Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (January 12, 1998)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Titanic' set builder becoming Hollywood powerhouse.	Brennan, Peter		650
Apartment prices jump 18 percent in Santa Monica.	Davis, Joyzelle		868
Banks spending millions to solve year 2000 problem.	Booth, Jason		909
Bar patrons lighting up despite ban.	Fisher, Sara		1068
Boom for employment services.	DuPre, Stephanie		620
Catalina expects big year for tourism.	Daniels, Wade		906
Choosing the wrong payroll vendor can be a costly mistake.	DuPre, Stephanie		591
Cities get wired to lure business.	Fine, Howard		1217
Converted warehouse now popular for TV production.	Swertflow, Frank		822
Gardening economics: low-tech, labor intensive businesses jeopardized by leaf blower ban.	Medina, Hildy		1186
Giving employee references: potential pitfalls and protections.	Garrett, Anne E.		898
Home furnishings stores enjoy strong holiday sales.	Medina, Hildy		664
Just desserts: husband-wife team looks to freeze out competition by expanding their Humphrey Yogart chain.	Davis, Joyzelle		988
King World impresses Wall Street with recent moves.	Swertflow, Frank		772
Online toy seller gets capital infusion, enjoys strong sales.	Kanter, Larry		625
Rivera builds the amplifiers that rock stars crave.	Holguin, Rick		840
Roseanne gets weighty perks in contract with King World.	Swertflow, Frank		460
Tartikoff's Internet venture facing an uphill battle.	Fisher, Sara		770
Thrifts hit by drop in long-term rates.	Booth, Jason		707
Troop Meisinger's creative leasing deal sets standard for law firms, brokers.	Davis, Joyzelle		901
UPN and the WB revise strategies in fight to survive.	Swertflow, Frank		807
Wright in the middle.	Taub, Daniel	Interview	1542