Recently added articles from San Fernando Valley Business Journal:

Virtual reality: outsourcing hardware and software cuts costs.(Special Report: Technology)

May 26, 2008; Madler, Mark R. ... In a struggling economy, business owners are forced to find ways to reduce costs and technology is no exception. Information technology service providers, in turn, find themselves responding to these needs and different requests and inquiries. There already is a trend ...

Small businesses, big tech solutions: ways to get more bang from bucks.

May 26, 2008; Madler, Mark R. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his practice of providing financial consulting, Pete Iannone sees how technology helps small businesses. Take for instance what Iannone calls the bane of all existence--the backup policy. The companies he works with lack the ...

Good Swartz joining with East Coast firm local accounting entity to be unit of J.H. Cohn.

May 26, 2008; Senzee, Thom ... One of Southern California's best-known mid-sized accounting firms, Good Swartz Brown and Berns LLP (GSBB), is combining forces with a New Jersey firm ten times its size. But GSBB managing partner, Scott M. Sachs, says the merger is not an acquisition of his firm by another. ...

ARS investors fight for funds liquidity: local law firm task force.(auction-rate securities)

May 26, 2008; Senzee, Thom ... A San Fernando Valley law firm has created a special task force to advocate for victims of the auction-rate securities crisis, which has made investments that were billed as being "as good as cash," in terms of liquidity, now virtually illiquid. While not exactly the ...

Santa Clarita wins best in State for second year: tourism program is honored by CALED.

May 26, 2008; Kareem, Nadra ... For the second year in a row, the City of Santa Clarita has won the Grand Prize for Best Economic Development Program in the State of California. This year, the city received the honor for its tourism program, while last year the California Association of Local Economic Developers (CALED) ...

Large retailer pulls out of local centers: but owners don't anticipate problems in replacing troubled Linens 'n Things.

May 26, 2008; Coburn, Linda ... When a major national retailer says they're closing hundreds of low-performing stores across the country, and four of them are in relatively close proximity to each another, one might expect to hear a lot of buzz about it. But it seems to be business as usual for the four Valley ...

Transportation planners take look at funding.

May 26, 2008; Madler, Mark R. ... New ways of funding transportation projects and getting people out of their cars was touted by public officials and land use experts as necessary to reduce demand on roadways already strained to capacity. Proposals under consideration include a half-cent sales tax specifically ...

Concert: Burbank Music Academy hosts a fundraising concert "Rockin' For the Arts" on June 14 at the Starlight Bowl.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Burbank)

May 26, 2008 ... Concert: Burbank Music Academy hosts a fundraising concert "Rockin' For the Arts" on June 14 at the Starlight Bowl. The concert features bands made up of academy students, adult bands and special guests. Proceeds will benefit the ...

Festival: the awards ceremony for the Method Fest Film Festival will air on two area cable providers.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Calabasas)

May 26, 2008 ... Festival: The awards ceremony for the Method Fest Film Festival will air on two area cable providers. The 85-minute ceremony is made available through its producer Charter Communications and the video-on-demand service of Time Warner ...

Contest: Congressman Brad Sherman presented the 27th annual Congressional High School Art Competition awards May 4 at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Canoga Park)

May 26, 2008 ... Contest: Congressman Brad Sherman presented the 27th annual Congressional High School Art Competition awards May 4 at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. Best-in-show Sherman was awarded to Austin Tallynn Carpenter, a sophomore from Valley Alternative High School. Austin, who edged out 64 ...

Recycle: Planet Green hosts a two-day electronic waste collection at its parking lot in Chatsworth on June 13 and 14.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Chatsworth)

May 26, 2008 ... Recycle: Planet Green hosts a two-day electronic waste collection at its parking lot in Chatsworth on June 13 and 14. Residents can drop off televisions, computers, monitors, keyboards, cameras, inkjet and toner cartridges, wires and cables, video game ...

Derby: in an exclusive agreement with LA Derby Dolls, online social community and gaming site Urbaniacs.com is bringing a Derby Doll alter ego to its online community.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Encino)

May 26, 2008 ... Derby: In an exclusive agreement with LA Derby Dolls, online social community and gaming site Urbaniacs.com is bringing a Derby Doll alter ego to its online community. In exchange for the fun new character on the site, Urbaniacs is ...

Awards: the Alumni Association of California State University, Northridge, awarded sophomore Natalie Torbati, 19, a Best Buy gift card for creating the association's official new slogan, "You've Got Connections.".(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Northridge)

May 26, 2008 ... Awards: The Alumni Association of California State University, Northridge, awarded sophomore Natalie Torbati, 19, a Best Buy gift card for creating the association's official new slogan, "You've Got Connections." This marks the ...

Launch: family-run business Tifa Chocolate has opened its new store, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, at 5013 Kanan Road in Kanan Village in Agoura Hills.(CONEJO VALLEY: Agoura Hills)

May 26, 2008 ... Launch: Family-run business Tifa Chocolate has opened its new store, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, at 5013 Kanan Road in Kanan Village in Agoura Hills. "We are so excited about the opening of our new location. We have some really ...

KCLU: Larry Hagman of "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie" fame and his wife, Maj, will host a celebration in honor of National Public Radio station KCLU May 31, at their Ojai ranch.(CONEJO VALLEY: Thousand Oaks)

May 26, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KCLU: Larry Hagman of "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie" fame and his wife, Maj, will host a celebration in honor of National Public Radio station KCLU May 31, at their Ojai ranch. The casual gathering is slated from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hagmans' Heaven ...

Purple day: The American Cancer Society's "Paint the Town Purple" event May 1 created awareness for the 2008 Relay for Life fundraiser.(ANTELOPE VALLEY: Palmdale)

May 26, 2008 ... Purple Day: The American Cancer Society's "Paint the Town Purple" event May 1 created awareness for the 2008 Relay for Life fundraiser. Purple ribbons, bows and a banner filled Palmdale's Poncitlan Square to raise consciousness. Many local ...

DryTown: DryTown Water Park & Mining Company, the Antelope Valley's only water park, opened May 24 for its third season.(ANTELOPE VALLEY: Palmdale)

May 26, 2008 ... DryTown: DryTown Water Park & Mining Company, the Antelope Valley's only water park, opened May 24 for its third season. "New this year will be our 'Sundown at DryTown' ...

Honor: The National Kidney Foundation of Southern California honored Kaiser Permanente physician Phillip J. Tuso at its 29th annual Gift of Life Tribute Celebration Dinner on May 18.(ANTELOPE VALLEY: Lancaster)

May 26, 2008 ... Honor: The National Kidney Foundation of Southern California honored Kaiser Permanente physician Phillip J. Tuso at its 29th annual Gift of Life Tribute Celebration Dinner on May 18. Dr. Tuso received the ...

Remembrance: Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed May 4 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley.(SIMI VALLEY: Simi Valley)(Brief article)

May 26, 2008 ... Remembrance: Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed May 4 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley. The Mount Sinai Shoah Quilt has been 18 months in progress and is ...

Valley College lab going mobile.(Valley Glen)

May 26, 2008; Madler, Mark R. ... Los Angeles Valley College can now take its job training program to those who need it most with its mobile manufacturing technologies lab. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The newly refurbished lab contains $200,000 in office mills and lathes and computerized simulators to ...