San Diego Business Journal articles from July 2006

San Diego Business Journal archives from July 2006

The numbers, not numerology, driving 373 Corp.'s success.(373 Corp.)(Company overview)
July 3, 2006... Nightclub owner James Brennan swears he's not into numerology. But there's certainly an interesting coincidence of numbers between his company name and its ventures. For starters, his 373 Corp.--named for the month and year in which he and...

Children's Museum to tower above predecessors: vertical construction to begin with arrival of 950-ton crane.
July 3, 2006... Come late August or early September, 26 semi-trucks will haul parts of a colossal crane to San Diego from Long Beach--key to the long-awaited resurrection of the San Diego Children's Museum/Museo de los Ninos. "It was slow getting out of...

Small-cap firms paying the price for tough new compliance regs: Foley & Lardner study: fees jumped 22%.
July 3, 2006... Despite predictions that auditing fees would drop after an initial spike created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, small-cap companies still face exorbitant compliance fees. According to a study conducted by Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner,...

Shares plummet after Anadys halts clinical trial: honor system requires executives to tell the truth.(shares of Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc. drop)
July 3, 2006... What keeps a biotechnology company from continuing a human clinical trial even if it finds potentially harmful data? After all, halting a clinical trial, even temporarily, can drop a firm's share price, as in the case of Anadys...

W Sunstone's third hotel purchase in city this year: San Clemente REIT snaps up posh property for $96 million.
July 3, 2006... A San Clemente-based real estate investment trust, one of the largest owners of San Diego hotels, just added to its portfolio of local properties with the acquisition of the posh W Hotel San Diego. The purchase, announced last week by...

New credit union trade president says ABA campaign bankrupt: Bill Cheney says operation credit unions aims to put his members out of business.(American Bankers Association)
July 3, 2006... Bill Cheney, the new president and CEO of the California/Nevada Credit Union League, has nothing personal against bankers. His dad worked as one, and he talks to them all the time. But the former president/chief executive officer of...

Local storefront demand, rates to be No. 1 in nation, predicts index.(RETAIL)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... The nation's largest real estate investment brokerage firm believes San Diego County's retail market has the potential to be the country's top performer in the coming year. Encino-based Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage...

Accelerating economy to enable owners to reduce concessions, raise rents.(Ooh La La opens new store)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... New Openings: San Diego-based retailer Ooh La La, founded 23 years ago, is set to open its fifth location this month in Del Mar Plaza. There are already two other Ooh La La stores in Carlsbad, plus one in Temecula and San Juan Capistrano. ...

Nurses union supports 'clean money' to finance campaigns.(Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006)
July 3, 2006... The California Nurses Association is attempting to quell corporate political influence with a measure on the ballot in November. The Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006 would increase the corporate income tax rate--from 8.84 percent...

Alvarado doctors hire attorney to support transparent hospital sale.(HEALTH CARE)
July 3, 2006... Alvarado Doctors Hire Attorney: The medical staff at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center has hired an attorney to fight its parent company for transparency in the sale of the hospital. The sale, which must be completed by February, is being...

Amylin to make nasal spray for diabetes.(HEALTH CARE)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Amylin To Make Nasal Spray For Diabetes: San Diego's Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is partnering with a Washington state-based firm to develop a nasal spray version of exenitide, the active ingredient in Amylin's diabetes drug, Byetta. ...

Custom-made curriculum available for local execs: new USC programs offered at famed La Costa resort.(Education)
July 3, 2006... Local business executives have more options if they want to further their education, now that a well-known private university is offering classes in San Diego County. The University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business has...

Take 2: Nassco works on second navy supply ship in its class.
July 3, 2006... General Dynamics Nassco launched the second of the Navy's T-AKE-class supply ships, the USNS Sacagawea, June 24. Navy brass, local dignitaries and the curious made up the crowd of more than 1,000 who watched the 689-foot ship glide down a...

Children to run amok again in museum when it opens in 2007.(San Diego Children's Museum)
July 3, 2006... Parents who want to steep their kids in culture can often be seen hauling them through grand museums, filled with priceless art, tight security and a reverentially hushed aura. But for a quarter of a century, there has been another kind of...

Using trademarks to protect your product and business names.(Ask the EXPERTS)
July 3, 2006... A trademark is usually a brand name for a product. It can be a word, phrase, logo, design, or virtually anything that can be used to identify the source of a product and distinguish it from other competitor's products. If consumers are pleased...

Market undervaluing bad debt collector encore capital, says board.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Encore Capital Group)
July 3, 2006... Public company Encore Capital Group, which buys credit card debt with the aim of collecting some of the money owed, thinks the market isn't giving it enough credit. In a filing last month, the firm traded under ECPG on Nasdaq, said it has...

St. Bernard merger on track.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
July 3, 2006... St. Bernard Merger On Track: The merger of St. Bernard Software Inc., a San Diego maker of Internet security hardware and software, and Sand Hill IT Security Acquisition Corp. of Menlo Park appears on track following regulator approval of the...

Local gaming consultant receives buyout offer from $2 billion Nevada company.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... VCAT Gets Bid From Gaming Firm: Venture Catalyst Inc., a San Diego-based public consulting and software firm that works with American Indian casinos, said it received a proposal from Reno, Nev.-based International Game Technology to buy the...

Accredited buys Aames wholesale unit.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Accredited Buys Aames Wholesale Unit: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., a San Diego-based mortgage lender specializing in sub-prime borrowers, is putting part of its announced purchase of Aames Investment Corp. on the fast track. The company...

2007 Lexus hybrid turning drivers' dreams into reality.(Road Test)(Product/service evaluation)
July 3, 2006... If you're a red-blooded, all-American guy or gal who'd like to drive a fuel efficient hybrid but think the current crop is just too wussy and lacks all the creature comforts you deserve, the 2007 Lexus GS450h, which has just gone on sale, may...

Patriot signs another licensee.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
July 3, 2006... Patriot Signs Another Licensee: Patriot Scientific Corp., a Carlsbad-based holder of microchip patents, signed Seiko Epson Corp. to a licensing agreement, but declined to reveal terms of the agreement. In addition to being a maker of...

Infosonics fall prompts lawsuits.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
July 3, 2006... Infosonics Fall Prompts Lawsuits: The sell-off in shares of Infosonics, a cell phone distributor, continued last week, with the share price dropping an additional $8 from its mid-June levels of $15. It had risen to $33.53 as of early June. ...

Net income: bits and bytes replacing ink and paper when businesses map marketing strategies.(SPECIAL REPORT: MARKETING & PROMOTIONS)(Designed Internet Solutions)(Company overview)
July 3, 2006... When Dan Biggs first heard of the Internet in the early 1990s, he and other local marketing executives were leery, believing it a fad that would never factor in their business goals. But by 1997, Biggs had committed his entire Chula...

Advertising agencies: ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal 2005 *.(Special Report)(Table)
July 3, 2006... ADVERTISING AGENCIES Ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal 2005 * Rank Agency (last Address Telephone year) Web site Fax ...

Site unseen? Firms may need to get more creative: making customers happy with web pages a key to successful marketing.(High-Tech)
July 3, 2006... While a real estate firm features virtual home tours on its Web site, a biotechnology company optimizes its site to draw interest from investors by describing its drug pipeline. Marketing and Web design experts say there aren't many classes...

Public relations agencies: ranked by adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2005 *.(Special Report)
July 3, 2006... PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES Ranked by adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2005 * Rank Agency (last Address Telephone year) Web site Fax 1...

Legal notices.
July 3, 2006... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2006-019795 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): GOVERNMENT INVESTORS 6545 Mission Gorge Road San Diego, CA 92120 THIS BUSINESS IS HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING: Jose...

Web connect directory.(Directory)
July 3, 2006... Advertising Agencies/Marketing Communications Runaway Brandit, Inc. Mention this ad & save 10% www.runawaybrandit.com info@runawaybrandit.com 619-325-0235 Square One Advertising, Inc. www.squareoneadv.com ...

Gen-probe's building 2 completed.
July 3, 2006... The mailbag brings more tales of good fortune from San Diego real estate companies that are branching out. Westcore Properties LLC, a San Diego-based real estate investment company, has opened an office in Lausanne, Switzerland. Marc...

Big deals.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Big Deals: CB Richard Ellis reports that the 127,634-square-foot neighborhood center on Navajo Road, San Carlos Village, has sold for $33 million. The buyer was SB San Carlos LLC and the seller was M&H Realty Partners V, LP. Reg Kobzi...

Going up.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Going Up: Icon, a 327-unit, four-building, multi-story urban neighborhood in East Village, topped off its tallest tower on June 16. Bounded by J and K streets, and 10th and 11th avenues, the tallest tower at Icon reaches 24 stories high,...

Sales.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Property: 1725 Dornoch Court, San Diego. Seller: FR Industrial. Selling agents: Joe Smith of Burnham Real Estate represented the buyer and Shane Harmon, Rich Kwasny, Rob Hixson and Allen Evans of CB Richard Ellis represented the...

Leases.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Property: 9393 Waples St., Nos. 110, 120 and 140, San Diego. Lessor: Pacific Tech Property Inc. Leasing agents: Jed Stirnkorb, Mickey Morera and James Duncan of Burnham Real Estate represented the lessor and David Baker of Active...

Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.(Ocean Air School )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Ocean Air School in Carmel Valley, the eighth elementary school in the Del Mar Union School District. Cost: Unavailable. Construction manager: Douglas E. Barnhart...

Bycor General Contractors.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Bycor General Contractors has been awarded tenant improvement construction contracts for multiple projects in buildings owned by Equity Office Properties. Construction has begun on a 15,663-square-foot, build-out for Fast Office at 4225...

TSA Contracting.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)
July 3, 2006... TSA Contracting in San Diego has completed tenant improvements for renovation of KB Home's Irvine offices. Cost: $386,000. Project architect: Donald Kachur, Howard Sneed Interior Architecture. Superintendent: Aaron Kurka. ...

RSI Roofing.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)
July 3, 2006... RSI Roofing has completed the re-roofing of eight buildings at the Modernaire apartment complex in Kearny Mesa. Cost: $490,000. Sales manager: Sid Scott.

Competitive Edge Construction Inc.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Competitive Edge Construction Inc. is construction manager for a Class A three-story office building, La Terraza Corporate Center, to be built on a 3.5-acre site on La Terraza Boulevard, overlooking Interstate 15. Cost: Unavailable. ...

Good & Roberts Inc.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Good & Roberts Inc. recently completed tenant improvements on its new office at 1330 Park Center Drive in Vista. Cost: Unavailable. Project manager: Jack Good. Superintendent: John Chapo. Subcontractors: Ickier Electric, A-N-A...

Reydeen Brooks.(BANKING AND FINANCE)
July 3, 2006... Reydeen Brooks has joined Financial 21 Community Credit Union as director of membership development.

CityMark Development.(appointment of Larry Rogers and Ryan Hawkins )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... CityMark Development has appointed Larry Rogers its on-site selling manager for the company's newest properties. He will be responsible for conducting regular sales and motivation training for the sales teams, as well as bring in buyers to the...

Mitchell Dubick has joined Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP as a partner in the tax practice group.(appointment of Mitchell Dubick )(appointment of Kelly Salt )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Mitchell Dubick has joined Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP as a partner in the tax practice group. He has extensive experience in business and real estate issues and specializes in tax controversy matters. For the past 18 years, Dubick was a partner...

Marco Hernandez.(appointment of Marco Hernandez)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... USA Federal Credit Union has hired Marco Hernandez as regional director of branch operations of San Diego County. "His unbroken success in a variety of highly responsible positions mean our members will enjoy enhanced service and support from...

The Grand Del Mar Resort.(appointment of Brian LaGrange)(Britt Scripps Inn. appoints Carol Hian)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... The Grand Del Mar Resort, slated for completion in mid-2007, has named Brian LaGrange its managing director. He will oversee the day-to-day operations for the Grand Golf Club. LaGrange has more than 20 years' experience in the golf and...

CurtCo Media's San Diego Magazine.(promotion of Heather Cunningham)(Townsend Inc. appoints Denise Herich and Liya Sharif)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... CurtCo Media's San Diego Magazine has promoted Heather Cunningham to advertising director. She has 14 years of advertising experience and has worked at various publications, including the San Diego Union-Tribune and the North County Times....

The NTC Foundation.(appointment of Gordon Swanson, Judy McDonald and Darcy Bingham)(Naval Training Center )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... The NTC Foundation has elected its 2006-2007 board members. The board members include Gordon Swanson as chairman; Judy McDonald and Darcy Bingham as vice chairs; Hank Killmar as treasurer; and Mitch Woodbury as secretary. The city of Poway has...

Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana.(appointment of Daniel Johnson)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Daniel Johnson, vice president of SCS Engineering, has been appointed to the Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana board of directors. Johnson is an expert in brownfields development and site remediation and has been involved with ULI for...

S.D. Foundation feeds funds to foster education.(San Diego Women's Foundation)
July 3, 2006... The San Diego Women's Foundation has awarded grants to the Community Partners in Education. The grants totaled $232,000 and were given to the Barrio Logan College Institute, which received $40,000; Elementary Institute of Science, which...

San Diego public stocks.(Chart)
July 3, 2006... Index Watch Index 6/27/06 6/20/06 Net Change %Change San Diego Business Journal Index 1351.32 1442.23 -90.91 -6.30% Dow Jones Industrial Average 10924.74 10974.84 ...

Business events.(Calendar)
July 3, 2006... If you would like your business event that costs $75 or less to attend included in the calendar section, make sure your press release arrives at our offices at least 15 working days before the event. Send requests to: Liz Wiedemann ...

Slots, slumber in Jamul.(Jamul Indian Village)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Slots, Slumber In Jamul: The Jamul Indian Village announced it was preparing an environmental document for development on its 6-acre reservation. The tribe revealed plans to build its casino/resort in phases, putting up a casino first and a...

Racetrack bill blocked.(gaming technology to be installed in track terminals)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Racetrack Bill Blocked: A bill to allow a form of casino-style gambling at the state's horse racing tracks was derailed when a hearing set for June 26 was blocked. The measure, introduced by Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, would have...

Atlantic alliance.(Pauma Band of Mission Indians)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Atlantic Alliance: The Pauma Band of Mission Indians announced plans to expand its casino and build a 500-room resort hotel in the Pauma Valley by 2009. Plans call for a new partner, the Mashantucker Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, to...

Increasing their niche.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Increasing Their Niche: Nitches Inc., a San Diego-based maker of women's clothing with about $40 million in annual sales, said it agreed to purchase the Home Decor business of Taresha LLC, a New Jersey-based apparel manufacturer, for an...

National City Chamber South County Council pound the pavement: teams tell local businesses about resources available.(TRENDS)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Patience may be a virtue but sometimes a take-charge attitude is the way to go. Just ask the South County Economic Development Council. The nonprofit group, in partnership with the National City Chamber of Commerce, spent June 22 "pounding...

Branding 101.(SCORE)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Branding 101: What is branding? Why does it matter? Those are just a couple of the questions expected to be answered soon when SCORE hosts its monthly "Women in Business" breakfast at the Olympic Resort in Carlsbad. The event, dubbed...

Digitaria Interactive Inc.(Interview)
July 3, 2006... Many small-business owners have begrudgingly taken work home with them, but not Daniel Khabie. A founding partner of Digitaria Interactive Inc., Khabie enjoys keeping work on his mind. "I love taking it home with me every night," said the...

Companies compelled to keep continuous cash flow.(Small Business Help Line)
July 3, 2006... Question: Cash flow always seems to pose a problem for me, what am I doing wrong? Answer: Cash is the lifeblood of your business. Without it, you're out of business. And yet many companies do not pay enough attention to cash flow. ...

Alex Thao.(Interview)
July 3, 2006... Alex Thao said his father set him up in the restaurant business to teach him a lesson after he dropped out of UC Berkeley during his freshman year at age 18. Oui Thao, who had owned and operated one of San Diego's best known Thai eateries,...

Encouraging news for Alvarado Hospital's future.(OPINION)
July 3, 2006... Hospitals are like umbrellas: taken for granted until the moment they re needed. In times of pain, illness, emergency and fear, hospitals reveal themselves as essential facilities of care and comfort, crucial to the communities they serve. This...

Commit to public transportation.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2006... Editor: Think about zipping to Los Angeles in a one-hour trip up a main route like Interstate 5 or a two-hour trip up to Mammoth Lakes for skiing. You can safely nap on your commute from downtown San Diego back to Carlsbad at the end...

More affordable health care needed.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2006... Editor: Perhaps, I am just too ignorant. If that is the problem, I am sure someone will tell me. However, I just do not understand how the medical insurance gap, discussed by Mr. Hansen (Letters, June 6), arises to a society problem. ...

Corporate aid needed to ease cross-border health crisis: poor living conditions makes area breeding ground for disease.
July 10, 2006... San Diego companies should support charities that tackle the health care crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, or the health problems could soon be their own, according to a recent report by an international public charity. Some local business...

Embassy Suites latest in string of hotel sales: 337-room property breaks sale price record for 2006.(Embassy Suites San Diego)
July 10, 2006... The Embassy Suites San Diego, a 337-room hotel located on Pacific Highway in downtown, has been sold for $118 million, or $350,148 per room, marking the ninth major hotel sale in the county so far in 2006 and the highest price tag of the lot....

We're no. 1 in lab, R&D jobs, manufacturing, says tech study.(Research and Development)
July 10, 2006... Though San Diego County's technology industry is always in flux, it has maintained top dog status as a research and development center for decades. A new report on California's tech industry underscores the region's strength in R&D, as...

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 10, 2006... Two photo captions in the July 3 Real Estate column of the San Diego Business Journal were mistakently reversed. They were the Gen-Probe Building 2 in Mira Mesa and an office building in Sorrento Mesa. We regret the error.

Regulators in holding pattern for unique bank deal: purchase by credit union might not fly with feds.(Silvergate Capital Corp. and Pasadena Credit Union)
July 10, 2006... The announced sale of La Jolla-based Silvergate Capital Corp. to a Pasadena credit union still isn't completed after more than six months following its announcement, leading to speculation that the precedent-setting deal may not pass muster...

Health coverage for all Americans? It could happen: sharp doctor pushes proposal that would require many people to purchase health insurance.(Insurance)
July 10, 2006... A local doctor has been instrumental in drawing national attention to a proposal that would require people at certain income levels to purchase health insurance. Now that the Chicago-based American Medical Association adopted the agenda...

At 15, Pat & Oscar's gets the fat out, opening new units: Pacific Equity's ownership pivotal in turnaround, as chain revamps decor.
July 10, 2006... Restaurant chain Pat & Oscar's turns 15 next month and like other adolescents, the homegrown chain is in the middle of rapid change--change that includes a new, healthier, trans fat-free menu plus talk of franchising. The operation is...

Avanir pursuing partners after receiving $2m anthrax grant.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Now that the federal government has granted Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. $2 million to continue developing a drug to treat anthrax poisoning, the San Diego firm is looking for partners. "Given the substantial resources required to scale up...

Halozyme goes to market with drug approved for U.S. patients.(BIOTECH)(Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. )(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Getting A Boost: A drug enhancing solution could also financially boost its manufacturer, San Diego's Halozyme Therapeutics Inc., now that the firm has launched the product in America. Halozyme recently began selling Hylenex, its first...

Athena, Rady team up.(Athena networking organization )(Rady School of Management )(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Athena, a local networking organization for women in the science, health care and technology fields, has joined the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. Athena and Rady already have a close working relationship, the groups said, with...

Still waiting.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc., developers of Neumune, a drug to treat the effects of radiation, received a letter of acknowledgment recently from the federal government. The firm wants to sell the drug to the federal government before it...

Reader opposes property self-assessment for cleaner, safer beaches: using volunteers instead of private cops could reduce rising tide of crime.(TOURISM)
July 10, 2006... I don't often get written responses about my tourism columns, but a resident of Pacific Beach, Jonathan West, recently e-mailed a critique of one that ran in the May 29 edition, "Biz Group Wants to Make Pacific Beach Clean and Safe." "I'm...

Local hotel sales market continues to run hot.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Hotels sold year-to-date in San Diego County include: The 337-room Embassy Suites San Diego in downtown for $118 million; 259-room W Hotel San Diego in downtown's Marina District for $62 million; 422-room Hyatt Regency Islandia in Point Loma,...

Community Bancorp ceo distributed the pink slips last month.(FINANCE)(acquired by First Community Bancorp )
July 10, 2006... The ink is barely dry on the purchase agreement and the proxy hasn't been mailed yet, but decisions on who will stay and who will go when First Community Bancorp buys Escondido-based Community Bancorp have been made. Mike Perdue, the chief...

Seacoast Commerce Bank seeking to double assets with private placement.(FINANCE)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Double Vision: Seacoast Commerce Bank plans to double its capital base with a $6 million private placement scheduled for August. CEO Doug Shearer said his 3-year-old bank is going to take advantage of the fact that it's next door to Chula...

Highest paid.(FINANCE)(George Haligowski of ITLA Capital Corp.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... ITLA Capital Corp., parent of Imperial Capital Bank here, had its shareholders meeting last month. The proxy prepared for that meeting shows that George Haligowski, ITLA's chairman, CEO and president, is the area's best-paid banker. ...

Voter initiatives could impact business well into future: proposals include measures that would hike Taxes on cigarettes, oil, property.
July 10, 2006... This November's statewide ballot is shaping up to be one of the most crucial in years for business interests, Besides a stark choice for governor, the ballot will contain 13 measures that could have sweeping impacts on the state's business...

Secretary of State lists 13 measures that qualify for Nov. 7 ballot; more could be added.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Secretary of State Bruce McPherson announced 13 measures that have qualified for the Nov. 7 ballot. The Legislature may add more when it returns from summer vacation next month. McPherson said the following have qualified for the...

Eliminate California income tax: Delaware Asset Protection Trusts.(THE INSIDE STORY)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... Earning money is half the battle. Keeping it is the other half of the battle. In California we face an unrelenting 9.3% state income tax burden, causing substantial erosion of wealth. All forms of income earned by Californians whether...

Dodge engineers a serious compact car for 2007.(Road Test)(Dodge Caliber)(Product/service evaluation)
July 10, 2006... The answer is the 2007 Dodge Caliber. The question is when and how would Chrysler Corp.'s Dodge division get serious about the entry-level, compact car segment. Yes, the new Dodge Caliber is the replacement for Neon, the recently departed...

Automotive dealerships: ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2005.(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
July 10, 2006... AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS Ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2005 Number of Employees vehicles as of ...

Profitable projects roll along past midyear point: sectors keep on trekkin' with big 'to-do' lists.
July 10, 2006... While surfing the Internet one night I came across a Web page that... well, it was unlike any I had ever seen before. Maybe it was a beta version. Or maybe I was dreaming--after all, it was late. While looking over Google Maps, I called up...