San Fernando Valley Business Journal

View more issues:

Articles in May 26, 2008 issue of San Fernando Valley Business Journal

• Valley econowatch
• Virtual reality: outsourcing hardware and software cuts costs
  by Mark R. Madler
• Small businesses, big tech solutions: ways to get more bang from bucks
  by Mark R. Madler
• Good Swartz joining with East Coast firm local accounting entity to be unit of J.H. Cohn
  by Thom Senzee
• ARS investors fight for funds liquidity: local law firm task force
  by Thom Senzee
• Santa Clarita wins best in State for second year: tourism program is honored by CALED
  by Nadra Kareem
• Large retailer pulls out of local centers: but owners don't anticipate problems in replacing troubled Linens 'n Things
  by Linda Coburn
• Transportation planners take look at funding
  by Mark R. Madler
• Concert: Burbank Music Academy hosts a fundraising concert "Rockin' For the Arts" on June 14 at the Starlight Bowl
• Festival: the awards ceremony for the Method Fest Film Festival will air on two area cable providers
• Contest: Congressman Brad Sherman presented the 27th annual Congressional High School Art Competition awards May 4 at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center
• Recycle: Planet Green hosts a two-day electronic waste collection at its parking lot in Chatsworth on June 13 and 14
• 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
• 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."
• Launch: family-run business Tifa Chocolate has opened its new store, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, at 5013 Kanan Road in Kanan Village in Agoura Hills
• 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
• Purple day: The American Cancer Society's "Paint the Town Purple" event May 1 created awareness for the 2008 Relay for Life fundraiser
• DryTown: DryTown Water Park & Mining Company, the Antelope Valley's only water park, opened May 24 for its third season
• 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
• Remembrance: Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed May 4 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley
• Valley College lab going mobile
  by Mark R. Madler
• City launches one-stop 'business solutions' website
  by Nadra Kareem
• New Cardiac Lab for Valley Pres: community donations made it possible
  by Nadra Kareem
• Ex-employees pull together when Health Net lays off
  by Nadra Kareem
• Senior project works with residents on home sales: University Village deferring entrance payment
  by Linda Coburn
• Burroughs, of Tarzan fame, dies
  by Mark R. Madler
• Sagebrush's McCord dies
• Grant gives COC lead on workforce programs
  by Nadra Kareem
• Banner event
• Trademark infringement, discretionary bonus plans: corporate officer has no wage-hour exposure
  by Ira Rosenblatt
• Ultra clean: by sticking to what it knows well, fluid line technology is proving American made is still the best
  by Thom Senzee
• Providers look to new models for municipal Wi-Fi
  by Mark R. Madler
• Valley's largest technology companies: ranked by 2007 revenues
  by Ari Morguelan
• Entrepreneur incubator is hatching in Santa Clarita
  by Mark R. Madler
• Tech companies active throughout valley region: new product offerings give boost to customers
  by Mark R. Madler
• Chairing the VEDC: Don St. Clair takes the reins and is already off at a gallop
  by Nadra Kareem
• Valley biz seen
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• California United Bank
• California State University
• Warner Home Video
• HD Expo
• LA ProPoint
• NBC
• Psomas, Inc
• Merrill Lynch
• Aspyra Inc
• Meet Each Need With Dignity has named its new board of directors
• West Valley YMCA
• Digital Theatre Systems
• Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Economy casts shadow over staffing companies
  by Ari Morguelan
• Temporary placement companies
  by Ari Morguelan
• Rescue mission: in business of caring for homeless: business benefits when valley Rescue Mission assists homeless families and individuals
  by Ken Craft
• L.A. City Council busy with real estate proposals: mortgage retraining, pact with Valley Mall firm considered
  by Linda Coburn
• Bi-weekly top gainers
• Bi-weekly top losers
• The Valley 50 stock index
• Market summary
• Market indexes
• Focal Point
• Company highlight: IHOP Corp
• L.A. County econowatch
• Calendar
• Eminent domain: the flaws of Propositions 98 and 99
  by Gregory N. Lippe
• Bankruptcies
• "To serve and protect"—us
  by Martin M. Cooper
• Measuring out a dose or two of optimism
  by Jason Schaff
• Corrections