Orange County Business Journal back issues from July 1998:
VILLAGE FARE From Persian to Scandinavian, South Coast Plaza Village is a World of Dining
Jul 06, 1998 ... Antonello 1611 W. Sunflower, Santa Ana, (714) 751-7153 You might want to join the movers and shakers of the county, and the elite from around the world, in this truly gorgeous and romantic Italian village-square atmosphere. No wonder owner Antonio Cagnolo is on hand to see after his ...
CHEFS OF THE YEAR Anaheim's Teutonic Big Three Work on a Grand Scale
Jul 06, 1998; ... Yes, there are three of them. I'm honoring Alfred Boll, Jens Lauritzen and Fred Mensinga, the executive chefs of Anaheim's three big convention hotels, the Disneyland, Marriott and Hilton, respectively. I believe there's a reason the public should know of these gentlemen, their special talents ...
Advisor to the Corporate Stars Like VCers, '144' Brokers Take Risks on Future Winners
Jul 06, 1998; ... When Robert Davis stepped down two years ago as president of Irvine-based St. John Knits Inc. to make way for founding family member Kelly Gray, he decided 49 was a good age for early retirement. Davis, a father of two, left with close to $20 million in St. John stock, but not much ready cash, ...
HOTEL RESTAURANTS Some Are Among the Best-Kept Dining Secrets in OC
Jul 06, 1998 ... We tend to think of restaurants as being free-standing or those chain operations that cuddle together in centers for shopping and entertainment. Be aware that you may be missing some of the best dining in Orange County. Hotels have the ability to underwrite their restaurant space and food cost, ...
Rockwell Semiconductors Goes It Alone With Eyes on New Markets, Firm Must Turn Losses Around
Jul 06, 1998; ... Rockwell's realization that it doesn't have the stomach for the chip business has left Semiconductor Systems President Dwight Decker with a very full plate. With the former defense giant spinning off the local semiconductor operation, it will be up to Decker alone to convert today's ...
Just Say 'No': Sullivan's El Toro, Bolsa Chica Gambit
Jul 06, 1998; ... It's not only a political bout between the "outsider" entities Newport Beach and south county, but OC's business community is beginning to take sides in the 2nd Supervisorial District race in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa. Ostensibly, the November election in the district will be ...
Corrections
Jul 06, 1998 ... Hi-Val Inc. inadvertently reversed revenue figures it provided for the June 22 computer hardware manufacturers list. Hi-Val said the corrected figures show revenue of $100 million for the 12 months ending ...
Coopers LA Partner New Chief in OC Merged PricewaterhouseCoopers Moves up to No. 3 Here
Jul 06, 1998; ... Last week's merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand joined two international companies whose OC operations made them the fifth- and sixth-largest professional service firms here. Globally, the merger makes the $15 billion PricewaterhouseCoopers the largest of the world's Big ...
Residential Market's New Good Old Days As Sales and Prices Spike, Speculation Returns to Market
Jul 06, 1998; ... John Burns is a happy homeowner these days, having purchased a 2,700-square-foot home in Irvine in October. Like most owners, his favorite word - "appreciation" - comes up often in discussions of today's hot real estate market. "I bought a home in October and three weeks ago (a real ...
OC Big Stocks Outshine Peers For First Half
Jul 06, 1998; ... An active quarter ended June 30 with a new addition to Cruttenden Roth's Billion Dollar Club and 10 new members of its OC 100. Pimco Advisors broke the $1 billion revenue mark, bringing the number of companies in the club to 16. On the OC 100 list, two new IPOs (BNC Mortgage and Steven ...
Office-Suite Vacancy Low as Rents, Space Increase
Jul 06, 1998; ... The office-suite business in Orange County is benefiting from rising office rents, with some companies aggressively seeking to take advantage of the strong market by expanding their presence while others are content to collect increased rents on their existing space. The 10 largest ...
Chilling Out: Joseph Co. Says Its Future Is in the Can Firm Aims For '99 Roll-Out; Environmental Concerns Overcome
Jul 06, 1998; ... If the Joseph Company has its way, the instant world is about to become a bit more instant. The Laguna Niguel-based company said it has overcome environmental concerns that set it back almost two years and soon will introduce the first commercially available beverage container that can ...
Caliber Collision Acquires Texas Shop
Jul 06, 1998 ... Irvine-based Caliber Collision Centers, a collision repair provider to the insurance industry, acquired Brown and Brown Body Ship in Denton, Texas, a move that the company says will help it expand its coverage in Dallas area ....
PolkVerity Restructuring Done
Jul 06, 1998 ... PolkVerity has completed restructuring following its acquisition by Southfield, Mich.-based The Polk Co. The market-research company, formerly Fullerton-based and known as The ...
Trade Pub Says Ueberroth Close to Buying Travel Firm
Jul 06, 1998 ... Peter Ueberroth's Contrarian Group is negotiating to buy Arlington, Va.-based SatoTravel, according to the trade pub Travel Weekly, which cited an unidentified industry executive as its source. Contrarian Group is doing due diligence and is expected to make a decision within two weeks, ...
Quiksilver Enjoys Rising Tide of Good News New Roxy Line, European Sales Spur Growth
Jul 06, 1998; ... Quiksilver employees recently passed out Hawaiian leis at the New York Stock Exchange - a lighthearted gesture that seemed a bit incongruous in the cutthroat arena. But they were there on June 18 to help celebrate the company's first day of trading on the Big Board, under the new ticker ...
First Class Seeks DOT Release of Airline Documents
Jul 06, 1998; ... A Foothill Ranch-based travel agency has taken another step in its war against American Airlines Inc. In the latest move, First Class International is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to make public sealed documents the airline wants kept secret. First Class earlier ...
EARNINGS
Jul 06, 1998 ... Newport Beach-based West Coast Bancorp grew its net income by a whopping 640% to $274,000 for the first quarter ended March 31, compared to $37,000 for the same period the year prior. The net income increase was due, primarily, to a $362,000 increase in earnings at West Coast's 56.5% owned ...
Business Holding Line on Labor in Legislature
Jul 06, 1998; ... Halfway through the legislative session, the state's business lobby has managed to block several anti-business measures and is confident that it can call on Gov. Pete Wilson to head off most of the rest. The victories have come largely at the expense of the state's labor interests, which ...
OC Tourism Council Starts Phoenix Promotion
Jul 06, 1998 ... The Orange County Tourism Council will conduct a four-week promotion featuring 15 trip giveaways to Orange County cities in a partnership program with America West Airlines and KTAR Radio in Phoenix, ...
Businesses Already Fighting Utility Dereg Initiative
Jul 06, 1998; ... The state's utility industry and major business groups began mobilizing opposition last week after an initiative that would gut the state's electric utility deregulation law qualified for the November ballot. Qualification of the initiative also set in motion a high-stakes legal battle ...
Women's Surfwear Makers Embrace Functionality
Jul 06, 1998; ... Despite sales slowed by El Nino, women's surfwear companies - ranging from the popular Quiksilver Roxy to smaller outfits like Point Conception - are entering the summer with new lines of swimwear that they hope are both functional and sassy. Trendy swimwear design is vital for surf ...
The Local News Will Be Sold, Expanded Disney Helps OC Roll Out Welcome Mat
Jul 06, 1998; ... David Garofalo is selling The Local News to Ed Laird, president of Huntington Beach-based Coatings Resources Corp. and chairman of the Small Business Coalition. Garofalo, an HB City Council member, said he's selling his 20,000-circulation paper because he's getting older and Laird has ...
NAIOP Warned That Overbuilding Is Coming Whittlesey Doyle Brokering More Than Land Deals
Jul 06, 1998; ... COMMERCIAL It started off upbeat enough. More than 200 jovial real estate brokers, executives and associates attended the Showtime event sponsored by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Most of the comments at the conference were upbeat and ...
PacifiCare's CEO Gives Company Good Prognosis Hoops Cites Streamlining, Pricing at Shareholders' Meeting
Jul 06, 1998; ... Once a year, CEOs and other top-level management as well as board members of some of Orange County's largest public companies assemble to talk about the past, the present and the future. It's an opportunity for direct access to a company's CEO by shareholders, who can ask questions and ...
Irvine Computer Maker Breaks $500 barrier
Jul 06, 1998; ... A little-known Irvine computer manufacturer may be the first to enter the retail market with a sub-$500 personal computer. NetRam Computers last week announced a $499 PC, based on the low cost WinChip processor manufactured by Santa Clara-based IDT, to be sold at Fry's Electronics and ...
Techs Make Trek to PC Magazine's Editors' Day Site Designer Hopes Oakley's Online Store Will Boost Business
Jul 06, 1998; ... In what has become an annual summer ritual, local tech companies carted their wares to the Four Seasons Hotel, hoping to land them in future issues of PC Magazine. About three dozen OC companies were there, from Adaptive Software of Irvine to Buena Park's Yamaha Corp. of ...
Victory in the Details: Harassment Rulings Good for Business
Jul 06, 1998; ... Despite some views that a new wave of harassment lawsuits will follow, in three recent decisions involving sexual harassment in the workplace, the U.S. Supreme Court has brought some long overdue sanity and order to this chaotic area of the law. Litigation involving sexual harassment has ...
Construction Defects Ruling a Good Step
Jul 06, 1998 ... Re your June 22 story, "Condo Ruling Seen As Just A First Step": The article did an excellent job of presenting the problems of frivolous construction defect litigation as far as the construction industry is concerned. It's important, however, to remember that the trials of ...
DEEP THOUGHTS FROM DR. MIKE
Jul 06, 1998 ... Why is it that Charlton Heston believes in all 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights but only nine of the Ten Commandments? If middle-aged women have menopause, do middle-aged men have womenopause? . The latest fad in lawyerdom is to have a death decision reversed because ...
El Toro Riddle
Jul 06, 1998 ... Upon reading your June 22 story on the opinion of the proposed El Toro commercial airport in the Spectrum, the riddle of the Millennium: Why is it that anti-airport activists don't get harassed by ...
Kudos for Coverage
Jul 06, 1998 ... Thank you for Ian Fried's May 18 story on Telecom Solutions and your June 15 coverage on the company's deal with Boeing. News topped an event-filled month for this aerospace upstart - new headquarters, American Electronics Association award, Boeing deal, Ernst & Young ...
Survey says ...
Jul 06, 1998; ... ROLE OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS Survey of 504 Fortune 500 information systems officers by Heidrick and Struggles Ninety percent of CIOs participate in the creation of their company's strategic plans and 97% say that involvement is a very important function. Nearly all ...
Executive briefcase
Jul 06, 1998; ... PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS, FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Irvine Bowl Park, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, July 8 through Aug. 30. Pageant at 8:30 nightly; Festival exhibit daily 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 to $50 for Pageant, $5 for Festival ($3 for students and seniors). For Pageant ...
POINTS OF LIGHT
Jul 06, 1998 ... July marks the start of The Food Bank's sixth annual "Independence from Hunger" corporate campaign. Money collected by employers will go to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Last year, 147 companies donated $3,100 and over 37,000 pounds of food. Donations will be distributed ...
Residential Market's New Good Old Days As Sales and Prices Spike, Speculation Returns to Market
Jul 06, 1998; ... John Burns is a happy homeowner these days, having purchased a 2,700-square-foot home in Irvine in October. Like most owners, his favorite word - "appreciation" - comes up often in discussions of today's hot real estate market. "I bought a home in October and three weeks ago (a real ...
Advisor to the Corporate Stars Like VCers, '144' Brokers Take Risks on Future Winners
Jul 06, 1998; ... When Robert Davis stepped down two years ago as president of Irvine-based St. John Knits Inc. to make way for founding family member Kelly Gray, he decided 49 was a good age for early retirement. Davis, a father of two, left with close to $20 million in St. John stock, but not much ready cash, ...
Just Say 'No': Sullivan's El Toro, Bolsa Chica Gambit
Jul 06, 1998; ... It's not only a political bout between the "outsider" entities Newport Beach and south county, but OC's business community is beginning to take sides in the 2nd Supervisorial District race in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa. Ostensibly, the November election in the district will be ...
Rockwell Semiconductors Goes It Alone With Eyes on New Markets, Firm Must Turn Losses Around
Jul 06, 1998; ... Rockwell's realization that it doesn't have the stomach for the chip business has left Semiconductor Systems President Dwight Decker with a very full plate. With the former defense giant spinning off the local semiconductor operation, it will be up to Decker alone to convert today's ...
Coopers LA Partner New Chief in OC Merged PricewaterhouseCoopers Moves up to No. 3 Here
Jul 06, 1998; ... Last week's merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand joined two international companies whose OC operations made them the fifth- and sixth-largest professional service firms here. Globally, the merger makes the $15 billion PricewaterhouseCoopers the largest of the world's Big ...
Office-Suite Vacancy Low as Rents, Space Increase
Jul 06, 1998; ... The office-suite business in Orange County is benefiting from rising office rents, with some companies aggressively seeking to take advantage of the strong market by expanding their presence while others are content to collect increased rents on their existing space. The 10 largest ...
Chilling Out: Joseph Co. Says Its Future Is in the Can Firm Aims For '99 Roll-Out; Environmental Concerns Overcome
Jul 06, 1998; ... If the Joseph Company has its way, the instant world is about to become a bit more instant. The Laguna Niguel-based company said it has overcome environmental concerns that set it back almost two years and soon will introduce the first commercially available beverage container that can ...
Quiksilver Enjoys Rising Tide of Good News New Roxy Line, European Sales Spur Growth
Jul 06, 1998; ... Quiksilver employees recently passed out Hawaiian leis at the New York Stock Exchange - a lighthearted gesture that seemed a bit incongruous in the cutthroat arena. But they were there on June 18 to help celebrate the company's first day of trading on the Big Board, under the new ticker ...
Women's Surfwear Makers Embrace Functionality
Jul 06, 1998; ... Despite sales slowed by El Nino, women's surfwear companies - ranging from the popular Quiksilver Roxy to smaller outfits like Point Conception - are entering the summer with new lines of swimwear that they hope are both functional and sassy. Trendy swimwear design is vital for surf ...
CHEFS OF THE YEAR Anaheim's Teutonic Big Three Work on a Grand Scale
Jul 06, 1998; ... Yes, there are three of them. I'm honoring Alfred Boll, Jens Lauritzen and Fred Mensinga, the executive chefs of Anaheim's three big convention hotels, the Disneyland, Marriott and Hilton, respectively. I believe there's a reason the public should know of these gentlemen, their special talents ...
FACTORING COMPANIES
Jul 13, 1998 ... AAA FINANCIAL 7957 Dahlia Circle Buena Park 90620 Phone/fax: (714) 994-6472/(714) 994-5741 Top local official/title: Michael S. Borko, owner Range: $2,000 to $50,000 CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE/ COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL GROUP 1801 E. Heim Ave., Suite 210 Orange 92865 Phone/fax: (714) ...
From the Publisher
Jul 13, 1998 ... Dear Readers: Businesses, large and small, all require capital. And because we know the companies that succeed will need the best information about various alternative sources, we are happy to provide you with our fourth annual OC Money special report, a guide to commercial lending ...
EQUIPMENT LEASING, FINANCING
Jul 13, 1998 ... ADVANTAGE LEASING INC. 355 W. Sixth St. Tustin 92780 Phone/fax: (714) 833-2442/(714) 833-3432 Top local official/title: Thomas Orr, president AMADA LEASING CORP. 7025 Firestone Blvd. Buena Park 90621 Phone/fax: (714) 739-2111/(714) 994-4291 Top local official/title: Miki Hirate, ...
INVESTMENT BANKERS
Jul 13, 1998 ... ACACIA BANK 23601 Moulton Parkway, Suite E Laguna Hills 92653 Phone/fax: (949) 461-5939/(949) 461-5989 Web site: acadiabank.com Top local official/title: Brian Garrett, president Range: $1 million minimum Industry specialties: Industrial BARRINGTON ASSOCIATES 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite ...
INDEPENDENT SBA LENDERS
Jul 13, 1998 ... AT&T CAPITAL CORP. 7755 Center Ave., Suite 1100 Huntington Beach 92647 Phone/fax: (714) 842-2380/(714) 372-2213 E-mail address: julie_johnson@newcourt.com Top local official/title: Julie Johnson, regional account manager Range of loans: $250,000 to $5 million Industry specialties: ...
INDEPENDENT REAL ESTATE LENDERS
Jul 13, 1998 ... AMADA LEASING CORP. 7025 Firestone Blvd. Buena Park 90621 Phone/fax: (714) 739-2111/(714) 739-4009 E-mail address: info@amada.com Top local official/title: Miki Hirate, president AVIS MORTGAGE 1300 Quail St., Suite 211 Newport Beach 92660 Phone/fax: (949) 476-5500/(949) 476-0644 E-mail ...
Pilot Union's Stance Fails to Clear Air In El Toro Debate
Jul 13, 1998; ... The Air Line Pilots Association isn't making this El Toro thing any easier. Ten days ago a storm of controversy was created when a safety representative of the Air Line Pilots Association reiterated the group's recommendation for new runways at the proposed El Toro Airport. In his letter ...
COMMERCIAL BANKS
Jul 13, 1998 ... BANK OF AMERICA 300 S. Harbor Blvd. Anaheim 92805 and 675 Anton Blvd. Costa Mesa 92626 Phone/fax: (714) 778-7985/(714) 850-6561 Web site: bankamerica.com Top local officials/titles: Don Kammerer/ Randall Friedman, senior vice president/regional market manager Range of loans: $5,000 and up ...
The Mouse Has Coattails Disneyland Expansion Fuels $4 Billion Entertainment Explosion
Jul 13, 1998; ... It hasn't been a small world for a long time, and it's about to get a lot bigger. As the 21st century approaches, an ambitious series of construction projects are transforming the area around Disneyland from a major but creaky tourist district into a state-of-the-art entertainment ...
Wong Reflects on AST's Fortunes
Jul 13, 1998 ... Albert Wong recently shared with the Business Journal his thoughts on the fortunes of the company he started, Irvine-based AST Research. "I feel very bad," Wong said. "The company went downhill after Tom (Yuen's) forced departure." Although Wong said it was a disagreement with Yuen that ...
Where Are They Now?
Jul 13, 1998 ... None of AST's three founders are still with the computer maker, but all are active in other local technology ventures: Albert Wong In addition to his new post as president of Clarion's advanced technology group, Wong is on the boards of two software firms, Anaheim-based Printrak ...
AST Co-founder Steers Clarion's AutoPC Unit
Jul 13, 1998; ... After several years of relative obscurity, AST Research co-founder Albert Wong has re-emerged as head of Clarion's advanced technology group - the auto stereo maker's effort to bring computers to the car. Wong, who was the first founder to leave AST, in 1989, ran his own computer ...
'Truman Show' Copycat: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life 'Nerdman' Goes Live on the Net 24 Hours a Day to Sell Cameras
Jul 13, 1998; ... Many people who heard the premise for "The Truman Show" immediately sympathized with Jim Carrey's character. "How awful for him," many thought. "Man, that must be terrible." But one OC man thought, "Gee, what a good idea" and made himself the star of his own 24-hour-a-day Internet ...
SLICK SELL Prolong Revs Up Marketing Engine, Goes on the Amex, but Wall Street's Cautious
Jul 13, 1998; ... On a recent afternoon, a group of stony-faced Japanese businessmen sat in the conference room of Irvine-based Prolong International Corporation, listening to Elton Alderman extol the virtues of his automotive lubricants. Alderman's voice wafted out of the room. Clad in a polo shirt with ...
Coast Magazine Repositions to Take on Orange Coast BSMG Pulling Back from OC; AdAge Honors Two Locals
Jul 13, 1998; ... Corona del Mar-based Coast magazine is switching from a bimonthly to a slick monthly publication, and is going to compete head-to-head with Orange Coast magazine of Costa Mesa. Jim Wood, who co-publishes Coast along with his wife, Nikki, said they nearly sold the magazine earlier this ...
Dallas Company Buys 12-Story Orange Commerce Center
Jul 13, 1998; ... Dallas-based Olympus Real Estate Corp. has acquired the 12-story, 204,000-square-foot Orange Commerce Center building in Orange for an unspecified price from SFIC Properties Inc. Olympus acquired the building after a deal for the property between SFIC Properties and the Irvine-based ...
OC Builders Buy 800 Inland Empire Lots
Jul 13, 1998; ... Seeking to take advantage of the tightening housing market in Orange County, three homebuilders have purchased almost 800 lots in the Fairfield Ranch area of Chino Hills for roughly $21 million. The Inland Empire parcel was attractive because it will target "the Orange County buyer ...
Clinmark's Web Site Links Researchers, Specialists Johnson's Wish List for a Chapin Medical Partner
Jul 13, 1998; ... Looking for a physician with clinical experience for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular ischemia? In such a specialized field, running an ad in a daily newspaper probably wouldn't work. And though there are probably trade magazines that list these types of positions, an ...
Comprehensive Business Makes Distribution Deal
Jul 13, 1998 ... Mission Viejo-based Comprehensive Business Services, a division of Cleveland, Ohio-based Century Business Services Inc., announced that Ohio-based Pearle Vision, and Milwaukee, Wis.-based Batteries Plus and Cousins Subs will offer its national accounts program of accounting, tax, payroll and ...
RBWF Gets Contract for Prado Dam Design Work
Jul 13, 1998 ... The Army Corps of Engineers hired Robert Bein, William Frost & Associates to design improvements to the 57-year-old Prado Dam. Under the contract, estimated at more than $1 million, the Irvine-based company will develop structural engineering and civil design construction plans, ...