San Diego Business Journal back issues from April 1993:
North Coast overview. (economic development in California)(include related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... <Pre> REGION 1 NORTH COAST CountiesCounty Seat Population Area/Acres Del Norte Crescent City 27,300642,000 HumboldtEureka 125,400 2,304,000 LakeLakeport55,000849,000 Mendocino ...
Barnes & Noble chooses San Diego for 3 new stores. (Barnes and Noble Bookstores Inc.'s opening of outlets in San Diego County, California)
Apr 05, 1993; ... East Coast bookselling giant Barnes & Noble Bookstores is mounting an aggressive expansion in San Diego with three new "superstores" to open by summer.The company is also changing the name of its five area Bookstars to Barnes & Noble.The new superstores, in Mission ...
Photo lab finds lucrative niche with digital imaging. (Andres FotoLab Inc. in San Diego, California) (Enterprise: Small Business Success)
Apr 05, 1993; ... Six years ago, Andre Schellenberg was laughed at by two of the biggest names in the electronic-imaging industry.Today, he's having the last laugh.Schellenberg's digital-imaging operations in San Diego are growing at the rate of 30 percent a month. Clients include The ...
Gnatcatcher ruling leaves local developers in limbo. (effect of habitat protection rules on planned real estate development in San Diego, California)
Apr 05, 1993; ... For now, builders 'still trying to figure out what happened'There is no black and white where the tiny gray California gnatcatcher is concerned, especially in the aftermath of last month's federal ruling that the songbird is "threatened."Local developers who own land ...
Patent infringement claim may block Qualcomm from market. (claimed ownership of Qualcomm Inc.'s cellular telephone technology by InterDigital Communications Corp.)
Apr 05, 1993; ... Telecommunications: TIA to vote on standard soonJust when Qualcomm Inc.'s new cellular telephone technology appears poised to become the industry standard, it may be stalled by a legal roadblock.Claiming patent infringement, competitor InterDigital Communications Corp ....
Northeast overview. (economic development in California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... <Pre> REGION 2 NORTHEAST CountiesCounty SeatPopulation Area/Acres Butte Oroville 194,6001,066,000 Glenn Willows26,100 844,000 Lassen Susanville 28,6003,002,000 Modoc ...
OrNda HealthCorp. reverses 18-month expansion. (divestment of services of hospital management company in San Diego, California)
Apr 05, 1993; ... Hospitals: New strategy focuses on downtown centerJust 18 months after launching an ambitious expansion of its services, OrNda HealthCorp. is reversing course and centralizing its operations to avoid spreading itself too thin.Owner of the downtown Harbor View Medical ...
Sacramento overview. (economic development in Sacramento County, California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... <Pre> REGION 3 SACRAMENTO Counties County SeatPopulation Area/Acres Alpine Markleeville1,200465,000 Amador Jackson32,400385,000 Colusa Colusa 17,300740,000 El Dorado...
Fighting the good fight: Scripps scientist battles famine with gene engineering. (breakthroughs in plant genetics by Roger Beachy, Scripps Research Institute's director of plant biology)
Apr 05, 1993; ... As a biology professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Roger Beachy traveled out of the country so often his students hung a sign in his office: "Visiting Professor."Beachy wasn't hiding at the golf course or jetting to posh resorts. He was helping Third World countries ...
Discount David vs. industry Goliath over rebates. (suit filed by Direct Insurance Services President Mark White against life insurance agencies for termination of contracts) (Special Report: Insurance)
Apr 05, 1993; ... Insurance: Companies say practice hurts consumersFrom a consumer's perspective, Mark White appears to be an insurance-selling David fighting an insurance industry Goliath. But to insurance companies, he's an opportunist whose practices could lead to consumers being hurt by ...
Mergers and name changes sweep insurance companies: bigger firms are gobbling up smaller ones in tight market. (Special Report: Insurance) (Industry Overview)
Apr 05, 1993; ... Mergers and acquisitions have blown through local independent insurance agencies over the past year, hitting a number of companies on the San Diego Business Journal's list.The most recent is Barney & Barney's pending acquisition of Goodenough Insurance Inc. The transaction is ...
Natural Alternatives International Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Special Report: Insurance) (Company Profile)
Apr 05, 1993 ... ASE -- NAINatural Alternatives International Inc. (NAI) of San Marcos, formulates and produces encapsulated vitamins and nutritional supplements. NAI manufactures its products for private label clients like Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centers and NuSkin International Inc. NAI's ...
San Francisco overview. (economic development in San Francisco Bay Area)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... TABULAR DATA OMITTEDThe San Francisco Bay Region has enjoyed a proud history of economic strength and diversity. With six million people, three major cities -- San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose -- and a gross regional product of almost $200 billion, the Bay Area ranks as the ...
San Joaquin Valley overview. (economic development in San Joaquin Valley, California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... TABULAR DATA OMITTEDThe San Joaquin Valley Region is in the south-central portion of the state and is bordered by the Sacramento Region on the north, Nevada on the east, and mountain ranges on the south and east. It is comprised of 13 counties, ranging in size from 663-thousand ...
Central Coast overview. (economic development in Central Coast Region of California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... TABULAR DATA OMITTEDThe Central Coast Region is located along the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and the Ventura Area of Los Angeles. Coastal counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara make up the region, as does the inland county of San Benito. ...
Los Angeles overview. (economic development in Los Angeles County, California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... TABULAR DATA OMITTEDThe Los Angeles Region is made up of three coastal counties, Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura, located in the Southern part of the state. It is the best known of the regions due to its wide exposure through the film industry and television, and for its numerous ...
Inland Empire overview. (economic development in Inland Empire Region of California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... TABULAR DATA OMITTEDThe Inland Empire Region is located at the southern corner of California and has one-fifth of California's total land area. Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties make up the region, which is mostly desert area. Much of the land is owned and managed by ...
San Diego overview. (economic development in San Diego County, California)(includes related articles) (Reinventing the Land of Opportunity)
Apr 05, 1993; ... <Pre> REGION 9 SAN DIEGO CountiesCounty Seat Population Area/Acres San Diego San Diego 2,632,0002,700,000 </Pre> The San Diego Region is actually the County of San Diego. Because of its individual economic status, it is referred to as a ...
Center to link business, science in sea research. (University of California, San Diego's Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine)
Apr 12, 1993; ... In a major restructuring of its top-rated biotechnology program, the University of California, San Diego has established a center devoted exclusively to research and commercialization of the largely untapped field of marine biotechnology.New drugs, biologically engineered materials ...
Hottest real estate job in San Diego: receiverships. (San Diego, California) (Enterprise: Real Estate)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Bad news is good news for a relatively new niche in San Diego's real estate industry.Receiverships -- court-appointed custodians of property involved in loan disputes -- are becoming the real estate boom of the 1990s.Experts estimate that 10 percent of all foreclosed ...
GA, Russians join in test of new reactor design. (General Atomics)
Apr 12, 1993; ... General Atomics hopes that, with federal funding, a joint venture with the Russian equivalent of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will prove the commercial viability of its gas-cooled atomic reactor.At the same time, the project will help the Russian government dispose of ...
'Horseshoe' parcel pays off in Lucky project for Gordon. (joint venture between Lucky Stores Inc.'s parent company American Stores Inc. and Virgil Gordon)
Apr 12, 1993; ... When Virgil Gordon steps out the front door of his store on South 43rd Street, motorists wave and passersby say hello.After 23 years in business at the same location, his Gordon's Building Supply has become one of the few anchors in a blighted community called Southcrest. ...
Agreement puts VideoCipher in two-way TV lead. (General Instrument Corp. VideoCipher Division; alliance between General Instrument Corp., Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp.)
Apr 12, 1993; ... It's still not official, but executives at VideoCipher are talking excitedly, albeit in hushed tones, about The Big Deal.VideoCipher's parent company, Chicago-based General Instrument Corp., is teaming up with computer-industry heavyweights Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. in the ...
Assembly bill tries to spur more community lending. (California Assembly)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Banking: But it offers no penalties for poor recordA year after the Los Angeles riots, a bill pending in the state Assembly attempts to rectify one of the underlining causes of the violence.Assembly Bill 1756 will prod banks into being more responsive to the needs of ...
Brooktree Corp. copyright suit ends with $26M victory. (case against Advance Micro Devices Inc.)
Apr 12, 1993; ... High-technology: Settles cases against micro-chip giantBrooktree Corp.'s five-year legal battle with Advanced Micro Devices Inc., of Sunnyvale, finally ended last week with the Northern California giant paying the local firm $26.8 million to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit ....
Volkswagen launches two new models in San Diego. (Volkswagen of America Inc.'s redesigned Golf and Jetta cars; San Diego, California)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Auto industry: Shipments could be boon to prep serviceVolkswagen of America has targeted San Diego for the debut of its redesigned Golf and Jetta cars.The first 200 cars of the production line are scheduled for delivery to the area's nine Volkswagen dealers between April ...
Bio-tech firm testing waters for engineered tropical fish. (Chromagen Inc.)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Start-up takes aim at fanciers of high-priced, finny petsGlow-in-the-dark fish could become the next status symbol, if the area's newest biotechnology company is successful.Chromagen Inc., a Del Mar startup founded last month by two La Jolla Cancer Foundation researchers, ...
Supervisors accuse state of 'looting' San Diego coffers. (California; San Diego County, California)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Government: Pass resolution to send message to lawmakersAttention, state officials: San Diego County has proclaimed a "local government revolt" against Sacramento.Passed unanimously last week by the county Board of Supervisors, a new resolution urges all cities, schools ...
Driven by need, not greed, healthcare advocate has compassion for those who need it most. (Alliance Healthcare Foundation Executive Director Ruth Riedel)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Ruth Riedel casts a baleful glance at her interviewer."Is this really the purpose of this interview?" Riedel asks, exasperation evident as the discussion takes an unexpected turn toward her personal history. "I thought this was a business profile -- what we do in the community?" ...
Imperial Valley border poised for industrial boom; with a new Port of Entry, Calexico's ship is coming in. (Special Report: International Business)
Apr 12, 1993; ... CALEXICO -- Fred Knechel and Rodolfo Nelson sit sipping coffee and weaving scenarios in the unofficial social hub of this desert town, a restaurant in the decidedly unpretentious Hollie's Fiesta Hotel.The pair discuss, as other business people seated at surrounding tables are ...
Twin Plant status ends with NAFTA. (offshore assembly industry; proposed North American Trade Agreement) (Special Report: International Business) (Industry Overview)
Apr 12, 1993; ... Trade: But maquilas say 3-nation pact still welcomeIncreasing interest in the pending North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has done little to spare Tijuana's largest maquiladoras from the United States' lackluster economy.Total employment in the city's top ...
Chart House Enterprises Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
Apr 12, 1993 ... NYSE -- CHTChart House Enterprises Inc. operates food-service establishments and has three operating divisions: Chart House, Paradise Bakery and Islands. The Chart House division operates 67 Chart House restaurants in 20 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Chart House ...
Battle brewing over distribution by beer importer. (Logret Import and Export Co.)
Apr 19, 1993; ... A San Diego-based company has touched off a brewing beer battle in California that is being watched throughout the country.Since 1990, Logret Import & Export Company has been striking deals with small brewers and big supermarket chains to bring large quantities of low-cost, ...
Sharp and Childrens shop for Mexican, Pacific Rim patients. (Sharp HealthCare, Childrens Hospital and Health Center)
Apr 19, 1993; ... Health care: Hospitals trade free advice for foreign referralsSqueezed by low Medi-Cal reimbursement and managed-care restraints at home, two local health-care organizations are shopping abroad for well-heeled, foreign patients to fill hospital beds and coffers.Through a ...
State misplaces funds for La Jolla traffic problem.
Apr 19, 1993; ... City: Money could be lost if not used soonThe California Coastal Commission and La Jolla community leaders are trying to win a game of financial hide-and-seek.The money for a La Jolla traffic and parking mitigation plan collected for the past 10 years by the Coastal ...
Hotel to become city's first urban timeshare. (Horton Park Plaza Hotel)
Apr 19, 1993; ... The times they are a'changin'.As most downtown boutique hotels sit empty, one local company is trying a new approach to fill rooms by creating San Diego's first urban timeshare project.The Horton Park Plaza Hotel, an 80-year-old building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and ...
Sharp debates what the future holds for Cabrillo. (Sharp Cabrillo Hospital)
Apr 19, 1993; ... Health care: Hospital may become rehabilitation centerRumors about Sharp Cabrillo Hospital's future reached a peak in recent days when a high-ranking administrator at a rival hospital announced at a physician staff meeting that Sharp Cabrillo was closing.Although Sharp ...
He calls 'em as he sees 'em: tourism expert isn't winning any popularity contests here. (San Diego Tourism Association president Robert Rauch)
Apr 19, 1993; ... Robert Rauch didn't move to San Diego to stir up trouble. He moved here to be with his wife.Nevertheless, the Arizona transplant -- one of those oft-slandered "Zonies" -- has been swimming against the local tourism establishment almost since he hit the beach three years ago. ...
Skilled-nursing facilities experience modest growth. (Industry Overview)
Apr 19, 1993; ... Recession and bed glut work to keep expansion downA glut of bedspace and the recession resulted in only modest growth of licensed beds among San Diego's largest skilled-nursing facilities over the past five years, according to information compiled by the San Diego Business Journal ....
SDNB Financial Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
Apr 19, 1993 ... OCT -- SDNBSDNB Financial Corp. is the holding company for San Diego National Bank and SDNB Development Corp. The SDNB Development Corp. holds the majority interest in SDNB Building Joint Venture, which built and operates the San Diego National Bank Building. In 1992, the company ...
Industry can't credit plan to loosen loan regulations. (Real Estate Update) (Industry Overview)
Apr 19, 1993; ... Small, medium business targeted for $38 billionThings have been so bad for so long in commercial real estate that even the suggestion of change is welcome by those still involved in this ailing sector of the San Diego economy.But, because things are so bad, there's a ...
Wide angle on industrial. (industrial real estate market) (Real Estate Update) (Industry Overview)
Apr 19, 1993 ... In 1992, the industrial market suffered the adverse affects created by the recession, corporate restructuring and federal defense budget reduction, according to the 1993 annual Grubb & Ellis report.Firms shelved expansion plans, in many cases either downsizing or going out of ...
Office buildings offering extras to old, new tenants. (Real Estate Update) (Industry Overview)
Apr 19, 1993; ... When the accounting firm of Ernst & Young was looking for a new home, a conference center was one of the amenities it sought.It found the perfect site at Koll Center San Diego -- on the penthouse floor of the 21-story building."We didn't want to waste square footage on ...
Topless dancers petition to wear the union label.
Apr 26, 1993; ... Dianne is used to dancing for a living clothed in little more than a G-string and a smile. But, when employers at a local topless nightclub tried to strip her of some hard-earned tips, Dianne got more than angry.She got organized.To borrow the advertising slogan of ...
More cops means cuts in economic programs. (San Diego, California)
Apr 26, 1993; ... City budget: Public safety to be San Diego's top prioritySome of the city's biggest economic development programs would lose more than $2 million so more police officers can be hired, under a proposed austerity budget unveiled last week by San Diego City Manager Jack McGrory. ...
Cancer therapy sparks national debate on ethics. (San Diego, California doctors' use of gene therapy on brain cancer patients)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Biomedicine: Cell treatment lacks oversight, critics warnWhen two San Diego doctors began the first-ever use of gene therapy on a local brain-cancer patient, they touched off a nationwide debate among scientists and medical researchers that refuses to quit.The physicians, ...
Entrepreneurs' answer to credit crunch: 'charge it!' (credit card) (Enterprise: Small Business)
Apr 26, 1993; ... After 26 years as an aerospace engineer, Joao Costa knew he had the expertise to start a business manufacturing jet-engine components. All he needed was the capital.So he did what most entrepreneurs do: He took out a second mortgage on his home to pay for equipment, rent, payroll ...
New cruise operation eyed as gambling voyage. (Celebration Cruise Lines Ltd.)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Wary law agencies describe trips as "cruises to nowhere"A new San Diego-based cruise ship that will offer daily trips to the Coronado Islands is raising eyebrows among local and state law enforcement officials who consider the operation a thinly disguised "cruise to nowhere" for ...
Tourist industry outraged over TOT distribution. (transient occupancy tax)
Apr 26, 1993; ... As expected, officials in the visitor industry are fighting mad over the distribution of transient occupancy tax revenues in San Diego's draconian 1994 budget proposal, which was presented to the City Council last week by City Manager Jack McGrory.But it's not just the 30 to 50 ...
Just like Sleeping Beauty, Aviara still awaits prince. (Aviara resort projects)
Apr 26, 1993; ... The dormant Aviara resort project shows little signs of waking soon. Construction of a restaurant, sports club and 150-suite section of the resort's planned hotel is now stalled indefinitely.Last week, the resort's developer, Hillman Properties, lost its chance to pull building ...
First shots fired in fight to keep boot camp open. (San Diego Naval Training Center; Miramar Naval Air Station)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Closings: Local officials propose two NTC centersLocal officials last week fired the first salvos in their tactical offensive aimed at Pentagon plans to close the San Diego Naval Training Center and reconfigure Miramar Naval Air Station.U.S. Reps. Duncan Hunter, R-San ...
Toll-free 800 phone numbers to become 'portable.'
Apr 26, 1993; ... Communications: Final barrier to competition fallsYet another barrier to open-market competition in the telephone industry is set to come tumbling down this week.New federal rules taking effect May 1 will make 800 numbers "portable." That is, it will be as easy for ...
Biotech firms ask for compromise on Ward Valley. (biotechnology companies; opening of radioactive waste dump in San Diego, California)
Apr 26, 1993; ... The San Diego biotechnology community is throwing its clout behind a compromise to allow partial opening of a controversial radioactive waste dump in Ward Valley.A delegation led by Biomedical Industry Council President David Hale is scheduled to meet with top legislative officials ...
Cleaning up with market-based environmentalism. (environmental activist Carl Pope) (Interview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Business, activists agree on anti-pollution incentivesAfter 12 years of battling most White House initiatives, the Sierra Club finally may get a friendly reception from the Oval Office. With the chance that President Bill Clinton will embrace some of its ideas, the 101-year-old ...
More than talent needed for success. (associate vice chancellor of the University of California at San Diego Mary Lindestein Walshok) (Special Report: Women in Business)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Mary Lindenstein Walshok works with high-powered men and women. Walshok, associate vice chancellor of extended studies and public service at the University of California at San Diego, meets regularly with people who have access to resources, contacts and money for programs. And she is one of ...
Benefiting from men and women. (networking; organizations) (Special Report: Women in Business)
Apr 26, 1993; ... There are definite differences between men's and women's organizations, Cecile Bereal has found, and each offers distinct benefits. Women should use both, says the woman who this year is president of San Diego County's largest networking event for women.Bereal is a training ...
Women own wide range of businesses in San Diego. (Special Report: Women in Business)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Top female entrepreneurs generate $820 million in 1992Women business owners are rolling up their sleeves in San Diego, and their hard work appears to be paying off. From engineers to fitness-franchise owners, the top 25 women business owners reported 1992 revenues of $820 million. ...
SBA offers mentor program, breakfast meetings for women. (Small Business Administration) (Special Report: Women in Business)
Apr 26, 1993 ... The Small Business Administration offers several services to women whose businesses have gone beyond the start-up stage.Along with seminars on business management, women can take advantage of a mentor/protege program and a networking breakfast.Both are specifically aimed ...
DH Technology Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
Apr 26, 1993 ... OCT -- DHTKDH Technology Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes specialty printers, data-collection equipment and related printer products. The company has nine direct-sales offices and distributors in more than 20 countries. Customers include end users, original-equipment ...
MobilWorks celebrates two new stores in San Diego. (Executive Living)
Apr 26, 1993 ... San Diego, California, April 15, 1993 -- MobilWorks, San Diego's premier mobile electronics specialist, 1-1/2 years after its Grand Opening in San Diego is celebrating the opening of 2 new locations in San Diego County, in Vista and Chula Vista. MobilWorks, division of CelluLand, Inc. with ...
Oakwood meets temporary corporate housing needs anywhere in the United States. (Oakwood Corporate Apartments; R and B Enterprises) (Executive Living)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Oakwood Corporate Apartments can provide extended-stay (30 days or more) housing anywhere in the United States, either through its national chain of Oakwood properties or its specialized Corporate Housing Network division.Oakwood Corporate Apartments is a nationwide lodging chain ...
It's for our future... environmentally safer printing. (Environment 1993)
Apr 26, 1993 ... There are many responsibilities that we all share in this day and age. It has become a world that requires individuals, like you and me, participating as a group to make effective changes. Have you done your part?It's not just enough to recycle your household trash items and ...
Groundwater risk assessment: alternative to site cleanup. (Environment 1993)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Since environmental cleanup began to be required of those identified as being responsible (Responsible Party or RP) for environmental impacts of soil and groundwater, the RP has searched for ways to comply with the environmental regulations in a cost effective manner. Regulatory focus on ...
Greenfield Environmental - a hazardous waste management leader. (Environment 1993)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Greenfield Environmental, established in 1988, is a full service hazardous waste management company, providing our customers with friendly service, rapid response and innovative technical solutions to their specific needs. Through the combined expertise of our own subsidiary companies, ...
Environmental regulations can overwhelm businesses. (Environment 1993)
Apr 26, 1993; ... Ignorance is not bliss in the world of environmental regulatory compliance. Building owners, business owners and managers are required to know, or should have known, of all rules, regulations, guidelines and any environmental hazards or potential hazards. They are required to provide a safe ...