San Diego Business Journal back issues from June 2004:
'Fancy parties' won't help market San Diego: convention center's plan: push compelling deals to grab meeting planners.
Jun 07, 2004; ... While directors of the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau unanimously endorsed a plan to hand over marketing of the San Diego Convention Center to the facility's staff, the bureau's chairman fears the public agency won't have the funds necessary to court nationwide meeting planners ...
Travelers not tripping over ballpark: travel store's business largely unaffected; others complain of drunken fans.
Jun 07, 2004; ... You gotta love those Chicago Cubs fans. When the Padres played the Cubbies at Petco Park last month, Downtown retailers earned a new appreciation for those true-blue Windy City folks. The Cubs drew more than double the usual amount of out-of-town baseball fans ...
Taking retail outside the box: builder bets urban centers connect with consumers.(Sudberry Properties Inc. will focus on more urban projects)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Accustomed to building large shopping centers on sprawling landscapes, principals at San Diego-based Sudberry Properties Inc. know they will have to change the way they develop real estate in order to stay focused on San Diego County. Tom Sudberry, founder and president of ...
Upscale eateries find fine dining not to the tastes of Padres' fans.(Petco Park: after two months)(restaurants in the area of the new ball park are suffering the effects of parking problems )
Jun 07, 2004; ... You can't argue with numbers, said Nick Biliotti, spokesman for Trattoria La Strada. Sales dip 20 percent to 30 percent at the Gaslamp Quarter restaurant every time the San Diego Padres play in town on a Friday or Saturday night, Biliotti said. Before making a ...
Mortgage interest rate hikes unlikely to cool off hot housing market: economy plays key role in sales of commercial properties.(Real Estate)
Jun 07, 2004; ... As interest rates tick up past 6 percent, and economists warn that the Federal Reserve Bank may soon authorize further rate increases, San Diego County is teetering at the top of the roller coaster real estate market's highest incline. Rather than a big fall, however, local ...
Higher interest rates may not slow property sales to businesses.
Jun 07, 2004; ... Low interest rates contributed to many business owners' decisions to buy rather than lease office and industrial space during the last few years. As rates rise pass the 6 percent mark and approach 7 percent, those real estate sales are not expected to slow much since companies ...
S.D. firms pitch in to promote state at biotech event: budget crisis inhibits California's ability to promote itself at Bio 2004.(San Diego)
Jun 07, 2004; ... This week, California's biotech lions will let out a roar as rivals from across the country visit San Francisco, trying to claim a bit of their turf. They will all be in California for Bio 2004, an annual event sponsored by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the ...
North County a growing hotbed for sunglass makers: action sports scene drives manufacturers to target young adults.
Jun 07, 2004; ... Energetic and awash in its culture of youth sports, North County may be the perfect place to make eyewear for the 15- to 25-year-old demographic. Southern California is an "epicenter." It's "the cradle of action-sport/youth fashion culture," said Grant Guenther, vice president ...
Tech event signals boost to local defense firms.(engineering and technology job fair in San Diego)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... A job fair recruiting engineers and other skilled technical positions in San Diego shows at least the defense sector is growing, said industry observers. An engineering and technology expo is scheduled June 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley. ...
No slowdown of Indian gaming in Southern California: Wells Fargo executive says tribes will continue to diversify beyond casinos.(Indian Gaming)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Saturation is a condition when the market cannot absorb any more of a service, like a sponge soggy with water. Banker Steve Stallings finds no saturation in Southern California's casino market. "There are just too many people in Southern California," said Stallings, ...
Gaming Miscellany.(Indian Gaming)(MiraCosta College offers dealing course)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Gaming Miscellany: MiraCosta College in Oceanside is offering a poker dealer course this summer. Lyndon Corpuz, a dealer at the Oceans 11 casino in ...
Viejas Enterprises.(Indian Gaming)(Fleet Week San Diego)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Chuck Hansen, vice president of community relations for Viejas Enterprises, is the 2004 event chair for Fleet Week San Diego. The event is set for September ...
Exec. survey: Sarbanes-Oxley a costly act to follow: local vet joins suit over pet I.D. tags.(Law)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Fifty-four percent of CEOs and other company officials surveyed recently said corporate governance and public disclosure reforms have increased their companies' administrative expenses significantly, according to a report from Foley & Lardner. That number is up from 33 percent in 2003. ...
Misleading Claims: a local veterinarian has joined with Norco-based AVID Identification Systems, Inc.(Law)(pet identification)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Misleading Claims: A local veterinarian has joined with Norco-based AVID Identification Systems, Inc. to fight a distributor of electronic pet identification tags. Robert Stonebreaker, who owns the Animal & Bird Hospital of Del Mar, filed a lawsuit against Medical Management ...
Sentencings: a San Diego doctor was sentenced after his guilty plea.(Law)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Sentencings: A San Diego doctor was sentenced after his guilty plea on two counts of insurance fraud. Dr. James Louis Stakely faces four years in prison if he does not successfully complete three years' formal probation, 500 hours of volunteer work, and pay restitution for money ...
Lindows Windows: according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Microsoft's case against San Diego-based Lindows Inc.(Law)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Lindows Windows: According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Microsoft's case against San Diego-based Lindows Inc. may have suffered a hit in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lindows and Microsoft are duking it out over names. Lindows sounds too much like Microsoft's ...
Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel.(Legal Briefs)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... James Drummond, David Hopkins, Robert Allenby, and Jonathan Dabbieri have joined Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel as of counsel. Prior to making the move, the attorneys were ...
Computer Law Association.(Legal Briefs)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... John Carson, a partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, has been elected as assistant secretary of the Computer Law Association, the world's largest international group of ...
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek.(Legal Briefs)(Judge Learned Hand Award)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... On June 30, attorney James Dawe will be honored with the Judge Learned Hand Award on June 30 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at the Aventine. Dawe is a shareholder ...
Hull McGuire.(Legal Briefs)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Only a couple of months after starting his own firm, attorney Dorn Bishop has joined the San Diego office of Hull McGoire as of counsel .... ...
Butz Dunn DeSantis & Bingham.(Legal Briefs)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Patricia Groff, the director of administration for Butz Dunn DeSantis & Bingham, is the new at-large director of the Association of Legal ...
WebSideStory seeks $57m in new IPO bid: Mitek Systems has stock delisted from Nasdaq board.(Public Companies)
Jun 07, 2004; ... What a difference three years make. Back in late 2000, the tech wreck was in full swing, and companies trying to go public that had anything to do with the Internet or e-commerce were shunned. In October 2000, WebSideStory, the San Diego-based maker of Interact analytics ...
Blood substitute testing takes to the air: Medical Services Enterprise, UCSD still debating over approval for local trials.(Technology)
Jun 07, 2004; ... San Diego's helicopter paramedics have begun carrying an experimental blood substitute to be given to patients without first getting their consent--part of a nationwide effort to improve the survival rate of accident victims and other trauma patients who risk bleeding to death on the way ...
Local telecom firms find business in India.(Technology)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Two San Diego-based telecom equipment companies see a future in India. Qualcomm Inc, is opening a research and development center in the Indian city of Hyderabad, where it will design mobile phone microchips. The center will employ 50 people, said company spokeswoman Bertha ...
The challenges and rewards of international exporting.(Advertising Supplement)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Recent statistics indicate that California's merchandise exports for the last quarter of 2003 reflected their biggest quarterly gain in three years. Experts attribute the results to a weaker dollar, an improving global economy, and a surge in production in China, which is importing ...
Private university opens new campus in San Diego.(Advertising Supplement)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Concordia University in Irvine, Calif. has selected San Diego as the location of its first satellite campus. According to Dr. Timothy Peters, dean of Concordia's school of Adult Studies, after nearly a year of research, the university's School of Adult Studies determined that ...
Venture capitalists gather in San Diego to meet local entrepreneurs.(Advertising Supplement)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... What do you think a technology or life science entrepreneur would give to spend two hours with more than 100 venture capitalists? An arm7 A leg? A first-born child? How about $45? That's all it will take for those in the know. Back by overwhelming demand, on June 17 ...
ACG's Third Annual Deal Maker Awards.(Annual Deal Maker Awards 2004: honoring excellence in San Diego)(Association for Corporate Growth)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Association for Corporate Growth--San Diego will be holding the third annual Deal Maker Awards Program to recognize local companies, entrepreneurs and financiers who have achieved excellence in corporate growth this past year. The Chapter will be honoring eight outstanding San ...
Honoring San Diego's outstanding business leaders: congratulations to the winners of ACG's 2004 Deal Maker Awards.(Annual Deal Maker Awards 2004: honoring excellence in San Diego)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... High Growth Company Awards CPS Printing CPS Printing started with 20 employees and a dream to create the county's best commercial printing establishment. Martin Solarsh purchased the then Carlsbad Printing Service in 1989. Since then, Solarsh and partner Philip ...
ACG: a tool for success in San Diego business.(Annual Deal Maker Awards 2004: honoring excellence in San Diego)(Association for Corporate Growth)
Jun 07, 2004 ... The San Diego Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is San Diego's leading association of professional service providers and senior corporate executives dedicated to corporate growth. ACG members are involved in all aspects of middle-market transactions in areas of ...
Local firm provides turnkey staffing solutions.(Advertising Supplement)(Becker Executive Search)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004; ... With a growing economy, the biggest challenge for San Diego businesses is finding the right candidates at the right price. Becker Executive Search is no stranger to thriving with economic challenges. When Becker opened its doors during the onset of the economic downturn, it hit ...
Leadership organization helps CEOs increase business performance.(Advertising Supplement)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... In 1990, Mark Fackler's software and hardware engineering services company was six years old, had 40 employees and generated $2 million in annual sales. Twelve years later, when the annual revenues peaked, Fackler sold his company and retired at 42. What happened in that decade ...
The impact of SB 899 on workers' compensation rate reductions.(Advertising Supplement)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Large and small businesses in California have been impacted by the rising tide of workers' compensation insurance rates over the past three or four years. The passage of SB 899 appears to offer hope of a solution. However, the question remains, "When will business owners begin to see a ...
2004 entrepreneurs resource guide listings.(Advertising Supplement)(Directory)(Advertisement)
Jun 07, 2004 ... INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Cooley Godward LLP 4401 Eastgate Mall San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (858) 550-6000 Fax: (858) 550-6420 Email: cknox@cooley.com Web site: www.cooley.com Local firm top executive/title: Fred ...
Banks preparing to introduce new 'Check 21' law: Southern California institutions to be the test market.(Finance)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Each year, banks spend an estimated $70 billion processing and shipping checks at originating banks or Federal Reserve branches. The system, which can be responsible for waits of several days before the money becomes available to depositors, is about to get a major upgrade. ...
Area supermarkets now facing a dollar dilemma: raise food prices for higher profits, or keep cheap to compete?(Retail)
Jun 07, 2004; ... The price hikes in milk, beef and other food should be good news for supermarkets because they can seize the opportunity to finally pass along those increases to consumers--and tack on a higher profit margin to boot. But the supermarket business, especially in Southern ...
Local attractions tweak advertising to drive attendance: marketing's goal: get the word out, even when budgets are flat.(Special report: tourism)
Jun 07, 2004; ... In the face of increasing advertising rates and a flat budget, at least one San Diego-area theme park has relied on public relations to add oomph to its marketing campaign, and other attractions appear to be doing the same, except for different reasons. "As advertising continues ...
Tourist attractions.(Illustration)
Jun 07, 2004; ... <Pre> TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Ranked by 2003 attendance figures Attraction Rank Address (Last year)Web site 1 Old Town San Diego State Historic Park (1)4002 Wallace Ave. San Diego 92110 2 Seaport Village ...
Hotel occupancy up this year from 2003 figures: historic YMCA building's conversion nearly done.(Tourism)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... San Diego's 72.5 percent hotel occupancy rate during the first quarter of 2004 outpaced the same period a year ago by 1.4 percent. For the nation as a whole, occupancy rates stood at 56.8 percent, up 4.4 percent, according to a report by PKF Consulting. The ...
A piece of history reopens: in announcing completion of the first phase of a $9 million renovation that will turn the historic Downtown Armed Services YMCA building into a hotel.(Tourism)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... A Piece Of History Reopens: In announcing completion of the first phase of a $9 million renovation that will turn the historic Downtown Armed Services YMCA building into a hotel, local real estate developers Barone Galasso & Associates Inc. have said that 42 renovated guest rooms on one ...
Torrey Hills complex sells for $22 million.(Torrey View Corporate Center)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... The Torrey View Corporate Center has sold for $22 million. The three-story, 71,788-square-foot office building is on 4.24 acres in the Torrey Hills area of San Diego, at 10590 W ....
The swing of things: Croce's Restaurant and Bar at Fifth Avenue and F Street in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter will be the site of KCBQ-AM 1170 all-sports talk show "Sports & More" from 6-7 p.m. on select Saturdays through late October.(Tourism)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
Jun 07, 2004; ... The Swing Of Things: Croce's Restaurant and Bar at Fifth Avenue and F Street in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter will be the site of KCBQ-AM 1170 all-sports talk show "Sports & More" from 6-7 p.m. on select Saturdays through late October. Sports director Jerry Gross will host the show ...
Mitek delisted: Mitek Systems Inc. a maker of software that converts handwritten images to digital data.(Public Companies)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Mitek Delisted: Mitek Systems Inc. a maker of software that converts handwritten images to digital data, had its stock delisted from the Nasdaq exchange May 24 because the company did not meet the minimum shareholders' equity requirement of $2.5 million. The company's shares, ...
Image overhaul: along with the massive restructuring of the corporation that occurred last August when it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.(Public Companies)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Image Overhaul: Along with the massive restructuring of the corporation that occurred last August when it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Peregrine Systems Inc. is also conducting a makeover to retain existing customers and attract new ones. At its users ...
Ballpark eatery draws a crowd with a lot of patience: fans willing to wait hours for a prime seat at hall of fame grill.(Business around the ballpark: after two months)
Jun 07, 2004; ... John Cutler wanted one thing for his 58th birthday. The Fallbrook man asked for a coveted patio seat outside Petco Park's Hall of Fame Bar & Grill during the Padres' Memorial Day game against the Colorado Rockies. Curler's wife of 35 years, Connie Cutler, vowed to make it ...
Cove Partners LLC index watch.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
Jun 07, 2004 ... <Pre> Cove Partners LLC Index Watch Index 5/21/04 5/28/04 %Change Dow 9,966.7410,188.45 2.2 Nasdaq 1,912.09 1,986.74 3.9 S&P 500 1,093.56 1,120.68 2.5 Russell ...
San Diego public stocks.(Marketplace)(Illustration)
Jun 07, 2004 ... <Pre> Marketplace SAN DIEGO PUBLIC STOCKS Data as of 05/26/04 STOCK PRICEPricePerformance...
DJ Orthopedics, Inc.(Proxy)(Company Profile)
Jun 07, 2004 ... NYSE--DJO DJ Orthopedics, Inc, is a global orthopedic sports medicine company specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of products that rehabilitate soft tissue and bone injuries, help protect against injury, and treat osteoarthritis of the knee. Ostcoarthritis is ...
San Diego technology 15.(Proxy)(Illustration)
Jun 07, 2004 ... <Pre> San Diego Technology 15 52 week As of May 28, 2004 CompanyTickerClose High Low Qualcomm, Inc. QCOM $67.07$69.38$30.43 Kyocera KYO ...
San Diego biotech 15.(Proxy)(biotech companies' securities)(Illustration)
Jun 07, 2004 ... <Pre> San Diego Biotech 15 52 week As of May 28, 2004 CompanyTickerClose High Low IDEC PharmaceuticalsIDPH $62.15$63.94$31.63 Invitrogen Corp.IVGN ...
Environmental Business Solutions.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Environmental Business Solutions completed subsurface environmental assessments and reporting on a site at 1211 S. 32nd St. in San Diego, ...
Good & Roberts Inc.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Good & Roberts Inc. finished an 18,000-square-foot tenant improvement project at 13825 Kirkham Way in Poway for the Associated Builders & Contractors, ...
Johnson & Jennings General Contracting.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Johnson & Jennings General Contracting built the 27,976-square-foot corporate offices of Plus Orthopedics in the Seaview Corporate Center at 10188 Telesis Court in ...
Jossy+Carrier Design Group.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Jossy+Carrier Design Group is providing interior design services for The Lofts at 777 Sixth Ave., a four-story, 103-unit apartment building under way at 777 Sixth Ave. in Downtown San Diego. Developer: Oliver McMillan. General ...
New Way Landscape and Tree Services.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... New Way Landscape and Tree Services has been hired by Greystone Homes to landscape Aurora at Riviera del Sol, a development with 1,053- to ...
Ninyo & Moore.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Ninyo & Moore was hired to provide a geotechnical evaluation for the design of a proposed ...
Pacific Building Group.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Pacific Building Group finished building the 1,395-squara-foot offices of Dr. Patricia Avila at Medical Plaza II at 855 Third Ave. in Chum Vista. Space planner: Bloc Studios Inc. Subcontractors: ...
Peterbuilt Corp.(Construction Journal)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004 ... Peterbuilt Corp. completed construction of the Transborder Retail and Service Buildings in Otay Mesa, which includes a 5,000-square-foot retail structure and an 8,000-square-foot auto ...
Landlords worry about section 8 funding cuts: Albertson's wants permit for cafe in East Village.(Real Estate)(federal Section 8 rental assistance program)
Jun 07, 2004; ... New monetary uncertainty for the federal Section 8 rental assistance program may cause some landlords to think again about leasing apartments to tenants using the subsidies to pay their rent. Renters with Section 8 vouchers pay 30 percent of their income for their rent. The ...
Downtown's second grocer.(Real Estate)(SRM Development )(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Downtown's Second Grocer: According to a report from the May 26 board meeting of the Centre City Development Corp., San Diego's planning and redevelopment agency for Downtown, Albertson's has submitted an application or a permit allowing a sidewalk cafe at its store in Market Street ...
Condo Land: Intracorp San Diego operating as ISD Properly Investments.(Real Estate)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Condo Land: Intracorp San Diego, operating as ISD Properly Investments, bought slightly less than an acre of land between 10th and 11th avenues, Park Boulevard, and K Street near Petco Park for $8.56 million. The site, totaling 42,841 square feet, will accommodate Park Terrace, ...
Garamendi recommends cut in workers' comp rates.(Top business news: May 28-June 3, 2004)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Garamendi Recommends Cut in Workers' Comp Rates: California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recommended that insurance companies reduce their workers' compensation rates by 20.9 percent. Garamendi said the reduced insurance premiums should be applied to workers' comp ...
Approval of Titan sale due this week.(Top business news: May 28-June 3, 2004)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Approval of Titan Sale Due This Week: Shareholders of Titan Corp. are expected to approve the sale of the company to Lockheed Martin Corp. on June 7. Although shareholder approval for the $2.2 billion sale is anticipated, the deal would still not be final because of an ongoing ...
Leap Wireless selects new CEO: Leap Wireless International Inc., in the process of Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.(Top business news: May 28-June 3, 2004)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Leap Wireless Selects New CEO: Leap Wireless International Inc., in the process of Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, named William Freeman, 52, as the CEO for its main subsidiary, Cricket Communications Inc., the flat rate carrier for wireless phone service in 39 markets and 20 states. ...
Funds seized from southland title.(Top business news: May 28-June 3, 2004)
Jun 07, 2004; ... Funds Seized From Southland Title: California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi seized $500,000 in escrowed funds from Southland Title Corp., a title insurer that operates Southland Title of San Diego and Southland Title of Orange County, after an investigation by the Department of ...