Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (April 25, 1994)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Brokers allege companies conspired to eliminate fees; cases focus on supposed striking of secret side deals.	Howard, Bob		1498
Business protocol: your passport for gaining the global edge.	Snowdon, Sondra		1851
Capital Research widens its money manager lead; it boosts assets under management past $100 billion.	Cole, Benjamin Mark		580
Commercial real estate pros put added emphasis on seismic safety.	Higgs, Deena		842
Corporate 'doctor' for health care firm; Jeffrey Barbakow tapped to remedy what ails National Medical Enterprises.	Cole, Benjamin Mark		1664
Court awards damages for stigma of prior toxicity; even after cleanup, property deemed to be blemished.	Howard, Bob		1215
CRA merger plan looks to have little bottom line effect; first year savings would be returned to newly formed units.	Rackham, Anne		610
Culver City expands slate of redevelopment projects; major downtown redo to be completed by year's end.	Trief, Jaymes		1005
Drive-ins land new role as land values, market change.	Ginsberg, Steve		876
Financial assets zoom - but does that help industry?	Cole, Benjamin Mark	Industry Overview	1169
Hamburger Hamlet, Sizzler serve up declining profits; analysts blame changing market, outmoded concepts.	Warren, Elaine		1284
Industrial activity during first quarter falls short of year-ago level.	Trief, Jaymes		1166
Inland Empire industrial space gets hot in early '94; first-quarter deals total more than 2.7 million square feet.	Higgs, Deena		1222
Inner-city rebuilding dominated by supermarkets; two years after riot, smaller businesses not restored.	Howard, Bob		1741
Job fair draws interest of idled aerospace workers; many jobs are offered but many require relocation.	Deady, Tim		844
L.A. County mortgage defaults rise sharply in March; real estate sources insist jump is no cause for concern.	Trief, Jaymes		869
L.A. developers keep active with out-of-town projects; among largest is Hapsmith's $800 million trade center.	Howard, Bob		1475
L.A. poised to win big with GATT - manufacturing, service industries will be particularly fortunate.	Pimlott, Christopher J.		893
Local oil companies look to be delivering less than welcome news to shareholders.	Berger, Robin		762
Mid-Cities market explodes with seven major deals; value-oriented retail projects still dominate activities.	Higgs, Deena		1119
Mid-Wilshire businesses take subway battle to Congress; meanwhile, MTA eases up on aid loan requirements.	Rackham, Anne		934
Mid-Wilshire exodus continues as vacancies jump; Miracle Mile stays flat, slightly softer than a year ago.	Hamashige, Hope		1112
Montana Avenue to get face lift to entice shoppers; upscale merchants desire pedestrian-friendly touches.	Hamashige, Hope		801
North L.A. County areas enjoying low vacancy rates, active building.	Quashie, D. Jean		1502
Preservationists mobilize to save historic buildings; coalition forms to offer low-interest loans and grants.	Higgs, Deena		1426
Prospecting for business in Russia.	Powers, Robin		585
PUC moves to make revolutionary changes in electric power industry.	Berger, Robin		1169
Quake adds jolt to otherwise slow pace of early '94.	Berton, Brad		1739
Quake's wake leaves some stores shoveling against tide - or surfing.	Berton, Brad		1209
Realtors getting hammered by barrage of lawsuits; number of suits filed by upset home buyers doubles.	Higgs, Deena		1337
Reborn insurer finds new home at MGM Plaza in $30 million deal.	Berton, Brad		793
REITs becoming investment vehicles of choice for pension funds.	Howard, Bob		1650
Sales of apartment buildings plummet after quake; statistics contradict brokers' claims that sales are rising.	Wilson, Julia A.		869
San Fernando Valley sees raft of tenant relocations; investigations of quake-damaged structures continue.	Stukin, Stacie		1357
San Gabriel Valley industrial market tightening up; availability of large warehouses becomes very limited.	Stukin, Stacie		1214
Santa Monica auction company struggles to adapt; Kennedy-Wilson expanding into investment banking.	Hamashige, Hope		891
Santa Monica hoteliers decry problems with homeless; panhandling, loitering hurt tourism business, they say.	Deady, Tim		863
Shrewd retailers lease up prime sites to stymie competitors' growth.	Hamashige, Hope		772
Sony Pictures gives top billing to the environment; studio becomes industry leader in environmental effort.	Meyers, Laura		1344
South Bay market hit with another round of layoffs; Northrop's purchase of Grumman to cause more firings.	Higgs, Deena		1195
Southern California takes a value-added approach to Europe.	Schuitemaker, Rutger		1170
Taiwan business and trade.	Peevers, David		1637
Temblor expected to unleash avalanche of lawsuits; vaguely worded leases, insurance policies to blame.	Howard, Bob		1553
Tenants vacate downtown L.A. despite bargain rents; more than 200,000 square feet empty out in early '94.	Hamashige, Hope		921
The floodgates of trade.	Perazzo, Jorge E.		1091
Three local financial institutions post earnings growth; despite earthquake losses, numbers look good in quarter.	Mullen, Liz		746
Tri-Cities office market tightens as quake-displaced tenants move in.	Hamashige, Hope		1167
Two huge housing projects indicate market revival; builders focus on entry-level houses under $250,000.	Lee, Christine Wei-Li		1196
Ventura County market also buoyed by post-quake relocations.	Stukin, Stacie		1140
Westside developer Paul Amir battles BofA over loan payments.	Hamashige, Hope		667
Westside office market firms up during first quarter; robust leasing activity brings vacancy rate to 18.2%.	Hamashige, Hope		1160