San Diego Business Journal articles from June 2002

San Diego Business Journal archives from June 2002

State mulls lawsuit against Sempra Energy: officials claim energy firm lied about Elk Hills plant.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The state's Department of Water Resources is considering filing a lawsuit against Sempra Energy, alleging fraud over the company's $7 billion power pact with the state. "What we have learned is that Sempra was offering power... that...

UC, nurses sign pact to avert strike.(University of California facilities )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... UCSD and other University of California facilities have averted a one-day strike by reaching an agreement with nurses over work and wage issues that is expected to be ratified this week. The three-year tentative contract would give UC...

Agency's demise viewed with sadness, surprise.(Stoorza Communications)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... News of longtime heavyweight Stoorza Communications' closing rippled through San Diego's public relations industry last week, sparking reactions of sadness and some surprise. For many years, the 28-year-old independently owned firm had been...

Peregrine on the hunt again for an auditor.(Peregrine Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Potential conflicts from sales made to the consulting unit of KPMG caused Peregrine Systems Inc. to fire its second auditor in as many months. In the course of an internal investigation into accounting irregularities at Peregrine that...

Family atmosphere thrives in high-stakes insurance industry. (Enterprise: Insurance).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Early on, Brian Ahern recruited his sister, Ellen Ahern, into his company, Ahern Insurance Brokerage. "We're a very close family," according to Ellen Ahern. She and her brother even talk on the weekends, despite seeing each other at work...

Salvadoran leader makes case for new business: dissatisfaction with Mexican maquiladora industry could spur change. (Trade).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... El Salvador may be a new option for some maquiladora operators in Mexico. John Riley, president and chief operating officer of San Diego-based VerTek International Inc., said he wants to see more maquiladoras stay in Tijuana, or at least...

Inner Circle helps Ease loneliness of leadership. (Small Business & Retail).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... It doesn't have to be lonely at the top. The San Diego chapter of Minneapolis-based Inner Circle assists executives of small business companies in overcoming their isolation by introducing them to other business owners and chief executive...

Bathroom on the go. (Small Business & Retail).(Westfield Shoppingtown Plaza Bonita's family-friendly bathroom)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... For parents with small children, Westfield Shoppingtown Plaza Bonita has unveiled a new concept in a family-friendly bathroom. The "Family Restroom" is designed to meet the needs of families on the go with infants and toddlers in tow. The...

Toyota breaks ground. (Small Business & Retail).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The largest Toyota dealership in San Diego County has broken ground in Escondido. Construction began May 28 on the new Toyota of Escondido dealership, at W. Mission Road and Broadway in a "park-like" setting on 7 1/2 acres. The site will...

Tax laws for women. (Small Business & Retail).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The San Diego chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a seminar on tax planning later this month. Trust attorney Karen Ladner will lead the discussion, "Taxes, Trusts and Retirement Planning -- What Savvy...

United Defense Industries buying Southwest Marine: purchase follows trend of shipyard mergers. (Defense).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Publicly traded United Defense Industries has announced plans to acquire San Diego's Southwest Marine shipyard, and the other five shipyards of United States Marine Repair, Inc., for $316 million. The acquisition ends U.S. Marine Repair's...

Half-block project slated for condos.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Western Pacific Housing Inc., a division of Arlington, Texas-based D.R. Horton Co., recently purchased half a block in Downtown San Diego for $4.8 million for a 120-unit condominium development dubbed Park Boulevard West. The...

Judge lets county redistricting lawsuit stand: three county bar association VPs seek the 2003 presidency. (Law).(San Diego, California judge Kevin Enright)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... San Diego Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright recently refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the county. If successful, the lawsuit filed by the San Diego Redistricting Coalition could require county officials to undo last year's newly drawn...

In the running. (Law).(Christopher Todd, Lisa Weinreb, Anita Margolis running for San Diego SDCBA president)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Three current vice presidents of the San Diego County Bar Association have declared their intentions to run for the 2003 SDCBA president. They are Christopher Todd, Anita Margolis and Lisa Weinreb. Todd practices with the San Diego law...

Weitz appointment. (Law).(David Weitz, appointment at Syrrx Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Syrrx Inc., a San Diego drug discovery company, recently appointed David Weitz as vice president of intellectual property and general counsel. "Mr. Weitz brings to Syrrx the legal, corporate and biotechnology experience necessary to...

Hanging a shingle. (Law).(R.A. Mahavier, APLC, legal practice by Anthony Mahavier)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Attorney Anthony "Tony" Mahavier has opened his own San Diego law practice, R.A. Mahavier, APLC. The new law office is located at 550 W. C St., Suite 990. Mahavier is a native San Diegan with extensive experience in business disputes...

New hires. (Law).(at Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek law firm)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Two new associates -- Joseph Martinez and Amanda Kramer -- joined the San Diego law firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek. Martinez's practice includes sophisticated real estate matters. Kramer is a family law associate.

New partner. (Law).(at Foley and Lardner)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Greg Moser, partner at Foley & Lardner, has been named the company's managing partner for San Diego operations. May 1 marked his first day at the post. Moser has been with Foley & Lardner since 1996.

President elect. (Law).(for Association of Legal Administrators, Patricia Lane)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Patricia Lane, office administrator for the San Diego law firm of McKenna & Cuneo LLP is the 2002-03 president of the Association of Legal Administrators, a national management organization for the legal profession. Lane has been a legal...

Innocence project. (Law).(California Innocence Project, Jeff Chinn and Nancy Rosenfeld hired)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law in San Diego added two new staff members -- Jeff Chinn and Nancy Rosenfeld. Chinn acts the Innocence Project's new assistant director. Rosenfeld serves as a part-time...

Padres secure bond money for ballpark financing. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... The Padres closed private financing totaling $135 million for the team's share of the Downtown ballpark, assuring it will be built in time for the 2004 opening day. The private placement was provided by a consortium of three insurance...

Work is wonderful, the second time around: lured from retirement, workers savor challenges. (Special Report: Careers).(stories of 4 San Diego area executives)
June 3, 2002... After Ron Watkins retired in 1998, he built a house and car. Not just any car, mind you, a Cobra kit sports car. Watkins enjoyed retirement after decades in the energy industry. Then, earlier this year, Pratt & Whitney Power Systems...

Area colleges take steps to address nursing shortage.(San Diego)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... There are currently 126,000 vacancies for registered nurses in hospitals nationwide, according to the latest assessment by the American Hospital Association. To address this local and national problem, state officials must work with...

Parents can help build work force of the future: encouragement, guidance seen as strong motivators.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Children represent the future, and ultimately, their career choices will be very important. Parents can influence a child, not by molding him or her into their own professional image, but by objectively presenting a society filled with...

wTemporary staffing services: ranked by verified local gross revenue for fiscal 2001.(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES Ranked by verified local gross revenue for fiscal 2001 Agency Rank Address Telephone (last year) Web Address Fax 1 ...

Workers re-evaluate careers, strive for balance: employers, employees benefit from flexible approach.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The recent economic downturn has led many professionals to re-evaluate their personal and professional priorities. According to a recent survey developed by OfficeTeam, 32 percent of those surveyed said the No. 1 concern about their careers...

Unemployment insurance claims ratchet down San Diego economic indicators.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... San Diego's economy could be contracting following four months of slight growth, according to the latest Index of Leading Economic Indicators, which fell 0.3 percent in April. The April decline was fueled mainly by a 4 percent increase in...

Largest employers: ranked by total number of employees as of April 1, 2002.(San Diego )(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... LARGEST EMPLOYERS Ranked by total number of employees as of April 1, 2002 Total number of employees ...

Survey sniffs out San Diego's hottest jobs: diversity keeps region growth slow, but steady.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... After the events of Sept. 11, the entire country braced itself for an economic recession. While the national economy has suffered, San Diego has not experienced the same decline, but instead has entered a slow growth period. In fact, the...

Specialized education opens door to jewelry industry: turning course work into a 'gem' of a career.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Imagine, if you will, a job where you're surrounded by diamonds, rubies, cultured pearls and sapphires. If this sounds like a dream come true, you might want to consider a career in the world of gems and jewelry. Positions in this industry...

Leap revises plan to seek new licenses.(Leap Wireless International Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Leap Wireless International Inc. announced May 29 it will not bid for licenses in the Federal Communications Commission's June spectrum auction, despite making a move to do so earlier in May. The FCC is auctioning off spectrum now occupied...

Career counselors: good guys or scam artists? Counseling does not equal a job offer.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Making money off someone else's troubles is a time-honored practice for con artists. And nowhere is that clearer than with fraudulent career counselor scams that feed off job dissatisfaction and unemployment. While there are many...

California HMOs ranked top financial performers: Sharp, Blue Shield reach agreement. (Health Care).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... A rating agency gave California's two HIMO giants, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, top scores in financial performance during the first nine months of 2001. By contrast, the two smaller California HMOs, Sharp Health Plan and UCSD Health Plan,...

Sharp/Blue Shield agreement. (Health Care).(Sharp HealthCare and Blue Shield of California )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Sharp HealthCare and Blue Shield of California have signed a new three-year contract to allow members of the Blue Shield's preferred-provider plan to access Sharp hospitals. The agreement takes effect June 1. The old contract between...

Local BIA hands out some BIG honors.(Building Industry Association of San Diego)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The Home Builders Council of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County recently gave out its 12th annual Building Industry's Greatest awards. Twenty BIG awards were given on May 17 to individuals and teams building new home...

Corporate center buildings sold in Carlsbad.(Coldwell Banker Commercial-North County Properties sells to DEI LLC)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Within a few weeks of announcing a new lease at Fairway Corporate Center in Carlsbad, Coldwell Banker Commercial-North County Properties has brokered the sale of the building to DEI LLC for $19.5 million. Fairway Corporate Center is a...

A breath of fresh air for meeting planners and clients.(Hornblower Cruises & Events' yachts )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Most meeting & event planners agree that the three most important factors for a successful event are location, location, location. No longer an "added value," a unique location is now a requirement when planning an exceptional event. For event...

Putting a new twist on events with creative gifts and amenities.(EXCLAMATIONS! gift services)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Gift giving, both corporate and personal, has been refined to an art in America. Claudia Johnson is one local entrepreneur who has placed herself on the cutting edge of this phenomenon, as thousands of business visitors flock annually to the...

Award-Winning hotel offers gold key service and amenities.(Town and Country Resort Hotel )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Whether your planning a meeting, conference or convention, inviting friends and family to your elegant wedding and reception, or hosting a corporate retreat, gala fundraiser or educational seminar, choosing the Town and Country means you've...

Hotel offers business travelers a taste of Southern California.(San Diego Mission Valley Hilton )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Commercial travelers to America's Finest City find that the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton really means business -- and not business as usual. The location, facilities, atmosphere and service combine to make the Hilton a success at serving the...

Meeting planners give clients a bird's eye view.(Corporate Helicopters of San Diego)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... For meeting planners looking for new ideas, helicopters are a launching pad for the creative mind. San Diego, the nation's seventh largest city, is already established as a favorite convention destination. But conventioneers haven't seen San...

Merging business with pleasure, new hotel offers full service experience.(Kearny Mesa Courtyard )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Located in the heart of Kearny Mesa just minutes from Mission Valley and Downtown, The Kearny Mesa Courtyard is the ideal location for meetings. One of the first new full service concept hotels for the Courtyard by Marriott brand, the Kearny...

Local firm streamlines meeting planning process.(Solutions In-Site)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Conference planners and corporate executives are constantly overloaded. With so many events to plan and details to ensure, it seems there is never enough time to complete everything. Often, strict meeting and incentive budgets prevent many of...

Resort offers ideal setting for business or pleasure.(Pala Mesa Resort )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Located in the foothills of North San Diego County, Pala Mesa Resort features the amenities and atmosphere to make a wedding, banquet, or company meeting an unforgettable and relaxing experience. With 132 spacious guestrooms and a wide variety...

Meeting, event & recreation planning directory.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Audio/Visual Videoconferencina MCSi - AV Rentals & Staging 10695 Treena St., #105, San Diego, 92131 Phone: (800) 635-8600, Fax: (858) 880-1800 www.mcsinet.com MCSi is a leading supplier and integrator of presentation,...

'First step' taken in bolstering border security: plumbing products firm signs $2 million lease in tijuana industrial park. (International Business).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Local border businessman Steve Gross was in Washington, D.C., last month, standing near President George W. Bush as he signed a new border security bill into law. HR 3525 authorizes the Attorney General to hire 200 more inspectors each...

Maquiladora lease. (International Business).(Fluidmaster's lease with FinSA)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Fluidmaster, an Orange County-based manufacturer of plumbing products, has signed a $2 million, 6-year lease with FinSA for a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the La Jolla Industrial Park in Tijuana. Jean-Paul de Kervor,...

Four more stores. (International Business).(PriceSmart Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... San Diego-based warehouse retailer PriceSmart Inc. has begun construction on four new stores. Three 71,500-square-foot stores are in Celaya, Irapuato and Queretaro, Mexico. The fourth store is in Kingston, Jamaica. Lyons, Warren &...

Mission to Korea. (International Business).(San Diego World Trade Center & San Diego-Jeonju Sister City Society set up trade with South Korea)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The San Diego World Trade Center, in partnership with the San Diego-Jeonju Sister City Society, is organizing a trade mission to South Korea from Aug. 17 to 24. The mission, focusing on developing product and service exports, imports,...

Border trade show. (International Business).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. are sponsoring Mexport, an international trade show promoting trade and commerce between Mexico and the United States. The trade show is expected to...

Tradevisions. (International Business).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Tradevisions: The WTC is sponsoring Tradevisions 2002, "Doing Business in China, the Philippines and South Korea" from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 18 at the San Diego Convention Center. The entry fee is $95 for members of the trade center and...

Asian convention. (International Business).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Asian Convention: The Asian Business Association of San Diego, and ABAs from Los Angeles, Orange County, San Fernando, Silicon Valley and San Francisco, are sponsoring an Asian Business Association Convention June 27 to 29 at the Sheraton San...

Calendar. (For the Record).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... If you would like your business event that costs less than $75 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: Calendar ...

Jenny Craig signs $10.6M lease for Carlsbad site. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Jenny Craig Inc. has signed a 10-year lease valued at $10.6 million for 48,904 square feet in Carlsbad. John Casey and Lynn LaChapelle of San Diego-based Bumham Real Estate Services represented Jenny Craig in its site search and lease...

HouseRebate stays online with TRO from court. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... San Diego-based HouseRebate.com had to get a temporary restraining order to keep Palo Alto-based Homes.com, its Web hosting company, from shutting down or tampering with its Web site. HouseRebate, an online discount residential real estate...

Grubb & Ellis-CB Richard Ellis deal off the table. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... A deal reportedly in the works in mid-May between two commercial real estate brokerages, both with a strong local presence, is apparently off. On May 24, Illinois- and New York-based Grubb & Ellis Co. announced that discussions with...

Hot deals.(Real estate sales)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... REAL ESTATE SALES Property: 12905 Mapleview Blvd., Lakeside Seller: Pacifica Woodglen Selling agents: Eric Corner of GB Richard Ellis represented the buyer. The seller represented itself. Buyer/square footage: Efren R. Cota...

Local Wetlands net award for Environmentalist's work to preserve.(2002 National Wetlands Award winner, Jim King)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... An Oakland-based environmentalist has won a national award for his work to preserve San Diego wetlands. Jim King, a wetlands conservationist from the California Coastal Conservancy, won the 2002 National Wetlands Award on May 16. The...

County Water Authority's bond rating now could save thousands.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The San Diego County Water Authority expects to save $220,000 annually now that its bond rating was upgraded. Standard & Poor's upgraded the authority's bond rating May 9, from AA- to AA. Two other ratings agencies, Moody's and Fitch,...

Vista Village project to include Lowe's Home Improvement.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse recently broke ground on a new store in Vista. The Lowe's store is the first phase of Vista Village, a 45-acre retail, entertainment and restaurant district planned for downtown Vista. The home...

Tijuana convention center may spur area tourism. (Tourism & Hospitality).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The disparity in size, scope and intention leaves the recently announced convention center planned in Tijuana unlikely to affect San Diego in any way other than exposure to more tourists, said an official from the San Diego Convention Visitors...

Checking in. (Tourism & Hospitality).(San Diego area business news)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... As of last month, the WineSellar & Brasserie's expansion was complete The store's floor space was tripled to 1,800 square feet and a new tasting room was unveiled. Company Chairman and CEO Gary Parker said the project cost slightly less than...

San Diego public stocks. (Market Place).(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... SAN DIEGO PUBLIC STOCKS Data as 05/24/02 STOCK PRICE PricePerfo rmance ...

Invitrogen Corp. (Proxy).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... Invitrogen Corp. develops, manufactures and markets more than 10,000 products for the life sciences markets. Value Total number of shares outstanding 53,100,000 as of May 24, 2002 Price of each common share as of ...

Mortgage rates.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... MORTGAGE RATES May 30, 2002 FIXED RATE FIRSTS LENDER RATE PTS APR TERM MAX LOAN Southwest Community Bank 6.25 2.00 6.80 30 300,700 Palomar Community Bank 6.50 2.00 6.80 30 ...

Award-winning author offers tips to getting published. (News Makers).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... With such business creativity comes greater rewards. Lee Silber, author of Self-Promotion for the Creative Person, won two awards from the San Diego Book Awards last month sponsored by the San Diego Book Awards Association. The awards...

Entrepreneur's painful experience pays off with adjustable keyboard.(Glen Hogle's Active Input Solutions)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Glenn Hogle turned his pain into gain. While working as a marketing director for a local housewares supply firm eight years ago, Hogle spent countless hours typing up reports. He was typing so much it caused pain in his hands and wrists....

Construction tech students get a head start on career.(San Diego's new Construction Tech Academy)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... They call it a school within a school. Starting with the next academic year, two wings of Kearny High School will house the Construction Tech Academy, a new school-to-career program -- or school, if you will -- that focuses on architecture,...

The play's not always the thing: managing director Terrence Dwyer steers La Jolla Playhouse through financial woes, sets future course. (Profile).
June 3, 2002... Sitting in a trailer office at the La Jolla Playhouse, several hundred feet from UCSD's Mandell Weiss Theatre, Terrence Dwyer might seem as far away from a rehearsal hall as he's ever been. As managing director of the Playhouse, however,...

Idec breaks ground for Oceanside facility, expects up to 600 hires.(Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... OCEANSIDE -- Two years after Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced it would invest $1.25 billion in a large-scale manufacturing site, the biotech company finally broke ground on the first phase. The ceremony took place May 30. The...

Water Authority takes honors for energy-saving program.(San Diego County Water Authority)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The San Diego County Water Authority won a regional award for a program to help residents use less water. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, presented an award to the authority May 23 for its high-efficiency...

San Diego Housing Commission provides money for affordable apartments.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 3, 2002... The San Diego Housing Commission provided $3.1 million in low-interest loans and approved the sale of $523 million in tax-exempt bonds for Fairfield Residential and Wakeland Housing & Development Corp., both based in San Diego, to renovate 816...

Banking and finance. (People).(San Diego area appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Transwestern Commercial Services has appointed Stephen L. Grant as executive vice president. Charles Schwab & Co. has hired Bill Gloer as an investment consultant. Deloitte & Touche LLP has added William Danola and William Malone as partners.

Construction and design. (People).(San Diego area appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Anna-Marie Marchesi, vice president of marketing for Kiang & Associates, and Maria Meeuwisse, director of marketing for Brookfield Homes, have been chosen to co-chair SAM 2002. Robert Campbell has been appointed CFO of Berryman & Henigar.

High-tech and manufacturing. (People).(San Diego area appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Advanced Personnel Systems Inc. has named Paul Smith accounts manager. Qualcomm has appointed Richard Sulpizio as interim president of Qualcomm China. Transitive Technologies, Ltd. has appointed Dr. Peter van Cuylenburg as chairman of the board...

Government and nonprofit. (People).(San Diego area appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... SDSU's College of Extended Studies has appointed Dr. Liz Sondhaus as director of corporate training, professional development division. The board of directors of United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego County has selected Misty Morgan as a member....

Health care and biotech. (People).(Anadys Pharmaceuticals appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Anadys Pharmaceuticals has named Bin Li, Ph.D as associate director, screening services, Lisa Bauman as associate director, clinical operations, and Leo Kirkovsky, Ph.D as group leader, metabolic studies.

Miscellaneous. (People).(San Diego area appointments)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Employment Strategies has added Dave Catanzaro as manager technical staffing division, Anthony Laurice as technical recruiter and Farhad Noroozi as manager, direct-hire placement division. Carttronics, LLC has named Dennis Murphy as president...

Real estate. (People).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Cassandra C. Peterson has been hired as a sales associate for The Willis Allen Co. Nola Dillingham of Colliers International was recently awarded the Real Property Administrator professional designation from BOMI. Drew Burks and Joe Purvis have...

Sempra, state must address bigger issues.(Sempra Energy )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... The rift between California officials and Sempra Energy keeps getting wider. The state is increasingly agitated at the San Diego-based energy giant's apparent non-compliance with the 10-year energy contract it signed last year, while...

Mixing ingredients for a successful business. (Publisher's Notebook).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Why are some companies more successful than others? Because some can create a plan and execute it and others think about a plan and wait for it to happen. Fear, focus and execution are the three main ingredients differentiating between...

Chipmakers told to get the lead out: lead-based solder called possible environmental hazard. (Technology).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... A comfortable way of life may be ending for the electronics manufacturing industry. Because of environmental concerns, lead solder is going the way of lead paint. The concern is that the lead in discarded products may go back into the...

$6M aids in product's market debut: HNC, Fair Issac & Co. reveal in joint proxy details of exces' severance deals. (Cyberbucks).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... Telecom hardware makers have been taking it on the chin over the past few years, but San Diego-based All Optical Networks had some good news last week in closing a $6 million Series A funding round. Led by Chicago-based ForeFront Capital,...

HNC execs benefit from merger. (Cyberbucks).(Brief Article)
June 3, 2002... HNC Software and its merger partner, San Francisco-based Fair Issac & Co., revealed in a joint proxy statement released last week details of proposed severance packages to its top executives. HNC President and CEO John Mutch stands to gain...