San Diego Business Journal articles from November 2006

San Diego Business Journal archives from November 2006

Micro-credit boosting fortunes of poorest entrepreneurs at home and abroad: women primary beneficiaries of new wave in financial services.
November 6, 2006... Kenneth Sanders was working two jobs and saving whatever he could to open his own business. But it wasn't going to happen without help. All he needed was $25,000 to purchase the buffers, extractors, vacuum cleaners and used van for his...

Sherman Oaks developer adding 900 homes, spending $20M on Borrego Valley Golf links: GH Capital breaks ground on project surrounded by state park.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... A desert reborn. That is the vision of Gregory Perlman, principal of Sherman Oaks-based GH Capital, and developer of Montesoro, a 3,000-plus-acre residential community now under way high above Borrego Valley in eastern San Diego County....

Inovio Biomedical Corp. bouncing back from shaky past, facing critical year: company raises $15.5m in sale of stock, gains $1.1m grant from U.S. Department of Defense.(Johnson & Johnson)
November 6, 2006... If Avtar Dhillon has his way, history won't repeat itself. Twenty-three years ago, Inovio Biomedical Corp. was born--albeit three names and four chief executive officers ago. Mergers and acquisitions abound in the biotechnology...

On the waterfront: terminals booming thanks to explosion of imports into U.S., especially Japanese autos.(United States)(San Diego Unified Port District)
November 6, 2006... Looking out a porthole window in his executive offices at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, Ron Popham says he enjoys watching the cargo ships that arrive to dock on a daily basis. That Popham, senior director of the San Diego Unified Port...

Corrections & clarification.(Correction notice)
November 6, 2006... In the Oct. 30 edition, the Business Journal erred in its Education Services advertising supplement. The Rady School of Management is part of UC San Diego. The Business Journal regrets the error. In the Oct. 30 edition, an article regarding...

Destruction rules to provide protection from 'e-discovery' in lawsuits: e-mail accounts for 90% of all communications in today's workplace.
November 6, 2006... In the wake of the U.S. District Court sentencing of several Enron Corp. executives, the question of how to comply with legal obligations regarding the retention and destruction Of office documents is pressing on local businesses. Michael...

Retailers better watch out, better not cry, the holiday season is comin' to town: merchants know they must have their deals ready.
November 6, 2006... Retailers can expect better returns this holiday shopping season as opposed to last, but not much better, according to a new forecast report. A New York-based research firm, GfK NOP LLC, released its annual Roper Report on the holiday...

DivX founder, CEO Greenhall sets big goal for new public company: video software guru wants to pass Qualcomm as largest public firm.(DivX Inc.)(Jordan Greenhall)(Qualcomm Inc.)(Company overview)
November 6, 2006... DivX Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Jordan Greenhall isn't shy about setting the bar high. Greenhall, 34, says he wants to grow DivX, a maker of video compression software, into the region's largest business. "We expect to be...

Invitrogen posts loss in $311m quarter.
November 6, 2006... Carlsbad-based Invitrogen Corp. announced third-quarter financial results Oct. 26. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, revenues were $311 million, up 7 percent from $290 million for the same period of 2005. Net loss for the quarter was...

Kimmel Cancer Center opening state-of-the-art complex, adding scientists: unlike other S.D. research institutes, facility is not planning to set up shop on East Coast, CEO says.(Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center)
November 6, 2006... Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center's $24 million research complex has been completed and scientists are expected to begin moving into the building this week. The 90,000-square-foot structure on SKCC's 10-acre campus on the Torrey Pines Mesa...

Carlsbad's tourism district not hitting its main target, official says: downtown San Diego marketing effort going strong, reports PR man.
November 6, 2006... If San Diego's hotels are looking to Carlsbad as an example of how to generate a private stream of tourism marketing funds, they may want to look elsewhere. A tourism business improvement district, which allows 34 hotels with 3,500 rooms...

Despite hedge fund losses, pension gains about 15 percent for the year: the key indicators swinging in the right direction, says CEO.(chief executive officer )
November 6, 2006... San Diego County's employee pension fund, under scrutiny since it lost millions in a failed hedge fund, grew by about $1 billion in the past year, helping to decrease the amount of its total future debt, or unfunded liability, by $200 million,...

Pacific Western Bank claims title of San Diego's largest community bank: First Community's John Eggemeyer wins American Banker honors.(FINANCE)(First National Bank (San Diego, California))(Pacific Western National Bank)
November 6, 2006... First Community Bancorp, the bank holding company that rolled its First National Bank subsidiary into another subsidiary bank last month, is claiming a new title: the largest San Diego-based community bank. Pacific Western Bank is the new...

1st Pacific racks up higher income.(1st Pacific Bank of California)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... 1st Pacific Racks Up Higher Income: 1st Pacific Bank of California reported third-quarter net income of $873,000, up 24 percent from the like period of 2005. For the nine months, the 6-year-old bank reported net income of $2.4 million, up...

Security Reports Hefty Growth.(Security Business Bank)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Security Reports Hefty Growth: Security Business Bank of San Diego, which opened in 2002 and now has three offices, reported net income for the third quarter of $323,000, up 4.5 percent from the like period of 2005. For the full nine...

Sibling doctors launch Plymouth Health, purchase Alvarado Hospital.(HEALTH CARE)(Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s Alvarado Hospital Medical Center)
November 6, 2006... Tenet Healthcare signed an agreement to sell Alvarado Hospital Medical Center for $36.5 million to Plymouth Health, a company formed by two brother doctors specifically to purchase the hospital. The announcement was made early Oct. 27, and...

Scripps' outpatient facility gets under way in Rancho Bernardo.(Scripps Health)(Scripps Clinic)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Scripps Rebuilds Clinic: Scripps Clinic broke ground late last month on a six-story, 146,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Rancho Bernardo near Interstate 15 and Highway 56. The new facility will replace a smaller existing clinic...

Tri-City awarded for stroke care.(Health Care)(Practice National Quality Leader Award)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Tri-City Awarded For Stroke Care: CareScience has awarded Tri-City Medical Center with an annual CareScience Select Practice National Quality Leader Award for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Tri-City was one of more than 80 hospitals...

Universities beef up border health program.(HEALTH CARE)(San Diego State University)(health program)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Universities Beef Up Border Health Program: Thanks to a $350,000 federal grant, the UC San Diego campus and San Diego State University will expand their joint doctoral program in public health to include a concentration in global health. ...

Digirad sees net loss.
November 6, 2006... Digirad Corp., a maker of medical imaging devices, announced third-quarter financial results Oct. 31. For the three months ended Sept. 30, revenues were $16.7 million, down 3.7 percent from $17.4 million during the like period last year....

Rising aviation fuel prices in 2006 can't keep the leisure travelers down.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Higher priced fuel between the first and third quarters, which prompted the airlines to hold capacity in check and increase fares in general, could mean that tourism, which had been predicted to increase statewide this year, will merely be flat...

Grinch arrives in San Diego, New York just in time to steal holiday showtimes.(TOURISM)(Old Globe production)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The Grinch Steals The Show On Broadway: With runs scheduled both in San Diego and on Broadway, the Grinch is a cinch to be a bicoastal hit this Christmas. Now in its ninth year, the popular family musical "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"...

Whale of a good time.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Whale Of A Good Time: The gray whale's epic journey from the Bearing Sea to Baja California, Mexico's lagoons, where they breed and give birth, is one of the longest migrations undertaken by any mammal. The balcony of the Birch Aquarium at...

Retreating to kinder, gentler ways of designing interiors for model homes: traditional styles edge back into decorators' palette for stress-burdened buyers.(SPECIAL REPORT: Interior Design & Construction)
November 6, 2006... Edgy and urban or warm and fuzzy: Which one are you? When it comes to interior design, you might be one or the other at any given time, depending on what's going on in your life--or even how well the economy is doing. When times are...

Building industry announces 2006 SAM Award-winners: high achievers: Brookfield Homes and Shea Homes.
November 6, 2006... San Diego's real estate market might be softening and construction costs climbing, but builders and architects across the region had a lot to celebrate at the 2006 SAM Awards last month at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. Presented...

Good design sends a message about a company's image: building interiors, exteriors leave lasting impressions about corporate identities.
November 6, 2006... San Diego companies spend a considerable amount of time and money establishing their own brand identity--or corporate image--that often is lost in the design of an office or building space. Adel Smith-Chapman, director of interiors for...

Tenant improvement companies.(Company rankings)
November 6, 2006... TENANT IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES Ranked by 2005 revenues from local tenant improvement projects San Diego County revenue ...

Chargers tight end joins fashionable fiancee in opening 'closet' boutique.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(San Diego Chargers)(Elizabeth's Closet)
November 6, 2006... A San Diego Charger and his fiancee are inviting people to join them in the closet--Elizabeth's Closet that is. The newest retail shop on Prospect Street in La Jolla is a high-end boutique carrying both men's and women's fashions. At only...

Fast-food chain, clothing retailer expand in county.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(Chick-fil-A Inc.)(Talbots Inc.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... National Players: At least two national retailers also celebrated new store openings this month, one in the fast-food arena and another in the 35-plus women's apparel market. On Nov. 2, Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A was set to open on Sports...

U.S. Corporate Attorneys convene locally for industry updates.(LAW)(Association of Corporate Counsel)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... With more than 2,000 U.S. lawyers attending, the Association of Corporate Counsel's 2006 annual meeting in San Diego was one of the largest gatherings of in-house counsel this year. The Oct. 23-25 meeting at the Manchester Grand Hyatt...

N. County Law Office moves to keep up with expanding staff.(Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton L.L.P.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Law Office Has Room To Grow: The Del Mar Heights office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has moved to a new location to better serve the growing legal needs in North County. Dick Kintz, managing partner of the Del Mar Heights...

Giving to community.(Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch L.L.P. has been awarded the Corporate Philanthropy Award for 2006 )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Giving To Community: The Carlsbad Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP office has been selected as the recipient of the Corporate Philanthropy Award for 2006 by the North County Philanthropy Council. "Procopio's strong tradition of...

U-T offers retirement incentives as circulation drops.(Union-Tribune Publishing Co.)
November 6, 2006... Further proof that the big city daily newspaper business is suffering in the wake of growing Internet use, the San Diego Union-Tribune is offering buyout options to 67 of its most longtime employees. The paper, owned by La Jolla's Copley...

Oceanside: PCL works on artistic $5.3m project.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(PCL Construction Services Inc.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The first phase of the $5.3 million Oceanside Museum of Art expansion now under way will feature a new two-story building designed by Frederick Fisher. The Los Angeles-based architect is considered a Modernist, in the same mode of Irving...

Vista: city undertaking two-year utility project.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The views in Vista are about to get better. Last month, the city began undergrounding 80 utility poles on a 2.5-mile stretch of East Vista Way in a project that will be completed in 2008. Undergrounding not only improves views, but...

Lemon Grove: U-Haul helping fire evacuees.(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)(U-Haul International Inc.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... U-Haul Lemon Grove and several other area U-Haul businesses are offering free storage to evacuees affected by the Esperanza fire in Southern California. It is estimated that 700 families were displaced by the fire. Families needing more...

Escondido: Coldwater Creek Inc. stays hot.(Coldwater Creek Inc joins the list of tenants at the Westfield North County mall )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Idaho-based retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. has just joined the list of tenants at the Westfield North County mall in Escondido. The women's apparel retailer opened Oct. 26, employing approximately 35 people. It occupies a 5,900-square-foot...

Solana Beach: firms make ingenious deal.(Genius Products LLC sign a distribution agreement with Discovery Communications Inc)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Genius Products LLC has entered an agreement with Discovery Communications Inc. to be the exclusive home entertainment distributor of Discovery Kids programming. Terms of the deal, announced Oct. 26, were not available by press time. ...

Encinitas: hat trick seeks beverage mogul.(Hat Trick Beverage Inc)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Hat Trick Beverage Inc., an Encinitas-based drink maker, announced Oct. 31 that its search for the "next beverage mogul" is heating up. The company has received several entries, including one from a child through his uncle. "This is...

El Cajon: pure talk about bioscience slated.(Pure Bioscience )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... El Cajon-based Pure Bioscience is set to present Nov. 6 at the eighth annual Healthcare Conference in New York City, sponsored by New York-based investment bank Rodman & Renshaw. Incorporated in 1992, Pure Bioscience develops and markets...

Legal notice.(Public notice)
November 6, 2006... FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2006-034944 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: SEAGATE RENTAL CONDOMINIUMS 6555 Seagate Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 THIS BUSINESS IS HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING: H.G. Fenton...

Web connect directory.(Directory)
November 6, 2006... To advertise your website, call 858-277-6359 Advertising Agencies/Marketing Communications Whitelaw Marketing www.whitelawmarketing.com info@whitelawmarketing.com 619.546.4348 Air Charter Jetsource Charter ...

San Diego public stocks.(Statistical table)
November 6, 2006... Ranked by Market Capitalization EXCHANGE TICKER COMPANY NAME PRICE PRICE SYMBOL 10/31/2006 10/24/2006 NASD QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. 36.39 ...

Sales.(PROGRESS REPORT)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Property: 222 Laurel St., San Diego. Seller: J. Peter Block Co. Selling agents: Dick Schneider of CB Richard Ellis represented the buyer and seller. Buyer/square footage: SRM Development Co. LLC purchased a 30,000-square-foot...

Leases.(PROGRESS REPORT)
November 6, 2006... Property: 2283 Cosmos Court, Carlsbad. Lessor: Western States Technologies Holdings Inc. Leasing agents: Lannie Allee, Roger Carlson and John Barksdale of CB Richard Ellis represented the lessor and Grog Lewis and Tucker Hohenstein of...

PrimeCo Painting.(PrimeCo Painting awarded contract by AV Builders )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... PrimeCo Painting has been awarded the contract to paint the exterior of the Coronado Village condo complex in Coronado. Cost: Unavailable. Contractor: AV Builders. On-site supervisor: Mike Canup. Project manager: John Marsh....

Smith Consulting Architects.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)(El Cajon Surgery Clinic)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Smith Consulting Architects designed the building shell and coordinated all mechanical, plumbing and electrical work for the El Cajon Surgery Clinic, a 6,822-square-foot medical care and surgery center now completed. Cost: Unavailable. ...

Johnson & Jennings General Contracting.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Johnson & Jennings General Contracting has begun tenant improvements for the entire 18th floor of downtown San Diego's NBC building for the new 13,901-square-foot offices of Kelly Capital at 225 Broadway. Cost: Unavailable. Project...

Sully-Jones Roofing Co.(CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Sully-Jones Roofing Co. has completed re-roofing of the 35th Street Apartments building at 4760 35th St. in San Diego. Cost: $10,000. Commercial project manager: Ben Scales.

Good & Roberts Inc.(C&J Corp awards contract to Good & Roberts Inc)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Good & Roberts Inc. has been awarded a contract by C&J Corp. for construction services at the Kids Care Club Child Development Center in the 4S Ranch Commons Town Center in San Diego. Cost: Unavailable. Designer: Tracy Lindquist of...

March groundbreaking scheduled for senior condominiums in La Mesa.(REAL ESTATE)(Health Care Group)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Seniors will be able to take a peek this month at a model of the upscale assisted-living facility planned in La Mesa by the San Diego-based Health Care Group. The 123,000-square-foot, 76-unit Village at Briercrest, set to break ground at...

Roel Construction turns shovel on new university project.(REAL ESTATE)(Roel Construction Company Inc.)(National University)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Going Up: San Diego-based Roel Construction Co. has started building National University's $15 million facility in Kearny Mesa. Designed by David Salud of San Diego-based architect Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker, the project consists of a...

Onward and upward.(appointment of Steve Center and Fred Larsson )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Onward And Upward: Steve Center, who served as regional vice president of leasing in San Diego for Irvine Co. Office Properties, has joined the Aliso Viejo-based Shea Properties as senior vice president of leasing. He will focus on the...

Big Deal.(Equastone)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Big Deal: Carlsbad-based Equastone, a private equity real estate firm, has acquired Kirkwood Atrium 3, a 15-story Class A office complex in Houston. The purchase marks Equastone's first acquisition in the Houston area, part of a plan to...

Human development foundation.(Organization overview)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... ORGANIZATION Name: Marjorie Fox. Titles: President/chief executive officer. Organization: Human Development Foundation. Mission of organization: To provide educational resources and advocacy for children with very high...

Office issues.(Human Development Foundation)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Recent challenge: A welcome challenge is expanding HDF's programs to the Escondido Union School District. Measures of success: HDF measures the success of its programs by the children's academic success in elementary school, middle school,...

Professional insights.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Personal path to nonprofit work: At age 9, I transcribed Braille for the blind. Years later, I hosted a talk show on Fox Channel 6 and learned that my interests were much more aligned with nonprofit work than with TV programming. Toughest...

Introspections.
November 6, 2006... Best recent moment: Sunset at Moonlight Beach. Worst recent moment: Freeway traffic. Dream for another life: Peaceful and cooperative international and intercultural relationships worldwide. Greatest inspiration: The children;...

Business events.(Calendar)
November 6, 2006... If you would like your business event that costs $75 or less 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: Liz Wiedemann San...

Quote of the week.
November 6, 2006... 'If you bring the poor into the financial system, they don't ever think about terrorism.' --Chris Crane, Opportunity international's chief executive officer, talking about programs that make loans to the poor to launch businesses. Please...

New Faces: WebSideStory Inc: Monday, Oct. 30.(resignation of Jeff Lunsford)(appointment of Jim MacIntyre)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... New Faces: WebSideStory Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer Jeff Lunsford is leaving the company to become CEO for an undisclosed, privately held company, later revealed as Tempe, Ariz.-based Limelight Networks. Jim MacIntyre, the...

FDA news disappoints: Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s: Tuesday, Oct. 31.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... FDA News Disappoints: Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Zenvia, formerly called Neurodex, did not receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration, as the company had hoped. Shares fell more than 42 percent the morning of the news. Traded...

Sub-Par results: Callaway Golf Co.: Wednesday, Nov. 1.(WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Business News: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2006)(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Sub-Par Results: Callaway Golf Co., a Carlsbad-based maker of golf gear and clothing, reported a third-quarter loss of $11.9 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $193.8 million. The loss was in line with the warning the...

Sempra Shines: Thursday, Nov. 2.(WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Business News: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2006)(Sempra Energy)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Sempra Shines: Utilities holding company Sempra Energy announced its third-quarter earnings. Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $653 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, nearly triple from $221 million, or 86 cents per diluted...

Topping $7 Billion: Thursday, Nov. 2.(WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Business News: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2006)(QUALCOMM Inc.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Topping $7 Billion: San Diego-based chip-maker Qualcomm Inc. announced fourth-quarter and year-end earnings. Revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 24 were $1.3 billion compared with $1 billion for the same period in 2005. For the year ended...

CEO Out: Overland Storage Inc: Thursday, Nov. 2.(WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Business News: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2006)(appointments of Christopher Calisi and Scott McClendon)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... CEO Out: Overland Storage Inc., a San Diego maker of data storage backup systems, said its board of directors replaced Chief Executive Officer Christopher Calisi and installed its chairman, Scott McClendon, as interim CEO. The company...

Bertram Woods has joined City National Bank as vice president and business banking consultant.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Bertram Woods has joined City National Bank as vice president and business banking consultant. He will be responsible for leading the company's financial employees. Woods has more than 20 years of financial experience and has held senior...

Student Capital Corp.(BANKING AND FINANCE)(appointed Katrina Delgrosso and Tricia Johnson )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Student Capital Corp. has named Katrina Delgrosso senior vice president of school solutions and Tricia Johnson director of school solutions. Most recently, Delgrosso spent nine years at Nellie Mae, holding various positions. Most recently,...

Rudolph and Sletten Inc.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)(appointed Robert Maxwell)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Rudolph and Sletten Inc. has appointed Robert Maxwell to vice president of business development and corporate communications. Maxwell has been with the company for 10 years and formerly served as senior business development executive for the...

NTDStichler Architecture.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)
November 6, 2006... NTDStichler Architecture has named David Duff and Steve Stokes senior health care designers and Phil Soule senior project architect.

American Institute of Constructors.(CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN)
November 6, 2006... David Jesme, vice president and pre-construction manager for Sundt Construction Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors for the American Institute of Constructors.

Parsons Brinckerhoff.(appointment of Toni Bates)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Toni Bates has been named a senior planning manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff's San Diego office. She will be responsible for transportation corridor planning, transit project planning and transit business development. Bates has more than 23...

PowerGenix Inc.(TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING)
November 6, 2006... PowerGenix Inc. has added Todd Tatar as vice president of product development. He has more than 15 years' experience in the battery industry.

Timothy Pomeroy has joined Klinedinst PC PC as a member of its environmental law group.(appointment of Timothy Pomeroy )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Timothy Pomeroy has joined Klinedinst PC as a member of its environmental law group. Pomeroy previously was a U.S. Air Force JAG attorney and served in the judge advocate general's corps. He was brought in by the Pentagon to counsel the...

Bailey Gardiner Inc.(appointment of Carrie Shields)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Bailey Gardiner Inc. has promoted Carrie Shields to public relations manager. She will be responsible for managing the public relations department as well as supervise various accounts. Shields joined the firm in 2004 as account supervisor....

Cox Communications.(appointment of Ileana Ovalle)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Ileana Ovalle has been named government and community relations manager for Cox Communications in San Diego. She will be responsible for serving as a liaison between the company and community members and educational partners. She has 15 years...

Julia Simms Public Relations.(MEDIA AND MARKETING)
November 6, 2006... Julia Simms Public Relations has hired Bonnie Vieira as assistant account executive. She will be responsible for managing public relations activities for the company's clients.

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker.(appointment of Rylan Bowers and Stephanie Mello)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Nuffer, Smith, Tucker has hired Rylan Bowers as a Web developer and Stephanie Mello as an account coordinator. Bowers has six years of Web experience and Mello was previously interning for the firm.

U.S. Postal Service.(appointment of Michael Daley)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Michael Daley has been named vice president of area operations for the U.S. Postal Service's Pacific area. Daley will be responsible for all postal operations in California, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa. Daley has worked for the Postal...

The James Irvine Foundation.(appointment of Paula Cordeiro)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The James Irvine Foundation has appointed Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, to its board of directors.

The San Diego Better Business Bureau.(appointment of Matt June and Jennifer Halbirt )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The San Diego Better Business Bureau has hired Matt June as a marketing assistant and Jennifer Halbirt as accounting manager. June will assist in the implementation of sales and marketing programs.

The Marine Group.(appoitment of Fred Larsson and Bill Waite)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... The Marine Group has named Fred Larsson director of super-yacht operations and Bill Waite director of business development. Larsson has more than 20 years of experience in the yachting industry and most recently was captain and project manager...

American Medical Response.(appointment of Katie Keach)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... American Medical Response has hired Katie Keach as its manager of government affairs. She will assist the company in developing and strengthening relationships with local governments, elected officials, fire departments and first responders,...

U.S. Naval Academy.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Richard Atkinson, president emeritus of the University of California, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis' board of directors. He formerly served as chancellor of UC San Diego for 15 years.