San Diego Business Journal articles from September 2005

San Diego Business Journal archives from September 2005

Chargers' 2005 game plan: pave way for new stadium: $2b project may be more appealing if team wins.
September 5, 2005... When fans pack Qualcomm Stadium for the first Chargers game of the 2005 regular season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 11, most probably won't take much notice of the 38-year-old stadium's shortcomings. But Jim Steeg, the Chargers'...

Prepare to greet San Diego's new set of millionaires: SAIC's planned public stock offering is the year's top IPO.(Initial public offerings)(Science Applications International Corp.)
September 5, 2005... Science Applications International Corp.'s announced transition from employee-owned to a public company will likely change the way the research and engineering company operates, but once its planned stock offering occurs, it will create a lot...

Molina enters S.D. health care market.(Molina Healthcare of California)(San DIego)
September 5, 2005... Molina Healthcare of California, which maintained virtually no presence in San Diego until this summer, now manages care for the second largest group of Medi-Cal and Healthy Families members in the county. In recent months, Long Beach-based...

Hotel La Jolla is latest buy for growing firm: American Property Management portfolio reaches $1 billion mark.
September 5, 2005... On the heels of last month's purchase of the Holiday Inn Mission Bay SeaWorld, Michael Gallegos, who heads San Diego-based American Property Management Corp., confirmed his company once again plans to increase its hometown stake with the...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
September 5, 2005... A story in the Aug. 22 Human Resources supplement of the San Diego Business Journal incorrectly identified the Web site for HR Source Consulting, Inc. The correct Web site address is www.hrsourceconsulting.net. The e-mail address is...

Business attempts to cope with soaring gas costs: 'unreal and crazy' is one reaction to escalating prices.(Energy)
September 5, 2005... Businesses in San Diego are grappling with analysts' predictions of an unheard-of $4 a gallon for gasoline as the grumblings of frustrated employees regarding the high cost of fuel grow louder by the day. The average price of regular...

S.D. dips to sixth in key summer travel survey: August numbers are also off slightly as crucial season closes.(San Diego)
September 5, 2005... Melanie Young, a freelance travel writer who lives in San Antonio, decided to forgo her plans to fly to San Diego this summer and stay in a beachfront hotel--a trek she's made for the past seven years or so--opting instead to take...

Developers finding pay dirt in soiled ground: National City brownfield could soon sprout major mixed-use development.(Construction)
September 5, 2005... Developers, frustrated by a dwindling supply of land in San Diego County, are increasingly setting their sights on so-called brownfields--contaminated land that, once cleaned up, can revitalize a community and bolster the bottom line. ...

Pharmaceutical firm finds green is good as gold: facility in La Jolla is honored for its commitment to the environment.(Infrastructure)
September 5, 2005... Now that three companies in the county are bona fide leaders in environment-friendly operations and 25 more are actively seeking to do the same, the word "green" isn't just about dollars anymore to some area business leaders. Johnson &...

Business park is battleground for new hospital: Escondido has said facility could be located in tech park.(Health Care)(Palomar Pomerado Health)
September 5, 2005... Palomar Pomerado Health could lose $2 million of public money if the city of Escondido doesn't fulfill an offer to allow the health network to build a $531 million hospital in the Escondido Research and Technology Center. The public health...

Contract extension granted for partnership's Fitch: exec will not get a raise, although he can take on work as a paid consultant.(Workplace)
September 5, 2005... Getting a three-year extension on a government contract may seem generous, but Larry Fitch, the president and chief executive for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, the regional job-training agency, said the action was something that's...

Auto electronics firm heads toward IPO.(Workplace)
September 5, 2005... Directed Electronics, Inc. of Vista revealed a plan for listing on the New York Stock Exchange last week. The company, which employs 235 people, hopes to raise $225 million when it goes out for an initial public offering. The company,...

Online office gossip gets a bit of policing.(HIGH-TECH)(Akonix Systems Inc. develops instant messaging software)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Twenty years ago, office water coolers were the place to converse with co-workers. Now, with the high-tech age in full swing, more companies are allotting their employees the tools to communicate online via shared networks. Although...

Aerospace Museum to unveil historic local unmanned predator.(HIGH-TECH)(RQ-1K Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
September 5, 2005... Avionic Homecoming: Anyone in awe of high-tech avionics may want to take a trip this month to the San Diego Aerospace Museum, where a homecoming of sorts is about to be celebrated. The Balboa Park museum is set to debut an RQ-1K Predator...

Magazine again recognizes SDSU program: international business among top 10.(Education)(San Diego State University)
September 5, 2005... Thanks to ever-changing technology and a growing global attitude, future business leaders have to dig deeper than the status quo if they want to be successful. Enter San Diego State University's international business program, which ranked...

Despite verdict, Acadia stock doesn't take hit.(Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
September 5, 2005... Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s stock has been untainted despite a recent verdict that found the San Diego biotech, including one of its top executives, guilty of sexually harassing a former employee. However, the company is concerned about...

Biosite plans to market heart failure test to more doctors' offices.(BIOTECH)
September 5, 2005... Biosite Gets A Waiver: San Diego-based Biosite, Inc. will soon begin marketing its test for congestive heart failure to about 100,000 more U.S. doctors' offices now that the portable 15-minute test was granted a waiver last week by the Food and...

Invitrogen, Scripps form partnership.(Invitrogen Corp.)(Scripps Laboratories)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Invitrogen, Scripps Form Partnership: Carlsbad-based Invitrogen Corp. has announced it is teaming with Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla to improve the way scientists are able to characterize membrane proteins. Scientists can design drugs...

New community bank draws plenty of interest.(FINANCE)
September 5, 2005... Organizers for the region's newest community bank in Coronado didn't have to work hard to find their capital. "After two meetings, we were fully subscribed," said Chief Executive Officer Bruce Ives on the funding campaign that attracted...

California community bank conducts stock offering expected to raise $11.2 million.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Stock Offering: California Community Bank, a 2-year-old lender with about $75 million in assets, is conducting a stock offering expected to raise about $11.2 million after expenses. The bank said if it sells all 800,000 shares at $15 each,...

Declining profits.(FINANCE)
September 5, 2005... Declining Profits: Net income at San Diego National Bank for the second quarter was $7.3 million, down from $10.4 million for the same period of 2004. For the first half, net profits came in at $10.4 million, down from $19.7 million in the...

Still searching.(recruiting chief executive officers)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Still Searching: The CEO vacancy at Chula Vista-based Seacoast Commerce Bank remains, with no apparent rush to fill the position left by former Chief Executive Larry Benthien, who resigned suddenly in June. In the meantime, Chairman Bruce...

Now on board.(appointment of David DeVol at Zementis Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Now On Board: David DeVol, a longtime San Diego community banker who is the former CEO at Rancho Bernardo Community Bank and Silvergate Bank was recently named executive vice president at Zementis Inc. Zementis, based in San Diego with an...

Jaguar adds a new page with its 2006 portfolio.(Road Test)(2006 XJ Jaguar Super V8 Portfolio)
September 5, 2005... "You had me at hello." Yes, the famous line Cameron Crowe penned for Renee Zellweger in the movie "Jerry Maguire" sums up my reaction to the new 2006 XJ Jaguar Super V8 Portfolio. The Portfolio model is the consumer version of Jaguar's...

SDG&E proposes new transmission line.(San Diego Gas and Electric Co. )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... San Diego Gas & Electric Co. unveiled a proposal for a new electric transmission line between San Diego and Imperial counties, dubbed the Sunrise Powerlink. If approved, the line could go into service as early as 2010. The company said it...

Silicon space uses a blended approach to achieve objectives: firm that specializes in applications to improve business processes has 3 distinct elements to it.
September 5, 2005... There are plenty of schools of philosophy when it comes to running a business and investing money. "In business school you learn the importance of appealing to vertical niches and specializing horizontally," said Curt Nelson, the chief...

Cyberspace designs: local Web development firms find their niche in competitive market.(Special Report: WEB)(Pint, Inc.)
September 5, 2005... The barrier to entry in the Web development business has always been minimal. It doesn't take a ton of capital to launch a small firm, and plenty of software out there makes Web site creation a breeze--which is why almost every Tom, Dick and...

Web development and design firms *.
September 5, 2005... WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN FIRMS * Ranked by number of local employees as of Aug. 1, 2005 Number of full-time ...

Internet service providers.
September 5, 2005... INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS Ranked by 2005 local employees Number of local ...

Transparency counts in Water District budget.(Otay Water District )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... The Otay Water District announced on Aug. 25 that it has received the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2004 budget. In order to win, the district had to...

Web connect directory.(Directory)
September 5, 2005... Advertising Agencies/Marketing Communications Square One Advertising, Inc. www.squareoneadv.com erin@squareoneadv.com 858.715.4714 sulicworldwide www.sulic.com info@sulic.com 858.551.5511 Whitelaw...

San Diego public stocks.(Illustration)
September 5, 2005... Index Watch Index 8/30/05 8/23/05 San Diego Business Journal Index 1304.82 1313.27 Dow Jones Industrial Average 10412.82 10519.58 S&P 500 Index 1208.41 ...

Community Bancorp Inc.(Proxy)
September 5, 2005... Nasdaq--CMBC Community Bancorp Inc. serves as the holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, Community National Bank. The bank provides commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in the communities along the Interstate...

Shares drop.(Friday, Aug. 26)
September 5, 2005... Shares Drop: Petco Animal Supplies Inc. saw its shares drop $3.68, or 14 percent, to a new 52-week low of $21.87 on heavy Nasdaq trading after releasing disappointing second-quarter results Aug. 25. Although Petco reported increased sales...

City employees protest.(Monday, Aug. 29)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... City Employees Protest: The San Diego Municipal Employees Association began gathering signatures outside City Hall to prevent City Attorney Michael Aguirre from representing employees in pension litigation. The petitions being circulated...

Encore adds on.(Encore Capital Group Inc acquires Ascension Health)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Encore Adds On: Encore Capital Group Inc., a San Diego-based public firm that collects on purchased portfolios of charged-off credit card debt, announced it had acquired Ascension Group for a combined cash and stock price of about $22 million,...

Casino ire.(construction of hotel complex)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Casino Ire: Elected officials continued to weigh in against the Jamul Indian Village's proposal to build a 30-story casino/hotel complex on its 6-acre reservation with Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, urging Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton...

Liberty station recreation.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Liberty Station Recreation: Hazard Construction in San Diego broke ground on the $14.7 million, 46-acre regional park on the grounds of the former Naval Training Center in Point Loma--despite the city's hold on $15 million of private-placement...

Remec deal done.(Wednesday, Aug. 31)(merger with Powerwave Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Remec Deal Done: Shareholders of Remec Inc., a Del Mar defense contractor that has been liquidating itself for much of this year. approved the sale of its Wireless Systems business to Powerwave, an Irvine telecom manufacturer, for nearly $145...

Sales.(real estate property)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Property: 360 N. First St., El Cajon. Seller: John Wiggins. Selling agents: Jacoba Heritage North represented the buyer and Diane Miramontes and Darcy Miramontes of Grubb & Ellis and Dennis Grimes of Re/Max represented the seller. ...

Leases.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Property: 10180 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego. Lessor: Shidler Group. Leasing agents: Chad Uric, John Hale and Tim Olson of Colliers International represented the lessor and Scot Ginsberg of Staubach Co. represented the lessee. ...

Benchmark Landscape, Inc.(contracts)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Benchmark Landscape, Inc. in San Diego is completing work on 1.7 million square feet of landscaping in the common areas of 4S Ranch, a master-planned community west of Rancho Bernardo. Cost: $1.2 million. Developer: Newland Communities...

McCarthy Building Cos., Inc.(renovation of biomedical Library )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... McCarthy Building Cos., Inc. has erected steel framing for the expansion and renovation of the Biomedical Library for UC San Diego. Completion is expected in the summer of 2006. Cost: $16 million. Construction manager/general...

Sully-Jones Roofing Co.(construction of seacoast Square retail center)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Sully-Jones Roofing Co. of El Cajon has completed re-roofing of the Seacoast Square retail center in Pacific Beach. Cost: $54,000. Commercial project manager: Ben Scales. Building owner: Capital Growth Properties.

Pacific Cornerstone Architects.(contracts)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Pacific Cornerstone Architects of San Diego has completed the renovation of its new office building at 4105 Sorrento Valley Blvd. Cost: unavailable. General contractor: Good & Roberts Inc. Space planning and design: Pacific...

Wermers Corp.(contracts )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Wermers Corp. of San Diego has completed the first building at Towngate Apartments, a 394-unit project in Moreno Valley. Cost: unavailable. Owner: Towngate Apartments Lot 12, LLC. Consultants: Irwin Pancake of Huntington Beach,...

RSI Roofing.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... RSI Roofing of San Diego has signed a contract to re-roof Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet on Balboa Avenue. Cost: $194,000. Company president: David Susi.

House-rebate.com CEO puts knowledge into book.(REAL ESTATE)(Home Buying by the Experts--The Pros Make Your Dream Home a Reality)(Book Review)
September 5, 2005... Brian Yui, the San Diego-based chief executive officer of House-Rebate.com and an author, wants you to buy a home. And, yes, he thinks you can do it--if you know what you're doing. Yui, his writer-editor Lori Shaw-Cohen, and a cadre of...

Two El Cajon condo rental communities sell for $22.5m.(REAL ESTATE)(Maisel Presley Inc. buys properties)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Big Deals: Lexington Park and Tres Pinos, two condo rental communities in El Cajon, have sold for $22.5 million, according to CB Richard Ellis. The seller of Lexington Park, which sold for $13 million, was Lexington Park Ltd., and the...

Changes.(REAL ESTATE)(Nowell & Associates Landscape Architecture opens its office)(Central Pacific Mortgage Corp. opens office)(HarleyEllis merges with Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Changes: Nowell & Associates Landscape Architecture in San Diego recently opened its first international office--Nowell2 Land-Design, Inc. in Rossland, British Columbia, seven miles north of the Washington state border. Clients include Red...

Kids video series gets a lesson in music.(TRENDS)
September 5, 2005... The newest DVD in the "Tot-a-Doodle-Do!" series produced by Heidi Heller Niehart, founder of San Diego-based Children's Creative Programming Partnership LLC, is just a "peekaboo" away. On Sept. 24, Niehart and her co-producer, Penny Cohen,...

Spotlight: Simply Italian.(Small Business)
September 5, 2005... Gayle Stone's secret for success comes from mixing business with pleasure. The chief executive officer and owner of Simply Italian travels to her favorite destination, Italy, four times a year to import the unique lighting, jewelry and...

Executives need to stay realistic in workplace.(Small Business Help Line)
September 5, 2005... Question: What are some self-destructive workplace habits that aspiring professionals need to look out for if they want to maintain their good standing in the workplace and excel on the job? Answer: 1. Failing to have a life plan. All...

Kathleen Anne Cunningham.(Executive Profile)(Advanced Marketing Strategies Inc.)(Interview)
September 5, 2005... Chances are you've seen the TV ads where Sandy Mossy, spokeswoman for the San Diego-based Mossy Corp. auto dealer, teasingly tosses the keys to a brand-new Mossy Nissan into the sunny San Diego sky. Now meet the woman behind the...

SCORE Workshops.(TRENDS)
September 5, 2005... SCORE Workshops: SCORE wants to help San Diego's small-business owners improve their computer skills. On Sept. 10, the local chapter of the nonprofit organization will hold a workshop designed to teach small businesses the basics of...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 5, 2005... If you would like your business event that costs less than $75 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: Andy Killion...

Carl Poirot.(Problem Solver Award)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Carl Poirot was honored with the Problem Solver Award by the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California for his significant contributions to promoting and providing pro bono legal services.

Senior Vice President Michael Yeatts has been promoted to executive vice president in its real estate deposits and financial institutions division at Union Bank of California.(promotions)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Senior Vice President Michael Yeatts has been promoted to executive vice president in its real estate deposits and financial institutions division at Union Bank of California. He will be responsible for building and managing deposit...

Case Group Architects has promoted Todd Brazzon, Graham Haines, Caroline Loisos and Tom Dailey to senior associate.(promotions)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Case Group Architects has promoted Todd Brazzon, Graham Haines, Caroline Loisos and Tom Dailey to senior associate. Brazzonjoined Case Group in 1998. Haines joined in 2002 and is responsible for the firm's outside marketing efforts. Loisos...

Catherine Jones, the president and owner of the HR Agency, has been appointed chairwoman and Sally Costello has been named executive director of the Escondido Humane Society board of directors.(Alzheimer's Association of San Diego appoints Bruce Bochy)(appointment of Midge Costanza in district attorney's office)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Catherine Jones, the president and owner of the HR Agency, has been appointed chairwoman and Sally Costello has been named executive director of the Escondido Humane Society board of directors. Jones joined the board in 2003 and served as its...

Diane Fisher, Randal Lejnwaan, Justin White and Kate Park have joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP as associates.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Diane Fisher, Randal Lejnwaan, Justin White and Kate Park have joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP as associates. Fisher, Lejuwaan and White have joined the real estate practice group and Park has joined the business practice group....

Susan Guenther has joined Challenger, Gray & Challenger, Inc. as vice president.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Susan Guenther has joined Challenger, Gray & Challenger, Inc. as vice president. She will be responsible for all activities in San Diego and Orange counties. Guenther has 21 years of sales and business experience and, most recently, was...

Chris Cole has joined GVA IPC as an associate.(GVA IPC appoints )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Chris Cole has joined GVA IPC as an associate. He will be charged with overseeing the sale and leasing of office and industrial properties. Cole previously served for two years at GVA IPC as an associate before leaving to pursue opportunities...

Dan Hoffman.(SmartDraw.com appoints Dan Hoffman as director of product management)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... SmartDraw.com has announced that Dan Hoffman has joined as director of product management. Hoffman will be responsible for product marketing, product and software development and quality assurance for all products. Hoffman has 17 years of...

Investigators get documents from pension board.(KEY HIRES AND PROMOTIONS)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre isn't very impressed with the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System board's decision Aug. 30 to hand over subpoenaed documents to investigative agencies looking into the city's troubled pension...

Opening soon.(Torrey Pines Bank plans to open its fourth office)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Opening Soon: Torrey Pines Bank plans to open a fourth office in the Golden Triangle area in mid-October. The office at 4350 Executive Drive will have a staff of 10, headed by Tim Himstreet. Send any local finance news to Mike Allen via...

Conversion.(Landmark National Bank acquires Legacy Bank)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Conversion: In a final phase of Landmark National Bank's acquisition of Legacy Bank, the acquiring bank converted its customers to Legacy's data processing provider, the opposite of what usually happens in most similar deals. "After doing...

Sarbanes-Oxley unjust and destructive.(Opinion)
September 5, 2005... Imagine opening tomorrow's newspaper and reading this: "Citing all-too-frequent child abuse and neglect, Congress has proposed the Parenting Reform Act. "Under the proposed law, all parents must sign a sworn statement pledging that they...

Auditors should take a drive down Pacific Hwy.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 5, 2005... Editor: Well, it certainly appears that the bloom is off the county's rose! For too long now the county has been skating under the radar, which has so far only picked up the city's fiscal morass and financial malfeasance. Let us...

Business gets its hands on San Diego.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 5, 2005... Editor: September is recognized as the month of service and the Hands On Network will be promoting community service to engage hundreds of companies and thousands of volunteers to assist with a variety of community improvement projects...

Construction defect suits threaten state's prosperity.(Opinion)
September 5, 2005... California's new home market is thriving, driving the economy, creating millions of jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenue. But it isn't all good news. There is a lurking villain that is threatening homeowners, home buyers,...

Morning drive: shuffle: radio team's move prompts a shake-up in key ratings slot.(KFMB-FM )
September 12, 2005... When the veteran morning radio team Jeff and Jer debuts later this month on My 94.1, it's likely to lead to a shake-up in both listenership and ad revenues. The show, which is moving from KFMB-FM Jack 100.7 after a successful seven-year...

S.D. biotechs playing the name change game: structural Genomix is latest firm trying to reinvent itself.
September 12, 2005... Structural Genomix might sound like an '80s punk rock band, but as one of the last proteomics companies in the country to switch to drug development, renamed SGX has realized that changing tunes means changing names. Just two days before...

Builders make urgent plea for housing reform: frustrations grow as S.D. enters 4th year of affordability crisis.(San Diego)
September 12, 2005... San Diego homebuilders--feeling hamstrung by policies they say are stalling more affordable housing--have joined a statewide campaign promoting homeownership. They're pushing for a reform package that calls for an adequate supply of land...

Exec's ties to new Orleans run deep.
September 12, 2005... Today, as he has every day for the past two weeks, Ed Netzhammer, a San Diego-based regional manager for Omni International Hotels Inc., will make at least one conference call to a division of the New Orleans Police Department temporarily based...

Specialty pharmas' role grows in drug market: but consumers may pay higher prices for firms' involvement.(Biotech)
September 12, 2005... An increased number of smaller, more specialized companies that buy rights to drugs but don't invent them could increase drug costs for consumers, some analysts believe. But these specialty pharmaceutical companies have an essential place...

Fledgling solar firm seeks $22.5m in cash--but not from VCs: husband and wife, both physicists, tap into new way to harness the sun's power.(Energy)(Pyron Solar Inc.)
September 12, 2005... Most new companies eager to bring a product to market generally welcome any and all private investments. But at La Jolla-based Pyron Solar, Inc., only investors truly passionate about saving the environment need apply. Pyron's handful...

SDG&E beefs up its use of solar energy.(San Diego Gas & Electric Co.)
September 12, 2005... Renewable energy efforts in San Diego County may get an enormous boost soon now that San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has contracted with a Phoenix-based company to buy 300 megawatts of solar electricity--enough to power nearly 300,000 homes. ...

Online giving is a growing option for charities.(HIGH-TECH)
September 12, 2005... Rarely do high-tech news and humanitarian efforts go hand-in-hand. This month is the exception. Hurricane Katrina has left thousands upon thousands of people homeless, many of whom escaped her wrath with little more than the shirt on their...

Firm urges donors to be cautious of online scams.(HIGH-TECH)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Donor Beware: Disasters such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Asian tsunami and now Hurricane Katrina can compel people to warmly open their hearts, homes and pocketbooks to complete strangers. But they can also serve as a prime...

Scripps health among employers cited by AARP.(American Association of Retired Persons)(Girl Scouts)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Two San Diego organizations were among 50 recognized by AARP recently as being the best employers for workers over 50 years old. The nation's largest organization representing retired American workers said Scripps Health and the Girl...

Time-share firm breaks ground in Oceanside.(TOURISM)(Fairfield Resorts Inc. to get constructed two-tower resort)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Fairfield Resorts Inc., one of the world's largest vacation ownership companies with more than 70 resort properties and 500,000 owners, broke ground on a 168-unit time-share and hotel project in Oceanside. The $75 million project is near...

New yatch helps harbor excursion begin 90th year.(TOURISM)(San Diego Harbor Excursion)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... In The Sprit Of It All: The San Diego Harbor Excursion was to celebrate its 90th anniversary last week with the christening ceremony of it $5 million, 160-foot mega-yacht, the California Spirit. The event was scheduled for the evening of Sept....

Somebody to watch.(TOURISM)(Gordon Hattersley III amed one of Estates West Magazine's 15 People to Watch.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Somebody To Watch: Gordon Hattersley III, who owns the historic Britt Scripps Inn on Banker's Hill, was named one of Estates West Magazine's "15 People to Watch." The list, which includes hoteliers, architects, interior designers and...