San Diego Business Journal articles from May 2007

San Diego Business Journal archives from May 2007

Turbines powering up activity at port's Tenth Avenue Terminal: demand for wind energy blowing strong.
May 7, 2007... A national surge in erecting wind turbines is helping to grow a niche for San Diego's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Earlier this month, another shipment of nacelles and turbine towers were unloaded at the terminal, located just south of the...

Port district confident of new cruise terminal on the horizon: authority weighs repairs to two docks.
May 7, 2007... On occasion, a photographer stationed inside the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal hawks his services to passengers wanting their photographs taken in front of a backdrop--a tranquil painting of a cruise liner docked at the pier. Outside, as...

South County, Tijuana leaders double stacking at border ports: officials study new system to ease wait times.
May 7, 2007... With wait times at San Diego's two main border crossings running more than two hours on busy days, a regional group of organizations is offering a solution federal officials are now testing: double stacking. The concept is similar to what...

Newspaper Web sites proven new frontier for more readers: net page views make up for circulation losses.
May 7, 2007... That circulation figures of the nation's daily newspapers continue to slide comes as little surprise, particularly to those who predict that the Internet will become the medium of choice for reading the first draft of history. But in...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 7, 2007... On Page 9 of the April 30 issue ("Online Crooks Attempt to Steal Personal Information From NICU Customers"), the Business Journal misidentified North Island Credit Union Chief Operating Officer Geri Dillingham's gender in one of her quotes. The...

Federal grand jury indicts former general counsel in Peregrine scandal: six former executives fight charges involving fraud, conspiracy.
May 7, 2007... Another former executive of Peregrine Systems Inc., the subject of the largest corporate accounting fraud in San Diego history, was indicted by a federal grand jury last month. Eric Paul Deller, Peregrine's former general counsel and an...

Three charged in alleged 'pump and dump' scheme.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
May 7, 2007... The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges April 30 against three people, including one San Diego resident, and three penny stock issuers for an alleged "pump and dump" stock market manipulation scheme. An SEC...

Relax, Poway dentist mixes fruit drink spiked with South Pacific root: inventor borrows on snapple's branding success.(Stephen Schneider)
May 7, 2007... A Poway dentist is ready to drill into the bottled beverage market with an anti-energy drink inspired by anxious patients. Dr. Stephen Schneider, 45, has spent the past year developing Malaya Relax, a fruit drink that promises to relax the...

Invitrogen enjoys 56 percent rise in online orders from the Americas: it's the earnings season for area's biotech industry.(Financial report)
May 7, 2007... After Invitrogen Corp. announced a third-quarter loss last year and lowered its projections for the rest of the year, investors unloaded the stock. But the life sciences tool company is working its way out of the slump with improved...

Why does my coffee smell like data?(Ask the EXPERTS)(internet security)
May 7, 2007... Coffee isn't the only aroma in the air at a coffee shop with wireless internet access. With the right software a laptop can "smell" or "sniff" (in IT lingo) your data from a distance. A person "sniffing" the data can see everything going in...

Two leaders dominate market for emergency services: private firm, unusual partnership divvy up $100m in revenues.(American Medical Response Inc.)(San Diego Medical Services Enterprise LLC)
May 7, 2007... Two leaders have emerged in San Diego's $100 million emergency ambulance market. Both took different routes to reach their leadership positions. The first, American Medical Response, is a publicly traded Colorado-based corporation with $2...

Think tanks forecast declining area economy.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Two groups released forecasts on San Diego's economic climate May 1, both detailing a slowdown in the region's growth. The UCLA Anderson Forecast released its annual outlook for 2007-2008, which showed a significant decline in new jobs, but...

Agents, builders, developers, union members giving back to those who need help: contributions range from fund raising to volunteered labor.
May 7, 2007... Many say residential real estate markets are experiencing a lull and commercial real estate markets are seeing some of its best profits. However you interpret it, one thing is for sure, real estate, construction and design businesses are...

SDG&E sets aside $150m to give to businesses that lower energy use: reductions in heating, cooling make a difference.
May 7, 2007... San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has set aside $150 million as incentives for local businesses taking measures to reduce energy consumption. On May 10 at the Town and Country Convention Center in Mission Valley, SDG&E will present its second...

Rancho Santa Fe investor allowed to increase stake in California Community Bank.(FINANCE)(Richard Arendsee)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Richard Arendsee, a director at Escondido-based California Community Bank, recently got the OK from federal and state regulators to double his investment in the bank to 20 percent from 10 percent, the bank announced April 26. Arendsee--a...

Bank of Internet USA opens new 'branch' at RVBank.com.(FINANCE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... A New Site: With no brick-and-mortar presence, Bank of Internet USA announced something peculiar: the opening of a "branch." But when your bank lies within the realm of the Internet, a new branch means starting a new Web site. In this case,...

On the move.(FINANCE)(Seacoast Community Bank )(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... In 2006, Seacoast Community Bank recorded its first profitable year since inception and moved into new headquarters on Chula Vista's Third Avenue on April 30. In its second day of operations at the new headquarters, bank President and...

Wireless video system puts long-haul trucking firms in driver's seat.(TECHNOLOGY)(DriveCam Video Systems introduces new product to eradicate accidents)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego-based DriveCam Inc., a company that mitigates driver risk, said it is now able to serve the long-haul trucking market thanks to an advance in the company's technology. The device consists of a small camera mounted on the...

U-T's Web visitiors can post videos, MP3 clips, text.(TECHNOLOGY)(Union-Tribune)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Wiki contract involves U-T visitors: The San Diego Union-Tribune will allow visitors to its Web site (www.signonsandiego.com) to edit or add content using wiki technology, according to an agreement the newspaper signed recently with...

DR dealing.(TECHNOLOGY)(DR Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego's DR Systems Inc. has signed five new contracts worth $6.5 million, the company said in an announcement. The company makes information systems used to store, manipulate and distribute patient radiological imagery and data. ...

Filtering sales.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego-based St. Bernard Software Inc., which focuses on small and midsize business needs, announced April 18 that it will sell its LivePrism service, through the Jamcracker Service Delivery Network, based in Santa Clara. The filtering...

Innovation honors.(TECHNOLOGY)
May 7, 2007... The California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth honored Qualcomm Inc. and DJO Inc. for outstanding innovation April 25 in Orange County. The nonprofit commission appointed by the governor to advise him on how to expand job and...

SEC subpoenas 2 former AMS executives.(Michael Nicita, Edward Leonard -Advanced Marketing Services)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Two former executives of Advanced Marketing Services, a San Diego book distributor that has been wracked by an accounting fraud scandal dating to 2003, have been issued subpoenas by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to an SEC...

Jewish American Chamber grows to 500-plus members in one year.(RETAIL)(Organization overview)
May 7, 2007... San Diego's Jewish American Chamber of Commerce celebrates its first anniversary this month. And its unlikely founding father--a 21-year-old retailer--couldn't be happier. "There are a lot of Jewish organizations but they're social and...

Publisher schedules graphic novels as movie tie-ins.(RETAIL)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... An Action-Packed Plan: With the summer blockbuster season just around the corner, a San Diego publisher plans to make the most of it by selling two graphic novels aimed at GenX men and younger generations who can't wait to see the...

Could controversial new hotel room fee end up in court? Proposed district double-edged sword for industry.(TOURISM)
May 7, 2007... A plan that would allow hotels to assess themselves a fee for destination marketing, thus replacing the transient occupancy tax or room tax that became a honey jar for the San Diego City Council to feed its ever-hungry general fund, has gone by...

America's finest barbecue climate? Sorry, San Diego.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego usually gets high marks on its pleasant climate but a recently released survey using weather data ranked the city 15th best in the nation for the number of ideal grilling days. Blue Rhino, a North Carolina company that makes...

Websense seeks to improve Web filtering with British acquisition.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
May 7, 2007... Websense Inc. announced the purchase of British-based SurfControl Plc in a deal that the Web filtering company hopes would allow it to better compete against the biggest security firms in the world. The all-cash transaction is valued at...

Moody's downgrades K2 Inc. debt after sale announced.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)
May 7, 2007... K2 Gets Downgrade: While its shareholders are likely to cheer the event, those holding debt of K2 Inc. may not be so happy about its planned sale to New York-based Jarden Corp. Last week, following the April 24 announcement of the deal,...

Cohu sales, profits drop.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Financial report)
May 7, 2007... Cohu Inc., a Poway maker of semiconductor test handling equipment, reported net income of $1.7 million on revenue of $53.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31. That compared with net income of $3.4 million on revenue of $56.8...

Beckman matches Biosite bid.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Beckman Coulter Inc.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... In an unusual bidding war for a local company that began in March for local medical device maker Biosite Inc., Beckman Coulter Inc. of Fullerton increased its per share price by $5 to $90 on May 2, hours before a deadline on its original deal...

Overland loses more.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)(Overland Storage Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Overland Storage Inc., a local maker of data storage systems, reported a net loss of $9.2 million for its third quarter ended March 31, on revenue of $37.8 million. That compared with a net loss of $7 million on revenue of $48.2 million for the...

Orexigen debuts on Nasdaq.(PUBLIC COMPANIES)( Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. )(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Add another biotech to the list of publicly traded companies with the initial public offering April 26 of Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. The company, founded in 2002, is developing several drugs that treat obesity. Traded on Nasdaq under...

Niches Inc.(Ticker Takes)
May 7, 2007... Niches Inc. said Sojitz Corp., based in Japan, is acquiring $1.5 million of its stock in a private placement...

Sequenom Inc.(Ticker Takes)
May 7, 2007... Sequenom Inc. announced it closed the sale of $20 million in common stock to several new and existing unaffiliated investors...

MicroIslet Inc.(Ticker Takes)
May 7, 2007... MicroIslet Inc. was notified it is not in regulatory compliance and is subject to be delisted from the American Stock Exchange...

Summit Environmental Corp.(Ticker Takes)
May 7, 2007... Summit Environmental Corp. was removed from the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, and its stock traded as of May 1 on the Pink Sheets exchange.

North County CEOs come to the rescue of nonprofits.(Business in the North County)
May 7, 2007... Lifeguards are most often seen at the beach or at municipal pools, but lately there have been a number of people impersonating them. The imposters turn out to be corporate CEOs trying to save the life of many of our areas nonprofit and...

Demolition paves way for Gaylord hotel.(Chula Vista)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Demolition of the last of 15 buildings in Chula Vista once belonging to Goodrich Corp.'s Aerostructures Group was scheduled to begin May 2 with a few ceremonial knockdowns led by Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox and San Diego Port Commissioners...

N. County welcomes super-sized Wal-Mart stores.(Vista)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Vista stands to be the site of one of the first Wal-Mart Supercenters in San Diego County when the Wal-Mart at 1800 University Drive is expanded by 30,000 square feet to accommodate a supermarket as well as retail goods. Another supercenter...

Farmers market says it's time for change.(farmers from Escondido's market adopts new timings)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Downtown Escondido's weekly farmers market adopts new hours this month. The market is now open from 4 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday. It is held outdoors along Grand Avenue. between Kalmia Street and Broadway. During fall and winter months,...

Plan won't be up a creek after workshops.(San Marcos)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Ideas for a 100-acre mixed-use project in central San Marcos will be discussed next month. Public workshops are scheduled for June 10 and 24 at the San Marcos Community Center to review the San Marcos Creek Specific Plan. The creek...

New story line develops in library system.(San Diego)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The 4S Ranch Library--the 33rd branch of the San Diego County Library system--was dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by elected officials and community leaders April 26. Developed by Newland Communities, and designed by Fehlman...

S. County EDC garners award for DVD.(Chula Vista)(Economic Development Council)(digital video disc)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The Chula Vista-based South County Economic Development Council has received an Award of Merit from the California Association for Local Development for its "South San Diego County: Live, Work, Dream" video. The eight-minute video, which...

School district seeks more funds for huge project.(Poway)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Due to escalating construction costs, the Poway Unified district is seeking $41.7 million in additional funds for its 24-school modernization project, according to Executive Director of Facilities Doug Mann. In 2002, voters approved a...

Raise your glass and give A Toast to Music.(El Cajon)
May 7, 2007... The city of El Cajon plans to put its eateries on display and raise money to improve its downtown simultaneously at A Toast to Music on June 30. The East County city will be host to a showcase of several local wineries, breweries and...

20 minutes from everything, consultant says.(Standard Pacific Homes, William Lyon Homes Inc. and Pulte Homes Inc. together introduces new website)(www.newsanteehomes.com)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Santee isn't a sleepy rural town. That's the message that a coalition of three homebuilders hope to spread through a new Web site, www.newsanteehomes.com, about the East County city. The Santee New Homes Marketing Council was formed in...

Public sentiment prevails in Allison debate.(La Mesa)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... At its April 24 session, the La Mesa City Council dropped pursuit of changing the name of Allison Avenue. At a prior meeting, the council approved an investigation into the costs and repercussions of changing Allison's name to better...

Council meets in earnest to appoint successor.(Del Mar)(Del Mar City Council appoints Richard Earnest as new city councilman)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... At an April 30 meeting, the Del Mar City Council appointed Richard Earnest to serve the balance of City Councilman Jerry Finnell's term, which ends in November 2010. Earnest is a former mayor of Del Mar and current president of the Del Mar...

Make Mom's Day by touring historic homes.(Coronado)(Editorial)
May 7, 2007... Folks looking for something different to do on Mother's Day may want to head for Coronado this weekend. Six private homes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be open for viewing May 13 as part of a fund-raiser for the...

Nixon's growth prompts change in software.(Encinitas)
May 7, 2007... Nixon Inc., an Encinitas-based maker of accessories for the fashion and action sports industry, has chosen Microsoft Dynamics NAV to manage its wholesale distribution. Founded in 1997, Nixon replaced its old enterprise resource planning...

Rubio's gears up for nationwide CFO search.(Carlsbad)
May 7, 2007... John Fuller, chief financial officer of Rubio's Restaurants Inc., announced his resignation from the Carlsbad-based fast casual Mexican food chain effective May 18 to accept a position as CFO of San Diego-based JC Resorts, a privately owned...

AV Builder Corp. secures $6.6 million contract.(San Diego)(Saratoga West Homeowner's Association)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego-based AV Builder Corp. will rebuild 90 condominiums in Solana Beach under a $6.6 million contract from the Saratoga West Homeowner's Association. The reconstruction is scheduled to begin in the spring and include roofing and...

T-Mobile, city discussing 10-year deal.(Lemon Grove)(T-Mobile International AG und Company KG)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The City Council planned to consider a resolution to approve a lease agreement with T-Mobile to install a 6-foot cylinder atop an existing mast arm in the right of way at the corner of Massachusetts and San Miguel avenues at its May 1 meeting...

Kaiser drives biz to medical services company.(San Diego)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego Medical Services Enterprise LLC has been awarded a new contract as a medical transportation provider for the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization in San Diego County. Under the contract, San Diego Medical Services...

City seeks big plan in palm of hands.(Imperial Beach)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Eminent domain could be the route the city of Imperial Beach takes to acquire a shopping center on the south side of Palm Avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets. The City Council was to consider a legal step toward eminent domain at its...

Young entrepreneur learns how to ride the wave of success: Mike Walker's factory has turned out 30 boards in a week.
May 7, 2007... Having shaped thousands of custom surfboards, Mike Walker is now shaping his own business, the Walker Project. At 27, the entrepreneur is one of the most versatile surfboard shapers in the world. A shaper builds surfboards out of wood,...

Dress for success San Diego: Sylvia McKinney, Executive Director.(NONPROFIT PROFILE)
May 7, 2007... Mission of organization: Dress for Success San Diego promotes the economic independence of low-income women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help them succeed in their job interviews,...

Breakthroughs in cancer treatments could lie just around the corner: FDA gives green light to promising drugs being developed locally.(SPECIAL REPORT: Biotech/Biomed)
May 7, 2007... Inder M. Verma used to take his dog for strolls in La Jolla. One day, they turned a bend, and the dog spotted a mouse. "He did what dogs do and ate it," recalled Verma, a professor in the laboratory of genetics and an American Cancer...

Financing cancer battle bruised by government-industry-academia disconnect: UCSD Moores center director calls for alliance to get new treatments to market faster.(SPECIAL REPORT: BIOTECH/BIOMED)
May 7, 2007... Raising venture capital for local life sciences companies continues to be a challenge, said Joe Panetta, president and chief executive officer of Biocom, the local industry association representing more than 550 member companies in Southern...

Trainees get valuable lab time in labor department-sponsored program: employers and teachers also tap resources available through industry internships.(SPECIAL REPORT: Biotech/Biomed)
May 7, 2007... There has been a disconnect between what academic institutions are teaching students about the life sciences, and what the industry needs in the real world. That's the take of Sandra Slivka, director of the Southern California...

Biotech network designed to expand region's scientific work force: corporate participants contribute to industry's educational opportunities.(SPECIAL REPORT: Biotech/Biomed)
May 7, 2007... The Life Sciences Summer Institute wants to attract what it considers a "world-class scientific work force" for San Diego. Developed in 2005 by the San Diego Workforce Partnership and Biocom, the local life science industry association...

Students step inside a scientist's world at Biogen Idec's Community Labs: teachers challenge their pupils to think about life sciences and future careers.
May 7, 2007... In 2002, Cambridge, Mass.-based Biogen Idec created and developed the Community Lab to enhance area public school science programs. The lab's success prompted the company to invest $200,000 to expand the program to San Diego in 2005. Since...

Life sciences industry leaves big impression on San Diego: annual economic impact estimated at $8.5 billion.
May 7, 2007... Here are a few facts about San Diego's life sciences industry: * There are about 36,600 employees in the life sciences industry in the county in more than 500 companies, including traditional biotech, medical device, diagnostic and...

Biotechnology companies: ranked by local employees as of April 1, 2007.(SPECIAL REPORT: Biotech/Biomed)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
May 7, 2007... BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES Ranked by local employees as of April 1, 2007 Local Reve- employees: nue: ...

Biocom taking notes at Boston conference as it prepares to host '08 event.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The global biotechnology industry treks to Boston this week for the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization conference where 20,000 attendees are expected to gather. The annual JPMorgan Conference, held each year in the spring in San...

Exhibition devoted to the human body on display in UTC through September.
May 7, 2007... Morbidly Educational: An international exhibit that uses real body parts, appropriately named BODIES... The Exhibition, created to expose truths about the human body, will be in San Diego from May 12 through Sept. 9. The morbidly curious...

Senomyx seals deals.(contracts and licencing agreements of Senomyx )(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... April was a busy month for Senomyx Inc., a local biotech that develops flavor ingredients for the packaged food and beverage industry. The firm appointed Albert Zlotnik, a 20-year veteran molecular biologist, to the position of vice...

Halozyme gets HALO.(BIOTECH)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on May 10. The biotechnology company is already publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol HTI, and said April 30 that it expects to trade on the Nasdaq as HALO. ...

Anaptys names CEO.(BIOTECH)
May 7, 2007... La Jolla-based Anaptys Biosciences Inc., which focuses on treatments for infectious disease, cancer and inflammation, named a new CEO last week. Tom Smart comes from Berkeley-based XOMA Ltd., where he was the chief business officer. ...

MRI lab opens.(BIOTECH)(3Tesla Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratory)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... UC San Diego Medical Center held the grand opening of its new 3Tesla Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratory on May 2. The new facility in Hillcrest will house researchers looking into improved ways to use magnetic resonance imaging, known...

Legal notice.
May 7, 2007... STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2007-011055 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: ANDERSON SECURITY 5725 Kearny Villa Road, Suite M San Diego, CA 92123 THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REFERRED TO...

Web connect directory.(Directory)
May 7, 2007... Advertising & Design Communications Agency whitfieldbarrett--marketing communications www.whitfield barrett.com shine@whitfieldbarrett.com 858.549.8475 Air Charter Jetsource Charter www.jetsource.com San Diego Air Service Inc....

Urban Real Estate Services launches division to handle infill projects.(REAL ESTATE)(Urban Real Estate Services )(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Urban Real Estate Services has created a new division to cater to smaller urban developers in redevelopment and urban infill areas. The division will focus on new construction or condo conversions ranging between 20 and 100 units. Eric...

Equastone buys eight buildings in Pacific northwest.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... San Diego-based real estate investment firm Equastone purchased a $68 million portfolio of office buildings in Hillsboro, Ore. The 537,000-square-foot portfolio includes eight buildings. Equastone has acquired 700,000 square feet of office...

Two local companies have created a special affiliation that joins brokerage, receivership and project management services to lenders with nonperforming commercial and condominium construction loans.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Two local companies have created a special affiliation that joins brokerage, receivership and project management services to lenders with nonperforming commercial and condominium construction loans. Trigild, a provider of receiver and...

Realty Income Corp.(REAL ESTATE)
May 7, 2007... Escondido-based Realty Income Corp., a real estate investment trust, said that Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the company's senior unsecured debt ratings and preferred stock ratings. Chief Executive Officer Tom A. Lewis said he...

Blue Cross of California will provide medical insurance to California Association of Realtors members starting June 1.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Blue Cross of California will provide medical insurance to California Association of Realtors members starting June 1. CAR members were abruptly notified earlier this year that their existing medical insurance plan would be terminated. CAR...

Port puts $9m into Navy pier renovation.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Renovation of the Navy Pier, started last year and continuing through December, includes an advanced storm water surface drainage system that will capture runoff water and filter it before it goes back into San Diego Bay, according to the San...

Dr. Valerie Youngblood.
May 7, 2007... RESUME Name: Dr. Valerie L. Youngblood. Company: Continuum Aesthetics & Age Management. Titles: Medical director and chief executive officer. Education: R.N., Mercy College, Detroit. Bachelor of Arts, Wayne State University,...

Richard Watson and Robert Watson.
May 7, 2007... Brothers Richard and Robert Watson didn't decide to go into business together until they'd both experienced layoffs and more than a few bad jobs. "Economy played a big part of the timing," Robert said. In 2001, the Coronado-raised brothers...

San Diego public stocks.(MARKET PLACE)(Statistical table)
May 7, 2007... Index Watch Index 05/01/07 04/24/07 Net Change %Change San Diego Business Journal 1593.49 1611.03 -17.54 -1.09% Index Dow Jones Industrial 13136.14 12953.94 182.20 ...

A business bank should help entrepreneurs prepare for tomorrow.(services of banks)
May 7, 2007... Small-business owners, managers and entrepreneurs are watching the business news with a keen eye lately, trying to gauge what is in store for our region's economy for the remainder of 2007. So far, the indicators have been mixed, at best....

Union Bank of California.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(Robert MeNeely promoted)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Union Bank of California has promoted Robert MeNeely from senior vice president and head of corporate community development to executive vice president. McNeely reports directly to the chief operating officer and will be responsible for...