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Control issues: video game makers find big sales go hand in hand with simple controllers.(Activision Blizzard Inc.)
June 15, 2009... TO convince more people to buy its video games, Activision Blizzard Inc. is relying on plastic guitars, disc jockey turntables and motion-sensing skateboards.
These are the new generation of video game controllers on current and upcoming Activision titles, and they've been turning people...
No relief in sight for state contractors: stalled projects hit businesses already owed money.(GOVERNMENT)
June 15, 2009... Businesses that contract with the state have already suffered because of delayed payments and cancellation of contracts. Now they' re bracing for more pain.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week issued an executive order that retroactively canceled contracts and made deep cuts to contracts...
Lead penalties play rough with L.A. toymakers: rules to hike company costs, product prices.(MANUFACTURING)
June 15, 2009... The fallout from the lead contamination crisis that rocked the toy industry two years ago--culminating in Mattel Inc. recalling about 2 million items made in China--is striking fear through Los Angeles' many toy companies.
They are concerned because they now face civil penalties more than...
Tall order for local sign maker: shop got four days to dress Staples Center for NBA Finals.(UP FRONT)(National Basketball Association)(MBE Digital)(Brief article)
June 15, 2009... This month one of the biggest signs in Los Angeles doesn't say "Hollywood" on it.
That's because the Staples Center has a ginormous (152 foot wide by 72 foot tall) Los Angeles Lakers banner plastered across its facade in celebration of the team's ascent to the Finals.
But more...
Designers' discount duds a hit: recession inspires Rock & Republic's line of bargain apparel.(UP FRONT)(Brief article)
June 15, 2009... Saving money has become so fashionable in this recession that sellers of premium goods and services are introducing bargain deals. Well, bargains for Beverly Hills, anyway.
The latest example: Rock & Republic Enterprises Inc. soon will roll out blue jeans that sell for $148, T-shirts for...