San Diego Business Journal back issues from June 2007:
Nurse overcomes sexism to build business helping frail children: entrepreneur mixes healthy, special needs kids in dual-care centers.(Personal account)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Forty years ago, a guidance counselor told a mother that her 18-year-old child could be anything he wanted to be. Terry's potential was endless, said the counselor. Then the counselor met Terry--a girl--and the meeting took a traumatic twist. "It seems funny now, it ...
Attorney plans lawsuit to force Medicare to pay doctors more: San Diego shortchanged $30m this year, $160m since 2001.
Jun 04, 2007; ... A class action lawsuit involving San Diego doctors and Medicare reimbursements is expected to be filed in federal court this week. Attorney Dario de Ghetaldi said May 30 that he planned to file June 4 in the Northern District of California on behalf of seven counties in the ...
Source says UTC may get ultra-hip W Hotel; project to be part of mixed-use development now under way.
Jun 04, 2007; ... The county is apparently slated for a repeat of "whatever, whenever." According to Joe Terzi, a Starwood Hotels regional manager, San Diego's second W Hotel is planned. The wherever is University Towne Center. The first W, which opened in the Marina District near ...
ResMed CEO on crusade to treat sleep apnea; medical device company to target new populations.(Chief Executive Officer)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Five years ago, the term sleep apnea seeped into the layman's vocabulary to describe what one local company bills today as a major public health threat and leading cause of death. Like a religious crusader, Australia-born Chief Executive Officer Peter Farrell of ResMed Inc ....
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Qualcomm Inc.'s estimated value of in-kind contributions was incorrect as published in the list of ...
High-end beachfront home in Del Mar sets county sales record at $35m; historic transaction is county's fourth over $20m since 2000.
Jun 04, 2007; ... A four bedroom, five-and-half bath beachfront home in Del Mar set the county record for highest priced residence sold in the county and a state record for highest property sale. This exemplary sale for $35 million, which closed on May 30, is just one indicator of the healthy ...
RFID industry beginning to find right frequency in business world; Wal-Mart Stores, defense department pioneer new technology.(radio frequency identification)(Company overview)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Wolf Bielas and his partners have needed plenty of patience while waiting for the market to warm up to their microchip-studded specialty labels. Some predicted that 2005 would be the year when radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology took off. It didn't happen. ...
Prototype RFID scanners can track employees.(Radio-frequency identification)
Jun 04, 2007; ... A La Mesa defense contractor is turning RFID technology on its head to help people track objects or even their employees Executives with Strategic Data Systems say their prototype system, called ViewPoint, might be suitable for keeping tabs on firefighters within a smoke-filled ...
Oceanside Lofts to lead wave of changes for city's aging beachfront; remodeling of Pac Bell building took three years.(Pacific Bell)(OceanLofts)
Jun 04, 2007; ... The city of Oceanside is moving closer to becoming a true urban seaside village with the recent completion of OceanLofts, a five-story residential tower where tenants will be encouraged to work and live. Amidi Partner LLC in Redwood City said it took more than three years to ...
Two new magazines want to put some life into business of bioscience; publishers promise to plug gaping holes in coverage.
Jun 04, 2007; ... Two magazines launched in May are claiming to be The Economist of the life sciences industry. Publishers, including San Diego's David Gollaher, president and chief executive officer of the California Healthcare Institute, say the two publications fill what has become a gaping ...
Port's public arts program gives artists new lease on life's work; two new pieces arriving downtown just in time for summer viewing.
Jun 04, 2007; ... San Diego's downtown landscape is getting some pieces of new public art this summer, thanks to a leasing program that replaces two pieces whose leases are expiring. In August, the art leased for sites at Laurel Street and Harbor Drive and next to the San Diego Convention Center ...
Entrepreneur taking line of makeup overseas.(RETAIL)
Jun 04, 2007; ... A makeup line launched last year by a La Jolla businesswoman has gone global. The all-natural hypoallergenic line, DYG Mineral Makeup, includes foundations, powders and lip products, and was launched in February 2006. It is now available in Germany, Canada, Taiwan and Mexico, in ...
$10 billion to be spent on dear old dad this month.(RETAIL)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Father's Day: Retailers on the fence about whether to offer Father's Day specials may want to consider a new National Retail Federation report. Using results from 8,000 shoppers, the Washington, D.C., trade group reports that consumers nationwide plan to spend $9.9 billion on ...
BBB phishing attack targets executives.(Ask the EXPERTS)(Better Business Bureau)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Recently executives at corporations have been receiving emails purporting to be from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). These fraudulent emails are targeted specifically at management and look very convincing. The alarming and unique aspect of these phishing attacks is that they are highly ...
New Ashworth executive installed after shake-up, employees dismissed.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Ashworth Inc., a Carlsbad maker of golf clothing, conducted a shake-up of its management team last month, giving the boot to President Gary Schneiderman, who was only on the job since September, and replacing him with Eddie Fadel, who worked at the company from 2001 to 2004. ...
Carl's says it is the butt of Jack's sirloin joke, files suit.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... CKE Sues JBX Over Ads: Jack in the Box has long had a history of humorous TV ads extolling its burgers, but a recent commercial promoting its sirloin hamburgers prompted competitor CKE Restaurants to file suit, claiming the ads are misleading. The suit, which seeks both a halt ...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals teams up with bay area biotech firm.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is investing $10 million in a Burlingame biotech firm, and the two will seek new treatments for diseases such as asthma, psoriasis and arthritis. Amylin's vice president of discovery research, Michael Hanley, said this doesn't signal "any sort of ...
Biotech veteran to run local office of bay area VC firm.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Biotech Pioneer Runs Satellite: San Diego biotech pioneer David Kabakoff will lead the San Diego office for Sofinnova Ventures, the San Francisco-based firm announced recently. Sofinnova appointed Kabakoff David Kabakoff executive-in-residence and manager of the year-old office ...
Canada, California partner on stem cells.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Canada, California Partner On Stem Cells: Canada has announced a Cancer Stem Cell Consortium to help fund Canadian and Californian researchers, universities and private industry. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was at Canada's MaRS Discovery District, where many of Canada's biotechs ...
Grant looks into eye disease.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Grant Looks Into Eye Disease: Scientists at Scripps Research Institute received a $17 million grant from the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant starts June 1. Scientists will use the money to study ...
Inovio raises money.(BIOTECH)(Inovio Biomedical Corp.)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Inovio Raises Money: Inovio Biomedical Corp. has raised $16.2 million by selling 5 million shares of common stock to investors in North America and Singapore, the company announced May 25. The firm's technology is centered on its patented electroporation machine. Inovio focuses ...
TV hopes folks get addicted to series.(Imperial Beach)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Imperial Beach provides the backdrop. Producer David Milch provides the script, which includes a surfing family, a character's heroin addiction, a mysterious stranger and a whiff of the paranormal. The resulting TV series, "John ...
Companies are putting biking on the map.(San Diego)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Whether you want to save some gas and bike to work, or just tool around a little in the spring sunshine--and occasional gloom--the free 2007 San Diego Region Bike Map is now available. The map covers the county with more than 1,000 miles of travel options, including bike routes, ...
Idearc says to school, let's get technical.(Oceanside)(Idearc Media Corp.)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Idearc Media Corp. has awarded a $25,000 technology grant to Roosevelt Middle School in Oceanside. On May 23, representatives from Idearc, the publisher of the Verizon Yellow Pages and home to SuperPages.com, joined local school officials and more than 400 students to celebrate ...
Logo products firm makes positive expressions.(Vista)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Logo Expressions Inc., a promotional products company, outgrew its old offices in the city and is moving to a purchased building in the Vista Business Park at 2357 La Mirada Drive ....
Advisory panel to help city chart its future.(Santee, California)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Santee officials are considering a ballot measure that would establish a city charter. The charter would give Santee more authority over municipal affairs controlled by the state Legislature. The city is seeking individuals interested in serving on a 10-member ...
Retailers bet ranch that sales will soar.(Chula Vista)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Otay Ranch Town Center, a specialty retail center in Chula Vista's Eastlake area, is gaining six more retail stores. Chili's and Aeropostale opened last month. Romano's Macaroni Grill ...
Excellent skills discovered in new XL hire.(El Cajon)(appointment of Paula Frontroy )(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... El Cajon-based XL Staffing Inc. has hired 20-year industry veteran Paula Frontroy as senior staffing specialist. Frontroy, former president of Fullerton-based Sage Employment Consultants Inc., specializes in the staffing needs for auto dealerships. She ...
Feinstein seeks to keep SEALs on island.(Coronado)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is questioning a Pentagon plan to move the headquarters of the Navy's SEAL commandos from Coronado to Virginia. In a May 25 letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the senator made an argument for leaving the headquarters at Coronado. ...
Planners not enchanted with project.(Escondido)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Plans to raze an Escondido reception hall to make way for a four-story apartment building were turned down last month by the city's Planning Commission. The 4-2 vote, with one commissioner absent, came despite a staff recommendation that the project be approved. Reception hall ...
Fairly strong tradition started in 1880.(Del Mar)
Jun 04, 2007; ... The 2007 San Diego County Fair opens June 8 and runs through July 4 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Featuring a "Salute to Heroes" theme, this year's fair will include competitions, demonstrations, educational exhibits, entertainment, food, games, rides and shopping. Entertainers ...
Satisfy pets' feeding frenzies at Dave's.(Lemon Grove)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Dave's Family Feed and Pet Supplies, previously run as Dave's Feed Stop just 150 yards away, opened May 21 at a new location. The original store closed Aug. 28 after 38 years in business in Lemon Grove. The new location, across the street from the Lemon Grove trolley station on ...
GE flows onto Desalination project team.(Carlsbad)(General Electric Co. and Poseidon Resources Corp. are coming together for carlsbad seawater desalination plant )(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... One of the oldest and biggest names in corporate America has joined forces to desalinate ocean water at a plant in Carlsbad. GE Water & Process Technologies, a division of General Electric Co., formed in 1892, announced its participation in the Carlsbad Seawater Desalination ...
Duffers to come out swinging when new municipal course opens in August.(Business in the North County)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Carlsbad is often referred to as the utopian village by the sea. Events during the past year or two go a long way toward creating that image. In the first week of August, the new 400-acre municipal golf course, the Crossings at Carlsbad, will open to public play amidst a week ...
Inverness sets timetable for acquisition.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Inverness Sets Timetable For Acquisition: Inverness Medical Innovations Inc., a Waltham, Mass., medical device manufacturer, officially made its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Biosite Inc. at $92.50 per share in cash May 29. The company was the winner in a high-stakes bidding ...
ViaSat Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... ViaSat Inc. said it expanded an existing contract with WildBlue ...
Titan Energy Worldwide Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Titan Energy Worldwide Inc. reported a net loss of $713,000 for the first quarter compared with a net loss of $62,000 for the like period of last year. The firm also hired James Fahrner as its chief ...
ITLA Capital Corp.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... ITLA Capital Corp. set its annual shareholders meeting for Aug. 1 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Send any ...
Who's Your Daddy Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Who's Your Daddy Inc. reported a net loss of $1 million on net revenue of $150,000 for the first quarter, compared with a net loss of $926,000 on revenue of $216,000 ...
Military families to benefit from AT&T collection effort.(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... AT&T Inc. said all its wireless store locations, including 19 in San Diego County, will accept unwanted cell phones for a charitable program benefiting U.S. military families called Cell Phones for Soldiers. The program collects and recycles used wireless phones, sells them, ...
Skybus to offer $10 flights at Lindbergh Field.(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... A $10 flight to just about anywhere in the United States is probably an aviation first. Enter Skybus Airlines, the lowest of the ultra-low-cost carriers. The airline announced May 30 plans to add daily nonstop service between its home base of Columbus, Ohio, and San ...
Wet beaches provide homes for bacteria.(S.D. County)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Several of San Diego County's beaches, including one at the mouth of San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas, scored poor marks for water quality during rainy conditions, according to the 2006-07 California Beach Report Card published by Heal the Bay, an environmental group, in late May. ...
Sales tax revenue fills city coffers.(San Marcos)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... San Marcos has seen its sales tax revenue nearly double in the past eight years, according to a report released late last month. ...
Credit Union puts high school's future first.(Poway)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... First Future Credit Union hosted grand-opening celebrations throughout April and May to integrate itself into the Poway community. The San Diego-based credit union opened its Poway branch Feb. 20 on Poway Road. In the past two months, it has held events every Saturday to benefit ...
Japanese firm open to water deals.(Solana Beach)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Open Energy Corp. announced May 24 that its wholly owned subsidiary, WaterEye Corp., has completed installation of an enterprise class monitoring system for use in water and wastewater treatment facilities in Japan. Under separate terms, Kobelco Eco-Maintenance, an environmental ...
Boutique hotels take heaping portion of meetings market: venues often band together to compete for a share of convention, group business.(SPECIAL REPORT: Meetings and Conventions)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Big doesn't necessarily mean best when it comes to meeting venues around San Diego County, considering that the second-largest piece of the visitors' pie comes from individual hotels here. These "single property" venues might not be drawing the mega-attractions, such as ...
If disaster strikes, hundreds of facilities earmarked for shelters; emergency and community services now within reach by dialing 2-1-1 helpline.
Jun 04, 2007; ... When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome served as temporary--and turbulent--emergency shelters for those who weren't able to evacuate the city. Is it likely that similar venues in San Diego could be used in this ...
Meeting planners watch trends more closely than weather reports; nowadays, events are likely to incorporate environmental themes.
Jun 04, 2007; ... Trends. Just when meeting planners think they have a handle on what's hot and what's not, something new comes along. Remember the greedy '80s, when everyone seemed to be spending money with wild abandon? Nowadays, hedonism seems to be giving way to altruism--at least in the meetings and ...
Tourist attractions: ranked by 2006 attendance figures.(Directory)(Statistical table)
Jun 04, 2007; ... <Pre> TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Ranked by 2006 attendance figuresAttendance Telephone * 2006 RankAttraction Fax* 2005 (last Address ...
Marinas: ranked by total number of slips.(Directory)(Table)
Jun 04, 2007; ... <Pre> MARINAS Ranked by total number of slips RankMarina Telephone (last Address Fax year) Web siteToll-free number 1Oceanside Harbor Marina (760) 435-4000 (1) 1540 Harbor Drive N., ...
Hotel partners launch second Hilton venture in Del Mar.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... You could say that Bob Rauch and his partner Joe Simone are both from hotel families. But actually, it's the other way around. They brought their relatives into the business when they opened the Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego-Del Mar. During the aftermath of ...
Supper club featuring live music opens near Little Italy community.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Anthology's Musical Lineup Impressive: Anthology, a 1940s-style supper club scheduled to celebrate its grand opening on June 6 near Little Italy, will feature international and local jazz, classic rock, and blues and Latin musicians. There are more than 40 performers, duets and groups ...
Legal notice.
Jun 04, 2007 ... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2007-015789 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: REFERENCE SAN DIEGO 8560 Rumex Lane San Diego, CA 92129 THIS BUSINESS IS HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING: Dustin N. Cox 8560 ...
Senate bill ends six-figure salaries to airport authority's triumvirate; published reports of staff spending may be reviewed along with future plans for airport improvements.
Jun 04, 2007; ... The nine members of the San Diego Airport Authority know change is in the works, but just what type of change has yet to be decided. The agency that operates Lindbergh Field and proposed that the best site for a new regional airport last year was at Miramar is the subject of a ...
La Maestra centers plan groundbreaking for new facility by 2008.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... La Maestra Community Health Centers is going for the gold. The organization with facilities in four southern San Diego locations is planning to build an environmentally friendly facility by 2008. The project in City Heights is set to break ground in the fourth ...
Solara Apartments to be fully powered by solar arrays.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Environmentally Friendly Homes: Solara, the first apartment community in the state to be fully powered by the sun, is scheduled to host a grand opening celebration June 5. The 56-unit affordable apartment and mixed-use complex on Community Road in Poway has dozens of rooftop solar arrays. ...
Marriott triumphs over legal objections to downtown Escondido hotel.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Phelps Development LLC )(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Earlier this month a court cleared the way for C.W. Clark Inc., a La Jolla real estate developer, and Phelps Development LLC to begin construction on a hotel in Escondido. The developers said they anticipate breaking ground in January 2008 and completing the $56 million, ...
Carlsbad developer starts on $134m residential project in Valley Center.(PROGRESS REPORT)(MSK Development Group)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... A local developer broke ground on a $134 million residential development in Valley Center in April. Construction financing with United Commercial Bank is in place and construction of model homes in Live Oak Ranch is expected to begin by early July. MSK Development Group, a ...
Newport National Corp.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Newport National Corp. has broken ground for Civic View Corporate Centre, a 96,000-square-foot office project in San Marcos. The four-story, Class A office building is located along Highway 78 just east of Twin Oaks Valley Road. The project is expected to be complete in the ...
T.B. Penick & Sons Inc.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... San Diego-based general contractors T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. completed construction on the $14 million design and build of a four-level parking structure at the Naval Medical Center Balboa on Ambulance Way. The structure provides an additional 1,050 parking spaces. The ...
An affiliate of Makar Properties LLC, a Newport Beach commercial real estate company, purchased 17 acres in La Jolla from Washington-based Polygon Shelter Inc. for an undisclosed amount.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... An affiliate of Makar Properties LLC, a Newport Beach commercial real estate company, purchased 17 acres in La Jolla from Washington-based Polygon Shelter Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The parcel is located on the northwest corner of La Jolla and Executive drives. The property ...
Wall Street Property Co.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Kimco Realty Corp., a New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based retail real estate investment trust, purchased two retail centers from Wall Street Property Co. of Del Mar for $53.6 million. The ...
Buena Altura Apartments on Alturas Road in Fallbrook sold for $960,000.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Buena Altura Apartments on Alturas Road in Fallbrook sold for $960,000. The 10-unit building consists of six one-bedroom units, four two-bedroom units, laundry facilities, storage and 15 parking spots. ...
Sandakan LLC purchased a 15,100-square-foot industrial building in Booth Business Park at 5075 Ruffin Road for $4.1 million.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... Sandakan LLC purchased a 15,100-square-foot industrial building in Booth Business Park at 5075 Ruffin Road for $4.1 million. ...
GVA IPC Commercial Real Estate.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jun 04, 2007; ... An 8,700-square-foot office building on Duke Street in the Sports Arena area of San Diego sold for $2 million. The property is zoned for dental, medical, office and support retail uses. The buyer was Duke ...