San Diego Business Journal articles from May 2002

San Diego Business Journal archives from May 2002

Planners seek help with Downtown's future.(San Diego, California)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Luis Acosta likes Downtown San Diego. Since 1996, Acosta has managed trendy Dobson's Bar and Restaurant at 956 Broadway Circle. Compared to other large inner cities, San Diego is clean and green, he said. Downtown revitalization is...

Acquisition puts bank over $1b.(First National Bank acquired by First Community Bancorp)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... First National Bank agreed to be acquired last week, but is name and franchise will continue, at least for a while. First Community Bancorp, the publicly traded bank holding company based in Rancho Santa Fe, said last week it signed a...

Port nears choice on builder for Shipyard Hotel.(San Diego Unified Port District)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A developer for the 1,200-room hotel on the Campbell Shipyard site could be decided this week by San Diego Unified Port District commissioners. The hotel, planned as a headquarters hotel for the recently expanded San Diego Convention...

Panel: rent control not the answer.(San Diego, California)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... After emotional testimony from both renters and apartment owners, a San Diego City Council committee opted not to study a rent stabilization policy. In order to address the affordable housing state of emergency declared recently by the...

Firm's warning system fights off shuteye. (Enterprise: Health Care).(employee monitoring with EEG)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 6, 2002... CARLSBAD--For most professionals, dozing off on the job would be embarrassing. In jobs where monotonous hours on the road or in front of the radar screen are expected, it only takes a few seconds of shuteye to trigger a catastrophe. A...

Leaving the station.(Catellus Development Corp. begins construction of Santa Fe Place)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Caption: Nelson Rising, chairman and CEO of Catellus Development Corp., announced the start of construction on Santa Fe Place, a 15-acre, $1 billion master-planned 'city within a city.' At buildout, Santa Fe Place, near Downtown's Santa Fe...

McMillin ready to set sail on Liberty Station: $500M project is targeted for 2007 completion date. (Construction).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Nine years after it was announced the Naval Training Center in San Diego would close, signs of its new life as Liberty Station are starting to appear. National City-based the Corky McMillin Cos., the project's master developer, began...

Power struggle ensues over revamps to Sandag: County, city officials object to structure of panel voting. (Government).(San Diego Association of Governments)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... As the county moves toward stronger regional government, questions have surfaced over how much power cities would have under the new arrangement. The San Diego Association of Governments voted to alter the structure of the agency earmarked...

Banks note problem loans continue upward trend. (Finance).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Reflecting the general economic slowdown, more banks are reporting both higher amounts of problem loans and charge-offs. According to Weiss Ratings, a Palm Beach, Fla.-based financial adviser, net charge-offs last year nationally grew by 55...

BofI raises $20 million. (Finance).(BofI Holding Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... BofI Holding Inc., parent of Bank of Internet USA in San Diego, said it plans to raise $20 million in a private placement with a minimum buy-in of 700 units or $25,200. The unit price of $36 includes three shares of common stock and a warrant...

Business like Wells Fargo's new online CEO. (Finance).(online service 'CEO')(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Wells Enrolls Customers: Wells Fargo & Co. said it has successfully enrolled more than a third of its commercial banking customers, or some 13,000 clients, on its commercial electronic office, the Internet portal it introduced about two years...

Palomar hits record. (Finance).(Palomar Community Bank financial results, first quarter 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Palomar Community Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redlands-based Centennial First Financial Services, reported record net income of $226,000 for its first quarter, compared to net income of $61,000 for the same period in 2001. Total...

Cuyamaca's earnings spike. (Finance).(Cuyamaca Bank)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Santee-based Cuyamaca Bank saw its net income nearly double, rising 81 percent to $123,000 compared to $68,000 for the like period in 2001. The bank reported net interest margin of 5.56 percent for the quarter, and 73 percent loan to...

Temecula Valley profits rise. (Finance).(financial results, first quarter 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Temecula Valley Bank, with five full-service offices, said its net income for the first quarter was $629,549, up 15 percent from the same period in 2001. Assets for the bank grew 51 percent to $206.6 million, while total loans increased 71...

SDC Credit Union grows. (Finance).(San Diego County Credit Union opens two more branches)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... San Diego County Credit Union opened two new branches recently in Pacific Beach and Point Loma, which brings its total to 19. The credit union is the largest credit union in the county with more than $1.7 billion in assets. Close behind is...

ACC has it their way. (Finance).
May 6, 2002... American Commercial Capital, a division of Wells Fargo Capital Markets Group and based in Carlsbad, reported its largest loan of the year so far of $25.8 million to Nath Cos., Inc., based in Minneapolis. The firm is a franchiser of about 100...

Northern Trust makes list. (Finance).(Northern Trust awarded by 'Business Ethics' magazine)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Northern Trust, which is headquartered in Chicago and has two offices in San Diego, was named as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Business Ethics magazine. The criteria used in the ranking were a synthesis of seven measures, reflecting...

Health care heavyweights hope to cure S.D.'s Ills. (Health Care).(San Diego Healthcare Leadership Coalition)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... If San Diego's health care state is lost in a jungle, it will take some pretty powerful animals to find remedies, said the president of the San Diego County Medical Society. "If you see the tigers and the panthers and the lions at the same...

Supervisors instrumental in upgrade of emergency services network. (Health Care).(in San Diego, California)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... ER Connected: On Sept. 11, San Diego's emergency services data network system failed temporarily. "It was outdated and vulnerable," said San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn. Horn, who represents the 5th District, and 2nd District...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
May 6, 2002... A news brief on page 21 in the April 8 edition of the San Diego Business Journal titled "Leasing Nearly Done for Vista Corporate Center" incorrectly stated that Dow Stereo Inc. is the parent company of Tweeter retail stores. Tweeter is the...

AirFiber touts reliability in new telecom technology. (High-Tech).(AirFiber Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... AirFiber, Inc. is emphasizing quality of service as it introduces its Model 5800 free-space optics technology. The Rancho Bernardo company makes telecom equipment that sends signals over short distances, through the air, on beams of laser...

SureBeam reports loss in latest quarterly report. (High-Tech).(Surebeam Inc., net loss in March 31 ending quarter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Ground Round Revenues: SureBeam Corp., the San Diego-based maker of food irradiation equipment, reported a net loss of $8.9 million, or 14 cents per share, on revenues of $7 million in the quarter ended March 31. Some $4.5 million of that...

Fair Isaac scores with HNC deal: merger with credit-rating firm likely to bolster growth. (Tech Talk).(Fair, Isaac and Co., HNC Software Inc., merger)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... San Diego's HNC Software and Fair Isaac & Co. of San Rafael said their planned merger should make the combined company much stronger and provide better service to customers. Assuming regulatory and shareholder approval, the deal should...

Qualcomm insists junk a good investment. (Cyberbucks).(QUALCOMM Inc., financial management)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Qualcomm Inc. disclosed what it was going to do in January but investors may still be a bit amazed by the move. That is, sticking a portion of the company's considerable cash pile into below-investment grade bonds, better known as junk...

First quarter VC investment in San Diego firms climbs to $387.5m. (Cyberbucks).(venture capital funding)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... San Diego Fifth In VC Funding: Venture capital investment in San Diego-based companies increased to $387.5 million in the first quarter, up 51 percent from the fourth quarter. However, that amount was down 41 percent compared to the first...

Cubic net profit increases. (Cyberbucks).(Cubic Corp., second quarter net income)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Cubic Corp. reported net income for its second quarter ended March 31 increased 30 percent from the like period a year earlier to $6.4 million, compared to $4.9 million in the same period in 2001. Revenues also increased for the quarter 13...

Germans pitch summit attendees on joys of Frankfurt: nation hopes to lure companies for investment. (Biotech).(biotechnology in Frankfurt, Germany)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... When biologists and biotech VIPs from cold-weather places like Germany visit San Diego in April, they dream of opening up shop here. To draw San Diego biotech investment to a place like Frankfurt, where sun and surf is only seen in posters...

Maxwell loses in first. (Cyberbucks).(Maxwell Technologies Inc. first quarter loss)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Maxwell Technologies, Inc., the San Diego maker of power and computing components and systems, reported a net loss of $5.5 million on revenues of $14.3 million, compared to a net profit of $574,000 on revenues of $27 million for the first...

Peregrine dives. (Cyberbucks).(Peregrine Systems Inc., fourth-quarter financial results delayed)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Peregrine Systems Inc., the San Diego maker of asset management software, delayed release of its fourth-quarter and full-year results last week, which sent its stock into a free-fall. At the close of Nasdaq trading May 1, it lost $3.40, or...

Quantum addition. (High-Tech).(Quantum Magnetics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Government contractor Quantum Magnetics reports its head count grew from 82 to 103 in the past year. A spokeswoman said the company has added employees for aviation security and force protection projects. Quantum Magnetics makes explosives...

Columnar components. (High-Tech).(Trexta Inc. products; Science Applications International Corp. services information)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... San Diego-based Trexta is licensed to make carrying cases for Nokia phones. Produced in Turkey, the items should be on the market in July.... Science Applications International Corp. has opened a Jacksonville, Fla., office.... People...

Kyocera subsidiaries recently honored for recycling efforts in '01. (Tech Talk).(Kyocera America Inc. and Kyocera Wireless Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Two local subsidiaries of Kyocera International, Inc. were named "Recycler of the Year" by San Diego's Environmental Services Department. The April 24 ceremony, co-sponsored by the environmental nonprofit EarthWorks and the city,...

Construction begins on hotel/condo high-rise. (Tourism & Hospitality).(Metropolitan Hotels International, Omni Hotels Corp., construction)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Construction on the $165 million Omni Hotel San Diego and its upstairs neighbor, condominium development The Metropolitan, began last Monday. The week before, $104 million in funding closed for JMI Realty's project, located across from the...

Gaslamp generates almost $5m in tax revenues. (Tourism & Hospitality).(San Diego area tax revenues)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Gaslamp Effects Measured: According to an outside report commissioned by the Gaslamp Quarter Association, the area had an economic impact of just under $5 million in tax revenues during its most recent fiscal year. Locally based Keyser...

Checking in. (Tourism & Hospitality).(American Hotel and Lodging Association awards Glorietta Bay Inn)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Glorietta Bay Inn won the American Hotel and Lodging Association's award for best guest relations in its size category, 150 rooms or less. It was the second consecutive year that the Coronado hotel won the award.... Because of Escondido's...

Port tenants seek more input on panel appointees: commission now has three vacancies after Peter Janopaul's resignation. (Government).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Another upcoming empty seat on the Port Commission has the port's tenant association eyeing a more active role in the selection process. After serving 15 months of a four-year term, developer Peter Janopaul announced his resignation as a...

Haynes stepping down as head of arts center.(California Center of the Arts)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... ESCONDIDO -- The coach is leaving what many call the city's "political football." John Haynes' upcoming departure from his post as president and CEO of the California Center of the Arts, Escondido was announced late last month. Haynes...

Intelligent sensor technology shows way to safety, savings: inventions set stage for smaller, smarter devices. (Special Report: High-Tech).
May 6, 2002... They are called motes, and they tend to chatter quietly among themselves. I hold one of the radio communication devices, which is a little smaller than a pack of playing cards, in my hand. Like the studio audience in "Who Wants to Be a...

Northrop's new Fire Scout poised for flight tests: Navy focusing on command software development. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Navy is not entirely sold on the Fire Scout, an unmanned, helicopter-like drone under development in San Diego. Yet both the service and the drone's builder -- Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Integrated Systems Sector -- are not letting the...

Electronics Companies.(company directory)(Directory)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... ELECTRONICS COMPANIES Ranked by number of local emloyees as of March 1, 2002 Local employees: ...

Electronics industry returns to business as usual: area firms report acquiring key products, personnel. (About the List).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Electronics companies in San Diego breathed a slight sigh of relief after a turbulent year of layoffs, skyrocketing electricity prices and softening of the economy last year. This year, those companies look forward to returning to business...

D.R. Horton tops list. (About the List).(of residential builders)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... For the first quarter of 2002, the top homebuilder in San Diego based on net sales was the combination of D.R. Horton, Continental and Western Pacific Homes, which sold 1,228 homes in the first three months of the year. The three builders...

Phone systems reap benefits of PC-based technology: firms capitalize on functionality, low cost. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A company's phone system is more than simply lines leading to stations. The phone system can actually serve as a fundamental competitive weapon -- the "front lines" in battles to increase productivity, decrease operating costs, enhance...

Women Entrepreneurs to host Venture Capital Dinner this month. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Forum of Women Entrepreneuers)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Forum of Women Entrepreneurs will host its first Progressive Venture Dinner May 22. More than 100 high-growth technology and life-science companies, capital providers, and sponsoring service providers are expected to attend an evening...

Wireless operators face competition in marketplace: third-generation services advancing with evolved platforms. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Ever since the inception of cellular networks in the early 1980s, mobile technology has rapidly evolved. First generation analog wireless systems were replaced by second generation, or 2G, digital technologies in the 1990s that delivered...

Identity theft harms customers and business alike: workplace technologies grant easy access to information. (Special Report: High-Tech).
May 6, 2002... Identity theft is a high-tech crime that is increasingly striking businesses, as well as individuals. Most identity fraud requires nothing more than a name, address, date of birth and your social security number. Concentrated sources of...

Telephone Interconnect Companies(*).(Illustration)
May 6, 2002... TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT COMPANIES (*) Ranked by number of 2002 full-time local employees based on Employment Development Department forms (**) Company Telephone Rank Address ...

Mobile text messaging next for wireless operators: cost-effective communication tool offers business benefits. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Column)
May 6, 2002... The world is experiencing a love affair with mobile phones. Clearly, the allure of these wireless devices lies in the instant gratification they provide -- the anywhere, anytime access to people, services and information. Text, or SMS...

National City Yacht company recognized by magazine. (Special Report: High-Tech).(Knight and Carver Custom Yachts Inc., to be featured in 'Inc.' magazine)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Knight & Carver YachtCenter will be included in Inc. magazine's Inner City 100, a list of the nation's top companies located in urban-core regions. The National City company made the list as No. 95. It's the first time Knight & Carver...

San Diego's perfect tool for advancing the human resource profession.(San Diego Society for Human Resource Management)(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The San Diego Society for Human Resource Management (SD SHRM) is San Diego's largest association devoted to human resource professionals. Representing more than 1,000 individual members, we are dedicated to increasing our member's ability to...

Planning an innovative and affordable staff outing.(Hornblower Cruises and Events)(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... It's no secret that belts are being tightened across the country. Budgets are being slashed while quotas are being increased. Many a manager has been heard saying, "It was a tough first quarter, and my budget just won't allow me to reward my...

How to optimize your staffing needs in any market.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Finding the perfect employee is always a difficult task. But an unstable market can make it even harder. As most managers know, untold time and energy is saved by hiring a quality candidate the first time around. Here are five ways to optimize...

Helping small firms emerge from the economic slowdown.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The nation's unemployment rate nudged up to 5.7 percent in March, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. However, employers added 58,000 new positions to payrolls, signaling a strengthening economy that hasn't completely...

Assembly panel mulls frivolous lawsuit bill. (Law).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Sponsors expect a bill designed to curb the number of California's frivolous lawsuits to make its way to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Assembly Bill 1884 seeks reforms to the state's unfair competition law, which was written to stop...

Firm offers signing bonuses of $50,000 to recruit IP attorneys with electrical engineering degrees. (Law).(Fish and Richardson seeks intellectual property lawyers)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Intellectual Bonuses: Fish & Richardson P.C. of San Diego is offering sign-on bonuses of $50,000 and higher to recruit intellectual property attorneys who have earned electrical engineering degrees. They will work in the firm's patent...

Paralegal approval. (Law).(for Cuyamaca College from American Bar Association)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Cuyamaca College in El Cajon earned American Bar Association approval for its paralegal program. Paralegal Studies Coordinator Mary Sessom expects the program's enrollment to climb. "It facilitates our students' entry into the job...

New office. (Law).(Pillsbury Winthrop L.L.P.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Pillsbury Winthrop LLP of San Diego recently added an office in Carmel Valley. The firm's new office is at 11682 El Gamma Real, Suite 200. Twenty-five intellectual property attorneys, 14 partners and 11 associates relocated to the new...

Local small business gets a boost from bank. (Small Business & Retail).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Wells Fargo & Co. gave $100,000 to the local Community Development Corp. to help it grow small business and create jobs. The CDC Small Business Finance Corp. will receive two $50,000 grants -- one for 2002, and the other for 2003. The...

Hispanic Chamber hits $6m mark providing city contracts for small business. (Small Business & Retail).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Hispanic Biz Gets $6 Mil: A program by the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently hit the $6 million mark in providing city contracts for small business. The Hispanic chamber announced April 24 that its Vendor Outreach...

SCORE helps BIDs. (Small Business & Retail).(Service Corps of Retired Executives, business improvement districts)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Service Corps of Retired Executives has a new initiative to assist small businesses throughout San Diego. The San Diego chapter of SCORE is coming to the aid of the city's 18 Business Improvement Districts. Small firms in each area can...

Dinner for businesswomen. (Small Business & Retail).
May 6, 2002... The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs' will match technology and biotech leaders with venture capital at a dinner May 22. The progressive venture dinner will help chief executive officers network with capital providers and professional service...

Made in the shades. (Small Business & Retail).(Gatorz Eyewear's profits up)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... A San Diego-based eyewear company said its earnings for the first quarter were up 51 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Gatorz Eyewear has seen tremendous growth, despite the events of Sept. 11. Kerry Lynch, president and chief...

Junior Achievement goes IPO.(Investing Pays Off)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Merrill Lynch awarded a grant of $75,000 to Junior Achievement of San Diego through a national program targeting youth in California's underserved communities. The program called Investing Pays Off, or IPO, leverages the talents of 24...

Bosa Development begins on its fourth Downtown condo project.(Bosa Development California Inc. begins work on The Grande at Santa Fe Place)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Vancouver, B.C.-based developer Bosa Development California Inc. broke ground April 25 on The Grande at Santa Fe Place. The project, which is Bosa's fourth in Downtown San Diego, is comprised of two 39-story towers with a total of 460...

Escondido Realty Income Corp. posts first-quarter revenue gains.(7.3 percent increase in revenue during Q1 to $33.7 million)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Escondido-based real estate investment trust Realty Income Corp. reported a 7.3 percent increase in revenue during the first quarter to $33.7 million. Revenue in the first quarter of 2001 was $31.4 million. Funds from operations, the...

Affordable Housing Trust Fund gains federal support. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Rep. Susan Davis, along with others from the House of Representatives and religious leaders from throughout the country, is urging the House to pass legislation creating a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The bill, HR 2349, could...

Plaza Sorrento Shopping Center in Mira Mesa is sold for $18 million. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Mira Mesa Sale: Donahue Schriber Realty Group LP bought the Plaza Sorrento Shopping Center in Mira Mesa for $18 million. Bally Total Fitness anchors the 97,916-square-foot neighborhood shopping center. Donahue Schriber purchased the...

HQ completed. (Real Estate).(new headquarters, Metabolife International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Construction of interior tenant improvements for the 36,000-square-foot headquarters facility of Metabolife International Inc. on Copley Drive in San Diego is complete. San Diego-based Howard Sneed Interior Architecture designed the interior....

Local contract. (Real Estate).(CB Richard Ellis contracts online services of CoStar Group)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The San Diego office of CB Richard Ellis, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services company, has signed a multi-year agreement for Bethesda, Md.-based CoStar Group's full suite of commercial real estate information services, such as...

Campout kickoff. (Real Estate).(Rilington Communities offers building sites for sale)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A handful of buyers began Lining up on April 17 to buy homes in the third phase of Poet's Square in Falibrook by San Marcos-based Rilington Communities, which opened up sales on April 20. Despite rain one night, four groups of buyers waited at...

Forecast event. (Real Estate).
May 6, 2002... UCSD's Extension is hosting The Real Real Estate Forecast from 8 to 10 a.m. on May 17 at the Double Tree Hotel at Hazard Center in Mission Valley, Registration is $49 until May 11, and $59 after that. Speakers include Alan Nevin and Russ...

Roel Construction Co. (Construction Notes).(completes construction work for Titan Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... San Diego-based Roel Construction Co. completed tenant improvements for Titan Corp. at 3033 Science Park Road in San Diego.

Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. (Construction Notes).(completes retirement community)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. completed construction on a refurbishment project at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities in Encinitas.

Wermers Corp. (Construction Notes).(finishes housing project)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Wermers Corp. of San Diego is nearly finished with construction on Hollywood Palms, a 94-unit affordable housing project owned by Fox Hollow LP on Home Avenue in San Diego, and has begun framing Torrey Del Mar, a 112-unit affordable housing...

BRE Properties. (Construction Notes).(opens apartment community)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Construction is complete and San Francisco-based BRE Properties has opened Pinnacle at Otay Ranch, a 364-unit apartment community.

Hot deals.(real estate sales in San Diego, California)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... REAL ESTATE SALES Property: 10180-10196 Telesis Court, San Diego Selling agents: Brian Driscoll and Eric Northbrook of Colliers International represented the seller. Mark McEwen of Colliers International represented the buyer. ...

San Diego Public Stocks. (Marketplace).(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... SAN DIEGO PUBLIC STOCKS Data as of 04/30/02 STOCK PRICE Latest TKR/ Close Company ...

Websense, Inc. (Marketplace).(company information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Websense, Inc. Nasdaq -- WBSN Proxy Websense, Inc. provides employees Internet management products that enable businesses to monitor, report and manage how their employees use the Internet. Value Number of shares...

Mortgage Rates.(in San Diego, California)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... MORTGAGE RATES FIXED RATE FIRSTS April 18, 2002 LENDER RATE PTS APR TERM MAX LOAN Fouts Financial 6.25 2.00 6.55 30 300,700 Palomar Community Bank 6.375 2.00 6.68 30...

Entrepreneurs hope competition wins them venture capital backing. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The best entrepreneurs are able to make their pitch to potential investors in the same amount of time as an average elevator ride -- in less than a minute. This month a group of startup honchos will test this all-important skill in a...

GIA Museum sponsors exhibit on opalized fossils. (Newsmakers).(Gemological Institute of America)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Gems and dinosaurs will unite in a unique way when the Gemological Institute of America Museum hosts an exhibit titled "Opal and the Dinosaurs: Discover the Link." The Carlsbad museum's show opens to the public June 10 with a 7 p.m....

'Tour de Cure' -- Great Western Ride seeks to raise money, awareness about diabetes. (Newsmakers).(American Diabetes Association)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... The American Diabetes Association brings its Tour de Cure - Great Western Ride to San Diego. Matt Bean, a spokesman for the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association, expects up to 400 participants at the May 18 event. All...

Upper Deck promotion offers fans a chance to play with Tiger Woods. (Newsmakers).(Upper Deck Co.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Four lucky Tiger Woods fans will win the chance to tee it up with the famed golfer as part of a promotional contest sponsored by the Upper Deck, Co., a Carlsbad-based sports and entertainment trading card publishing company. From now...

Balancing his life: San Diego East Visitors Bureau chief Eric Lund works hard at staying busy. (Profile: Eric Lund).
May 6, 2002... Executive director of the San Diego East Visitors Bureau. Part-time event disc jockey. An active member of many East County and tourism organizations. Still, Eric Lund doesn't expect to work another day in his life. Lund says there is...