San Diego Business Journal articles from March 2003

San Diego Business Journal archives from March 2003

A power player; Mark Fabiani's latest spin: put the Chargers in a new stadium.(Fabiani is Special counsel to San Diego Chargers President Dean Spanos)
March 3, 2003... Representing the San Diego Chargers ownership in their quest for a new stadium may sound like a difficult assignment, but it's hardly the toughest one Mark Fabiani has ever faced. That was Fabiani's two-year stint representing former...

Panel: no public funds for a stadium.(San Diego Chargers)
March 3, 2003... A citizens task force report on possible ways to accommodate the San Diego Chargers' request for a new stadium advises the City Council not to use any public funds for the proposed facility -- except to pay for infrastructure costs. The...

Buzz is growing over Blue Hornet. (Enterprise: Internet).(Blue Hornet Networks)
March 3, 2003... Blue Hornet Networks is so serious about its war on unwanted spam e-mail that it vows if it finds a customer abusing its technology, it will dump that client. Recently, the San Diego based e-mail marketing firm did just that when it...

Airport panel eyes enhancing Lindbergh: third terminal a possibility until new site is picked.(Lindbergh Field)
March 3, 2003... The panel charged with overseeing Lindbergh Field and recommending a site for a new airport has first been asked to look at making tens of millions of dollars in improvements to the existing facilities. A master plan presented by the San...

Doing business here not as pricey as some contend: survey puts San Diego among low-cost cities while Philadelphia ranks as most expensive. (Government).
March 3, 2003... San Diego ranked as a low-cost city for doing business on a recently released tax survey of the nation's major metro areas. The ninth annual Kosmont-Rose Cost of Doing Business Survey, released last month, compared the costs of several...

Sempra faces probe from utility agency. (Government).(California Public Utilities Commission)
March 3, 2003... The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 to investigate San Diego-based Sempra Energy's compliance with state rules regarding affiliates and their holding companies. On Feb. 27, the PUC decided the matter, which has been on the...

Hiring upturn. (Week in Review).
March 3, 2003... The remaining 4 percent said they aren't sure of their plans. The local Manpower report said areas that are expected to show hiring increases are construction, non-durable goods manufacturing, transportation/public utilities,...

Light rail funding. (Week in Review).(North County receives federal funding for "The Sprinter")(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... North County's proposed light rail project now has new funding, and a new name. Karen King, executive director of the North Country Transit District, announced Feb. 26 that the Oceanside-Escondido rail line received $152 million in federal...

AirFiber shutdown. (Week in Review).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... AirFiber, Inc., the Rancho Bernardo telecom gear maker, has closed its doors and laid off 60 people. The company is reportedly in talks to be acquired by another company. AirFiber made rooftop transceivers that send and receive laser...

UCSD dean named. (Week in Review).
March 3, 2003... The UC Board of Regents has yet to approve the selection. Seible, an expert in bridge design, structural systems, and earthquake engineering, joined the UCSD faculty in 1983. He founded the department of structural engineering and served...

Patent lawsuit. (Week in Review).(Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. sues Corixa Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Seattle-based biotech firm Corixa Corp. to block it from selling a potential rival to its non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug, Zevalin. The San Diego-based biotech firm...

Nimitz deployment. (Week in Review).(aircraft carrier USS Nimitz)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... More than 8,000 sailors will leave San Diego for the Arabian Gulf March 3 with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz battle group. Leaving with the Nimitz are the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton, guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, Sea....

Factory 2-U secures $15M in financing.(Factory 2-U Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based Factory 2-U Stores, Inc. announced it has entered into nonbinding arrangements for a total of about $15 million of debt and equity financing. The arrangement came as the company released its operating results for fiscal...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
March 3, 2003... An article titled "Titan Drone May Be the 'Affordable Weapon'" in the Feb. 17 issue of the San Diego Business Journal misstated the price of the Predator drone from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The original Predator model...

Hydrofoil commuter service poised to make waves: debut route connects Oceanside with Downtown San Diego. (Transportation).(ferry, shuttle service)
March 3, 2003... A commuter service debuting today in San Diego County could be the next wave in work-related travel. Literally. A passenger ferry service between Oceanside and Downtown San Diego was scheduled to launch March 3. The ferry, with one morning...

Commercial brokers spotting a condo conversion trend: pent-up demand for entry level properties cited. (Housing).
March 3, 2003... Investors of all types spent a lot of money on apartments in 2002, but area commercial real estate brokers noted that many did not intend to continue collecting rents at the properties. Companies specializing in condominium...

8 San Diego area companies win CCAT awards. (Housing).(Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Eight San Diego County companies will receive money, in-kind services, or both as part of the latest award round from the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology. CCAT handles small amounts of money from the Pentagon. It goes to...

San Diego a top 10 market for the internet: state PUC sets 211 aside for special directory services. (High-Tech).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego was the ninth-fastest growing U.S. market for household Internet use during 2002, according to a Nielsen/NetRatings report. The market research company found that the San Diego area had 1.22 million unique, at-home users during...

Brick buy. (High-Tech).(Power-One Inc. acquires Di/dt)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Camarillo-based Power-One Inc. has acquired Di/dt, a maker of DC-current conversion "bricks" in Carlsbad, for $7.36 million in an all-stock deal. Power-One said Dildt will retain its highly automated Carlsbad plant. The local company has...

Not 911, but help nonetheless. (High-Tech).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... California telecom providers have to Set aside the number 211 for special directory services. The California Public Utilities Commission made the decision in February. In the future, callers will be able to dial 211 to get non-emergency...

Patent watch. (High-tech).(Magis Networks, Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based Magis Networks, Inc. reports receiving four U.S. patents--three for antenna design and one for security technology. Magis makes chips for indoor wireless local area networks, which can carry high-definition television signals...

Two ways to interface. (High-Tech).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based V-Enable says it's out with new software allowing people to operate wireless devices in a variety of ways: by talking to the device or by punching keys. The varied approach is called "multimode." In announcing Version 3.0 of its...

Cubic Corp. (Columnar Components).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Cubic Corp. has won a five-year, $16 million contract to maintain parking control systems at LAX, plus the Van Nuys and Ontario airports

BakBone Software, Inc. (Columnar Components).
March 3, 2003... Another large airport--in Sydney, Australia--is using storage software from San Diego-based BakBone Software, Inc. for backup and recovery

Arkeia Corp. (Columnar Components).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Arkeia Corp. of Carlsbad says Oxford University medical researchers are using its software solution to back up data.

Industry consolidations bite corvas: San Diego firm will be bought by vaccine-maker dendreon. (Biotech).
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based Corvas International Inc. is the latest company to succumb to the wave of consolidations in the biotech sector. Corvas announced Feb. 25 that the Seattle-based vaccine maker Dendreon Corp. agreed to buy the firm for $72.9...

Founder among those replaced by peregrine. (Cyberbucks).
March 3, 2003... Peregrine Systems, the embattled local software firm under investigation by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the local U.S. Attorney's Office, will replace four of its current board members -- including...

Resignation of Titan president coincides with new focus on national security. (Cyberbucks).
March 3, 2003... Shift In Focus: Hoping to repair some of the damage caused by the sudden departure of its president, Titan Corp. said the resignation of President and COO Eric DeMarco coincided with a board decision last July to focus on national security...

Sales rise. (Cyberbucks).(SYS Technologies)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... SYS Technologies, a San Diego-based provider of engineering consulting services, reported record sales of $6.9 million for its second quarter ended Dec. 28, about double the amount for the same period of 2001. Net income for the period was...

Tempest closes deal. (Cyberbucks).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Tempest Asset Management, an Irvine-based currency trading firm, completed its acquisition of Netrom Inc., a San Diego-based Internet firm that has been insolvent since 2000. Financial terms of the all-stock sale were not disclosed. ...

Annual meeting feels like a version of 'Survivor': experts focus on getting through economic crunch. (Biotech).(Industry Overview)
March 3, 2003... If this year's annual California biotech meeting had a television theme, some attending experts would have written a how-to script for a biotechnology "Survivor." The biotech sector is facing difficult times. This year's program at the...

County health care workers first to get smallpox vaccine. (Health Care).
March 3, 2003... Starting in March, some 75 county health care workers will receive the smallpox vaccine in the first wave of planned inoculations of local health care workers against the deadly disease. Dr. Nancy Bowen, public health officer for the San...

Judith Yates honored as 'communicator of the year' for 2002. (Health Care).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Communicator Of The Year: Judith R. Yates, vice president and chief operations officer of the Healthcare Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, was recently named "2002 Communicator of the Year" by a group called Health Care...

Will legislature tackle cell use while driving issue? CHP wants bill banning cell use behind-the-wheel. (Transportation).
March 3, 2003... The state Assembly and the California Highway Patrol are leaning into the legislative tug-of-war over cell phone use behind the wheel. And local telecom manufacturers, already alert to efforts to limit cell phone use in many states, are...

Local firms continue to court China as trade partner: one company sees shipments' to China growing to 50 percent of its deliveries in near future. (Trade).
March 3, 2003... China is opening itself up to more outside investors, a trend due in large part to its recent entry into the World Trade Organization. Here in San Diego, locally based Ethertronics is one company taking advantage of the Chinese government's...

SDG&E business customers face state's highest costs. (Energy).(San Diego Gas & Electric Co.)
March 3, 2003... A state report on future electric prices estimates that San Diego Gas & Electric Co. businesses will see rates drop slightly during the next decade, but many will pay the highest prices as compared to customers of California's other...

Renewable energy programs spared state budget cuts. (Energy).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Budget Cuts: Many worthwhile programs may suffer from budget cuts once the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis figure out how to fix the state's estimated $35 billion shortfall. Cities, counties, schools, and redevelopment agencies, to name a...

Seeking permission. (Energy).(Calpine Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Jose-based Calpine Corp., which has plans to build the Otay Mesa Energy Center in South County, reportedly has asked Wisconsin officials for permission to build an unspecified number of natural gas-fired power plants in Fond du Lac. ...

Roadwork continues as funding becomes a question: state budget crunch could affect future projects. (Construction).
March 3, 2003... Two events last month showcased both the need for building new roads in San Diego--and the obstacles blocking construction. San Diego trumpeted the start of construction on a project to extend state Route 125 to the Otay Mesa border...

More spy plane work destined for San Diego.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... The Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to modify two Global Hawk aircraft for Navy use--specifically for maritime surveillance. Work will involve Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems units in San Diego as well as in...

Busalacchi's ristorante: hillcrest is the setting for a special evening. (What's on the Menu).(Restaurant Review)
March 3, 2003... I love success stories. Though in the San Diego restaurant business, there are so many--but none more impressive than that of Joe Busalacchi. Joe and his family came to the United States from Sicily when he was 9 years old. Even though he...

Jack's restaurant tidbits.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Adam Page has been named the food and beverage manager at the newly remodeled Del Mar Hilton Hotel. Page became interested in food services when he was still a student at Fallbrook High School. He has worked in restaurants as a waiter, chef,...

ConVis concerned allocation from city could be cut. (Tourism & Hospitality).
March 3, 2003... Unless the San Diego City Council increases the transient occupancy tax allocation for the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau in the coming fiscal year, it will have to cut back on the some of the advertising that has helped to make the...

Hotel's sewage spill prompts visit from the city's environmental unit. (Tourism & Hospitality).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Spilling Out: Sewage spills happen. But the San Diego City Attorney's Office wants business owners to know that ignoring sewage and grease spills that originate from their property could lead to dealing with more than just a smelly mess....

County outpaces rest of state for number of new hotel rooms.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... A new survey shows in 2002, San Diego County topped all others in the state with number of new hotel rooms that came on line. The county also led in the number of rooms under construction. According to Atlas Hospitality Group of Costa Mesa,...

Flurry of legislation set to overhaul state's health system: pressure coming from both public agencies, private industry. (Health Care).
March 3, 2003... Proposals to overhaul health care delivery in California are suddenly all the rage, although it's considered doubtful any of the plans can emerge from the current legislative session. Three major health care reform initiatives have been...

San Diego firm opens plant near Fresno.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... SAN JOAQUIN--Two San Diego investors are reopening a dormant manufacturing plant in this central California town and plan to employ 40 people there. Del Weightman and Tom Skinker are co-owners of Alpac, which will have its headquarters in...

Community banks are alive and thriving in S.D.: local bankers believe personal touch spurs deposits. (The List).
March 3, 2003... Banking has never been more personal, according to the institutions on this year's San Diego Business Journal's Area Banks List. Of the 25 banks on the List, 22 experienced a significant increase in deposits from last year, and only three banks...

Local biotech's buyout of maxia is complete.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Palo-Alto based Incyte Genomics Inc. said it completed its buyout of the San Diego-based Maxia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held molecule drug discovery firm. The wholly owned subsidiary will be named Incyte San Diego. Under the...

Nonlocal Banks.(ranked by total local deposits)(Directory)(Illustration)
March 3, 2003... NONLOCAL BANKS Ranked by total local deposits as of Dec. 31, 2002 Rank Bank Name Telephone (last Address Fax year) Web Address Toll-free number...

Area Banks.(ranked by total deposits)(Directory)(Illustration)
March 3, 2003... AREA BANKS Headquartered In San Diego County; ranked by total deposits as of Dec. 31, 2002 Rank Bank name Telephone (last Address Fax year) Web address ...

San Diego's local financial solution. (Advertising Supplement).(North Island Financial Credit Union )(Advertisement)
March 3, 2003... During the past 15 years, San Diego has experienced a series of financial institution mergers and acquisitions. The number of San Diego-based independent banks dropped from 40 in 1985 to just 15 by 2000. As a result, the community has suffered...

Redesigned bills of prevent sting of 'funny money'. (Advertising Supplement).(new currency to prevent counterfeiting)(Advertisement)
March 3, 2003... Besides being past presidents of our country, what do Andrew Jackson, Ulysses Grant, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton all have in common? Money. Each of these men grace the face of a U.S. bill. Over the last four...

New banker to serve needs of San Diego's growing businesses. (Advertising Supplement).(Don Rickman is new vice president/manager of University City Office of International City Bank)(Advertisement)
March 3, 2003... Don Rickman has assumed a new role in community banking with his appointment as vice president/manager of the University City Office of International City Bank. In making the appointment, Bank President & CEO, Jane J. Netherton said, "Our San...

Preparing San Diego's future workforce. (Advertisement Supplement).(Advertisement)
March 3, 2003... The San Diego regional economy requires a highly educated workforce, and San Diegans are meeting that demand--or are they? More than 23 percent of the jobs in San Diego require at least a bachelor's degree, compared to only 20 percent for...

Opening the door to a small business administration loan. (Advertising Supplement).(U.S. Small Business Administration)
March 3, 2003... As we begin to do business in a new century, small businesses need to make sure that they are ready for the challenges that lie ahead. As opportunities increase, small businesses need to consider what type of loan they need and where they will...

How to protect your financial information online.
March 3, 2003... Every day more and more people are turning to the Internet for their personal banking. It is a safe, convenient way to shop for financial services, maintain bank accounts and conduct business 24 hours a day. This promise of more convenience and...

Choosing a financial business partner: when your business is on the line, you need a financial business partner you can turn to with confidence. (Advertising Supplement).
March 3, 2003... When your business is on the line, you need a financial business partner you can turn to with confidence. This partner should help you understand what's best for your business and help you make decisions about commercial loans and lines of...

National natural gas prices show extreme volatility: a cold snap in the Northeast coupled with lower natural gas inventories, restraints on East Coast pipeline capacity, and the impact of freezing weather on production sent prices racing.
March 3, 2003... Natural gas prices rocked and rolled last week. On Feb. 25, the price at the Southern California border jumped 44 percent, from $5.75 to $8.30 per million British thermal units. That seemed like nothing compared to the Henry Hub price,...

MCMillin Realty reports sales of more than $1 billion in 2002.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... McMillin Realty, one of the National City-based Corky McMillin Cos., had record-breaking sales in 2002, with sales exceeding the $1 billion mark for the first time in the company's history. Scott McMillin, president of the residential real...

'Bodacious' author helps women biz owners. (Tips & Trends).(author Mary Foley is researching problems and challenges facing female business owners)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... There's one word Mary Foley likes to use to describe herself--bodacious. A Virginia-based author, Foley will be in San Diego this month to research problems and challenges facing women business owners. A Private consultant and...

County water authority unveils small biz program. (Tips & Trends).(the San Diego County Water Authority has a program to help small firms do business with it)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... The SCOOP: The San .Diego County Water Authority has a program to help small firms seeking to do business with the agency. The Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunity Program--known as SCOOP--is open to engineering firms, as well as firms...

Seminal seminar. (Tips & Trends).(small business seminar planned)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego will hold a seminar on how a small business can develop into a successful enterprise. The program, presented by city's Community and Economic Development Department and Southwestern College's Small Business Development and...

Small business. (Spolight).(profile of San Diego bookstore Mysterious Galaxy)(Company Profile)
March 3, 2003... Maryelizabeth Hart and her husband, Jeff Mariotte, run Mysterious Galaxy, an independent book store at 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in San Diego. A third co-owner, Terry Gilman, no longer lives locally, but still handles the accounting. The store...

What do I do when employees are recalled to active duty? (Small Business Help Line).
March 3, 2003... Question: What do I need to do when an employee is recalled to active duty in the military? Answer: When an employee is called to active military duty, there are two separate laws to consider--state and federal. The Military and Veterans...

San Diego public stocks. (Marketplace).(a list of stock prices for several San Diego firms)(Illustration)
March 3, 2003... San Diego Public Stocks Data as of 02/25/03 STOCK PRICE Price Performance % Chg. 52 Week ...

Proxy. (Marketplace).(WD-40 Co. acquires Global Household Brands)
March 3, 2003... WD-40 Co. Nasdaq -- WDFC WD-40 Co.'s petroleum-based WD-40 product is used as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant, and moisture displacer. The product unsticks locks and loosens rusted bolts. WD40 and the company's 3-in-One Oil...

San Diego technology 15. (Marketplace).(a chart of stock prices for several firms)(Illustration)
March 3, 2003... San Diego Technology 15 As of Feb. 21, 2003 52 week Company Ticker Close High Low Qualcomm, Inc. QCOM $35.13 $44.65 $23.21 Gateway, Inc. ...

Construction in final phase at Rancho Vista Business Park. (News & Trends).(Square One Development begins construction on the project)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based Square One Development has begun construction on the 96,386-square-foot final phase of the Rancho Vista Business Park in Vista. While industrial vacancy in the North County appears to be hovering just below 10 percent, in...

Industrial RE figures for Kearny Mesa reached record levels in 2002. (News & Trends).(Kearny Mesa's industrial real estate market saw record property sales prices)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Kearny Industrial: Kearny Mesa's industrial real estate market saw record property sales prices and rent increases in 2002, according to CB Richard Ellis. Industrial building sales totaled $133 million in 2002. It was the second highest...

Financing arranged. (News & Trends).(Euston Homes to purchase El Camino Commons)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Jon Walz and Jesse Lowe of Burnham Capital Markets arranged a $10.7 million loan for the purchase of El Camino Commons, an 89,243-square-foot shopping center at 141-215 El Camino Real in Encinitas. The new owner, Del Mar-based Euston...

Valley center builders. (News & Trends).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based master planner Newland Communities announced the first three builders that will break ground in Woods Valley in Valley Center: Buie Communities and SeaCountry Homes of San Diego, and Woodside Homes of Orange County. Woods...

Opening this weekend. (News & Trends).(California Cove Communities of Irvine opened its Tres Vistas development )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... California Cove Communities of Irvine opened its Tres Vistas development at The Crosby Estate in Rancho Santa Fe. Starwood Capital Group of Greenwich, Conn. is the Crosby Estate's master developer. Prices for the three-to five-bedroom...

Nearly all sold. (News & Trends).(Ryland Homes sold almost all of its 111 homes in Montemar in coastal Carlsbad)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Ryland Homes, headquartered in Calabasas, has sold almost all of its 111 homes in Montemar in coastal Carlsbad. The remaining three- and four-bedroom houses are selling from the mid-$400,000s and will be available for buyers to move in from...

Award. (News & Trends).(Berryman & Henigar won an Excellence in Rural Development Award)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... San Diego-based Berryman & Henigar won an Excellence in Rural Development Award from the Arizona Department of Commerce for its work on the Fort Mojave Sewer Master Plan. The firm provides municipal management consulting, civil...

San Diego offices secure spawar contracts.(Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awards contract to Orincon Corp. International )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego recently awarded two unrelated contracts. San Diego-based Orincon Corp. International is the recipient of a $26.8 million contract for signal technologies and information...

State reps champion border pass program in congress, senate.(Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection program at California-Mexico border)
March 3, 2003... U.S. representative Susan Davis, D-San Diego, announced her bill making the SENTRI program permanent now has a companion in the Senate. SENTRI--Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection--was introduced in San Diego by the...

Navy contract goes to titan.(Titan Corp. to build an experimental, twin-hulled Navy ship called the X-Craft)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Titan Corp. has announced receipt of a $59.9 million contract to build an experimental, twin-hulled Navy ship called the X-Craft. The 1,100-ton vessel will be designed for speeds of 50 knots or more. Subcontractors include Nichols...

Calendar. (Business Events).(Calendar)
March 3, 2003... 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 ...

Local firm recognized by aerospace giant.(Boeing has given its gold supplier-quality rating to Synergy Microsystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Boeing has given its gold supplier-quality rating to Synergy Microsystems Inc. of San Diego and Tucson, Ariz. Synergy designs, manufactures, and integrates single- and multi-processor, single-board computers. The rating was given for...

Executive profile.(William Lopez of Alternative Strategies)
March 3, 2003... William Lopez Alternative Strategies, launched in July 2000 by William Lopez, boasts a client roster that includes the LifeScore Clinic, Paradise Valley Hospital, San Diego Perfonning Arts League, ASID-San Diego chapter, Design Studio...

Government and nonprofit. (People).(appointments at organizations)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Milton Milkes, a retired Superior Court judge, has been selected as a panel member for NAFTA. The San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has elected new officers: Elizabeth Bustos, of HealthCare Management Strategies, as chair; Paola...

Health care and biotech. (People).(Thomas J. Franz has been appointed vice president, chief medical officer, at DermTech International)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Thomas J. Franz has been appointed vice president, chief medical officer, at DermTech International. Mr. Franz has more than 30 years of experience in the dermatology industry.

High-tech and manufacturing. (People).(LG Mobile Phones appoints Jeff Kyung-Joo Hwang as vice president of marketing and product management)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Jeff Kyung-Joo Hwang has been appointed vice president of marketing and product management at LG Mobile Phones. Mr. Hwang has been with the company for 16 years. Also at LG Mobile, Patrick McGraw has been promoted to vice president of PCS...