San Diego Business Journal back issues from July 2007:
Storms brewing on Horizon as Qualcomm hosts annual cellular technology conference.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Under a sky of big-screen televisions that projected his persona to 2,500 conference attendees, and with a backdrop of multicolor high-tech lights, Qualcomm Inc. Chief Executive Officer Paul Jacobs summed up the theme of the company's annual BREW conference. "Let's be ...
Tech trade pub says sharp third best place to work for IT staff: hospital system makes sure tech staff has voice in decisions.(Sharp HealthCare)(technology trade publication Computerworld)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Sharp HealthCare has landed in the No. 3 spot on a list of the best places to work in information technology, according to technology trade publication Computerworld. The Massachusetts-based weekly technology trade magazine reported late last month that Sharp made its annual ...
Hotels pitch camps for kids to attract vacationing families; managers hope for higher occupancies and added revenue.
Jul 02, 2007; ... With sun-drenched beaches, an average annual temperature of 70 degrees and at least five major kid-friendly attractions, including the zoo, Wild Animal Park, Legoland California, SeaWorld and the Birch Aquarium, San Diego is a virtual wonderland for vacationing families. Or about as close ...
Goodrich to take flight with rollout of 787: subcontractor to manufacture engine cowlings for new jet.(Company overview)
Jul 02, 2007; ... When Boeing Co. rolls out its 787 Dream-liner next week, San Diego-area aeronautics workers will be cheering, proud of their contributions to a plane that many say will shape the future of commercial aviation. "This marks a whole new way to build an airplane, and a whole new ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Jeffrey W. Jordan's age was incorrectly listed in the resume portion of the Executive ...
Pharmacy board under pressure to push out deadline for electronic drug tracking: some fear delays will expose consumers to danger.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Drug companies, wholesalers, distributors and pharmacies won't have to electronically track California's drug supply until 2009, but Temecula-based FEF Enterprises is leading the nation in keeping its drug supply safe. The privately held company, which supplies 80 percent of the ...
Business opposes eminent domain extension; council schedules final vote for July 17 meeting.
Jul 02, 2007; ... National City has extended the timeline to adopt a controversial update to a redevelopment plan that would extend the power of eminent domain 12 years due to the numerous comments received from area businesses and residents. The local Chamber of Commerce and a boxing club are ...
No dogs allowed!(Ask the EXPERTS)(antivirus software uses heuristics to detect threats)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Aside from discrimination against dogs, there's a story here about how antivirus can help to protect you from unknown threats. If I walk up to a restaurant with a Catahoula Leopard Dog, the odds are that nobody in the restaurant has ever seen this breed of clog before. So, why ...
'Net radio stations fighting increase in song royalties to start July 15; operator says new rates would result in job losses.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Internet radio stations staged a day of silence on June 26 to protest proposed increases in royalties levied on Internet radio by the Copyright Royalty Board of the Library of Congress. According to Savenetradio.org, the increase would push 'Net radio royalties to 19 cents per ...
New music supper club anthology already generating buzz in New York.(TOURISM)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Even if one didn't know Jeremy Pelt, it would have been easy--like being a contestant on TV's "Identity"--to pick the New York jazzman out of the crowd gathered before the first set at Anthology, Little Italy's new live-music supper club on "media night" June 19. It was the ...
After strike vote, union workers and grocers return to bargaining table: talks proceeding day to day, the two sides agree.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Close to 60,000 union workers voted June 24 on whether to accept a proposed contract or to strike, workers and an analyst said last week. Though the strike was authorized by a two-thirds majority vote of the workers, a walkout is not necessarily imminent. After saying ...
Interleague play proves to be home run at baseball's ticket booths.(SPORTS BUSINESS)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Since we're at midseason, what better time to review just how well our San Diego Padres are doing. Not on the field. The team appears to be faring quite well there, either on top of their division or vying for first place with Arizona and Los Angeles, Who would have guessed the ...
Pads' gate up 10 percent.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(San Diego Padres ticket sale increases by 10 percent)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Pads' Gate Up 10 Percent: The last homestand at Petco with Boston, and the one before that featuring Seattle and Los Angeles, helped boost total attendance through 38 games to 1.3 million, up from 1.17 million at the same time last season. Looking at average attendance, the ...
Release of chargers survey of new sites expected in mid-July.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Chargers Update: An analysis of sites for a new San Diego Chargers football stadium in Chula Vista has been completed, but consultants are still putting on the finishing touches. It was supposed to be completed by June, but it looks as though the earliest release date is mid-July. ...
Shockwave should change name to survivors.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Shockwave Should Change Name To Survivors: It's been a strange road for the San Diego Shockwave, the indoor football team that debuted March 31 at Cox Arena. Entering its final game of the regular season June 30, the team had a 9-1 record and was heading to the league playoffs, ...
Iomega finds its niche reselling online security services from Postini.(Iomega Corp. (San Diego, California))
Jul 02, 2007; ... Iomega Inc., a San Diego maker of data-storage devices, may have found a winning strategy for diversifying its business. Following an acquisition last year of CSCI, a company that provides managed software services to small- and medium-sized businesses, Iomega entered into a ...
Hedge fund buying up shares in DJO.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(MMI Investments LLP)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Hedge Fund Buys Big Stake In DJO: MMI Investments LLP, a New York-based hedge fund, acquired a 9.4 percent stake in DJO Inc., a Vista maker of orthopedic devices, in a series of purchases made starting in May, according to a recent securities filing. The hedge fund, along with ...
Accredited sought by seven buyers.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Accredited Sought By Seven Buyers: Before agreeing to be sold to a Texas private equity firm, Lone Star Funds, for $15.10 per share last month, Accredited Home Lenders Inc., a subprime mortgage bank, disclosed it obtained interest from seven suitors, according to a securities filing last ...
Inverness completes Biosite purchase.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Inverness Completes Biosite Purchase: Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. said it completed its tender offer for nearly all the shares of Biosite Inc., a local maker of medical diagnostic devices for heart disease. Massachusetts-based Inverness said it acquired 87 percent of ...
Nitches Inc. conducts private equity financing.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Nitches Inc. Conducts Private Equity Financing: Nitches Inc., a San Diego maker of apparel, issued $3.15 million in subordinated convertible debentures and 577,500 stock warrants to two unaffiliated institutional investors, resulting in net proceeds of $2.95 million, the company said June ...
Document Sciences Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Document Sciences Inc. purchased 424,269 shares of its common stock at $6.50 for a total of $2.75 million. The amount was 9.7 percent of the stock ...
Sempra Energy.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Sempra Energy was said to be negotiating on the sale of its commodities unit, but declined comment .... Send ...
Ashworth Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Ashworth Inc. lost $2.5 million on revenue of $60 million .... Send any news of locally ...
Leap Wireless International Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket cellular phone service in the North Carolina cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel ...
SBA program encourages returning veterans to launch businesses.(Business in the North County)(Small Business Administration)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are controversial to be sure, but they are also creating a whole new generation of military veterans. We had a small influx of veterans during the first Gulf War but the current war has created hundreds of thousands of combat veterans. ...
Ceregene signs a partner for Parkinson's disease drug.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Ceregene Inc. scored a big biotech partner in developing its phase two therapy for Parkinson's disease. Cambridge, Mass.-based Genzyme Corp., one of the country's largest biotechs, will pay Ceregene a $25 million upfront payment and milestone payments of up to $125 million, as ...
Low trading volume results in Cytori delisting.(BIOTECH)(Cytori Therapeutics Inc.)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Cytori Says Auf Wiedersehen: Cytori Therapeutics Inc. will delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a result of lower trading volume in 81iGermany since late Katie Weeks 2005. The company, which derives adult stem cells from fat ...
Invitrogen improves HPV test.(BIOTECH)(Human Papilloma Virus)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Invitrogen Improves HPV Test: Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad and German company Greiner Bio-One are partnering to improve the reliability of Bio-One's test for the Human Papilloma Virus, which causes 70 percent of cervical cancer and can cause genital warts. Starting last month, ...
VC firms stream $25m into mobile device video provider Ortiva wireless.(FINANCE)(Venture capital)(Ortiva Wireless )
Jul 02, 2007; ... Ortiva Wireless said June 25 that it raised $25 million in financing from Comcast Interactive Capital, which led the Series B round with participation from current investors, Mission Ventures, Avalon Ventures and Artiman Ventures of Palo Alto. The company raised $12 million in ...
Event producing fairly significant numbers.(Del Mar)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The annual San Diego County Fair reported revenue and attendance increases at the midway point of the monthlong event, according to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, the manager and operator of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. As of June 21, the fair had 520,000 visitors, ...
Public services to operate from new center.(Santee)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The city recently opened a 3,700-squarefoot Public Services Operations Center at 9534 Via Zapador after a year of construction. The state Department of Transportation purchased and demolished the former maintenance building, which was located off Mission Gorge Road near Forester ...
Free rides to boost biz, help visitors.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Businesses should get a boost this summer, courtesy of the city's free shuttle service from Oceanside Harbor to downtown through Labor Day weekend. Decked out like a blue "woody," the shuttle makes four stops along the route--one behind Joe's Crab Shack on Harbor Drive; one at ...
Company makes dinner dreams come true.(La Mesa)(Dream Dinners)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Dream Dinners said June 22 that the company--which prepares meals to eat at home or store for a later date--will celebrate its one-year anniversary of its local store July 13. In its first year, the ...
A Promus to deliver generates work.(San Diego)(Promus Management)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Northern California-based Venture Corp. said June 21 that it has chosen locally based Promus Management to manage 44 commercial condo units in the Venture Commerce Center-Ocean Ranch in Oceanside. Promus has since been asked ...
Cornerstone owner to conduct Port biz.(appointment of Mike Najera )(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Mike Najera was named the city's representative on the seven-member Port Commission on June 19 by a unanimous City Council vote. Najera, 42, is the owner and president of Cornerstone Building Group, a contracting firm located in downtown San Diego. He was ...
Hey kids, $12m park closer to fruition.(Vista)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... David Volz Design, a Fountain Valley landscape architectural firm, was selected to design a 16-acre sports park in the city's northwest section. The firm was selected from a pool of 19 firms that ...
Valero refines plan on Broadway.(Valero Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The Planning Commission was scheduled to discuss June 25 modifying an approved conditional-use permit to authorize the construction of a Valero gas station, carwash and convenience market on Broadway. The proposed modifications consist of establishing an auto ...
Spectrum of Solutions leads to award.(Spectrum Environmental Solutions Inc.)(Tim Tucker and Carroll Hale receives Entrepreneur of the Year honors)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Business partners who transformed a $50,000-a-year company into a $2 million operation recently received Entrepreneur of the Year honors. Tim Tucker and Carroll Hale, co-founders of ...
Submarina seeks bigger bite of market.(San Marcos)(sandwich chain)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Sandwich chain Submarina Inc. is moving forward with plans to expand nationally. The chain, which turns 30 years old this month, announced last fall that it planned to develop 110 new stores in the Houston area, and was working on opening locations in Arizona, Utah and Florida. ...
Builders eager to go pound sand.(Imperial Beach)
Jul 02, 2007; ... When the calendar flips to July, the sand castle contest is nigh. The 27th annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition takes place here July 28 and 29. Day one brings the Kids-N-Kastles competition, while day two is dedicated to amateurs and professionals seeking their ...
Exchange these naval honors? No way.(Naval Amphibious Base Coronado)(Naval Air Station North Island)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Two Navy exchange stores here received recognition from their command for exceptional performance, the Navy Compass newspaper reported June 22. The store at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado received the Capt. W.H. Bingham Award from the Navy Exchange Service Command. Sales totaled ...
Sometimes business begins after five.(Public notice)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The Chamber of Commerce plans to hold its next monthly networking event Wednesday, July 11. It will be hosted by the local 24 Hour Fitness. The "Business After Five" sundowner is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at 975 Lomas ...
Bertha's big for Callaway; FT-i bigger?(Carlsbad)(Big Bertha and FTi the famous clubs)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Callaway Golf Co., which introduced the world to bigger-is-better drivers, said it will catch up with demand for its popular $499 FT-i club by month end. Following the famous Big Bertha, demand for the oversized square driver, launched this year, has outpaced supply. ...
Workers head out on the road again.
Jul 02, 2007; ... University City business and community leaders, along with City Council President Scott Peters and City Councilman Brian Maienschein, 5th District, turned out June 25 to mark the beginning of the Genesee Avenue widening project. The $4.1 million ...
Down by sea, there's much to see, hear.(Encinitas)(The Parks and Recreation Department palns to host Summer Sunday Concerts)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... The Parks and Recreation Department plans to host its Summer Sunday Concerts by the Sea at Moonlight Beach from 3 to 5 p.m. July 8 through Aug. 19. This is the 12th year for the popular free ...
30-year-old K's may Tumble into new era.(El Cajon)(K's TumbleCraf to close down)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... K's TumbleCraft, a jewelry making supply store downtown, might be closing its doors, said owner Jan Moran. She said the store, a one-employee enterprise for ...
Internet puts another spin on marketing to generations: advertisers tap into telecommunications to reach Gen X and Y.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
Jul 02, 2007; ... How do you take a local shoe brand and catapult it into a multimillion-dollar international blockbuster for the lucrative youth market? Ask the Carlsbad-based Lambesis Agency. Back in the '90s, the advertising agency launched a campaign for Airwalk--a footwear brand that was ...
Advertising agencies.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
Jul 02, 2007; ... <Pre> ADVERTISING AGENCIES Ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2006 (1) Adjusted gross income: ...
Marketers marry traditional, techno strategies to reach youthful audience: virtual is the new real to plugged-in consumers, but some ad tools are timeless.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
Jul 02, 2007; ... While marketing tools, and demographics, continue to evolve, some things never change, said Chad Farmer, creative director for Carlsbad-based Lambesis Agency. "Love, romance, glamour," Farmer said. "We always try to build those into what we're positioning, so that we can ...
Ad agencies build virtual teams to boost production capabilities: hiring specialists lowers overhead and adds creative flexibility.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Madison Avenue veteran ad man Rob Weinberg, self-proclaimed "chief imagineer" of his MarketBuilding Team, enjoys a 30-foot commute from his bedroom to his office in Rancho Bernardo. "I used to own a New York City ad agency in the '80s at Rob Weinberg Gramercy Park," he recalled ....
Public relations agencies.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
Jul 02, 2007; ... <Pre> PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES Ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2006 (1)* FY 2005 Number RankAgency$ Millions of (last Address Telephone ...
Legal notice.(Public notice)
Jul 02, 2007 ... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2007-019323 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: PERSONAL PRO 9085 Judicial Drive, #2114 San Diego, CA 92122 THIS BUSINESS IS HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING: Richard L. Niebling ...
Web connect directory.(Directory)
Jul 02, 2007 ... To advertise your website, call 858-277-6359 Advertising & Design Communications Agency whitfieldbarrett--marketing communications www.whiffieldbarrett.com shine@whitfieldbarrett.com 858.549.8475 Air Charter Jetsource Charter www.jetsource.com San Diego ...
San Diego public stocks.(MARKETPLACE)(Statistical table)
Jul 02, 2007 ... <Pre> Index Watch Index 06/26/07 06/18/07 Net Change % Change San Diego Business Journal Index 1621.551647.94 -26.39 -1.60% Dow Jones Industrial Average 13337.66 13635.42-297.76 -2.18% S&P 500 Index ...
Coldwell Banker expands territory with one source acquisition.(Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co.)(One Source Realty)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater San Diego, Temecula Valley and the desert regions acquired one of the area's largest brokerage firms late last month for an undisclosed sum. Seaman Real Estate Services, which has been operating as One Source Realty, is now part of Coldwell ...
Sunroad Caves in to city's demand for lower high-rise near Montgomery Field.(REAL ESTATE)(Sunroad Enterprises.Kearny Mesa Ford to file suit against San Diego City)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Sunroad To Lower High-Rise: San Diego-based Sunroad Enterprises announced June 26 that it will comply with the city's orders to reduce the building height of a controversial office tower adjacent to Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa. Construction work on the high-rise was halted ...
Home buyers get on FasTrak.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Home Buyers Get On FasTrak: The Corky McMillin Cos. of San Diego has added a unique perk to homeownership in the neighborhoods of Indigo, Jacaranda and Terracotta in the master-planned community of Lomas Verdes in Otay Ranch. The local developer is providing residents with a $50 voucher ...
Bosa Development to top out 43-story residential structure downtown.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Bosa Development was scheduled to host a tour and topping out celebration of the highest residential tower in downtown on June 27. Electra, a 43-story structure at the corner of West E Street and Kettner Boulevard, will feature 248 residential units above three floors of underground ...
Hillcrest site selected for retail, residential mixed-use project.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Hillcrest Project Planned: Los Angeles-based Laurus Corp. signed a development agreement with La Jolla Pacific Development Group of San Diego to secure equity, construction financing, conceptual design and marketing for a mixed-use development site in Hillcrest. The development, ...
Council approves commercial center.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Council Approves Commercial Center: A commercial center proposed by La Jolla-based C.W. Clark Inc. in San Marcos has been approved by the City Council. Civil Center Marketplace near the City Hall will be developed in two phases on 19 vacant acres. According to Steve Warfield, ...
School powered by solar energy.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... School Powered By Solar Energy: Clean Power Systems has completed installation of a solar electricity system for the new Carlsbad Country Day School on Hemingway Drive. Kirk Mulligan, president and chief executive officer of San Diego-based Clean Power Systems, said the 215-watt ...
Architect selected for Eastlake office buildings.(PROGRESS REPORT)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Architect Selected For Eastlake Office Buildings: The San Diego office of Ware Malcomb was selected as the architect of record for the California Collection at Eastlake, an office project with Santa Ana-based developer Urban West. The project, located at Olympic Parkway and ...
Archstone Smith purchased the Palms of Carmel Valley, a 168-unit apartment complex at 13103 Kellam Court in Del Mar.(SALES)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Archstone Smith purchased the Palms of Carmel Valley, a 168-unit apartment complex at 13103 Kellam Court in Del Mar, from Pardee Homes for $49.3 million The complex, with 135,000 square feet, was built in 1986, and ...
Fieldstone Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot office building at 5465 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa, was sold to Menlo Equity Associates.(SALES)(RR and C Properties LP)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Fieldstone Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot office building at 5465 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa, was sold to Menlo Equity Associates by RR&C Properties LP for $11.1 million. The building is 95 percent leased and features tenants such ...
Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP with WLA Investments as managing partner purchased the three-story, 32,000-square-foot Bahia Jewell apartment complex, located at 4430 Jewell St.(SALES)(Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP)(WLA Investments)(Brief article)
Jul 02, 2007; ... Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP with WLA Investments as managing partner purchased the three-story, 32,000-square-foot Bahia Jewell apartment complex, located at 4430 Jewell St. in Pacific Beach, for $9.1 million. Diane and Darcy Miramontes of Grubb & EllisIBRE Commercial ...