San Diego Business Journal articles

Recent articles from San Diego Business Journal

Improvement districts offset the decline in city services: store owners moving to self-assessments.(SMALL BIZ)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With more and more cities cutting services, some neighborhoods are taking a different approach to maintaining their livability, says Marco Li Mandri. Li Mandri, a San Diego consultant who specializes in helping communities form business improvement districts,...

SAIC expecting less funding for army modernization program: Pentagon Rethinking $160B Combat Systems Effort.(DEFENSE)(Science Applications International Corp.)
June 15, 2009... It's called Future Combat Systems and in Washington, the talk revolves around... well, its future. The Pentagon is rethinking its approach to the ambitious U.S. Army program, a $160 billion modernization effort originally envisioned to take in trucks, flying spy drones, artillery and a...

Technology changing business of branding: social media sites not just for consumers.(MARKETING)(Advertising Club of San Diego)
June 15, 2009... Ever since the Internet put the world on a stage, managing one's online presence has become central to developing a brand and business. "Today, it's rare to go into a job interview where there isn't searching and reference checking going on beforehand," said Steve Patrizi, vice president...

Could W stand for wave of forfeitures? Poor economy pulling down value of hotels.(HOSPITALITY)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If San Clemente-based Sunstone Hotel Investors hands the keys of the 258-room W San Diego back to its lender, it could be the tip of the iceberg as far as lodging forfeitures and foreclosures go, one regional broker says. Alan Reay, who heads Atlas Hospitality...

Former ConVis CEO headin' to Arizona.(SDBJ INSIDER)(Gary Shaw )
June 15, 2009... Out With the old and in with the new in this suddenly very wacky world of print journalism. As reported at our Web site, longtime publisher Gary Shaw has sold The Metropolitan monthly business newspaper to former Boston and Chicago newspaper publisher Bob Page. Shaw tells reporter Connie...