San Diego Business Journal articles from February 2007

San Diego Business Journal archives from February 2007

Tijuana plant proves good medicine for two biomedical entrepreneurs: maquiladora assembles plastic products for lab research.(Pacific Integrated Manufacturing)
February 5, 2007... The sterile environment inside Pacific Integrated Manufacturing is a stark contrast to the graffiti-lined walls scattered throughout the residential Tijuana neighborhood it calls home. The 150-employee biomedical maquiladora, or...

After 3-year test run, Sycuan markets mutual fund to all investors: adviser favors large-cap growth companies for portfolio.(Sycuan U.S. Value Fund)
February 5, 2007... Daniel Tucker, chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, knows politics could end gaming, his bread and butter. "With the swipe of a pen, Congress could kill off gaming," said Tucker. "Diversification is where it's at." So...

Chocolatiers enjoy sweet success around Valentine's Day: rich holiday profits help gourmet chocolate shops expand business.(Chuao Chocolatier)(Jer's Handmade)
February 5, 2007... The county's handmade gourmet chocolate business is as rich in profit as it is in taste, especially this time of year. Case in point: Carlsbad-based Chuao Chocolatier (pronounced chew-WOW) estimates that 30 percent of its annual sales are...

Sony swings for a home run with latest baseball video game: Sorrento valley operation produces hits for huge firm.(Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.)
February 5, 2007... David Wright, an All-Star third baseman for the New York Mets, swings his bat at an imaginary pitch, then grabs the bat's head, shaking it derisively when he misses. Wright's reaction, including his apparent disgust at his swinging strike,...

Correction.(Correction notice)
February 5, 2007... An item in the Jan. 15 Media & Marketing column incorrectly identified the public relations agency for Nanogen. Red Door Interactive is the correct agency. We regret the error.

Military's financial impact on region approaches $12 billion mark: defense spending has risen by more than $3 billion since 1993, chamber study shows.
February 5, 2007... The U.S. armed forces--the second largest employer in San Diego County --pumped $11.7 billion into the region in 2004, a new report says. Despite the much-heralded diversification of San Diego County's economy in recent years, the report...

Region's economy will mirror the housing market in 2007: the coming year will be disappointing, but not a disaster.
February 5, 2007... San Diego's healthy economy could be in for a hard landing this year if housing sales worsen, said experts at a recent panel presentation. Though housing values in the region have posted nice gains in recent years, a major factor behind...

The experts debate how big nascent nanotech industry will become: venture capitalists reluctant to buy into the hype.
February 5, 2007... The local nanotech industry is small in more than one way. And even the attitude of those who have successfully built and sold nanotech startups, such as Joel Martin, now of San Diego's Forward Ventures, casts a local shadow on the...

Del Mar's new synthetic track likely to reduce catastrophic injuries: artificial surface expected to bring back bettors, increase purses.
February 5, 2007... When the gate flies open for the first race of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's summer meet, and the announcer shouts, "And they're off," those words should take on new meaning. The horses will be running on a new synthetic track, which is...

Sycuan tribe seeking to increase slots to 5,000, add land to reservation: flagship casino occupies site that was once a bingo hall.(Sycuan Gaming Casino )
February 5, 2007... A bingo hall that opened in November 1983 on the Sycuan Indian Reservation, east of El Cajon, has become the cornerstone of a multimillion-dollar business--one that now includes hotels and a golf resort, a boxing promotion organization and a...

Small group of shareholders call for ouster of Kintera's founder, CEO.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Harry Gruber)
February 5, 2007... A group of unhappy investors in Kintera Inc. are demanding the resignation of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Harry Gruber. In a letter to the company's eight board members dated Jan. 26, Steven R. Becker, president of Greenway...

Mitek pulls out of proposed merger with Boulder Company.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
February 5, 2007... Mitek Pulls Out Of Merger: Mitek Systems Inc., a San Diego maker of image analytic software for the financial services industry, terminated its proposed merger with Parascript, a Colorado firm that makes similar software. In a Jan. 23...

Advanced Marketing sets new meeting.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Advanced Marketing Services Inc.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Advanced Marketing Sets New Meeting: Advanced Marketing Services, a financially troubled San Diego book distribution firm, rescheduled its annual shareholders meeting to Feb. 23 from Jan. 24. AMS attempted to hold a meeting on that date but...

Former Paradise CEO says he'll revise his offer for hospital: employees sign petition in support of sale to Prime Healthcare.(Paradise Valley Hospital)(Prime Healthcare Services Inc.)
February 5, 2007... At least 150 Paradise Valley Hospital employees have signed a petition pleading with the California attorney general to approve the sale of the hospital to Prime Healthcare Services Inc. Meanwhile, a former chief executive officer of...

St. Bernard study finds office staff busy with Super Bowl.(St. Bernard Software Inc.)(Survey)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... St. Bernard Software, based in San Diego and a maker of Web filtering software, says according to a survey the company recently did, 32 percent of employees planned to visit a Web site that had either a connection to the Super Bowl or the...

Sycuan marketing director books shows that appeal to the 40-65 crowd: Asian entertainers also popular with casino's regular customer base.(Sycuan Gaming Casino )
February 5, 2007... While casinos have long counted on headliner acts to lure people to the tables--how do you think Frank and Dean stayed in the spotlight all those years?--Sycuan Resort & Casino employs a different strategy. Regularly engaging big-name acts...

Local celebrity executives to go on the air Sundays at Fox 6.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(television program 'San Diego's Best and Brightest')
February 5, 2007... A new television program designed to showcase local business leaders has arrived. XETV-TV Fox 6 began airing "San Diego's Best and Brightest," a half-hour business talk show, on Jan. 28. The show, which airs at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays,...

Printing industries group schedules press tour, informational seminars.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(San Diego Print Week 2007)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Print Week: No print campaign would be possible without someone capable of turning barrels of ink into polished prose on paper. This week, the nonprofit trade group Printing Industries Association of San Diego Inc. is hosting San Diego...

Account news.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(Falcon Valley Group signs two new clients Imaging and Archiving and the Good Earth Plant Co.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Account News: The only thing better than one new client may be two, or even three. The Falcon Valley Group, a Scripps Ranch firm, announced the signing of two new clients: Construction Imaging & Archiving of San Diego and the Good Earth...

County places fourth in lodging survey of top 25 destinations.(TOURISM)(Survey)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... A slowdown in the county's already inflated housing market casts a pall on economic growth, forecasters say, as the number of people moving away continues to outpace those moving in. Yet the local tourism industry continues on an upswing. Are...

Convention Center events draw record-setting crowds.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Convention Center Toots Its Horn: The San Diego Convention Center Corp. contributed greatly to last year's improved tourism picture. According to a report for the agency's fiscal year ending in June, the center housed a record 281 events...

Air passenger count rises, then levels off.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Air Passenger Count Rises, Then Levels Off: While analysts blamed stagnation in air travel nationwide last year to rising fuel prices, carrier consolidation that prompted a cutback on capacity and higher ticket prices, fuel prices have since...

Mercedes gears up to lead SUV market.(ROAD TEST)(sport utility vehicle Mercedes-Benz GL450)(Product/service evaluation)
February 5, 2007... The new Mercedes-Benz GL450 looks like a hard act to beat in the full-size sport utility vehicle market. It delivers a killer combination of brawn and refinement. The GL450 is the company's first big SUV and, at this point, is the new benchmark...

Law Conference to cover gender issues in the Internet age.(LAW)(Thomas Jefferson School of Law's annual Women and the Law Conference)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Do patents, copyrights and trademarks have gender? That is among the questions that will be explored at Thomas Jefferson School of Law's annual Women and the Law Conference set for Feb. 9. Scheduled for the school's campus in Old Town,...

Lawyers hang up the tie for weeks of diaper duty while on paternity leave.(LAW)
February 5, 2007... Where The Boys Are: He may work hard for the money, too, but a couple of local lawyers--and new dads--have been trading their billable hours for diaper duty. Lance Kurata and Carl Kukkonen, both attached to Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky...

Onward and upward.(LAW)(appointment of S. Elizabeth Foster at San Diego World Trade Center)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Onward And Upward: S. Elizabeth Foster, a partner in the San Diego office of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, has been elected to a two-year term as chairwoman of the San Diego World Trade Center. She will oversee the organization's...

Flower biz hopes it's not frozen out of market on Valentine's Day: cold weather damages crops at key time for county's $76m industry.
February 5, 2007... Flowers and the businesses that peddle them are supposed to be in full bloom this time of year. But due to the recent cold wave, some of the county's flower crops may miss the big Valentine's Day spending spree. Julie Walker, co-owner of...

Urban Corps reclaims more after Chargers football.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The slew of sellouts at Qualcomm Stadium for Charger games this past season helped to nearly double the amount of recycled cans, bottles and other materials collected by a local nonprofit serving young people. During 12 events at the...

Coronado: landowners to open lodge next year.(Trant Manor LLC)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The original developers of Coronado's Trant Manor lived in simpler times. The people who formed Coronado-based Trant Manor LLC--who live in the present day--might even envy them. Trant Manor was built as a boardinghouse in 1906. The people...

National City: school's beauty project completed.(inauguration ceremony of Bay Vista College of Beauty)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The remodeled Bay Vista College of Beauty--celebrating its 50th year in National City--reopened with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception Jan. 29. Students, who got to meet with financial aid officers and administration...

Oceanside: come on get healthy, Chamber says.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Local health-related businesses will get another opportunity to promote their products and services at the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce's second annual North County Health & Wellness Fair, set for Aug. 23 at the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza....

San Diego: center sheds light on state solar laws.(Energy Policy Initiatives Center)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Energy Policy Initiatives Center, a nonprofit research center at the University of San Diego School of Law, recently released two papers to shed light on two of the state's landmark solar access laws. The papers examine the Solar Shade...

Vista: city getting fired up about 2 new stations.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The city has selected two sites for new fire stations, with construction set for later this year. The sites are in southern and central Vista, and on properties owned by the city. Planning officials have been negotiating since last...

Chula Vista: school puts emphasis on environment.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... A new High Tech High School is on the way this year in the city's planned University Park and Research Center campus. The charter school's emphasis is the environment, which may help it to fit in on the campus. The campus is also expected...

San Marcos: scholarship contest to help students.(San Marcos Chamber of Commerce organizes scholarships aimed at helping high school seniors afford college )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses interested in helping high school seniors afford college in the fall. The chamber needs companies to donate $250 to $1,000 in scholarship money. In return, businesses will be...

Lemon Grove: Edco has concrete plans for facility.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Lemon Grove-based Edco, a family-owned waste collection and recycling company, has expanded its services in its home city. The company's Lemon Grove facility is now operating as a drop-off location for demolition waste from construction and...

Solana Beach: company open to WaterEye's ideas.(Open Energy Corp. to acquire WaterEye Corp.)
February 5, 2007... Solana Beach-based Open Energy Corp. has signed a contract to acquire Northern California-based WaterEye Corp. in an all-stock transaction worth $3 million. Open Energy is a renewable energy company focused on the development of solar...

Escondido: association drives address changes.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... At the request of the Escondido Auto Park Association, the Escondido City Council voted 4-0 last month to change the names of four streets. Vineyard Avenue, Citracado Parkway, Auto Park Way North and Auto Park Way South will all become...

Del Mar: residents offer cliffs notes on project.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Developers for the Cliffs Del Mar, a mixed-use project proposed for the corner of Camino del Mar and 10th Street, hosted an open house Jan. 27 to seek community comment. Because the development will encompass more than 25,000 square feet...

Poway: SpaceDev does award-winning work.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(SpaceDev Inc. receives Poway Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award for 2006)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SpaceDev Inc. has received the Poway Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award for 2006. The award recognizes Poway-based SpaceDev for bringing increased recognition to the city as well as its contributions to local community...

Encinitas: Avalon Doors Trumps rivals with deal.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Donald Trump inks deal with Avalon Doors LLC )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... A local company has opened the door on a deal with celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump. Avalon Doors LLC of Encinitas has been chosen to supply elegant custom doors to the new home models at the Estates at Trump National Golf Club in...

Carlsbad: Cal-Bay looks to race past competitors.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Cal-Bay International Inc.)(Daytona ARCA 200 Event)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Carlsbad's Cal-Bay International Inc., a publicly traded real estate development and investment company, announced Jan. 26 the completion of a sponsorship agreement for the MB3 racing division of the Daytona ARCA 200 Event, scheduled for Feb....

Santee: Sudberry looks to construct retail complex.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Sudberry Properties Inc.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The city of Santee has received a proposal from San Diego's Sudberry Properties Inc. to construct a 71,500-square-foot retail complex that would include a grocery store and restaurant. Developers want to demolish a strip mall, including a...

Otay Mesa: Chamber dinner set for Feb. 16.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce plans to hold its annual installation of board members dinner and auction Feb. 16. Out of 16 chamber seats, Alfonso Esquer and Karl Morgan are the only newcomers to be installed at the event. Wendy...

El Cajon: Solymar gives its regards to Broadway.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... San Diego-based Solymar Inc. plans to complete a 14-unit office condo complex in El Cajon in the next two months. The condos, to be called Regards to Broadway, are located between First and Second streets on Broadway Street. Prices begin at...

La Mesa: residents get opportunity to sound off.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The La Mesa City Council planned to hold a town hall meeting last week at La Mesa Middle School, fielding questions and suggestions from residents regarding current projects in the city. Residents are being given a chance to let the city...

Imperial Beach: lobbyist to speak for the sand.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Sand on the beach, that essential component to Southern California tourism, needs a voice in Washington, D.C.--at least in the opinion of the Imperial Beach City Council. The council voted Jan. 17 to spend slightly more than $40,000 on a...

San Diego's Cinderella story started as a seedy sailor town: downtown's beauty, character should only intensify with major projects on the books.(SPECIAL REPORT: Urban Design)(growth in real estates)(Hal Sadler of Tucker, Sadler and Associates and Planning Consultants Inc.)
February 5, 2007... A 26-year-old man came looking for a vibrant city in which to launch his career, seek a higher quality of life--and escape the Phoenix heat. The story doesn't sound unfamiliar. But fast-forward 50 years. Hal Sadler, now 76, is a...

Towers changing face of downtown skyline, but not its soul: residential, commuter activity expected to accelerate as building boom continues.(Special Report: Urban Design)
February 5, 2007... If you want to know how much downtown San Diego has changed in the past 20 years, just ask Sandy Shapery, who lives in the 4,500-square-foot penthouse atop the 27-story Emerald Plaza he designed and developed. "My panoramic water view is...

Foundations initiate study of Balboa Park's financing options: analysis would be used to consider merits of a citizens' advisory group.(Special Report: Urban Design)(San Diego Foundation, Legler Benbough Foundation and Parker Foundation )
February 5, 2007... Whether the future of Balboa Park's administration will stay with the city of San Diego, change over to a private conservancy or become a private/public partnership is a question high on the agendas of regional public interest groups and local...

Foundations announce task force to find new funding sources for Balboa Park.(Special Report: Urban Design)(Legler Benbough Foundation)(The Parker Foundation)(San Diego Foundation)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Legler Benbough Foundation, the Parker Foundation and the San Diego Foundation said Jan. 31 that they have formed a task force to find new sources of moneys to help run Balboa Park. The task force proposes to research the funds required...

Del Sur community nominated for prestigious 'Green Building' Award: environmentally responsible concepts catching on with residential developments.(Special Report: Urban Design)
February 5, 2007... A massive North County community development project is anxiously waiting to hear if it has been awarded the most prestigious environmentally correct label a builder can earn. Del Sur, a planned community being built near Rancho Penasquitos...

Coalition forming to oppose 'crippling costs' of new runoff rules: building, business groups object to inspections deemed necessary to reduce pollution.(Special Report: Urban Design)
February 5, 2007... A coalition of business and industry heavy-hitters, including the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Building Industry Association, said a recently approved water quality control permit contains requirements that will total as much...

Environmental consultants: ranked by number of San Diego County environmental employees as of Jan. 1, 2007.(Special Report: Urban Design)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
February 5, 2007... ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Ranked by number of San Diego County environmental employees as of Jan. 1, 2007 Rank Company (last Address Telephone year) Web site Fax 1 Dudek (2) ...

Engineering firms: ranked by number of local full-time licensed engineers as of Jan. 1, 2007.(Special Report: Urban Design)(Table)(Company rankings)
February 5, 2007... ENGINEERING FIRMS Ranked by number of local full-time licensed engineers as of Jan. 1, 2007 Local full-time ...

Small business: UBuildIt.(Randall H. Tutor)
February 5, 2007... After logging 30-plus years in the corporate business world, most people would start pondering retirement, but not Randall Tutor. Instead, the 53-year-old has taken on a small business, buying a UBuildlt franchise. UBuildlt assists...

Legal notice.(Public notice)
February 5, 2007... NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FILED: September 18, 2006 To Whom It May Concern: CAPRI NORTH LLC. The applicants listed above is applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 334 Via Vera Cruz, Suite...

Web connect directory.(advertising banking and technology consulting companies)(Directory)
February 5, 2007... Advertising Agencies/Marketing Communications Whitelaw Marketing www.whitelawmarketing.com info@whitelawmarketing.com 619.546.4348 Air Charter Jetsource Charter www.jetsource.com Jimsair Charter & Management...

Art of Living Foundation.(Organization overview)
February 5, 2007... ORGANIZATION Name: Vivek Gulati. Title: Volunteer teacher. Organization: Art of Living Foundation. Mission of organization: The foundation is dedicated to serving society by strengthening the individual by offering programs...

Anderson pledge.(LAW)(Clayton Anderson of Anderson and Kriger LLP)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Anderson Pledge: Clayton Anderson, principal in the La Mesa-based firm of Anderson & Kriger LLP, has pledged $50,000 as part of the University of San Diego School of Law's endowment campaign. A new member of the law school's Board of...

Chicago office building Mogul Sam Zell says state market is healthy.(REAL ESTATE)(Blackstone Group L.P. and Dove Parent LLC )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Only days before selling off his U.S.-based commercial real estate, Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell spoke at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate 11th annual real estate conference. Zell would not talk...

Retailers, office tenants find a place to stay in old navy barracks.(Liberty Shops )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Liberty Shops Opening: The first shops and restaurants at Marketplace at Liberty Station in Point Loma are set to open Feb. 9. The marketplace is located within a series of old barracks at the former Naval Training Center, and it is an...

Restaurant, motel designs.(REAL ESTATE)(Graham Downs Architecture Inc. designs Frida restaurant)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Restaurant, Motel Designs: San Diego-based Graham Downes Architecture Inc. is designing a Chula Vista restaurant. Frida, a 10,000-square-foot full-service restaurant serving Mexican cuisine, is scheduled for completion in June. Sportsman's...

Health club arrives.(FIT Athletic Club)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Health Club Arrives: FIT Athletic Club, a Houston health club, has taken the entire second floor of DiamondView Tower and an additional 2,400 square feet of ground retail space with a 10th Street entrance. DiamondView Tower is a 14-floor...

New neighbors in Scripps Ranch.(REAL ESTATE)(Wiseman and Rohy Structural Engineers)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... New Neighbors In Scripps Ranch: Monarch Corporate Center in Scripps Ranch will soon have two new tenants. Wiseman and Rohy Structural Engineers signed an eight-year lease for $1.3 million and Northern Mutual Corp. signed a 42-month lease valued...

Coffee company in college area.(Cutters Point Coffee)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Coffee Company In College Area: Cutters Point Coffee, a Gig Harbor, Wash., coffee company, signed a six-year lease for 1,780 square feet of retail space on El Cajon Boulevard in the San Diego State University neighborhood. The coffee shop will...

Succession plan recommended for the long-term health of a business.
February 5, 2007... Question: I don't plan to retire anytime soon but would like to start thinking about a succession plan in case the unexpected should happen. Where do I begin? Answer: No two succession plans will be exactly alike. Each one will vary...

Executive profile: Nancy Walters.(president and founder of VSE)(Biography)
February 5, 2007... Remember when Flintstones added Betty Rubble to the vitamin bottle and M&M candies added a purple candy to the bag? These are just a few of the hundreds of national campaigns executed by Very Special Events, a local marketing agency. Nancy...

San Diego public stocks.(MARKETPLACE)(Statistical table)
February 5, 2007... Index Watch Index 01/10/07 01/28/07 Net Change % Change San Diego Business Journal Index 1489.93 1493.47 -3.54 -0.24% Dow Jones Industrial Average 12523.31...

Todd Worthington has joined BancForce Financial Staffing as an account manager.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(Jeff Hughes rejoins Lavine, Lofgren, Morris and Engelberg L.L.P.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Todd Worthington has joined BancForce Financial Staffing as an account manager. Worthington, who has more than 20 years of experience, will focus on executive and senior management recruiting for banks and other financial institutions. Jeff...

Brownfields Revitalization Advisory Group.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)(Daniel Johnson)(The Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana District Council appointed Mary McLellan as executive director)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Daniel Johnson, vice president of SCS Engineers and principal of the company's San Diego office, has been selected as a member of the Brownfields Revitalization Advisory Group. In 1992, Johnson founded Environmental Business Solutions, which...

National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Pacific South Coast.(appointment of Joe Tontodonato)(appointment of Michael Emerson)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Joe Tontodonato has been named programs coordinator at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Pacific South Coast chapter. In this position, he will be involved in advocacy activities for the chapter, including monitoring legislative,...

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc.(HEALTH CARE AND BIOTECH)(John Sullivan-Bolyai appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Sullivan-Bolyai as vice president of clinical affairs. He will be responsible for anti-viral clinical development. Sullivan-Bolyai, who has 17 years of clinical research and development experience,...

ResortCom International LLC.(HOSPITALITY)(Steven Hicks appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Steven Hicks has been named vice president, resort division for ResortCom International LLC. Most recently, Hicks served as president of the hospitality division for Shell Vacations LLC.

John Kahle.(INSURANCE)(SFG Benefit Insurance Services promotes him as senior vice president)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... John Kahle, founder and president of SFG Benefit Insurance Services, has expanded his leadership role by serving also as the senior vice president for Intercare after the merger of SFG and Intercare Insurance Solutions.

Foley & Lardner LLP.(LAW)(Van Tengberg promoted as managing partner )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Van Tengberg will succeed Gregory Moser as managing partner of Foley & Lardner LLP's downtown and Del Mar offices. Tengberg's practice focuses on real estate acquisition and development, with primary focus on golf course and resort facilities....

Five Point Capital.(MISCELLANEOUS)(Traci Rice appointed as director of telemarketing customer service )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Traci Rice has been named director of telemarketing customer service for Five Point Capital. Rice will be responsible for directing, planning and managing telemarketing and customer service initiatives. Rice has more than 10 years of experience...

Commercial Realtors Association.(REAL ESTATE)(Shelly Karlson, Kevin Thene and Jim Taylor appointed )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Commercial Realtors Association of San Diego has installed its 2007 board of directors. Eric Thies, president of Brnika, is board president; Shelly Karlson, adviser for Taylor Investment Properties at Sperry Van Ness, is secretary; Kevin...

Melles Griot.(TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING)(Sherie Motakef promoted to marketing manager)(SPG Solar Inc. appoints Jim O'Brien as chief financial officer and Rollie Hansen as director of sales and marketing)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Sherie Motakef has been promoted to marketing manager for the Melles Griot distribution group. She will be responsible for all aspects of catalog and Web marketing. Motakef joined Melles Griot in 2003 as a product manager. SPG Solar Inc. has...

Ken Kozlik.(EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT)(Fuscoe Engineering Inc. promotes him as senior design engineer)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Fuscoe Engineering Inc. has promoted Ken Kozlik to senior design engineer. In his new position, he'll act as the central design figure on his team by laying out grading, street improvements and underground facilities. Kozlik joined the company...

ElderHelp of San Diego's Aging as Ourselves program was selected as one of six recipients of the 2007 Healthcare and Aging Award from the American Society of Aging in collaboration with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative.(2007 Healthcare and Aging Award)(ElderHelp of San Diego)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... ElderHelp of San Diego's Aging as Ourselves program was selected as one of six recipients of the 2007 Healthcare and Aging Award from the American Society of Aging in collaboration with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative. The awards...

Pfizer Inc.(KUDOS)
February 5, 2007... Go Red For Women, sponsored by the American Heart Association, was scheduled to be held Feb. 2 at the Hotel del Coronado. The family of local physician Susan Mahler was honored as the 2007 Go Red For Women Legacy Family. Four years ago, Dr....

Networkcar.(KUDOS)(Networkcar Inc. receives 2006 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Networkcar has received the 2006 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the field of automotive emissions monitoring. Networkcar was recognized for its outstanding remote smog-check technology that continuously...

Premier Realty and Financial Group.(KUDOS)(receives Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... The Premier Realty and Financial Group of Chula Vista has been honored with the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics in the small-business category. Please send Kudos information to Stacey Bengtson at...