BRIEFCASE BUXBAUM GROUP NOW IN CALABASAS.Byline: - Staff and wire reports CALABASAS - Buxbaum Group has relocated its headquarters from Encino to larger quarters in the Calabasas Tech Center, nearly doubling the size of its office space. The firm provides inventory appraisal, auction, liquidation and turnaround consulting services throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. In addition to California, Buxbaum Group has offices in Minnesota, Colorado and Texas. ``This relocation was designed to help support the expansion of our business,`` said 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. Paul M. Buxbaum. ``We have added additional professionals to our staff in order to provide broader services to the financial institutions and companies that we serve.'' Flynt to distribute Vivid's products VAN NUYS - Vivid Entertainment Group, the world's leading producer of adult films, and Larry Flynt Publications Larry Flynt Publications or LFP runs the adult entertainment empire founded by the infamous Larry Flynt. Found in 1976 two years after Flynt begant publishing Hustler magazine, LFP was originally to serve as the parent company of this magazine. , publisher of more than 30 magazines including Hustler, have signed a contract under which all aspects of Vivid's video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. distribution in the United States will be handled exclusively by LFP LFP left frontoposterior (position of the fetus). . The functions, to be operated and controlled by LFP, will include warehousing, sales, shipping and other distribution related duties. Terms of the multiyear agreement were not disclosed. Vivid's President Bill Asher said that the deal has the added benefit of allowing Vivid to devote more resources to its core business, the production of new films, as well as to growth areas such as its Internet sites and the company's international arm. Panattoni buys Spectrum land THOUSAND OAKS - Panattoni Development bought the last piece of the 100-acre Conejo Spectrum industrial park, executives announced Wednesday. The Irvine-based firm has 110,000 square feet of light manufacturing space in the works, with construction beginning late this year. The $10 million project is slated to be completed in early 2003. 5 new members on Marshall board The Marshall School of Business The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis. at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission announced Wednesday that five new members have been appointed to its corporate advisory board. They are Richard Hallock, executive vice president of human resources at Occidental Petroleum Corp.; Timothy J. McCallion, president-Pacific region of Verizon Communications Inc.; Brian McNamee, vice president, human resources at Amgen Inc.; S. Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Limited company) is one of the world’s largest providers of information technology, consulting, services and business-process outsourcing which commenced operations in 1968. As of 2007, it is Asia's largest And India's No. ; and Richard D. Stephens, vice president and general manager, space and communications of Boeing Co. The board, which now includes 25 members, meets twice a year. Gemstar to buy DIVA cable firm PASADENA - Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR Inc. announced Wednesday that it will acquire DIVA, a cable TV software firm. Gemstar hopes to use DIVA technology in its joint effort with Thomson Multimedia to build an interactive two-way response network. Gemstar is a media company best known for publishing TV Guide magazine. AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million joins suits against drug firms WASHINGTON - The AARP, the nation's largest lobbying group for older Americans, is accusing pharmaceutical companies of paying their competitors not to market cheaper generic drugs. The group on Wednesday joined three lawsuits filed last year against six drug companies, alleging patent abuse, suppression of generic competition and collusion with generic manufacturers. Consumer groups, especially those representing the elderly, are increasingly concerned about the high cost of prescription drugs. Congress has stalled in its efforts to alleviate the expense of drugs by providing a prescription drug benefit as part of Medicare. The AARP, which has 35 million members, says it joined the three cases because they involve drugs widely used by Americans age 50 and older. |
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