L.A. biz seen: Los Angeles business events.

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From left: Lucky Brand Jeans co-founders Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman at the Lucky Brand Foundation's 11th annual Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala on Nov. 9 at the Beverly Wilshire.

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From left: Richard Hadel, Los Angeles Service Corps of Retired Executives chairman; Don Doner, Score counselor; James Ellis, dean of USC's Marshall School of Business; Pamela Orenstein, co-owner of Dance Dimensions; Jerry Earle, score counselor; and Roy Orenstein, co-owner of Dance Dimensions, at score's Business Success Entrepreneur of 2007 awards luncheon Nov. 2 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown L.A. Pamela and Roy Orenstein received an award.

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From left: Bill Allen, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.'s chief executive; Jack Kyser, Eddy Award Honoree and LAEDC chief economist; Vern Lawson, mayor of Lancaster; Ronald Sugar, Northrop Grumman chief executive; and Raymond Holdsworth, LAEDC chairman; at the Annual Eddy Awards on Nov. 6 at the Beverly Hilton. The awards are given for contributions to economic development of the region.

From left: Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC; Steven B. Sample, president of USC; Sonny and Jo Astani; and Dr. Andrew Viterbi; at the announcement Nov. 29 of a $17 million donation from Sonny Astani to the civil and environmental engineering department, which will be renamed in his honor.

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From left: Matt Toledo, publisher of the Business Journal; Fran Inman, president of Majestic Realty Foundation, at the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' National Philanthropy Day event Nov. 14 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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