BRIEFCASE AREA COMPANIES ON FAST-GROWTH LIST.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Companies from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Orange County are among 40 Southland businesses recognized in a ranking released Thursday of fast-growing technology firms. The eighth-annual Technology Fast 500 ranks companies on their revenue growth over the past five years. Among the high-ranking companies are The TriZetto Group of Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. (54), Myrient of Aliso Viejo (93), j2 Global Communications j2 Global Communications (Nasdaq:JCOM) is a company based in Hollywood, California that offers messaging and communications services. Its most popular service is called "eFax", which allows users to send and receive faxes via the Internet. j2 was previously called JFAX. of Hollywood (99) and Irvine's Broadcom (173). The ratings are released by Deloitte & Touche's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. Youbet.com picks marketing boss WOODLAND HILLS - Online wagering sight Youbet.com Inc. has appointed Michael J. Veitch as chief marketing officer, the company announced Thursday. Charles F. Champion, Youbet.com's chief executive officer, said Veitch will lead all marketing, sales and member services divisions of the company. Veitch was formerly CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Access Media. National reports give mixed news WASHINGTON - Low mortgage rates drove housing construction in September to the highest level in 16 years, but the nation's industrial sector showed new signs of stress, confirming that the economic recovery remains uneven. The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that industrial production declined in September for the second consecutive month, and the Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working reported that more Americans filed new claims for jobless benefits. But the huge increase in housing construction helped to leaven leaven (lĕv`ən), agent used to raise bread or other flour foods. Physical leavens include water vapor, which is released as steam at high temperatures (as in popovers), and air, which is incorporated by beating. that news. |
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