San Diego Business Journal back issues from July 2005:
Biz group prods airport panel to beef up its PR: authority putting $2.2M into effort for 2006 site choice.
Jul 04, 2005; ... A business organization pushing to relocate San Diego International Airport from its cramped Lindbergh Field quarters is critical that the agency running the operation hasn't done an effective job of selling the public on the idea. "We've been following the situation very ...
Callaway wedged in tight spot: depressed golf market, poor sales make the firm a takeover target.
Jul 04, 2005; ... Big Bertha may be on the selling block, yet analysts who cover golf club maker Callaway Golf Co. generally say the purported $1.2 billion price is low. Reports surfaced late last month that Callaway's board is weighing a bid of about $16 per share from private equity group ...
Eminent domain a new tool for business to use? Supreme court stirs debate over seizing private land.
Jul 04, 2005; ... San Diego businessman Ed Plant is still bitter over losing his land and business to Petco Park. Predictably, Plant was not heartened when the U.S. Supreme Court recently gave local governments even more authority to seize private property. "It's what's been happening ...
Rabble rouses cell phone users: year-old firm scores coup with addition to Verizon.
Jul 04, 2005; ... Had it been an earlier decade, it would have been a paper note, pinned to a bulletin board: A plea for a study partner in a tough class at UC San Diego. But Shawn Conahan sees a day when a student writing those words will punch the text into his cell phone, then post the message ...
San Diego magazine now in the hands of Los Angeles publisher: publication touts move as an opportunity to expand.(Media)
Jul 04, 2005; ... For nearly six decades, San Diego Magazine Publishing Co., which produces the monthly San Diego Magazine, was locally owned and operated. That changed late last month as Jim Fitzpatrick, the owner, president and chief executive officer of the glossy, high-end city magazine, sold ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Jul 04, 2005 ... In the Structures '05 supplement in the June 27 issue of the San Diego Business Journal, the Poway City Hall photo credit should have been given to Max Dolberg. In the June 27 edition of the San Diego Business Journal, it was incorrectly stated ...
Metabasis inks new deal for diabetes drug: hepatitis B drug also could be in phase III tests this year.(Biotech)
Jul 04, 2005; ... San Diego-based biotech company Metabasis Therapeutics Inc. and New Jersey--based pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. announced late last month that they signed another research agreement targeting diabetes drugs. The deal could bring Metabasis $54 million in cash if the drug ...
Seacoast Commerce Bank Searching for New CEO: Larry Benthien is third top exec of a startup bank replaced in the last 16 months.(Finance)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Larry Benthien, founder and president of Seacoast Commerce Bank in Chula Vista, abruptly resigned late last month. The sudden departure of the bank's founder prompted speculation it was caused by the bank's slow growth. "When you look at their growth, I guess their ...
Hoteliers shake off June gloom with a sunny set of statistics: high gas prices are unlikely to dampen the summer figures for San Diego.(Tourism)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Despite overcast skies during much of June and a few scattered showers to boot, innkeepers countywide were anything but gloomy--and for good reason. During a 28-day stretch ending June 25, they enjoyed a 7.7 percent bump in occupancy compared to the same period last year, ...
Companies vying for booming new market: action sports draws attention, though you better know how to surf if you want to play.(Media)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Once considered to be the largest and most financially lucrative generation in America, baby boomers have lost their title to a younger group they know well: their own children. Baby boomers' kids, now some 80 million strong, are quickly supplanting their parents as the largest ...
Global PR firm focuses on local technology.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(public relations )(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Porter Novelli, a global public relations firm based in New York, has launched its new branding campaign. The campaign, which uses the tagline "Many Minds, Singular Results," is designed to communicate the agency's range of expertise and its client-centric approach that is ...
Gabriel wisdom dropped from KPBS-FM lineup.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(Gabriel Wisdom)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... * Contributor Dropped: After three years as a contributor on Public Broadcasting's local station KPBS-FM 89.5, local financial analyst Gabriel Wisdom was dropped. Wisdom, who was a frequent contributor on both local and national segments, including "Marketplace," was let go as ...
San Diego County is now home to the first wine magazine dedicated entirely to women.(New Publication)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Wine Adventure, a bimonthly magazine that debuts July 10, features travel, food and lifestyle articles specifically targeted toward women. "I have always felt that women haven't been served by existing wine publications," said Michele Ostrove, the editor in chief of Wine ...
Video game firm finds execs to play: marketing a new push for industry.(Software)
Jul 04, 2005; ... When Activision Inc. hired its new publishing Chief Executive Michael Griffith away from Folgers coffee, it got exactly what it wanted: 24 years of Procter & Gamble Inc. experience. Griffith was president of P&G's global beverage division, which markets and sells the $1 billion ...
Leap wireless reappears on the Nasdaq Board.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Leap Wireless International Inc.)
Jul 04, 2005; ... A little more than two years after Leap Wireless International filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the restructured company's stock returned to the Nasdaq National Markets stock exchange on June 29, under a different ticker--LEAP. That's little solace to the owners of ...
Petco Animal Supplies Inc. avoids being delisted from Nasdaq, completes internal review.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Petco Refiles: Petco Animal Supplies Inc., the San Diego-based retail chain, finished its internal review of past financial reports and avoided being delisted from Nasdaq. Petco had been facing delisting since May after it failed to file its annual 10-K report on time. It also ...
A very fast track leads to tech firm's purchase.(HIGH-TECH)(NetSift Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... NetSift, Inc. is a San Diego company on the fast track--a track so fast, in fact, that NetSift will soon be absorbed into Silicon Valley tech giant Cisco Systems. This comes only a year after NetSift was founded. Last week, Cisco announced plans to buy NetSift for $30 ...
Titan Corp. secures new $405m army technology contract.(HIGH-TECH)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Army PC Work: The Titan Corp. will continue to provide information technology services for the top people in the Army, specifically 10,000 military, civilian and contract employees running personal computers on their desks. Titan last week announced a deal that could be worth ...
Sell-off continues: Remec Inc.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Sell-Off Continues: Remec Inc., a Del Mar-based defense contractor that's liquidating itself, included financial results from its defense and space unit into its first-quarter numbers, even though the sale of the unit was completed May 20. For the quarter ended April 29, Remec ...
Patriot Scientific Settles Suit: Patriot Scientific Corp.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Patriot Scientific Settles Suit: Patriot Scientific Corp., a Rancho Bernardo-based holder of a variety of semiconductor patents, settled a long-standing legal dispute with the TPL Group of Cupertino, providing the firm with what it says are real prospects for growth. The legal ...
Community joins Russell 2000: Escondido-based Community Bancorp, with about $700 million in assets and 10 offices, joined the new Russell Microcap Index.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Community Joins Russell 2000: Escondido-based Community Bancorp, with about $700 million in assets and 10 offices, joined the new Russell Microcap Index, a listing of the smallest 1,000 securities in the Russell 2000 Index, plus the next 1,000 companies, and ...
Ticket takes: accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(BioMed Realty Trust Inc.)(lease contracts)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Ticket Takes: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. said it signed a long-term lease on several buildings used for its corporate headquarters in Rancho ...
Say it and play it: speech command technology developed by San Diego-based V-Enable.(HIGH-TECH)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Say It And Play It: Speech command technology developed by San Diego-based V-Enable is at work on Leap Wireless International's Cricket wireless phone network. People who would like to personalize their phones with a new ring tone can simply speak the name of an artist. The ...
Holes plugged as travel bureaus ponder funding.(TOURISM)
Jul 04, 2005; ... When it comes to funding the two largest agencies that tell the county's story to the visiting public, San Diego City Hall apparently thinks the destination sells itself. The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau lost an even $1 million, or more than 10 percent of its city ...
Kristian champion is promoted at Loews Coronado's Sea Spa.(TOURISM)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Moving Up The Ladder: Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa has announced that Kristian Champion was promoted to director of its Sea Spa from the post he formerly held as the resort's assistant director of conference management. Champion has 14 years of local and international ...
Summer in San Diego means sunshine, budget debates.(Business in the North County)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Summer is finally here. That is kind of an absurd statement considering it's like summer here nearly all year. But June 22 was the official beginning, the longest day of the year as a matter of fact. This is also the time of the year when the majority of the cities ...
Off-the-job training: swimming, running and bicycling help biotech pros focus on their work.(Special Report: BIOSCIENCE)
Jul 04, 2005; ... People often describe biotechnology as a dynamic industry chock-full of risk. So it comes as no surprise that the people who work at these companies exert similar qualities. Even less surprising perhaps is that the outside activities some biotech executives say they ...
Working out helps biotech consultant fill up his tank.(Special Report: BIOSCIENCE)
Jul 04, 2005; ... On a typical day, San Diego biotech consultant Mark Erwin starts his morning at 5 with a light breakfast, then leaves the house to train. Mondays, he swims; Tuesdays, he runs track; Wednesdays, he bikes, then runs; Thursdays, he runs even longer, then swims; and Fridays, he ...
Training is like preparing for a major business event.(Special Report: BIOSCIENCE)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Brian Culley is surely San Diego's fastest vice president of business development, if not the world's. Culley, 34, can run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours, 30 minutes, rubbing elbows with Kenyans at San Diego's annual rock 'n' roll marathon. He's tried out for the U.S ....
Spectrum investor criticizes executive pay, vies for board: company's CEO received $750K in Salary and bonuses last year.(Biotech)(Xmark Asset Management LLC)(Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(chief executive officer)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. has a brewing shareholder fight on its hands. Xmark Asset Management LLC of Stamford, Conn., contends that the Irvine-based drug maker has rebuffed or ignored its calls for reform. The investor said it doesn't like the company's strategy, ...
Santee's Scantibodies not guilty in patent suit.(BIOTECH)
Jul 04, 2005; ... A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled last week that the Santee-based maker of a diagnostics test Scantibodies Clinical Laboratory, Inc. and Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc. did not infringe a patent belonging to Nichols Institute Diagnostics, Inc., a ...
CardioDynamics Corp. cutting 25 jobs after its disappointing second-quarter results.(BIOTECH)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Job Cuts: CardioDynamics International Corp., a San Diego-based diagnostics maker, said it would cut 25 jobs to save $2 million annually after reporting disappointing second-quarter financial results. The company reported a net loss of $682,000, or 1 cent a share, for the second ...
Genentech names VP here.(BIOTECH)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Genentech Names VP Here: South San Francisco-based biotechnology giant Genentech Inc. announced David Broad as vice president and general manager of its newly acquired Oceanside production plant. Genentech made the announcement June 28--four days after it completed its $408 ...
Working out probably saved biotech manager.
Jul 04, 2005; ... Sally Jewell won't be participating in any of her usual triathlon races this summer. After having been diagnosed with a massive pulmonary embolism and being put on blood thinners, Jewell hasn't been biking out of fear of falling. Many people on blood thinners risk severe ...
Biocom CEO uses exercise as escape route.(chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Joseph Panetta, the president and chief executive officer of Biocom, San Diego's life sciences trade group, said exercising every day helps him clear his mind and escape from the daily grind. "I have run, swam and biked all my life," said Panetta, who is 51 years old and lives ...
Biotechnology companies: ranked by local employees as of June 1, 2005.(Illustration)
Jul 04, 2005 ... <Pre> BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES Ranked by local employees as of June 1, 2005 Localemployees: Telephone* 2005 RankCompany ...
Tech boom echo heard in group's revival: survey says $330M of Venture Capital Money flowed into L.A., O.C. tech companies in the first quarter of 2005.(Venice Interactive Community)(VIC Network)
Jul 04, 2005; ... It seemed like the tech industry's flusher days--sort of. A crowd of 200 or so gathered for two recent reunion events for the Venice Interactive Community, a group of techies now known as the VIC Network. They met at VIC's old haunt, the Victorian in Santa Monica, ...
Web connect directory.(Directory)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Advertising Agencies/Marketing Communications Square One Advertising, Inc. www.squareoneadv.com erin@squareoneadv.com 868.715.4714 Whitelaw Marketing www.whitelawmarketing.com ...
San Diego public stocks.(Marketplace)(Illustration)
Jul 04, 2005 ... <Pre> Index Watch Index 6/28/056/21/05 San Diego Business Journal Index 150.581172.07 Dow Jones Industrial Average 10405.63 10599.67 S&P 500 Index 1201.571213.61 NASDAQ Composite2069.89 ...
Websense, Inc.(Proxy)
Jul 04, 2005 ... NASDAQ--WBSN Websense, Inc. provides employee Internet management products that enable organizations to analyze, report and manage how their employees use computing resources, including Internet access, instant messaging, peer-to-peer file sharing, network band-width and desktop ...
Sales.(PROGRESS REPORT)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Property: 1525-1545 Palm Ave., San Diego. Seller: Randy Rivera and Brant Crenshaw. Selling agents: Ray Adams and Chris Rink of Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial represented the buyer and Rivera of Capital Real Estate Investments represented the seller. ...
Leases.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Property: 16510 Via Esprillo, Suite 100, San Diego. Lessor: O.M. Bernardo Industrial Ltd. Leasing agents: Jay Alexander, Ryan Grove and Ryan Egli of Colliers International represented the lessor and Lee Stein of LJS Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee. ...
Barnhart, Inc.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)(construction contracts)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Barnhart, Inc., a San Diego-based construction manager, has completed two two-story university buildings for UC Riverside. The buildings represent the first satellite campus expansion for the UC system, and are part of an overall plan by the city of Palm Desert to develop 211 ...
C.E. Wylie Construction Co.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)
Jul 04, 2005 ... C.E. Wylie Construction Co., a San Diego-based general building and engineering contractor, has completed renovation and expansion work at the public library in Coronado. Work involved the addition of about 18,000 square feet of space, followed by the renovation of the existing ...
R.A. Burch Construction Co. Inc.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)(construction contracts)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005 ... R.A. Burch Construction Co. Inc. in Ramona is constructing a single-family, concrete frame recruit clothing facility at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Work will be performed in ...
Ryan eyes Santee as the county's hot new market.(Real Estate)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Santee will be the next big executive enclave if Ryan Cos. US, Inc., a national commercial real estate firm, has calculated correctly. The firm, with offices in Phoenix, Chicago and Iowa, has just opened a regional office in San Diego on Towne Centre Drive. "Santee's time has ...
Kyocera, S.D. firm design solar electric carport.(Real Estate)(San Diego)(Kyocera Solar Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Sunshine Dollars: Kyocera and Tucker Sadler, a San Diego-based architectural firm, have completed the design of that first-ever Solar Grove--a 186-vehicle parking lot that doubles as a solar electric generating facility. On June 24, Kyocera unveiled the innovative project, ...
Partnering up.(Real Estate)(Black Mountain Ranch, LLC)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Partnering Up: Black Mountain Ranch, LLC has taken on four partners for its Del Sur development, a new 1,800-acre residential community in North County due to open early next year. The builders are Standard Pacific Homes, Davidson Communities, Shea Homes and William Lyon Homes, ...
Kudos.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Kudos: The Baywood Collection at Santaluz earned multiple honors at the recent Gold Nugget Awards, the centerpiece of the 2005 Pacific Coast Builders Conference. Plan 1 won the Home of the Year award and a Grand Award for best single-family detached home, while Plan 2 received a ...
Big buys: Torrey Hills Marketplace, LLC.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Big Buys: Torrey Hills Marketplace, LLC has purchased Torrey Hills Center, a new 86,582-square-foot retail shopping center on Carmel Mountain Road, for $36.7 million. The property was sold by John Tworoger and Sam Hall of Sorrento Hills Marketplace, LP. Gary Levitt ...
Calendar.(BUSINESS EVENTS)(Calendar)
Jul 04, 2005 ... If you would like your business event that costs less than $75 to attend included in the calendar section, make sure your press release arrives at our offices at least 15 working days before the event. Send requests to: Stacey Bengtson San Diego Business ...
Alien Hominid aiding startup as an industry behemoth.(TRENDS)(Behemoth)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Like most startup companies, Behemoth, a Little Italy-based independent console game developer, is still striving to find its niche in the marketplace. The company, founded in 2003 by John Baez and four partners, released its first video game nationally in November, titled Alien ...
BBB online service matches consumers with members.(TRENDS)(San Diego Better Business Bureau)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Matchmaking: Looking for a specific product or service? To help ease the search of finding a quality company that has that hard-to-find product, the San Diego Better Business Bureau is now offering an online service that matches consumers with its members. The free service, ...
Spotlight: Apunix computer services.(Small Business)(Company Profile)
Jul 04, 2005; ... There are thousands of self-service kiosks across the country. The kiosks, which help consumers find the product they are looking for, provide instructions on how to enroll in promotional events and provide maps and directions, can be found nationwide in retail stores such as Home Depot, ...
Check key metrics to gauge performance.(Small Business Help Line)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Question: What key company metrics should I be monitoring? Answer: Metrics, which refers to business units of measure to gauge performance, has largely unseated accounting reports as the management tool of choice in today's fast-paced business world. But the value of ...
Jeff Gosselin.(Executive Profile)(Xnergy)(Interview)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Xnergy, a 4-year-old company based in Carlsbad, is hoping its expertise can help keep businesses in California by helping them save on their energy bills. The firm has two primary businesses--designing, building and maintaining labs and clean rooms for biotech and other ...
Encinitas councilor seeks to protect property owners.
Jul 04, 2005; ... Encinitas City Councilman Jerome Stocks, sounding the battle cry for private property rights, has launched what he thinks might be the first local challenge to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on strengthening the rights of local governments to seize private property. On ...
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has announced that Paul Tyrell was honored with a Volunteer of the Year Award during the 2005 Combined Health Agencies 35th annual meeting for his volunteer efforts with the San Diego chapter of the American Diabetes Association.(AWARDS & RECOGNITION)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has announced that Paul Tyrell was honored with a Volunteer of the Year Award during the 2005 Combined Health Agencies 35th annual meeting for his volunteer efforts with the San Diego chapter of the American Diabetes Association. Brooke Franchise ...
D.R. Horton has hired Dan C. Matthews as branch manager of DHI Mortgage, Gregg Cole as vice president of operations/construction and Doug Jaeger as division president.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(The Accounting Group)(1st CFO LLC)(briefs)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... D.R. Horton has hired Dan C. Matthews as branch manager of DHI Mortgage, Gregg Cole as vice president of operations/construction and Doug Jaeger as division president. Matthews will be responsible for expanding the range and depth of services offered as well as oversee staff and manage the ...
Stephan Castellanos has joined Chong Partners Architecture as an associate partner.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Stephan Castellanos has joined Chong Partners Architecture as an associate partner. Castellanos previously served as California state architect, where he developed policy and directed design and construction of California's public schools, community ...
BidShift.(appointment of Kathy Douglas )(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... BidShift has announced that Kathy Douglas has been hired for the new role of vice president and chief nursing executive. She brings more than 20 years of health-care leadership experience and will be responsible for overall health-care strategic direction, managing the nursing advisory ...
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.(appointment)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has announced that William Sullivan has been appointed chairman of the San Diego office. Sullivan's Practice focuses on ...
Maya Ellman has joined Epiphany Marketing as a public relations specialist.(MEDIA AND MARKETING)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Maya Ellman has joined Epiphany Marketing as a public relations specialist. Before joining the company, Ellman was the marketing coordinator at a local magazine, where she worked with the advertising, editorial and graphic design departments. Bailey Gardiner Inc. has announced the addition ...
Lee Hecht Harrison has announced the appointment of Don Wells to vice president/ signature service consultant in its Southern California offices.(MISCELLANEOUS)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Lee Hecht Harrison has announced the appointment of Don Wells to vice president/ signature service consultant in its Southern California offices. Wells previously served as senior vice president and general manager of the firm's Los Angeles offices. Wells has more than 20 years of ...
Dale Stein has been appointed chairman of the board for the Human Development Foundation.(NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT)(Brief Article)
Jul 04, 2005; ... Dale Stein has been appointed chairman of the board for the Human Development Foundation. Stein will oversee the transition of HDF from a founder's to a governing board. In addition, he will be in charge with developing ongoing business partnerships ...