San Diego Business Journal articles from July 2007

San Diego Business Journal archives from July 2007

Storms brewing on Horizon as Qualcomm hosts annual cellular technology conference.
July 2, 2007... Under a sky of big-screen televisions that projected his persona to 2,500 conference attendees, and with a backdrop of multicolor high-tech lights, Qualcomm Inc. Chief Executive Officer Paul Jacobs summed up the theme of the company's annual...

Tech trade pub says sharp third best place to work for IT staff: hospital system makes sure tech staff has voice in decisions.(Sharp HealthCare)(technology trade publication Computerworld)
July 2, 2007... Sharp HealthCare has landed in the No. 3 spot on a list of the best places to work in information technology, according to technology trade publication Computerworld. The Massachusetts-based weekly technology trade magazine reported late...

Hotels pitch camps for kids to attract vacationing families; managers hope for higher occupancies and added revenue.
July 2, 2007... With sun-drenched beaches, an average annual temperature of 70 degrees and at least five major kid-friendly attractions, including the zoo, Wild Animal Park, Legoland California, SeaWorld and the Birch Aquarium, San Diego is a virtual...

Goodrich to take flight with rollout of 787: subcontractor to manufacture engine cowlings for new jet.(Company overview)
July 2, 2007... When Boeing Co. rolls out its 787 Dream-liner next week, San Diego-area aeronautics workers will be cheering, proud of their contributions to a plane that many say will shape the future of commercial aviation. "This marks a whole new way...

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 2, 2007... Jeffrey W. Jordan's age was incorrectly listed in the resume portion of the Executive Profile appearing on Page 47 of the June 25 issue. He is 23. The Business Journal regrets the error.

Pharmacy board under pressure to push out deadline for electronic drug tracking: some fear delays will expose consumers to danger.
July 2, 2007... Drug companies, wholesalers, distributors and pharmacies won't have to electronically track California's drug supply until 2009, but Temecula-based FEF Enterprises is leading the nation in keeping its drug supply safe. The privately held...

Business opposes eminent domain extension; council schedules final vote for July 17 meeting.
July 2, 2007... National City has extended the timeline to adopt a controversial update to a redevelopment plan that would extend the power of eminent domain 12 years due to the numerous comments received from area businesses and residents. The local...

No dogs allowed!(Ask the EXPERTS)(antivirus software uses heuristics to detect threats)
July 2, 2007... Aside from discrimination against dogs, there's a story here about how antivirus can help to protect you from unknown threats. If I walk up to a restaurant with a Catahoula Leopard Dog, the odds are that nobody in the restaurant has ever...

'Net radio stations fighting increase in song royalties to start July 15; operator says new rates would result in job losses.
July 2, 2007... Internet radio stations staged a day of silence on June 26 to protest proposed increases in royalties levied on Internet radio by the Copyright Royalty Board of the Library of Congress. According to Savenetradio.org, the increase would push...

New music supper club anthology already generating buzz in New York.(TOURISM)
July 2, 2007... Even if one didn't know Jeremy Pelt, it would have been easy--like being a contestant on TV's "Identity"--to pick the New York jazzman out of the crowd gathered before the first set at Anthology, Little Italy's new live-music supper club on...

After strike vote, union workers and grocers return to bargaining table: talks proceeding day to day, the two sides agree.
July 2, 2007... Close to 60,000 union workers voted June 24 on whether to accept a proposed contract or to strike, workers and an analyst said last week. Though the strike was authorized by a two-thirds majority vote of the workers, a walkout is not...

Interleague play proves to be home run at baseball's ticket booths.(SPORTS BUSINESS)
July 2, 2007... Since we're at midseason, what better time to review just how well our San Diego Padres are doing. Not on the field. The team appears to be faring quite well there, either on top of their division or vying for first place with Arizona and...

Pads' gate up 10 percent.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(San Diego Padres ticket sale increases by 10 percent)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Pads' Gate Up 10 Percent: The last homestand at Petco with Boston, and the one before that featuring Seattle and Los Angeles, helped boost total attendance through 38 games to 1.3 million, up from 1.17 million at the same time last season. ...

Release of chargers survey of new sites expected in mid-July.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(Report)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Chargers Update: An analysis of sites for a new San Diego Chargers football stadium in Chula Vista has been completed, but consultants are still putting on the finishing touches. It was supposed to be completed by June, but it looks as though...

Shockwave should change name to survivors.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Shockwave Should Change Name To Survivors: It's been a strange road for the San Diego Shockwave, the indoor football team that debuted March 31 at Cox Arena. Entering its final game of the regular season June 30, the team had a 9-1 record...

Iomega finds its niche reselling online security services from Postini.(Iomega Corp. (San Diego, California))
July 2, 2007... Iomega Inc., a San Diego maker of data-storage devices, may have found a winning strategy for diversifying its business. Following an acquisition last year of CSCI, a company that provides managed software services to small- and...

Hedge fund buying up shares in DJO.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(MMI Investments LLP)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Hedge Fund Buys Big Stake In DJO: MMI Investments LLP, a New York-based hedge fund, acquired a 9.4 percent stake in DJO Inc., a Vista maker of orthopedic devices, in a series of purchases made starting in May, according to a recent securities...

Accredited sought by seven buyers.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
July 2, 2007... Accredited Sought By Seven Buyers: Before agreeing to be sold to a Texas private equity firm, Lone Star Funds, for $15.10 per share last month, Accredited Home Lenders Inc., a subprime mortgage bank, disclosed it obtained interest from seven...

Inverness completes Biosite purchase.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Inverness Completes Biosite Purchase: Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. said it completed its tender offer for nearly all the shares of Biosite Inc., a local maker of medical diagnostic devices for heart disease. Massachusetts-based...

Nitches Inc. conducts private equity financing.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
July 2, 2007... Nitches Inc. Conducts Private Equity Financing: Nitches Inc., a San Diego maker of apparel, issued $3.15 million in subordinated convertible debentures and 577,500 stock warrants to two unaffiliated institutional investors, resulting in net...

Document Sciences Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Document Sciences Inc. purchased 424,269 shares of its common stock at $6.50 for a total of $2.75 million. The amount was 9.7 percent of the stock outstanding.... Send any news of locally based public companies to Mike Allen via e-mail at...

Sempra Energy.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Sempra Energy was said to be negotiating on the sale of its commodities unit, but declined comment.... Send any news of locally based public companies to Mike Allen via e-mail at mallen@sdbj.com. He can be reached at (858) 277-6359.

Ashworth Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Ashworth Inc. lost $2.5 million on revenue of $60 million.... Send any news of locally based public companies to Mike Allen via e-mail at mallen@sdbj.com. He can be reached at (858) 277-6359.

Leap Wireless International Inc.(Ticker Takes)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket cellular phone service in the North Carolina cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Send any news of locally based public companies to Mike Allen via e-mail at mallen@sdbj.com. He...

SBA program encourages returning veterans to launch businesses.(Business in the North County)(Small Business Administration)
July 2, 2007... The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are controversial to be sure, but they are also creating a whole new generation of military veterans. We had a small influx of veterans during the first Gulf War but the current war has created hundreds of...

Ceregene signs a partner for Parkinson's disease drug.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Ceregene Inc. scored a big biotech partner in developing its phase two therapy for Parkinson's disease. Cambridge, Mass.-based Genzyme Corp., one of the country's largest biotechs, will pay Ceregene a $25 million upfront payment and...

Low trading volume results in Cytori delisting.(BIOTECH)(Cytori Therapeutics Inc.)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Cytori Says Auf Wiedersehen: Cytori Therapeutics Inc. will delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a result of lower trading volume in 81iGermany since late Katie Weeks 2005. The company, which derives adult stem cells from fat tissue...

Invitrogen improves HPV test.(BIOTECH)(Human Papilloma Virus)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Invitrogen Improves HPV Test: Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad and German company Greiner Bio-One are partnering to improve the reliability of Bio-One's test for the Human Papilloma Virus, which causes 70 percent of cervical cancer and can cause...

VC firms stream $25m into mobile device video provider Ortiva wireless.(FINANCE)(Venture capital)(Ortiva Wireless )
July 2, 2007... Ortiva Wireless said June 25 that it raised $25 million in financing from Comcast Interactive Capital, which led the Series B round with participation from current investors, Mission Ventures, Avalon Ventures and Artiman Ventures of Palo Alto....

Event producing fairly significant numbers.(Del Mar)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... The annual San Diego County Fair reported revenue and attendance increases at the midway point of the monthlong event, according to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, the manager and operator of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. As of June...

Public services to operate from new center.(Santee)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... The city recently opened a 3,700-squarefoot Public Services Operations Center at 9534 Via Zapador after a year of construction. The state Department of Transportation purchased and demolished the former maintenance building, which was...

Free rides to boost biz, help visitors.
July 2, 2007... Businesses should get a boost this summer, courtesy of the city's free shuttle service from Oceanside Harbor to downtown through Labor Day weekend. Decked out like a blue "woody," the shuttle makes four stops along the route--one behind...

Company makes dinner dreams come true.(La Mesa)(Dream Dinners)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Dream Dinners said June 22 that the company--which prepares meals to eat at home or store for a later date--will celebrate its one-year anniversary of its local store July 13. In its first year, the East County Dream Dinners has served more...

A Promus to deliver generates work.(San Diego)(Promus Management)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Northern California-based Venture Corp. said June 21 that it has chosen locally based Promus Management to manage 44 commercial condo units in the Venture Commerce Center-Ocean Ranch in Oceanside. Promus has since been asked to manage a...

Cornerstone owner to conduct Port biz.(appointment of Mike Najera )(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Mike Najera was named the city's representative on the seven-member Port Commission on June 19 by a unanimous City Council vote. Najera, 42, is the owner and president of Cornerstone Building Group, a contracting firm located in downtown San...

Hey kids, $12m park closer to fruition.(Vista)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... David Volz Design, a Fountain Valley landscape architectural firm, was selected to design a 16-acre sports park in the city's northwest section. The firm was selected from a pool of 19 firms that submitted proposals. The City Council...

Valero refines plan on Broadway.(Valero Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... The Planning Commission was scheduled to discuss June 25 modifying an approved conditional-use permit to authorize the construction of a Valero gas station, carwash and convenience market on Broadway. The proposed modifications consist of...

Spectrum of Solutions leads to award.(Spectrum Environmental Solutions Inc.)(Tim Tucker and Carroll Hale receives Entrepreneur of the Year honors)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Business partners who transformed a $50,000-a-year company into a $2 million operation recently received Entrepreneur of the Year honors. Tim Tucker and Carroll Hale, co-founders of Spectrum Environmental Solutions Inc., shared the honor...

Submarina seeks bigger bite of market.(San Marcos)(sandwich chain)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Sandwich chain Submarina Inc. is moving forward with plans to expand nationally. The chain, which turns 30 years old this month, announced last fall that it planned to develop 110 new stores in the Houston area, and was working on opening...

Builders eager to go pound sand.(Imperial Beach)
July 2, 2007... When the calendar flips to July, the sand castle contest is nigh. The 27th annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition takes place here July 28 and 29. Day one brings the Kids-N-Kastles competition, while day two is dedicated to amateurs and...

Exchange these naval honors? No way.(Naval Amphibious Base Coronado)(Naval Air Station North Island)(Report)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Two Navy exchange stores here received recognition from their command for exceptional performance, the Navy Compass newspaper reported June 22. The store at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado received the Capt. W.H. Bingham Award from the Navy...

Sometimes business begins after five.(Public notice)
July 2, 2007... The Chamber of Commerce plans to hold its next monthly networking event Wednesday, July 11. It will be hosted by the local 24 Hour Fitness. The "Business After Five" sundowner is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at 975 Lomas Santa Fe Drive. Attendees...

Bertha's big for Callaway; FT-i bigger?(Carlsbad)(Big Bertha and FTi the famous clubs)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Callaway Golf Co., which introduced the world to bigger-is-better drivers, said it will catch up with demand for its popular $499 FT-i club by month end. Following the famous Big Bertha, demand for the oversized square driver, launched...

Workers head out on the road again.
July 2, 2007... University City business and community leaders, along with City Council President Scott Peters and City Councilman Brian Maienschein, 5th District, turned out June 25 to mark the beginning of the Genesee Avenue widening project. The $4.1...

Down by sea, there's much to see, hear.(Encinitas)(The Parks and Recreation Department palns to host Summer Sunday Concerts)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... The Parks and Recreation Department plans to host its Summer Sunday Concerts by the Sea at Moonlight Beach from 3 to 5 p.m. July 8 through Aug. 19. This is the 12th year for the popular free concerts. Performers scheduled to play include...

30-year-old K's may Tumble into new era.(El Cajon)(K's TumbleCraf to close down)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... K's TumbleCraft, a jewelry making supply store downtown, might be closing its doors, said owner Jan Moran. She said the store, a one-employee enterprise for five years, is seeking a smaller space in the same area. Moran said she may take...

Internet puts another spin on marketing to generations: advertisers tap into telecommunications to reach Gen X and Y.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
July 2, 2007... How do you take a local shoe brand and catapult it into a multimillion-dollar international blockbuster for the lucrative youth market? Ask the Carlsbad-based Lambesis Agency. Back in the '90s, the advertising agency launched a campaign...

Advertising agencies.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
July 2, 2007... ADVERTISING AGENCIES Ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2006 (1) Adjusted gross ...

Marketers marry traditional, techno strategies to reach youthful audience: virtual is the new real to plugged-in consumers, but some ad tools are timeless.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
July 2, 2007... While marketing tools, and demographics, continue to evolve, some things never change, said Chad Farmer, creative director for Carlsbad-based Lambesis Agency. "Love, romance, glamour," Farmer said. "We always try to build those into what...

Ad agencies build virtual teams to boost production capabilities: hiring specialists lowers overhead and adds creative flexibility.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)
July 2, 2007... Madison Avenue veteran ad man Rob Weinberg, self-proclaimed "chief imagineer" of his MarketBuilding Team, enjoys a 30-foot commute from his bedroom to his office in Rancho Bernardo. "I used to own a New York City ad agency in the '80s at...

Public relations agencies.(SPECIAL REPORT: Marketing and Promotions)(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
July 2, 2007... PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES Ranked by CPA-attested adjusted gross income for fiscal year 2006 (1) * FY 2005 Number Rank Agency $ Millions of...

Legal notice.(Public notice)
July 2, 2007... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2007-019323 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: PERSONAL PRO 9085 Judicial Drive, #2114 San Diego, CA 92122 THIS BUSINESS IS HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING: Richard L. Niebling...

Web connect directory.(Directory)
July 2, 2007... To advertise your website, call 858-277-6359 Advertising & Design Communications Agency whitfieldbarrett--marketing communications www.whiffieldbarrett.com shine@whitfieldbarrett.com 858.549.8475 Air Charter Jetsource Charter...

San Diego public stocks.(MARKETPLACE)(Statistical table)
July 2, 2007... Index Watch Index 06/26/07 06/18/07 Net Change % Change San Diego Business Journal Index 1621.55 1647.94 -26.39 -1.60% Dow Jones Industrial Average 13337.66 13635.42 ...

Coldwell Banker expands territory with one source acquisition.(Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co.)(One Source Realty)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater San Diego, Temecula Valley and the desert regions acquired one of the area's largest brokerage firms late last month for an undisclosed sum. Seaman Real Estate Services, which has been operating...

Sunroad Caves in to city's demand for lower high-rise near Montgomery Field.(REAL ESTATE)(Sunroad Enterprises.Kearny Mesa Ford to file suit against San Diego City)
July 2, 2007... Sunroad To Lower High-Rise: San Diego-based Sunroad Enterprises announced June 26 that it will comply with the city's orders to reduce the building height of a controversial office tower adjacent to Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa. ...

Home buyers get on FasTrak.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Home Buyers Get On FasTrak: The Corky McMillin Cos. of San Diego has added a unique perk to homeownership in the neighborhoods of Indigo, Jacaranda and Terracotta in the master-planned community of Lomas Verdes in Otay Ranch. The local...

Bosa Development to top out 43-story residential structure downtown.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Report)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Bosa Development was scheduled to host a tour and topping out celebration of the highest residential tower in downtown on June 27. Electra, a 43-story structure at the corner of West E Street and Kettner Boulevard, will feature 248 residential...

Hillcrest site selected for retail, residential mixed-use project.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Report)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Hillcrest Project Planned: Los Angeles-based Laurus Corp. signed a development agreement with La Jolla Pacific Development Group of San Diego to secure equity, construction financing, conceptual design and marketing for a mixed-use development...

Council approves commercial center.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Council Approves Commercial Center: A commercial center proposed by La Jolla-based C.W. Clark Inc. in San Marcos has been approved by the City Council. Civil Center Marketplace near the City Hall will be developed in two phases on 19 vacant...

School powered by solar energy.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... School Powered By Solar Energy: Clean Power Systems has completed installation of a solar electricity system for the new Carlsbad Country Day School on Hemingway Drive. Kirk Mulligan, president and chief executive officer of San...

Architect selected for Eastlake office buildings.(PROGRESS REPORT)
July 2, 2007... Architect Selected For Eastlake Office Buildings: The San Diego office of Ware Malcomb was selected as the architect of record for the California Collection at Eastlake, an office project with Santa Ana-based developer Urban West. The...

Archstone Smith purchased the Palms of Carmel Valley, a 168-unit apartment complex at 13103 Kellam Court in Del Mar.(SALES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Archstone Smith purchased the Palms of Carmel Valley, a 168-unit apartment complex at 13103 Kellam Court in Del Mar, from Pardee Homes for $49.3 million The complex, with 135,000 square feet, was built in 1986, and underwent renovation in...

Fieldstone Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot office building at 5465 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa, was sold to Menlo Equity Associates.(SALES)(RR and C Properties LP)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Fieldstone Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot office building at 5465 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa, was sold to Menlo Equity Associates by RR&C Properties LP for $11.1 million. The building is 95 percent leased and features tenants such as...

Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP with WLA Investments as managing partner purchased the three-story, 32,000-square-foot Bahia Jewell apartment complex, located at 4430 Jewell St.(SALES)(Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP)(WLA Investments)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Bahia Jewell Condominiums San Diego LP with WLA Investments as managing partner purchased the three-story, 32,000-square-foot Bahia Jewell apartment complex, located at 4430 Jewell St. in Pacific Beach, for $9.1 million. Diane and Darcy...

LB\VCC Eastlake LLC, affiliated with Venture Corp., sold a 16,000-square-foot office/warehouse.(SALES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... LB\VCC Eastlake LLC, affiliated with Venture Corp., sold a 16,000-square-foot office/warehouse in Eastlake. The building is part of a 13-building complex that comprises the Venture Commerce Center--Eastlake, a 193,000-square-foot commercial...

Syndication company Devkor Properties Inc. purchased 14,700 square feet of mixed-use property from MTF-CA, a California limited partnership, for $2.6 million at 510 North Coast Highway, and 502 and 508 Sportsfisher Drive.(SALES)(Devkor Properties Inc)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Syndication company Devkor Properties Inc. purchased 14,700 square feet of mixed-use property from MTF-CA, a California limited partnership, for $2.6 million at 510 North Coast Highway, and 502 and 508 Sportsfisher Drive in Oceanside. The...

College Loan Corp. signed a 47-month sublease from Gateway Inc. valued at $4.4 million for 135,700 square feet of office space at 14303 Gateway Place in Poway.(LEASES)
July 2, 2007... College Loan Corp. signed a 47-month sublease from Gateway Inc. valued at $4.4 million for 135,700 square feet of office space at 14303 Gateway Place in Poway. The sublessor plans to use the space for a debt consolidation business. Mickey...

B & H Education Inc., doing business as Marinello Schools of Beauty, signed a 10-year, $1.2 million lease for 7,100 square feet of retail space in the Circle Center.(LEASES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... B & H Education Inc., doing business as Marinello Schools of Beauty, signed a 10-year, $1.2 million lease for 7,100 square feet of retail space in the Circle Center located at 841 Amele Ave. in El Cajon. Kipp Gstettenbauer and Kyle Clark of...

eStudysite leased 4,700 square feet of medical office space valued at $914,000 from Alvarado Medical Center LLC for 84 months.(LEASES)(eStudysite)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... eStudysite leased 4,700 square feet of medical office space valued at $914,000 from Alvarado Medical Center LLC for 84 months at 6367 Alvarado Court in La Mesa. Jack Kruger of Grubb & EllislBRE Commercial represented the lessor, while Dan...

Windermere Real Estate leased 3,950 square feet of office space in Liberty Station at 2468 Historic Decatur Road.(LEASES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Windermere Real Estate leased 3,950 square feet of office space in Liberty Station at 2468 Historic Decatur Road in Point Loma from the McMillan Cos. for five years at $700,000. Curt Perry and Andrew Luce of Coldwell Banker Commercial...

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. signed a lease with Jett & Jones LLC for 5,700 square feet of R&D space in Palomar Point at 1817 Aston Ave. in Carlsbad.(LEASES)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. signed a lease with Jett & Jones LLC for 5,700 square feet of R&D space in Palomar Point at 1817 Aston Ave. in Carlsbad. The property, leased for 60 months at $459,000, will be used for medical...

Jeffrey Isaac.(ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE)(Lawyer in Blue Jeans Group)(Occupation overview)
July 2, 2007... Jeffrey Isaac decided to stop practicing law twice and he believes that if he hadn't involved radio and television with his practice, he would have left a third time. Now, the 59-year-old runs a unique law practice under the name Lawyer in Blue...

Marcy T. Rogers.(EXECUTIVE PROFILE)(president, chief executive officer of SpineMark Corp.)(Occupation overview)
July 2, 2007... Marcy Rogers calls SpineMark Corp. the "one-stop spine shop." Rogers, president and chief executive officer of the specialty hospital focused exclusively on spine and surgical care, wasn't planning on entering the medical field. But...

Delivering significant results.(Business Banking)(1st Pacific Bank of California delivering high quality services)
July 2, 2007... In less than seven short years, 1st Pacific Bank of California has grown tremendously by serving the needs of the Son Diego business community. The Bank opened November 17, 2000 with two offices after raising 511.5 million in on initial public...

Callan Capital.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Callan Capital has announced its formation as a boutique wealth management firm, founded by brothers Trevor Callan and Ryan Caftan. Previously, they managed assets for Merrill Lynch.

Marrokal Construction.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)
July 2, 2007... Marrokal Construction has announced the addition of Tim Jones to its design staff. Jones brings 23 years of architectural design experience to Marrokal.

Brookfield Homes.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)(Adam Pevney promoted)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Brookfield Homes announced the promotion of Adam Pevney from project manager to assistant vice president of the homebuilder's San Diego/Riverside division. Pevney has more than nine years of executive-level experience in land development and...

NTD Stichler Architecture.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)
July 2, 2007... NTD Stichler Architecture has appointed Stephan Castellanos as an architect. Formerly, Castellanos served as California state architect from 2000 to 2005.

Palomar College Foundation.(EDUCATION)(appointment of Richard Talmo)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Palomar College and its fund-raising arm, the Palomar College Foundation, have selected Richard Talmo as the new director of development, executive director of the foundation. Talmo has been executive director and chief executive officer for...

Girl Scouts, San Diego/Imperial Council, has added eight community leaders to its board.(GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT)(appointment of Sharon Cohen, Beth Fischer and Gregory Kolinsky)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Girl Scouts, San Diego/Imperial Council, has added eight community leaders to its board. The new members, who will serve a three-year term, are: Sharon Cohen, assistant general counsel for Sempra Energy; Beth Fischer, division president for...

Golden Care Academy.(HEALTH CARE AND BIOTECH)(appointment of Stuart Gross)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Golden Care Academy has added Stuart Gross to its board of directors. Gross has worked in the information technology field for 30 years and serves as director of IT and security for the Southern California Physicians Managed Care Services. He...

Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.(HEALTH CARE AND BIOTECH)(appointment of George Schreiner)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Metabasis Therapeutics Inc. said that George Schreiner, chief executive officer of Raven Biotechnologies Inc., was named to its board of directors. In 2006, Schreiner joined Raven, and previously he served for 10 years at Scios Inc., in...

Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(HEALTH CARE AND BIOTECH)(appointment of Jack Lief)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that Jack Lief has been named chairman of the company. Lief is president, chief executive officer, founder and director of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.