Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (July 7, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A La Playa: tech firm Belkin International will move its headquarters to a $1.2-billion office complex in the Playa Vista development south of Marina del Rey, where construction has just gotten under way.		Brief article	76
Actors back up on DVDs in contract negotiations: SAG relents on boosting share of disc sales while pursuing new media.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	301
Another Safai deal.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	157
Architect eats.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	130
Bankruptcies.			505
Big screen: RealD.		Brief article	49
Bossa Nova.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	33
Bribe case.		Brief article	67
Broker's banner day bolsters otherwise slow '08: Madison Partners' Bob Safai handles three deals totaling $180 million.	Miller, Daniel		462
Calendar.		Calendar	447
City National Bank.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	26
Coin toss: the slow economy has proved a boon for 99 Cents Only, which has experienced a spike in sales. So the Business Journal asks: do you shop at 99 Cents Only stores or others like them?			385
Comerica Bank.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	35
Commercial real estate brokerages: ranked by value of L.A. County sales and leases in 2007.	Nusbaum, David		3555
Condo market bouncing back? lower prices in L.A. lead to upswing in June.	Fine, Howard		6742
Conventions.		Calendar	97
Corrections.		Correction notice	81
Deal sealed: Bank of America Corp.			95
Debt problem.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	224
Disability abuse.	Donin, Robert	Letter to the editor	150
Double deal.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	35
Econowatch L.A. County.	Gonzalez, Gabriela	Statistical table	1047
Electric acquisition.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	33
Environmental firms: ranked by number of L.A. County environmental employees.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	2952
Ernst & Young LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi		109
Family feel.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	45
Firm cultivates online communities for feedback: passenger helps clients test products with customer base.	Russell, Joel		808
Foreign fighters.	Nusbaum, David		404
Fort Properties.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	38
Furniture find.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	43
Galaxy shines thanks to its star: one year after Beckham, attendance up 20%.	Nusbaum, David		995
Gardens gained.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	40
Gas gain.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	34
Head room.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	37
Health system remedy.	Clavreul, Genevieve M.	Letter to the editor	209
Heating up.	Sporich, Brett	Brief article	28
Helio eclipse.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	172
Hilton takes last stand in war on 'living wage': injunction could put a halt to pay ordinance this week.	Fine, Howard		1116
HKS Inc.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Hospital operator gives Valley a shot in the arm: Providence will keep Tarzana center open after $89 million deal.	Crowe, Deborah		379
Hostages home: three employees of Los Angeles defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. were rescued and returned to the United States after having been held captive by Colombian guerillas for the last five years.		Brief article	87
Image peace.	Sporich, Brett		248
In development: Nelson Rising, Maguire Properties' new CEO, looks to get downtown's largest office landlord back on track.	Miller, Daniel	Interview	2291
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	302
Ipsh.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	42
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	28
L.A. biz seen: Los Angeles business events.	Barber, Alicia		311
Legal, brief: businesses reduce costs by handing document work to temp-service attorneys.	Hyland, Alexa		1000
Los Angeles Unified School District.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	27
Lotions in motion as skin care lines reach retail.	Chin, Yoo Mi		348
Loyola Marymount University Family of Schools.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	43
Making your case: LawFund Management turns lawsuits into limited liability companies to help plaintiffs fund litigation.	Hyland, Alexa		1105
Market diary.		Brief article	156
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Statistical table	108
Mediawatch.	Sporich, Brett	Industry ranking	420
Mini-run on IndyMac shows lender may need to sell assets: subsidiary Financial Freedom cited as prime candidate for deal.	Clough, Richard		896
More gas: Occidental Petroleum Corp.		Brief article	82
More sense: Americhip looks beyond just visual impressions with its ads, gift cards and mailers.	Russell, Joel		457
More TV.		Brief article	168
New channel clicking with Time Warner Cable: World Championship Sports gets lift from NBC Universal.	Nusbaum, David	Brief article	285
New loses traction versus old in car parts sector: stock of wheel maker falters while remanufacturer's spikes.	Roberts, Allen P., Jr.		887
Not so fast on food ban.	Crumpley, Charles	Column	597
Now announcing.	Nusbaum, David	Brief article	150
Organic partnership.	Barber, Alicia		41
Other shoe: an Italian shoe and sportswear maker dropped a trademark lawsuit against casual and athletic shoemaker Skechers U.S.A. Inc.			47
Pair pickup.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	42
Patent case: J2 Global Communications Inc.			63
Phone bloom.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	140
Project Angel Food.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	42
Pump procurement.	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	34
Realm estate .	Barber, Alicia	Brief article	48
Reel money: producer uses IRA funds to make low-budget movies.	Sporich, Brett		1104
Resolution Economics.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	27
RockSugar debut.	Barber, Alicia		39
Ryan's Express Transportation Services.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	38
Sale considered: shares in Los Angeles-based Emak Worldwide Inc. surged 40 percent after the company announced formation of a special board committee to consider a buyout proposal.		Brief article	47
Scouts scale new heights.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	224
SCPIE bought: Napa-based medical malpractice insurer Doctor Cos. completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based SCPIE Holdings Inc. a few days after the California Department of Insurance determined that the deal would not significantly shrink competition and raise premiums.			52
Software company has more in store for retailers: Volusion's widget adds e-commerce capabilities to social pages.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	254
Spitzer defense.	Carver, Harry	Letter to the editor	136
Sporting event.	Barber, Alicia		25
Stamps stick: a U.S. district court jury ruled that Los Angeles-based Stamps.com's trademarked NetStamps feature and technology does not infringe on any of the patents asserted by competitor Kara Technology Inc.			52
State sues Prime.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	224
Still napping.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	276
Stock market torture.		Cartoon	18
Sweet ride.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	131
Tenet sunsets.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	202
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	5375
The waterfront.		Brief article	59
Traveling down a new road: state bill would put control of funds for transit infrastructure projects in hands of local governments, agencies.	Little, Richard G.		653
Trendy warehouses.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	251
Vote proceeds: a Delaware judge refused to block an Activision Inc. shareholder vote set for July 8 on the company's proposed merger with Vivendi SA.			47
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	33
Weekly top gainers.		Statistical table	206
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	208
Wells Fargo.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	41
Widget Post Production.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	27