Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (August 18, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Abraxis stung.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	189
Apartment deal.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	35
Apartment sale.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	36
Bankruptcies.			834
Bid raised: casual shoemaker Skechers USA Inc. raised its buyout offer for wheeled shoemaker Heelys Inc. to $143 million cash and hinted it eventually might be willing to offer more.			110
Big time.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	35
Brand-new skin: publicist Brian Gross helps adult stars, companies establish mainstream profiles.	Russell, Joel		873
Building acquisition.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	44
Business bank.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	160
Calendar.		Calendar	481
Caltech professor charges into future of fuel cells.	Gonzalez, Gabriela		425
Campos Creative Works.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	39
Capstone Turbine Corp.			28
Card trick.	Nusbaum, David	Brief article	160
Century City lease.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	209
Chatsworth trade.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	40
Chill in air: DMI tunes up Delta terminals with a song collection to soothe the savage traveler.	Russell, Joel		422
Comics trip: Scott Mitchell Rosenberg has turned his childhood hobby into a media empire.	Russell, Joel	Interview	1792
Conventions.		Calendar	94
Correction.		Correction notice	36
Deal or no deal?	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	226
Defense work: Boeing Co. will remain in the competition for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, despite reports to the contrary.			123
Econowatch L.A. county.	Gonzalez, Gabriela	Statistical table	1033
Foreclosures rise: home foreclosures in Los Angeles County in July rose 41 percent from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac Inc., an Irvine-based seller of foreclosure data.		Brief article	50
Fortunate foreclosures.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	106
Getty Images.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Goldman Sachs pumps up prospects for Amgen: bank backs earning potential of Thousand Oaks company.	Crowe, Deborah		198
Health insurance transparency.	Crowe, Deborah		319
Heightened security.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	82
Hollywood Radio and Television Society.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	31
Hotel change.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	56
Hunton & Williams LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	27
Image Entertainment Inc.			38
Industrial building.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	41
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	302
Indymac filing: IndyMac Bancorp Inc.		Brief article	77
Investment suit.	Clough, Richard		245
Job cuts.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	84
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	31
Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	44
Koreatown apartment sale.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	273
L.A. biz seen: Los Angeles business events.	Hicks, Tom	Brief article	238
Lawyers' case of culture clash.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	187
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.			39
Local governments should take lead on global warming.	Blumenfeld, Jared; Kubani, Dean		655
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	38
Los Angeles signs downtown's biggest deal: city renews deal at Garland Center for 10 years, $47 million.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	238
Losses mount: Los Angeles Times parent Tribune Co. plunged to a $4.53 billion loss in the second quarter after taking a $3.84 billion charge to write down the book value of its newspaper brands.		Financial report	70
Luxury checks in: L.A. is seeing its biggest wave of new deluxe hotels in years. Here are the people changing the face of the industry.	Miller, Daniel		5871
MannKind Inc.		Brief article	28
Manny fans?	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	170
Manufacturing building: leather shoe manufacturer Cydwoq has purchased the industrial property at 2102 W. Kenmere Ave. for $2.8 million.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	28
Market diary.			142
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Brief article	184
MastersFX.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Media watch.		Statistical table	414
Mergers & acquisitions report: July 2008.	Clough, Richard		1816
Miriam Long.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	40
Morrison & Foerster.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Multifamily purchase.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	34
Music station debuts with street-level promotion: 'The Sound' puts $4 million toward ads on billboards, buses, trash cans.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	270
Napster Inc.			29
Northrop bets on the highest tech: company sees growth in environmental satellite business.	Roberts, Allen P., Jr.		804
Obagi Medical Products Inc.			30
Olympic times.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	163
Power referral.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	115
Private investment.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	34
ReachLocal Inc.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	61
Rebranded lingerie company finds average woman a poor fit: Frederick's move to expand customer base fails to boost sales figures.	Hyland, Alexa	Company overview	490
Restaurant chain grateful for thank-you cards: California Pizza Kitchen promotion hailed for strong second quarter.	Hyland, Alexa		466
Retail deal.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	35
Shelter time.		Brief article	83
South Bay sublease.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	49
Stage set for Santa Monica battle: opposition mounts to growth-control measure.	Fine, Howard		1187
Still playing favorites.	Crumpley, Charles	Column	660
Strife plagues palladium renovation: dispute between union, Live Nation puts pressure on venue.	Sporich, Brett		1329
Studley.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	30
Suits mount: a fifth state attorney general has sued Countrywide Financial Corp., and its former chief executive, Angelo Mozilo, on allegations of making unaffordable loans and using unfair and deceptive practices.			64
Tax and unspend.		Discussion	533
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	3984
Transit talk.	Rose, Steven J.; Lippe, Greg	Letter to the editor	441
Trial on: a federal appeals court denied a motion by MGA Entertainment Inc. to temporarily halt the damages phase of the hotly contested Bratz trial.		Brief article	122
Trolley Dodgers.	Nusbaum, David	Brief article	224
UA departure: Paula Wagner will leave her job as chief executive of United Artists to open her production company.		Brief article	81
UCLA Extension means business at downtown site: university seeks to draw area workers with new location, classes.	Proctor, Charles		319
UCLA, USC athletics team up for cable show: Bruin, Trojan coverage to be combined on FSN Prime Ticket.	Nusbaum, David		444
Upscale deal.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	28
Video feed: Beverly Hills-based OVGuide.com tracks other sites' content, helping users locate clips and programs.	Lee, Booyeon		990
Villa Esperanza Services.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	89
War of attrition: the shuttering of military facilities in the Southland has cost the region thousands of well-paying jobs.	Hallwerck, Don	Column	777
Wealth management firm maps out road in L.A.: Convergent says newly rich in local market are underserved.	Clough, Richard		255
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	205
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	216
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	43
Wildman Harrold.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	34
Women-owned businesses: L.A. County-based; ranked by 2007 revenues.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	7200