San Diego Business Journal articles from March 2008

San Diego Business Journal archives from March 2008

PeopleFirst founders first again with paperless lending: web site offers up to $100k to elite borrowers.(FirstAgain LLC)(Company overview)
March 3, 2008... After selling their online loan business and cashing out with $17 million in stock, partners Gary Miller and Dave Zeller could have taken up a life of leisure. Instead, they took a year off, and started work on their next online venture,...

Northrop staff takes turns at flying F-22s, in simulator: it's not real, but it's a lot of fun.
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If this was a normal day, these people would be at their desks. But today, for a few minutes at least, they get to fly a fighter jet. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has brought its F-22 demonstrator to Northrop...

Foundations pumping cash into research on diseases: Venture philanthropy is the model.
March 3, 2008... Biotechnology firms have typically shied away from developing treatments for rare diseases because the drugs haven't commanded high enough profits. A drug to treat high cholesterol or depression has the potential to reach more patients...

Hotel occupancy rates to blossom in the spring: April visitor numbers to be 'huge'.
March 3, 2008... Hotel occupancy rates were soft in downtown San Diego during the first two weeks of February, and the outlook for March doesn't look too good either. But the visitor count should improve dramatically this spring, according to a couple of...

Grand Del Mar event no 'Laffer'.(SDBJ INSIDER)
March 3, 2008... Well, the evening of Feb. 23 with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno at Doug Manchester's Grand Del Mar was quite a riot, to say the least. Leno spit out an hour of one-liners, but not before the Rancho Santa Fe Unit of Rady Children's Hospital...

Area colleges developing more foreign study programs: globalization concern for business students.
March 3, 2008... Student interest in globalization has pressed higher education to develop tailored study abroad and immersion programs for individual majors. In San Diego, the link between the United States and Mexico has been a factor in local education...

Upper deck strips Hillary from the presidential deck: company denies card release was part of marketing ploy.
March 3, 2008... The Upper Deck Co. released a parody baseball card of Hillary Clinton in mid-February that takes a page out of her husband's playbook. The Hillary Clinton cards a characterization that matched her with stripper Morganna the Kissing Bandit,...

Online HR benefits business remains on a good track: merger with Paychex helps Benetrac expand.(Benetrac)(human resource)(Company overview)
March 3, 2008... Talk of the economy slowing or contracting hasn't affected San Diego-based Benetrac, which has been adding clients since it was acquired in August by Rochester, N.Y., based Paychex Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We went from 50 employees...

HMSHost Corp. riding coattails of Lindbergh field's soaring success: passengers provide captive audience for eateries in terminals.
March 3, 2008... With a captive audience of hungry passengers boarding no-feast, just famine flights, San Diego International Airport has a booming restaurant industry. In late February, HMSHost Corp. introduced the first airport Yan Can restaurant at...

Sempra looks ahead after announcing its annual earnings.(Sempra Energy revenue report)(Financial report)
March 3, 2008... Study the net income figures from San Diego's top Fortune 500 company and you'll find a study in contrasts. On Feb. 26, Sempra Energy reported fourth-quarter net income of $289 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, on revenue of $3.1...

Walk-in medical clinics are expanding into San Diego: convenience, low fees drawing more customers.(Survey)
March 3, 2008... Health clinics built into neighborhood drugstores tire quickly becoming the go-to solution for both uninsured patients and overworked health care organizations in crisis. Not only have big-box names like CVS Corp. and Rite-Aid Corp. opened...

Cypress to strengthen product lineup with Proprius acquisition: deal valued at up to $75m involves 2 local companies.
March 3, 2008... Cypress Bioscience Inc., a publicly held company developing drugs to treat fibromyalgia, will add diagnostics to its product lineup following the acquisition of privately held specialty pharmaceutical company Proprius Pharmaceuticals Inc. ...

DivX to Sharpen focus, shut down Stage6.com.(DivXNetworks Inc. shut down its video sharing service )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... DivX said Feb. 25 that it plans to shut down its Stage6 video sharing service on Feb. 28. The San Diego company said it wants to focus on its core technology licensing business and on the distribution of DivX video content on third-party...

SAIC founder heading to Hall of Fame.
March 3, 2008... J. Robert Beyster, who founded SAIC, an engineering and research firm, will be inducted into the Connect Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on March 20, the nonprofit announced Feb. 25. Beyster, 84, founded the company, which is also known as...

Raising loan limit to boost sagging home sales? stimulus package will start the healing process.
March 3, 2008... More than 230,000 homes in San Diego County could benefit by temporarily raising the conforming loan limit up to $729,750, according to the National Association of Realtors. The economic stimulus package, which Congress passed Feb. 13, will...

EcoBroker offers real estate agents another way to go green.
March 3, 2008... As more professionals strive to become certified as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design pros by learning green building practices, an increasing number of residential real estate agents are seeking the EcoBroker designation. ...

Agency proposes land bank to buy, resell foreclosed properties.(FINANCE)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Concerned about a rising tide of foreclosed properties that would drag down home values, a city-county agency has recommended forming a land bank to buy the properties and resell them to buyers. Last month, the...

California Bank & Trust's assets, profits drop in '07.(FINANCE)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Cal Bank & Trust Shrinks: Indicative of the shrinking economy, California Bank & Trust, the county's largest lender ranked by assets, has been shrinking in size in recent years. At the end of 2005, it held nearly $11 billion in assets. At the...

Invitrogen unveils philanthropic arm to increase awareness of Life Sciences.(BIOTECH)(Invitrogen Foundation)
March 3, 2008... Invitrogen Corp., the Carlsbad-based provider of tools and technologies for the life sciences industry, launched its first nonprofit philanthropic organization last week aimed at increasing awareness of the life sciences among academics,...

Lawmakers introduce bill to guide stem cell agency.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Legislation To Guide Stem Cell Agency Introduced: State senators Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, and George Runner, R-Antelope Valley, introduced a bill last week that would seek to keep the state's taxpayer-funded stem cell research agency from...

Not awestruck by Starbucks' dominant status in coffee circles: McDonald's to pour premium Java into the cup.
March 3, 2008... McDonald's appears ready to give struggling Starbucks a run for its money. After introducing premium coffee in 2005, the fast-food giant began offering iced coffee for $1.89 in San Diego in February. The company said it will roll out...

Therapy specialists to expand services to skilled nursing facilities.(HEALTH CARE)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Therapy Specialists announced Jan. 30 that it was awarded a two-year contract to provide services in five skilled nursing facilities in San Diego, Riverside, Sylmar and Bakersfield. President Vickie Harris said she expects revenue to grow...

Medical company partners with hospital group.(HEALTH CARE)(A-Life Medical Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A-Life Medical Inc. announced Feb. 21 that it had partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to create, and apply, its ICODE medical coding technology. The San Diego-based private medical company mainly serves billing...

Developer hopes new restaurant project will have universal appeal.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... EnDev Enterprises LLC's newest addition to the local entertainment scene, Universal, a la the uber-hip spots of New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, is nearing completion and expected to open late this month on University Avenue where a...

Passenger count ... up, up and away.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Lindbergh Field saw 18.3 million passengers fly in and out in 2007, a 4.9 percent jump from the year before, according to an air traffic report from the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, the agency that manages the airport. This...

Life skills.(Ask the EXPERTS)
March 3, 2008... Only a portion of computer security is learning how it works. The larger issue is learning how to live in a society altered by the social dynamics introduced by computing and the Internet. Once upon a time there were no cars. As cars Randy...

Cardiff fashion firm increases sales with Footwear.(RETAIL)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The sandal and shoe surf brand Sanuk attracted recent attention for creating what some call the "not-a-shoe." In February, the New York-based trade publication Footwear Plus awarded the local company the Footwear Item of the Year award in...

Elizabeth's closet expands wardrobe, square footage.(RETAIL)(Elizabeth Patterson)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A Double-Double In Sales, Size: Former model and New York fashion student Elizabeth Patterson has more than doubled the size of her La Jolla boutique since its November 2006 opening. Last month, Patterson crossed the street and reopened an...

Energy firm launches do-it-yourself solar structure.(ENERGY)(Envision Solar International Inc. )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Envision Solar International Inc. launched a do-it-yourself photovoltaic solar structure, the San Diego-based company announced Feb. 20. The 10-foot-by-10-foot LifePod will be available for homeowners and small-business owners at a cost of...

MTS buses converting to hybrid drive systems.(ENERGY)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Poway Firm Wins Contract To Convert MTS Fleet: A Poway-based company secured its first local contract and will provide gasoline-hybrid drive systems to a fleet of buses for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. ISE Corp,, which...

Miami vehicles clean up with locally produced fuel additive.(ENERGY)(Ethos Environmental Inc.)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Another San Diego company announced a transportation contract with the city of North Miami to provide all city vehicles with Ethos Environmental Inc.'s fuel reformulating products. Ethos Environmental manufactures a product called Ethos FR...

City gives the 411 on new 911 emergency call system.(CHULA VISTA)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Starting March 4, emergency and fire calls made from the city's residents will be handled by the city of San Diego's fire rescue dispatch center. The subcontracting arrangement announced Feb. 20 is expected to save the city about $700,000...

Council likely to buy into Wal-Mart's plan to expand.(VISTA)
March 3, 2008... The proposed expansion for an existing Wal-Mart store in the eastern part of the city was appealed after the project was approved by the Planning Commission in February. The appeal means the project will be reviewed by the City Council, which...

Caltrans steers business to Skanska to extend SR-905.(SAN DIEGO)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A Swedish construction group was awarded a contract from the California Department of Transportation to build an extension of state Route 905, it was announced Feb. 19. Financial terms were not disclosed. Skanska USA Civil, the Whitestone,...

Sunny day for Fiesta as Belly Up joins the party.(SOLANA BEACH)(Belly Up )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... This year's Fiesta del Sol festival will be organized by the Chamber of Commerce, the city and the Belly Up Tavern. It is the first time that the Belly Up has signed as the main entertainment sponsor, said Jon Greene, chamber spokesman. The...

Agreements help students, may cost school districts.(ESCONDIDO)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Escondido Union High School District trustees approved transfer agreements with more than 20 other districts throughout San Diego County in a unanimous vote Feb. 19. Trustees said that they wanted to provide more options for students and...

New plans developing for affordable-housing project.(POWAY)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Plans for an affordable-housing project in Old Poway have been scaled back, according to Ingrid Alverde, city housing manager. The city and its nonprofit partner on the project, the San Diego Interfaith Housing Foundation, have changed...

Measure might be taxing to voters, homeowners.(ENCINITAS)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Local voters are set to decide June 3 whether to impose the same occupancy taxes on vacation rentals that hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts are assessed. The measure, which has been passed by the City Council, would require guests to...

Businesspeople, residents weighing in on hot topic.(LA MESA)
March 3, 2008... Local residents are invited to participate in a public hearing about possibly restricting smoking in outdoor patios where food is served and in areas of public access where children are present, such as entryways and commercial walkways. ...

Residents' guests will get to stay at Residence Inn.(SAN MARCOS)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A South Carolina developer has been given the green light to build a 112-room Residence Inn by Marriott near the state Route 78 Las Posas Road exit. City spokeswoman Jenny Peterson says the plans were approved by the Planning Department...

Carriage house complaints roll toward City Hall.(CORONADO)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Whoa, Nelly. It seems that in this city, the buildings known as "carriage houses" turn into rentals. City Hall has received complaints, and the issue rolls back before the City Council on March 18. Carriage houses are free-standing...

Sheraton Resort opening proves to be grand affair.(CARLSBAD)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A grand opening for the first phase of the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa was held in late February with remarks from Tim Stripe and David Brown, co-presidents of Grand Pacific Resorts Inc., which developed and owns it, as well as...

City has designs on new interactive Web site.(NATIONAL CITY)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The city will soon have a new interactive Web site. The city has been seeking request for proposals to redesign its Web site as part of its new information and technology strategic plan. The objectives for the new Web site include creating...

Workers must adjust to changes in runoff rules.(DEL MAR)
March 3, 2008... The city was scheduled to host a public workshop Feb. 25 for area residents and all architects, engineers, landscape architects and contractors doing work here. Meeting topics consisted of the upcoming changes to storm water runoff regulations...

Strassburger Marketing ready to promote firms.(ESCONDIDO)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Suzanne Strassburger has formed a local company, Strassburger Marketing & Public Relations Services, that will specialize in government, community and media relations, along with the production of promotional materials, including news releases,...

San Diego Museum of Man.(NONPROFIT profile)(Organization overview)
March 3, 2008... ORGANIZATION Mission of organization: We teach people about people. Telephone: (619) 239-2001. Web site: www.museumofman.org. Founded: 1915. Milestone: Celebrating our 90th birth-and getting ready for our 100th. ...

Angels offer more than money to promising tech ventures: San Diego approaching Bay Area's caliber in quality of startups to fund.(Tech Coast Angels)
March 3, 2008... They're called angels for a reason. Often retired or motivated by a desire to repay a favor that a mentor once granted them, these investors will stake a company with much-needed money and often join as an adviser, offering consulting services...

Venture funds flow to firms developing up-to-date technologies: ID verification tools, Internet TV among top-funded devices.
March 3, 2008... In the six seconds that it takes a retailer to process a credit card application at the register, its customer's identity is raked across massive amounts of statistical data and cross-referenced against purchase patterns, income and...

Software companies: ranked by 2007 revenue from San Diego County operations.(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
March 3, 2008... SOFTWARE COMPANIES Ranked by 2007 revenue from San Diego County operations San Diego County ...

Region's tech, life science firms on state's a-list for VC funding: area builds reputation for talent, yet capital is cultivated elsewhere.(MIT Enterprise Forum)
March 3, 2008... Measured against other technology hubs in the state, San Diego has a strategic advantage--in its ability to attract talent and strong technology and life sciences clusters--but has to compensate for lack of capital by pitching to investors...

Computer resellers: ranked by fiscal year 2007 local sales volume from computer products and services.(Directory)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
March 3, 2008... COMPUTER RESELLERS Ranked by fiscal year 2007 local sales volume from computer products and services Local Local sales ...

Election reform put to the test with online voting system: next-generation polling catches on quickly abroad.
March 3, 2008... To Paul DeGregorio, it's only a matter of time before online or phone voting is the standard way for people to cast their ballots in the United States. In fact, he notes, it's already arrived, just not in the political world. "Tens of...

Kratos acquires SYS Technologies in $53 million deal: CEO says no competitive overlap between the two.(Kratos Defense & Security Systems Inc.)(Company overview)
March 3, 2008... San Diego-based Kratos Defense & Security Systems Inc. continues to grow through acquisitions, striking a deal to buy SYS Technologies, another local defense contractor that provides computer network and engineering services to federal clients....

Legal notice.
March 3, 2008... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2008-003596 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Volleyball Etc. 10423 La Morada San Diego, CA San Diego 92124 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: An Individual THE FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS...

Sales of apartment complexes slow for third year in a row.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Apartment sales slowed for the third consecutive year in 2007 in San Diego County as the market continued to correct, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The commercial broker reported the correction follows the record-breaking years from...

Four partners launch investment business.(REAL ESTATE)(KBR Group LLC )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... New Investment Group Formed: Four regional professionals have launched a commercial property investment business in San Diego. The principals at KBR Group LLC said they are backed by the credibility of their individual companies consisting of...

HP Enterprises starts work on Rancho Bernardo retail center.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... HP Enterprises has begun construction on a 7,200-square-foot retail center located at the southeast corner of Rancho Bernardo Road and West Bernardo Drive. Starbucks has signed a 10-year lease for 1,920 square feet of retail space in the...

Designs approved for senior residential community downtown.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Benson & Bohl Architects)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... San Diego-based Benson & Bohl Architects has received design approval for Merrill Gardens at Bankers Hill, an 84-unit senior residential community located in downtown San Diego. Located on 1.38 acres at the corner of Laurel Street and...

Construction is under way on Opus West's Horizon Tech Center at Scripps Ranch.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Construction is under way on Opus West's Horizon Tech Center at Scripps Ranch. Set on 11.3 acres, the low-rise business center will be the first project owned by Opus West that will be built in accordance with the Leadership in Energy and...

Schubach Aviation, a San Diego-based air charter service located at McClellan-Palomar Airport in North County, has formed a new avionics division, Hangar ONE Avionics, serving the avionic equipment sales, installation and repair needs of private aircraft owners.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Schubach Aviation, a San Diego-based air charter service located at McClellan-Palomar Airport in North County, has formed a new avionics division, Hangar ONE Avionics, serving the avionic equipment sales, installation and repair needs of...

Johnson & Jennings General Contractors has completed construction on Quantum Leap Packaging Inc.'s new $950,000 facility located at 11870 Community Road in Poway.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Johnson & Jennings General Contractors has completed construction on Quantum Leap Packaging Inc.'s new $950,000 facility located at 11870 Community Road in Poway. The 17,600-square-foot building contains both office and manufacturing space and...

Poway-based Benchmark Landscape Cos. has been selected to provide landscape maintenance services on five senior residential communities operated by Health Care Group of San Diego.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Poway-based Benchmark Landscape Cos. has been selected to provide landscape maintenance services on five senior residential communities operated by Health Care Group of San Diego. The five communities are: Grossmont Gardens, Las Villas de...

Penn LLC has purchased the William Penn Hotel in downtown San Diego from William Penn Hotel LLC for $7.5 million.(SALES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Penn LLC has purchased the William Penn Hotel in downtown San Diego from William Penn Hotel LLC for $7.5 million. Originally built in 1913, the five-story, 30,400-square-foot building features 18 one-bedroom apartments and 10,700 square feet of...

The 22,156-square-foot office building at 5816 Dryden Place in Carlsbad has been sold for $3,425,000.(SALES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The 22,156-square-foot office building at 5816 Dryden Place in Carlsbad has been sold for $3,425,000. The buyer, Zinola LP, was represented by Brandon Keith of Commercial Realty Advisers. The seller, California Pegasus LLC, was represented by...

Groovy Like a Movie, a movie production company, has purchased a two-story, 26,747-square-foot building at 5205 Kearny Villa Way in Kearny Mesa for $6 million.(SALES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Groovy Like a Movie, a movie production company, has purchased a two-story, 26,747-square-foot building at 5205 Kearny Villa Way in Kearny Mesa for $6 million. The seller, Cethron Inc., was represented by Matt Kelly and Tucker Hohenstein of...

An eight-unit property comprised of four onebedroom and four two-bedroom units at 4640 Kansas St. in Normal Heights has been sold for $1,018,000.(SALES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... An eight-unit property comprised of four onebedroom and four two-bedroom units at 4640 Kansas St. in Normal Heights has been sold for $1,018,000. The buyer, Sun Valley LLC, was represented by Jerry Harris of Coldwell Banker. Coldwell's Anni...

Office space totaling 1,239 square feet has been sold to FBC Financial Services for $489,709.(SALES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Office space totaling 1,239 square feet has been sold to FBC Financial Services for $489,709. The property, located at 531 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 200, in Encinitas, was sold by NCBP Development. Barry Mahlberg and Kevin Farrell of Cushman &...

Platinum Collections Inc. has leased 5,000 square feet of retail space from Kenneth Russell for $764,516.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Platinum Collections Inc. has leased 5,000 square feet of retail space from Kenneth Russell for $764,516. The property, located at 345 Sixth Ave. in downtown San Diego, is leased for five years. Tim Mills, Travis Ahem and Greg Kelly of Cushman...

Industrial space totaling 7,255 square feet has been leased from Abbey III to JFR Consulting Inc. for $614,050.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Industrial space totaling 7,255 square feet has been leased from Abbey III to JFR Consulting Inc. for $614,050. The property is located at 7340 Trade St. in Sorrento Valley and is leased for six years. Mary Kay Bier of Cushman & Wakefield...

Encinitas Village II LP has leased Roy A. Berliner 960 square feet of retail space at 113 N. El Camino Real, Suite D, in Encinitas for $198,774.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Encinitas Village II LP has leased Roy A. Berliner 960 square feet of retail space at 113 N. El Camino Real, Suite D, in Encinitas for $198,774. The property is leased for five years. The lessee represented itself. The lessor was represented by...

SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting firm with offices in San Diego, has signed a lease for 9,834 square feet of space at Balboa Office Plaza, located at 8799 Balboa Ave. in Kearny Mesa, from 8799 Balboa LLC.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting firm with offices in San Diego, has signed a lease for 9,834 square feet of space at Balboa Office Plaza, located at 8799 Balboa Ave. in Kearny Mesa, from 8799 Balboa LLC. The property was leased for a...

Kahl Cos. Inc. has subleased 4,300 square feet of office space at 1800 La Mesa Blvd., Suite 100, in La Mesa from Helix Environmental Planning.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Kahl Cos. Inc. has subleased 4,300 square feet of office space at 1800 La Mesa Blvd., Suite 100, in La Mesa from Helix Environmental Planning. The property, subleased for 28 months at $192,635, will be used for a general contracting office....

Robert C. & Jacqueline Sinclair Trust has leased Hensel Phelps Construction Co. 4,035 square feet of office space at 345 15th St. in downtown San Diego for $128,000.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Robert C. & Jacqueline Sinclair Trust has leased Hensel Phelps Construction Co. 4,035 square feet of office space at 345 15th St. in downtown San Diego for $128,000. The property is leased for 20 months. Both the lessee and lessor were...

Retail space totaling 4,950 square feet has been subleased by Goodwill Industries of San Diego County from Fabric Discounters LLC for $518,228.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Retail space totaling 4,950 square feet has been subleased by Goodwill Industries of San Diego County from Fabric Discounters LLC for $518,228. The property, located at 3841 Plaza Drive in Oceanside, is leased for five years. The sublessee was...

Red Mango has leased 1,242 square feet of retail space at Amerige Heights Town Center, 1985 W. Malvern Ave., Suite 2A-3, in Fullerton.(LEASES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Red Mango has leased 1,242 square feet of retail space at Amerige Heights Town Center, 1985 W. Malvern Ave., Suite 2A-3, in Fullerton. The property is leased for five years at $336,292. The lessor, Granite Amerige LP, was represented by Rob...

San Diego public stocks.(MARKET place)(Statistical table)
March 3, 2008... Index Watch Index 2/26/08 2/19/08 Net Change %Change San Diego Business 1530.68 1488.98 41.70 2.80% Journal Index Dow Jones Industrial 12684.92 12337.22 347.70 2.82% ...

Dawn Kearney Davidson.(EXECUTIVE profile)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since founding Design Line Interiors in 1985, Dawn Kearney Davidson has designed comfortable and nurturing interior environments ranging from model homes, sales offices and clubhouses to restaurants and resort hotels...

Brent Gleeson.(ENTREPRENEUR profile)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brent Gleeson, president and owner of New Condos Online Inc., started his Internet-based real estate advertising company in 2004. Since then, NCO says it has become the largest and most visited new condo advertising...

Ernst & Young.(ACCOUNTING)(appointment of Bill Sacks)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Ernst & Young has announced the addition of Bill Sacks to its Pacific Southwest risk advisory services team. Sacks joined Ernst & Young this year as partner and has more than 30 years of business, audit, consulting and risk management...

MJA Advertising Associates Inc.(ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS)(appointment of Doug Buckley)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... MJA Advertising Associates Inc. has announced the addition of Doug Buckley. Buckley will be responsible for operating the firm's San Diego regional office. Buckley has 14 years of media experience in Southern California and Colorado.

Red Lizard Creative.(ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS)(appointment of Lindsey Baker)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Red Lizard Creative has announced the addition of Lindsey Baker as account manager. Baker will manage the execution of all marketing, creative, media, research and public relations projects for assigned client brands. [ILLUSTRATION...

Security Business Bank.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(appointment of Paul Champlin and David Stong)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Paul Champlin and David Stong have joined Security Business Bank as executive vice presidents. Champlin and Stong will focus on generating new business bank customers, strong core deposits and high-quality...

Corky McMillin Cos.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)(appointment of Robert Anselmo )(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Corky McMillin Cos. has named Robert Anselmo its executive vice president. Anselmo will serve on the executive committee, oversee all legal affairs and participate in strategic corporate planning. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Kahl Construction.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)
March 3, 2008... David Batzer has been named director of business development for Kahl Construction. Batzer will focus on the release of Kahl's construction cost matrix tool.