)
Jul 03, 2006 ... IMPCO Technologies Inc., based in Cerritos, said June 28 that it plans to reorganize the company and create a new holding company, Fuel Systems Solutions Inc., of which Impco will be a subsidiary. After approval by shareholders and the reorganization. Impco will become a wholly ...
Shareholders sue Univision.(NEWS ROUNDUP)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Los Angeles-based Univision Communications Inc. is facing two shareholder lawsuits aimed at blocking acquisition of the nation's largest Spanish-language broadcaster by an investor group led by billionaire Haim Saban. Univision's board of directors on June 26 approved Saban's ...
Ameron sells coatings unit.(NEWS ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries Inc., the world's second largest maker of auto paint. said on June 29 that it has agreed to purchase Ameron International Corp,'s coatings unit for $115 million. Pasadena-based Ameron unit employs about 700 people in the U.S, Europe, Australia ...
Vitesse dropped from Nasdaq.(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. dropped off the Nasdaq National Market on June 28 for failure to meet the stock exchange's listing requirements. The Camarillo-based chip maker is under investigation by federal prosecutors in the State of New York and by the Securities and Exchange ...
Red Line gets boost.(NEWS ROUNDUP)(construction activities for urban transportation)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Local transit officials on June 29 approved funding for major studies of a proposed Red Line subway extension to the ocean, a light rail connector through downtown Los Angeles and a tunnel for the northward extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway, among other projects. The ...
Business Journal wins accolades from Press Club.(Los Angeles Business Journal )(Southern California Journalism Awards )(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... The Los Angeles Business Journal received three awards at Los Angeles Press Club's 48th annual Southern California Journalism Awards event. Managing Editor Laurence Darmiento received first place in the under 100,000 circulation business category for a profile of billionaire ...
Flash in the can: associated TV builds niche with instant videos based on pop culture hits.(Media & Entertainment)(Associated Television International)
Jul 03, 2006; ... DAVID McKenzie thinks most independent producers in Hollywood have the process backward. Instead of developing a movie concept and then trying to sell it to a studio, he believes they should start with the moment of final sale and work in reverse back to creation. ...
Rocked stock no block for Gemstar CEO.(Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc accounting scandal)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Its stock may still be struggling from effects of a $250 million accounting scandal, but the chief executive at Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. isn't. Richard Battista will bring in a minimum bonus of 30 percent of his base salary this year--and that bonus could go as high ...
TBWA opens think tank on advertising for digital world.(MEDIA)
Jul 03, 2006; ... FOR most of us, the words "think tank bring to mind antiseptic rooms full of brainy types pondering complex issues through statistical prisms before issuing profound statements. Leave it to TBWA Worldwide--the ad agency behind the cutting-edge ads for Apple, McDonald's and ...
Chinese riddle.(MEDIA)(Archer Entertainment Media Communications)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Archer Entertainment Media Communications's Asian initiative is a puzzle inside an enigma wrapped in a fortune cookie. The Los Angeles-based start-up and Pink Sheet issue, which has never produced, distributed or exhibited film or TV programming, has announced it has an ...
Ebony goes home.(Johnson Publishing Co licensing deal with Ebony)(Ebony contract with Dan River Inc)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Johnson Publishing Co., the world's largest Black-owned publishing company and owner of Ebony magazine, has signed a licensing deal to produce bed and bath accessories. Santa Monica-based TurnerPatterson brokered the agreement. Under the deal, textile manufacturer Dan River ...
Mediawatch.(Table)
Jul 03, 2006 ... <Pre> MEDIAWATCH HOLLYWOOD MOVIE BOX OFFICE Weekend Weekend Gross Gross Rank Title(mils)(mils)Distributor 1 Click $40.0 $40.0 ...
Upper Crust: former executive's gourmet sensibilities and marketing expertise bring bread business to rise.(Innovation)(Oliver's Backerei)(Company overview)
Jul 03, 2006; ... FIVE years ago, when Carol Head decided she wanted to leave the corporate world and become her own boss, the Stanford M.B.A. looked at nearly 100 businesses to buy in every imaginable industry, but couldn't find one that met her criteria. After all, she not only wanted to sell a ...
L.A. catching up to San Jose in the race for tech title.(TECHNOLOGY)
Jul 03, 2006; ... L.A. has long had a second-city complex when it comes to tech--slightly resentful of Silicon Valley for keeping all the thunder. According to a recent industry study, L.A. is still the second city, but not by much. The city's 165,700 tech jobs pay an average of $75,600 per ...
Napster upgrade.(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Napster Inc.. is swinging for the fences again. The subscrption-based digital music firm has upgraded its service to an engine developed by its in-house engineers, called PowerSync. The company is breaking away from Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player. "Windows Media is much more ...
Happy insomniacs.(Society of Human Resource Management)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... For the second year in a row, the Society of Human Resource Management has ranked L.A.-based Insomniac Games among the 50 best small and mid-sized companies to work for in America. The Burbank-based developer is the only video game company ever to make the list. Its 155 ...
Postage contest.(Smithsonian National Postal Museum)("PhotoStamp of the Year" contest )(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006; ... Personalized postage company Stamps.com Inc. and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum launched a "PhotoStamp of the Year" contest in June. The Santa Monica-based company pioneered the custom stamps program, which allows consumers to use their own photos to create valid U.S. postage. ...
Freight expectations: Fran Inman is taking on the county's complex cargo-pollution conundrum. Working for decades with Edward Roski at Majestic Realty has prepared her well.(interview)(Interview)
Jul 03, 2006; ... FRAN Inman is proud that her office looks out over an interstate rail line. She says the freight trains speeding past her City of Industry window provide "sound effects" when she's on the phone lobbying public officials. As an expert on transportation for Majestic Realty Co., Inman's ...
Olympia Medical Center.(appointment of John A. Calderone)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Olympia Medical Center has appointed John A. Calderone to chief executive. Lee Suyenaga returns to his position as chief operating officer ....
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute.(appointment of Carole Wagner Vallianos)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... The Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has named Carole Wagner Vallianos ...
Pacific Palms Conference Resort.(appointment of Michael Swyney)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Michael Swyney has been appointed to vice president of sales and marketing at Pacific Palms Conference ...
Countrywide Insurance Group.(Insurance)(Appointment of Myron Hendry)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Myron Hendry has joined Countrywide Insurance Group's Calabasas office as executive vice ...
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.(Law)(Appointment of Eric Miller )(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has appointed Eric Miller as senior director of public relations and ...
Catapult Marketing.(Marketing)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Catapult Marketing has promoted Steve Welker to chief creative officer of its Los ...
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.(Media)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Mark Kristol has been hired as president of marketing and distribution at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, a production ...
Ebeling Group.(Media)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Ebeling Group, an international production company, has named Dex Deboree an executive producer of its office ...
ReelzChannel.(Media)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... ReelzChannel, a new network featuring information related to movies, has named Jon Landa regional vice ...
Asa Events.(Media)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Asa Events, an action sports event and television production company, has hired Mary Bonafede as director of sponsor services and Larry Peters as vice president of sales and ...
Kodak Digital Cinema.(Media)(Appointment of Brian Kercher)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Brian Kercher has been named general manager of Los Angeles-based Kodak Digital Cinema's Europe, Middle ...
Combined Properties Inc.(Real Estate)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Combined Properties Inc., a retail shopping center owner and operator, has hired Rob Mettel as vice president of West Coast leasing and Jeff Mindes as vice president of mixed-use construction for ...
Griffin Capital.(Real Estate)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Griffin Capital, a real estate investment company, has hired Louis K. Sohn as vice president of acquisitions ...
Cushman & Wakefield.(Real Estate)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... Randy J. Noblitt has returned to Cushman & Wakefield as director of its client solutions ...
MerueloMaddux Properties.(Real Estate)(Brief article)
Jul 03, 2006 ... MerueloMaddux Properties has appointed Lynn Beekemeyer as senior vice president of the company's Los Angeles ...