Recently added articles from Orange County Business Journal:
RF Nano's Founders Took Risk on Startup, Get $8M Vote of Confidence
Aug 25, 2008; Tolkoff, Sarah ... TECHNOLOGY: Money set to go for making samples of cell-phone chips RF Nano Corp. Chief Executive Steffen McKernan says he wasn't always a risk taker. McKeman, who was born in Sweden and raised in Orange County and Norway, sat soundly in the world of academia for most of his life ....
PacSun Sells Warehouse for $35M
Aug 25, 2008; Mueller, Mark ... REAL ESTATE: Panattoni adding to recent 61-acre Boeing buy Sixty-one acres in east Anaheim wasn't enough for Sacramento-based Panattoni Development Co. The company, which late last year acquired land and offices from Boeing Co., is buying another building to add to its redevelopment ...
Kingston, Intel Team Up for Flash Memory Drives
Aug 25, 2008; Tolkoff, Sarah ... Kingston Technology Co. has teamed up with Intel Corp. to market flash memory-based drives to top makers of laptops and servers. The pact with chipmaker Intel is a shift for Fountain Valley-based Kingston, the leading maker of memory modules for computers. Kingston traditionally ...
Volcom Makes Changes, Tempers Outlook
Aug 25, 2008; Bellantonio, Jennifer ... APPAREL: Clothes designer sees executive shift, warehouse move Costa Mesa-based Volcom Inc. is changing things up as the clothing designer weathers the retail slump. Founder and Chief Executive Richard "Wooly" Woolcott recently turned over the president's title to Jason Steris, ...
Business Journal Hires Media, Ad, PR Writer
Aug 25, 2008; Anonymous ... Michael Volpe has joined the Orange County Business Journal as a reporter. Volpe is covering media and marketing, hotel developers and owners and other topics. He replaces Jennifer Bellantonio as the paper's media and marketing columnist. Bellantonio is set to freelance for the ...
Pancake Fundraiser
Aug 25, 2008; Cruz, Sherri ... Former Restaurateur, Broadcom Worker Start Do-Good Eatery Flap Jack's pancake restaurant in Füllerton aims to serve in more ways than one. The restaurant, opening next month, is set to cook up pancakes and other break last food. Proceeds will fund Angels Wings international Inc., ...
Wanted: Fast-Growing Private Companies for Annual List
Aug 25, 2008; Anonymous ... We know you're out there. The Business Journal is producing its second list of fast-growing privately held companies in October. The list seeks to capture private companies that have seen their yearly sales grow rapidly from 2006 to 2008. Are you amazed by your company's ...
Safety-Net Centers Look to Attract Wealthier Patients
Aug 25, 2008; Reed, Vita ... I-Flow Asking Judge for Patent Infringement Ruling Against Apex; AutoGenomics Plans IPO HEALTHCARE A report from the Center for Studying Health System Change finds that "safety-net providers"-hospitals, health centers and clinics that provide care for the poor-are trying to ...
OC All Over Airwaves; Eddy's Other Socal Job
Aug 25, 2008; Reiff, Rick ... OCInsider Rick Warren interviews the presidential candidates as almost 6 million watch on Fox, CNN, MSNBC and C-SPAN (as well as Daystar and KDOC), and he does the talkshow circuit ("Larry King Live," "Hannity & Colmes," "Nightline," etc.). Athletes with local ...
Clarification
Aug 25, 2008; Anonymous ... In my column a few weeks ago, I incorrectly said Irvine's Mavent Inc.'s software takes a customer's credit information to do instant compliance audits for mortgage ...
GIVING
Aug 25, 2008; Ryan, Kelly ... Fundraisers and charitable donations from companies and people Nearly 125 golfers helped raise more than $200,000 for the Orange County Chapter of the American Cancer Society at this year's Orange County Invitational Golf Tournament. The event featured an awards dinner, auctions and an ...
Healthcare Financier Buys Tustin Building for HQ
Aug 25, 2008; Reed, Vita ... FINANCE: Medical Capital in on buy of four local hospitals in 2005 (ProQuest: ... denotes obscured text omitted.) Medical Capital Corp., a healthcare finance company, has spent $15.5 million on a Justin office building that's set to house its executive offices. The ...
Latest From Fifi: Urban Thai, Cafe Maiz, Tango Sale
Aug 25, 2008; Chao, Fifi ... EXECUTIVE DINING Urban Thai in Ladera Ranch is celebrating its first anniversary. If you get there before the end of this month, tell them you want to take advantage of the 20% off (for $20 or more in food). Even if you miss the deal, do stop in for delicious and beautifully presented ...
Broadcom GPS Patent Victory Poses Questions for Sirf
Aug 25, 2008; Tolkoff, Sarah ... TECHNOLOGY Ingram Micro Offers Green Ratings for Products; MegaPath Acquires Retail Services Provider Irvine chipmaker Broadcom Corp.'s latest patent victory may prove to be a nail in the coffin for San Jose-based Sirf Technology Holdings Inc. A few weeks ago, an ...
Irvine Now County's No. 3 City by People
Aug 25, 2008; Lee, Jessica C ... ECONOMY: Cities added people, revenue; face slowing, budget cuts Orange County's 34 cities added people and revenue in the past year with fast-growing Irvine overtaking Huntington Beach as the third largest city, according to this week's Business Journal list The list ranks ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Aug 25, 2008; Leupold, Julie ... This past week's news from www.ocbj.com and other sources TECHNOLOGY Irvine telecommunications gear startup Aktino Inc. raised $14 million in a third round of venture funding. The funding brings its total raised to $41 million. A New York hedge fund has taken a sizable ...
SPEAK
Aug 25, 2008; Anonymous ... Quotes from his week's Business Journal "People have been very excited about it. The resounding thought is, What took you guys so long?'" On Kingston getting into flash memory drives. David Leong, see story page 1 "Clearly, the market is not at its zenith right ...
Gypsy Den Waitress Turns Green Retailer in Santa Ana
Aug 25, 2008; Cruz, Sherri ... Big-Screen King Holds Court at Living Spaces; Fletcher Jones Opening Dealership in Ontario MARKETPLACE Delilah Snell has turned her original 500-square-foot store in Santa Ana into an expanded 1,500-square-foot haven for green seekers. The Road Less Traveled, two years ...
CALENDAR
Aug 25, 2008; Thakkar, Natasha ... Aug. 25-Sept. 3, 2008 BUSINESS ONGOING * "Cable Business Journal" with Richard Reisman Check local listings Guests: Dennis Kuhl, president of Angels Baseball LP, operator of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim * "Inside OC" hosted by Rick Reiff (KOCE-TV) Wednesday 7 ...
SURVEY
Aug 25, 2008; Anonymous ... The percentage of California companies that said fuel costs have impacted their businesses. More than a quarter of respondents, 27%, said they've seen employees leave their jobs to cut their commutes. Ten percent reported a higher absenteeism rate. More than half, 56%, reported an increase in ...