San Diego Business Journal articles from October 2003

San Diego Business Journal archives from October 2003

Casino corridor: latest boom in indian gaming taking root along Route 76.
October 6, 2003... Call it a strip--of sorts. The backcountry road from Temecula to Valley Center features five Indian casinos in 20 miles. Three have the trappings of Las Vegas resorts: hotel wings, multiple restaurants, and live entertainment. Purple...

A water deal still in the works: crucial Imperial County vote could end years of squabbling.
October 6, 2003... A new 75-year agriculture-to-urban-water transfer deal that would send water from the Colorado River to the San Diego region may have been approved by the time you read this. Then again, maybe not. One Imperial Irrigation District...

S.D. struggles to implement energy strategy: expert says SDG&E's interests conflict with area's needs.
October 6, 2003... When it comes to regional energy matters, San Diego powers-that-be think they have a grasp on what needs to be done before another crisis hits. But local politics are stalling measures that could ensure greater reliability and more stable...

Hotelier vows to fight against room-tax increase.
October 6, 2003... If a compromise proposal between the San Diego City Council and a lodging industry association to raise the tax the city charges people to stay in area hotels goes to a public vote, a prominent local hotelier said he will campaign against it....

Vocational rehab a victim of workers' comp revamp: state claims it will save $.12 billion annually with voucher plan.(Employment)
October 6, 2003... In 2001, Sharon Dennis wrenched her knee at work. Dennis, who was a certified nurse's assistant at Casa Palmera Skilled Nursing Facility in Del Mar, tore a tendon in her right knee while she dressed a patient. Even after surgery and...

Recall likely to spur shift in state politics.
October 6, 2003... Sacramento's dysfunctional ways, so much a part of the recall campaign, could be put to more votes next year if a series of initiatives wind up on the ballot. "It may be the opening of the door to a different era in politics," said Michael...

Smaller workers' comp increases?(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Smaller Workers' Comp Increases? Rate increases for workers' compensation may not be as bad as expected next year if insurance companies follow the recommendation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The rating bureau,...

Credit managers index rises.(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Credit Managers Index Rises: Another small sign the economy is on the upswing comes from the latest report from the National Association of Credit Management, a trade association for credit managers. The latest credit managers index rose...

Family incomes not keeping up.(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Family Incomes Not Keeping Up: Most California families incomes fell below a level to pay for the basic costs of living, according to a recent study done by the California Budget Project, a nonprofit organization that studies a range of...

$35 million for downtown tower.(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... $35 Million For Downtown Tower: The Shidler Group, a San Diego-based commercial real estate investment firm, bought the Washington Mutual Tower in Downtown San Diego for $35 million. The 18-story, 186,977-square-foot office building and an...

Final section of SR 125 open.(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Fina Section Of SR 125 Open: The final section of state Route 125, between La Mesa and El Cajon was opened Sept. 30. The $33 million project included building interchanges at Navajo Road and Grossmont College Drive, and a lighted bike path...

Ford Foundation award winners.(Week in review: top business news: September 26-October 2, 2003)(domestic and home-care workers)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Ford Foundation Award Winners: A San Diego couple who founded the country's first union for domestic and home-care workers will receive a 2003 Leadership for a Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation. Fahari Jeffers and Ken...

Financial planners getting their due in S.D. this week: few government regulations creates confusion, industry association members say.(Finance)(National Financial Planners Week)
October 6, 2003... Most everyone needs financial advice, but being aware of where you get it could save people a lot of dough. That's the message from local financial planners who are celebrating National Financial Planners Week from Oct. 6 to 12. "A lot...

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction Notice)
October 6, 2003... In the Sept. 29 issue of the San Diego Business Journal, on the Web Development & Design Firms List, the address for Avencom was incorrect. The correct address should be 1055 F St., San Diego, 92101. The Business Journal regrets the error.

Cruise lines forge agreement over dumping wastewater: industry unlikely to cut its trips to San Diego.(Tourism)(compromise between cruise line industry and environmental groups)
October 6, 2003... New legislation that curbs wastewater dumping by cruise ships along the California coast was forged as a compromise between the cruise line industry and environmental groups. The two-bill package introduced into the state Assembly by Joe...

Local money firm looks to go high-tech: new building should help to compete with global companies.(Finance)
October 6, 2003... After two decades, Maniflo Inc., a National City money-transfer business, is looking forward to a new home, but at the same spot in National City. Construction of a new office at 1428 Highland Ave. in the city's downtown began this summer...

Sleep-drug tests becoming a real snooze: Biosite says its 2003 revenues, earnings will fall short of targets.(Biotech)(Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.)
October 6, 2003... Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. said a late-stage study of 211 chronic insomnia patients suggested its drug indiplon helps patients fall asleep faster and sleep longer without causing serious side effects. The San Diego-based company reported...

Biosite earnings fall short.(Biotech)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Biosite Earnings Fall Short: San Diego-based medical device firm Biosite recently warned its 2003 financial results will fall short from an earlier guidance. Biosite, which develops blood tests to detect heart failure, revised its earlier...

Idec's Zevalin wins euro nod.(Biotech)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Idee's Zevalin Wins Euro Nod: The Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products gave Idec Pharmaceutical Corp.'s developed second non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Zevalin a positive review at its monthly meeting. San Diego-based biotechnology...

Verizon's wireless net now available in San Diego: Kintera providing data management for the GoArnold.com site.(High-Tech)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... It's a wireless data slingshot. Verizon Wireless has long been testing an advanced wireless data network in San Diego County, and in Washington, D.C. Now the network is available to common folk--provided the common folk have $80 per...

In the thick of it.(High-Tech)(Kintera provides database services for Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign website)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... In The Thick Of It: About the little box in the bottom corner of governor candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's Web site--the one that says "Kintera." It refers to a San Diego company. Kintera is providing database management, online volunteer...

High-horsepower gaming.(High-Tech)(RackSaver Inc. introduces new gaming server)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... High-Horsepower Gaming: Purveyors of online role-playing games typically accommodate a few hundred players with one central computer server, which contains the fantasy world in which they all play. Now San Diego-based RackSaver, Inc, boasts a...

Way beyond Wi-Fi.(High-Tech)(Pulse Link Inc. partners with Fujitsu Microelectroncis America Inc. to develop digital broadband processor)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Way Beyond Wi-Fi: San Diego-based Pulse-Link Inc. has teamed up with Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. to develop an ultrawideband chip--specifically a digital baseband processor. Ultrawideband is a wireless communications technology for a...

Sempra secures deal with New Jersey Hospitals.(Sempra Energy Solutions)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Sempra Energy Solutions, the retail energy marketing arm of Sempra Energy, has been awarded a $50 million contract to provide electricity to 30 hospital facilities as part of a collective buying agreement managed by the New Jersey Hospital...

A roof over their heads.(High-Tech)(Directed Electronics acquires additional facility)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... A Roof Over Their Heads: Directed Electronics, the North County car-alarm maker, has supplemented its 100,000 square feet with a 50,000-square-foot addition at 1 Viper Way in Vista. Send high-tech news to Brad Graves via fax at (858)...

GraphPad Software, Inc.(High-Tech)(signs 5 year lease)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... GraphPad Software, Inc. has leased 5,400 square feet of space in Carmel Valley. The company, which makes statistical software for the scientific community, will pay $675,000 over five years. Send high-tech news to Brad Graves via fax at...

Science Applications International Corp.(High-Tech)(opens office in Ann Arbor, Michigan)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Science Applications International Corp. has opened an office in the university town of Ann Arbor, Mich., where it will serve the Air Force, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Send...

Kintera Inc., provide ready to test IPO market: Gateway to farm out IT, human resources, and finance functions.(Cyberbucks)
October 6, 2003... The stock market, particularly the Nasdaq, continues to climb, giving hope to those fast-growing local firms that plan to go public. As evidence that the initial public offering market is opening up, two more local tech startups recently...

Gateway keeps cutting.(Cyberbucks)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Gateway Keeps Cutting: Gateway Inc. said it plans to farm out a considerable chunk of three back-office functions as part of an ongoing restructuring to change its overall business. Last week, Gateway announced it entered into a multiyear...

AMCC buys IBM Technology.(Cyberbucks)(Applied Micro Circuits Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... AMCC Buys IBM Technology: Applied Micro Circuits Corp., the San Diego-based maker of high-speed optical chips used by telecom equipment manufacturers, said it paid $47 million for the licensed technology owned by IBM. The technology on the...

Spescom completes offering.(Cyberbucks)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Spescom Completes Offering: Spescom Software Inc., formerly called Altris Software, a locally based maker of document management software, said it completed a private placement of more than 3 million shares of its common stock, resulting in...

V-Enable completes financing.(Cyberbucks)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... V-Enable Completes Financing: V-Enable, a San Diego-based developer of software that makes wireless data applications easy to use, said it closed a $3.75 million round of venture funding led by Siemens Mobile Acceleration Corp. and Sorrento...

SBA deputy believes small biz key to economic recovery: firms urged to position themselves ahead of the recovery.(Finance)(Melanie Sabelhaus, deputy administrator of Small Business Administration)(Interview)
October 6, 2003... Melanie Sabelhaus was appointed deputy administrator of the Small Business Association in April 2002, after 15 years of management experience at IBM and 10 years as a small-business owner and entrepreneur who founded a property management and...

SDG&E, FERC settle on 'Enron-like' trading claim.(San Diego Gas & Electric, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... San Diego Gas & Electric and federal energy regulators came to a settlement on matters related to the energy crisis of 2000-01. The investor-owned utility agreed to no wrongdoing but will pay $27,972 to end all claims that SDG&E may have...

Director of the Year nominations open.
October 6, 2003... The Corporate Directors Forum is taking nominations for its Director of the Year awards through Oct. 31. The awards recognize directors who make extraordinary contributions in the boardroom and behind the scenes. Winners will be...

If it's October, it must be time for S.D. Fleet Week: air shows, festivals, and parades highlight annual event.(Defense)(public events in San Diego County, California)(Calendar)
October 6, 2003... With a roar, San Diego County is moving into an October of ship tours, parades, air shows, and auto racing. Fleet Week is here and one of its centerpieces, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, is drawing near. It's not just a...

No deficit of ideas for reforming budget in state.
October 6, 2003... It's the most vexing financial problem facing California today and has been at the heart of the recall effort: how to bring more money into state coffers and not be so dependent on volatile income taxes? At the peak of dot-com mania, the...

King's Fish House brings touch of French Quarter, taste of fresh fish to S.D.(What's on the Menu)(Restaurant Review)
October 6, 2003... King's Fish House Restaurant in Mission Valley looks like something out of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Though it is new and contains one of the most high-tech kitchens in San Diego County, its decor reminds me of an 80-year-old red brick...

Four Seasons Resort Aviara.(Jack's Restaurant Tidbits)(wines of Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The Four Seasons Resort Aviara will showcase the wines of Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery on Oct. 16. The five-course dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and costs $90 per person. The Chalk Hill Winery is located in the Chalk Hill region of...

Candy Wallace, executive director of the American Personal Chef Institute.(Jack's Restaurant Tidbits)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Candy Wallace, executive director of the American Personal Chef Institute, has been honored as Entrepreneur/Businessperson of the year with an Award of Excellence by the International Association of Cooking Professionals at their 2003...

Apartment owners unlikely targets of prop. 65 lawsuits: fifteen candidates running for five seats on County Bar Association board.(Law)(San Diego apartment owners)
October 6, 2003... Proposition 65 lawsuits are giving headaches to some San Diego apartment owners. The measure, which passed in 1986, was intended to notify customers when they were exposed to carcinogens and toxic materials that harm the reproductive...

In the running.(Law)(San Diego County Bar Association)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... In The Running: Fifteen candidates are running for five open seats on the board of directors for the San Diego County Bar Association. They will fill four at-large positions and an additional South Bay post. Candidates are Katherine Bacal,...

What's up.(Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner's new associates)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... What's Up: Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner hired two new associates--Heidi Bloomfield and LaToya Redd. Bloomfield's practice focuses on general business litigation and employment law. She was an associate with Morris, Polich & Purdy's San Diego...

Growing San Diego firms are shifting from manufacturing to service providers: security services also rank much higher following 9/11.(Special report: fast-growing companies)
October 6, 2003... Anyone who doubts the quantum shift of San Diego's economy from a manufacturer of goods to one that produces more services should check out the San Diego Business Journal's List of the 50 Fast-Growing Private Companies. Of the 50 firms on...

Fast-growing private companies: headquartered in San Diego County; ranked by percent of verified revenue growth, 2000 to 2002.(Special report: fast-growing companies)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... FAST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES Headquartered in San Diego County; ranked by percent of verified revenue growth, 2000 to 2002 Percentage ...

Keep rapid growth from straining accounting dept.: outsourcing work allows firms to focus on core business.(Special report: fast-growing companies)
October 6, 2003... The climate in Southern California is usually ideal. However, if you ask 10 people to describe today's business climate, you would probably get many different answers. Businesses of all sizes have been fast to outsource a number of...

Personal excess liability--what you should know.(Special report: fast-growing companies)
October 6, 2003... The Need for Personal Excess Liability A pressing concern among many homeowners and those with other significant assets in recent years has been whether they hove sufficient liability coverage. Most realize that while it is important and a...

Complying with employment laws as companies grow: overlapping federal, state laws can create headaches.(Special report: fast-growing companies)
October 6, 2003... A company's growth can result in violation of state and federal laws. As employers ascend up the growth chart, they may reach key thresholds of employee numbers without knowing that new laws apply. California has enacted some of the most...

Women-owned businesses.(Special report: fast-growing companies)(ranked by 2002 gross revenue)(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES Ranked by 2002 gross revenue Gross revenue: Employees * 2002 ...

Women-owned businesses pack a punch in S.D.'s economy: moving on up: profiled firms generated $268M.(About the list: women-owned business)
October 6, 2003... Women-owned businesses are a veritable force in San Diego, according to this year's San Diego Business Journal List of Women-Owned Businesses. The List profiles 22 companies and ranks them by 2002 gross revenue. Businesses featured on The...

Sign of the times: ratings to rank billboard placement: Starmack Group adds Tiburon hospitality management to portfolio of industry clients.(Media & Marketing)
October 6, 2003... If Arbitron has its way, a ratings system for outdoor advertising will become a welcome addition to its broadcast advertising ratings. The New York-based firm, which has ranked the nation's radio and television stations by audience counts...

New California public TV head.(Media & Marketing)(Mark Benscheidt)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... New California Public TV Head: Mark Benscheidt, has been chosen as the first salaried executive to lead the state association of public television stations in California, which includes 14 stations, including KPBS in San Diego. Benscheidt...

Signing.(Media & Marketing)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Signing: The Starmack Group, a marketing and public relations firm in La Mesa, has added Tiburon Hospitality Management in Carefree, Ariz., to its portfolio of hospitality clients. Tiburon currently manages Ocean Place Conference Resort in...

Architecting and implementing FORCEnet 2003 Industry Conference: presented by NDIA and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).(Advertising Supplement)(Calendar)
October 6, 2003... The SPAWAR industry conference will be held at the Bahia Hotel on Mission Bay from Oct. 22-24, 2003. Early check-in will begin Tuesday afternoon, October 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. In recent years, the concepts, technologies and...

NDIA: the voice of the defense industry.(Advertising Supplement)(National Defense Industrial Association )
October 6, 2003... The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is the product of a March 1997 merger of the American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA) and National Security Industrial Association (NSIA) and occupies a unique position among...

NDIA membership.(Advertising Supplement)(National Defense Industrial Association)
October 6, 2003... From small businesses to prime contractors, if your company is part of the defense industry, you have a place in NDIA. By joining, your company and its products become more marketable because of the knowledge, visibility, and contacts gained....

Developing the FORCEnet vision in San Diego and beyond.(Advertising Supplement)(Science Applications International Corporation)
October 6, 2003... For more than three decades, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), headquartered in San Diego, has played an important role in national security. Today, it helps the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and military services...

NDIA San Diego chapter annual fleet support award winners.(Advertising Supplement)(San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association)
October 6, 2003... The San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) will honor four San Diego government employees for their support of naval operations through the chapter's annual Fleet Support awards on October 24, 2003. The awardees...

Got a plan? Living your life while building your business.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... One of the first things you are asked to do as a small business start up is write a business plan outlining how your business will succeed in the future. So you work hard on the numbers, the sales projections, marketing strategies, pro-forma...

San Diego Council of the Navy League: dedicated to education.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... The Navy League of the United States was founded in 1902 with the encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt. The Navy League is unique among military-oriented associations in that it is a civilian organization dedicated to the education of...

Military and communications conference returns to San Diego.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... West 2004, AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute's annual conference and exposition, returns to the San Diego Convention Center Tuesday, February 3, through Thursday, February 5, 2003. This year's theme, "BORN JOINT?" will explore...

NDIA's legislative agenda reflects local industry priorities.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... How do you feel about the proposed legislation known as the Buy American Act? Do you know that NDIA is opposed to it? And do you know that the association is advocating policies and procedures for the implementation of Network Centric Warfare?...

Opportunities for small business: doing business for SPAWAR.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... Courtesy of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Small Business Office The advantages of small businesses to the government are compelling. Small businesses are generally more responsive to the task at hand, provide closer working...

Lender offers specialized service to defense industry.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... As the market turns its focus toward the Defense industry, the need for a knowledgeable financial partner is apparent. Because of its solid growth and consolidation, the best bet for a company in this strategic niche is to work with a bank...

Local consulting firm aids business and government.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of consulting for business and government for more than 85 years. Today, Booz Allen is one of the world's leading consulting firms, with 12,000 staff worldwide, serving clients on six continents....

Contractor commits to providing tech solutions.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... Anteon Corporation, headquartered in Fairfax, Va., is a leading provider of information technology and systems engineering and integration services to government clients for more than 27 years. The company has approximately 7,200 employees and...

2003 Industry Conference speaker profiles.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... David J. Antanitus Rear Admiral (Lower Half) U.S. Navy C41 Chief Engineer Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Rear Admiral Dave Antanitus is a native of La Salle, Ill. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1974 with...

A change in information superiority in the defense sector.(Advertising Supplement)
October 6, 2003... DoD requirements for technology services partners are not what they once were. Joint Vision 2020, the CNO's Sea Power 21, and FORCEnet are at the heart of this shift. The need to implement a responsive Network Centric Capability drives not only...

Innovative on-time solutions fuel growth of local firm.(Information Technology solutions)
October 6, 2003... ComGlobal Systems provides extraordinary tools and skills to develop Information Technology solutions for a wide variety of government customers. The company was founded in San Diego, Calif. in 1995, and now has major operations in both...

San Diego firm snags high honors in government industry.(INDUS Technology, Inc. )(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... INDUS Technology, Inc. provides systems engineering, financial, logistics, testing, and technical and program management services for government and industry clients. Superior performance, experienced personnel and complete dedication to...

Complex issues clear solutions.(Advertising Supplement)(Booz Allen Hamilton)(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of business and government consulting for for more than 85 years. Today, Booz Allen is one of the world's leading consulting firms, with 11,000 staff worldwide, serving clients on six continents....

Recall issue: should the state tax Indian casinos? Despite candidates' claims, tribes say they are sovereign and exempt.(Gaming)
October 6, 2003... One controversy that has emerged in the California governor's recall race--one among many--is whether Indian enterprises should be taxed. "Their casinos make billions, yet pay no taxes and virtually nothing to the state," said...

Health care legislation's focus is keeping care going: Governor Davis signs bills aimed at HMO members.(Gray Davis)
October 6, 2003... Gov. Gray Davis recently signed a package of health care bills that is likely to bring welcome changes to tens of thousands of San Diego HMO members. Two bills, AB 1286 and SB 244, require health maintenance organizations to give members...

Tachyon gets $6 million round.(Cyberbucks)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Tachyon Gets $6 Million Round: Tachyon, Inc., a San Diego-based developer and maker of broadband satellite network equipment, said it secured an additional $6 million in venture funding led by West River Capital, Cornerstone Ventures, and...

Qualcomm buys French assets.(Cyberbucks)(acquires Alcatel Mobicom)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Qualcomm Buys French Assets: Qualcomm Inc., said it acquired assets from Alcatel Mobicom, a provider of satellite data communications systems for tracking truck fleets, for an undisclosed price. Qualcomm's European wireless unit, headquartered...

Golf Tourney raises $887K.(Cyberbucks)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The San Diego Buick Invitational golf tournament raised a record $887,745 for some 90 locally based nonprofit organizations and high schools from the net profits of the event at Torrey Pines Golf Course in February. Among the recipients are...

Bookstore owner sentenced for tax evasion.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The owner of a San Diego college bookstore was sentenced to 12 months and one day in custody for filing false income tax returns. Ken Appel, who owns KB Books, earlier pleaded guilty to the offense on June 17, according to U.S. Attorney...

Controversial 17200 legislation dies quietly in assembly: trial lawyers helped to write the partner bills.(Law)
October 6, 2003... Lost amid the shuffle of business bills in Sacramento's recently ended session: 17200. Legislation that sought to revamp the state's Business and Professions Code 17200 died in the Assembly earlier this month. Reform of the code, which has...

Local survey finds majority of firms insure full-timers: part-timers experience a big drop in health coverage.(Workplace)(Mandatory health insurance for California employees)
October 6, 2003... Mandatory health insurance for California employees may be a controversial issue for many privately held companies, but a recent survey of local employers found most are already providing medical insurance to their workers. A recent survey...

Southern California index watch.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Southern California Index Watch Index 09/19/03 09/26/03 % Change Dow 9,644.82 9,313.08 -3.4 Nasdaq 1,905.70 1,792.07 -6.0 S&P 500 ...

Marketplace: San Diego public stocks.(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... Marketplace SAN DIEGO PUBLIC STOCKS Data as of 09/29/03 TKR/ Company MKT Accredited Home Lenders LEND/Q Advanced Marketing MKT/N Alaris...

Proxy: Ashworth Inc.(sports apparel)
October 6, 2003... NASD--ASHW Ashworth Inc. designs, markets, and distributes a full line of sports apparel, headwear, and accessories under the Ashworth label. Ashworth products axe sold in golf pro shops, at resorts, to corporate customers, at better...

San Diego technology 15.(Proxy)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... San Diego Technology 15 As of Sept. 26, 2003 52 week 1 Week Company Ticker Close High Low % Change Qualcomm, Inc. ...

San Diego biotech 15.(Proxy)(stock prices of biotechnology companies)(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... San Diego Biotech 15 As of Sept. 28, 2003 52 Week Company Ticker Close High Low IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. IDPH $41.65 $46.05 $26.98...