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Articles in August 4, 2008 issue of San Fernando Valley Business Journal

• The valley 50 stock index
• Bi-weekly top losers
• Market indexes
• Several area retail projects underway: work surges ahead on high-profile additions
  by Linda Coburn
• It's time to get creative: success in a challenging market
  by Linda Coburn
• Specializing in the sweet stuff: new in Conejo Valley
  by Nadra Kareem
• Conservatorship applications down: anti-fraud rules problematic
  by Thom Senzee
• First Hyatt for valley planned in Glendale
  by Nadra Kareem
• Companies get on 3D bandwagon with focus on ads
  by Mark R. Madler
• Verdict won't halt MGA plans
  by Mark R. Madler
• Series: College of the Canyons will unveil a new series of five-week, online classes this fall that will allow students to earn college units at an accelerated rate
• Bereavement: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is hosting a Bereavement Support Group to help all those who are mourning and grieving the death of a loved one to begin the healing process
• Chaplains: Antelope Valley Hospital is in need of chaplain volunteers
• Wine fest: tickets are now available for the City of Palmdale's Jazz & Wine Festival
• Academy: the City of Palmdale is accepting applications until Sept 5 for the fall session of the Palmdale Partners Academy, which begins Sept. 18
• Campaign: the Healthcare Foundation at Glendale Adventist Medical Center has received a $400,000 grant from the Weingart Foundation
• Achievement: the Trauma Program at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center has received verification status from the American College of Surgeons, acknowledging it has met the highest standards for a community-based center in treating the most severely injur
• Honor: the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has awarded its Best of Blue designation to Anthem Blue Cross, as well as to eight other affiliated Blue plans
• Symposium: nearly 250 Amgen scholars from across the country gathered at the University of California
• Tennis: University Village Thousand Oaks, a continuing care retirement community, recently celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of its new regulation tennis court with the help of Michael Bensen, women's tennis coach for California Lutheran Uni
• Veterans: LoanSmart Inc. is working to educate and assist veterans with the process of applying for VA loans
• Gold: Sun Air Jets has been named one of the best general aviation facilities in ExxonMobil's PremierSpirit customer service program
• Center: Semtech Corp. opened a new design and application center in Shenzhen, China to betters service its customers in the region
• Launch: Mama Rita's Authentic Mexican Cuisine Cantina was scheduled to open its doors to the public July 31
• Local business spurns suitors, keeps all in the family
  by Mark R. Madler
• Sun Community papers suspend publishing again
  by Mark R. Madler
• VEDC establishes office to assist West Valley firms
  by Nadra Kareem
• Valley-area hospitals boosting services, efficiencies
  by Nadra Kareem
• Commercial real estate brokers: ranked by value of property sales and leases in the greater San Fernando Valley
  by Linda Coburn
• Other banks serving the valley: ranked by assets as of March 31, 2008
• Bi-weekly top gainers
• FocalPoint
• Market summary
• Company highlight: Walt Disney Co
• Valley econo watch
• Largest valley retail centers: ranked by gross leasable area
  by Ari Morguelan
• Correction
• A glass act: a born entrepreneur, UltraGlas CEO Jane Skeeter's hands-on approach has lead to continuous growth since she founded the company in 1987
  by Mark R. Madler
• Valley calendar
• Bankruptcies
• Learning curve: Judith Valles takes over the reins of leadership at mission college during a time of great transition
  by Nadra Kareem
• Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Granada Hills Charter High School graduate Eric Gobst as the winner of its first annual Engineering Scholars program in the San Fernando Valley
• ReachLocal
• City National Bank
• Allen Kessler is the 2008 recipient of the Robert B. Westover Distinguished Service Award by the California Jewelers Association
• California Lutheran University
• NBC Entertainment
• New Wave Entertainment
• Stereo Vision Entertainment, Inc
• Freddie Mac Multifamily
• National Association of Health Underwriters Board of Trustees
• Loewenthal, Hillshafer & Rosen, LLP
• Cherokee Inc
• Industrial Metal Supply Company
• Gumiyo, Inc
• North American Scientific
• Muscular Dystrophy Association Board of Directors
• Lee & Associates
• Neiman Marcus Topanga
• Brinker ruling gives employers rest break flexibility
  by Sue M. Bendavid
• Valley Chambers credited in 'Largest Mixer' success
  by Ivy Weiss
• North Valley Regional clusters aid referrals
• Responsible state deficit reduction
  by Gregory N. Lippe
• Learning to work a little like contractors
  by Jonathan Goldhill
• Bells toll for reporters—but what about Zell?
  by Mark R. Madler