Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (May 5, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
$8.5 million benefits program that keeps pupils after school.	Long, Dave		772
[Cartoon].		Cartoon	24
3-D push: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	58
Agencies & accounts.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	62
Americana seeks mix to meet two rules of attraction.	Chammas, Sharifah		361
Anne and Brad Globe have been chosen as the 2008 Otis Creative Vision Award recipients by Otis College of Art and Design.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	58
Art break.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	105
Baby boom.	Hicks, Tom	Brief article	44
Bankruptcies.			844
Beverly Hills-based firm banks on British Capital: Sheppard Mullin beefs up entertainment arm with London imports.	Hyland, Alexa		257
Book puts price on use of solar panels, rainwater: lawyer shows ways to offset costs of sustainable construction.	Hyland, Alexa		705
Bordering on unbearable.	Crumpley, Charles		561
Brandow & Johnston Inc.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	34
Business litigator.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	121
Calendar.		Calendar	362
Chandlers sell: Tribune Co..		Brief article	77
Ciba Insurance Services.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	50
City National Bank.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	33
City of Hope.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	36
CNG vehicles stuck in back seat: Compressed Natural Gas offers an attractive option to relieve price pressure at fuel pumps.	Boal, John T.		686
Construction contracts.	Clough, Richard		93
Contract extended: Rapiscan Systems, the security division of Hawthorne-based electronics maker OSI Systems Inc., has been awarded a $1.5 million contract option by the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.	Yung, Jean		49
Conventions.		Calendar	81
Countrywide turns: the Federal Reserve held a hearing on Bank of America Corp.'s proposed $4 billion takeover of Calabasas mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.			92
Data offering.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	85
Deal ok: Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said its shareholders approved the company's sale to Macrovision Corp.			66
Demand rises for industrial temps in L.A. County: increase tied to spike in exports as value of dollar has dipped.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	266
Developer chips in to revive riverside project: Watt funding clears way for Granite's housing venture.	Miller, Daniel		396
Dial-up Internet provider branches out to flowers in FTD deal.	Clough, Richard		503
Document investment.	Lee, Booyeon		118
Doll fight: Mattel Inc. won a judge's permission to move forward with copyright-infringement claims against MGA Entertainment Inc. and Carter Bryant, the designer of MGA's popular Bratz dolls.		Brief article	92
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.			36
East West Bank.	Chin, Yoo Mi		50
Econowatch: L.A. County.	Gonzalez, Gabriela	Statistical table	1049
English wins Arbitron.	Russell, Joel		367
Ethical flap forces exit of president: Herbalife executive Probert credited with company's growth.	Deacon, Mitch; Crowe, Deborah		426
Exceptional Children's Foundation.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	51
Fashion police: L.A. firm Gareeb Pham helps apparel makers squash knockoffs.	Hyland, Alexa		828
Final Cut/Los Angeles.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	44
FirstFed Financial Corp.			44
French expansion: natural beverage maker Reed's Inc. has a toehold in France courtesy of new distribution partner Reed's Natural LLC.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	55
Funds raised: film post-production company Pacific Title & Art Studio has raised $3 million in funding from Los Angeles' Celerity Partners and Massachusetts' Ticonderoga Capital.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	34
Getting in touch: Artesia-based kiosk maker Olea has earned work for a variety of businesses with its original design concepts.	Clough, Richard	Company overview	1043
Good.	Chin, Yoo Mi		23
Gordon Edelstein Krepack Grant Felton & Goldstein.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	36
Grand delay.		Brief article	92
Green for green: Santa Monica-based X Prize Foundation will divvy up $100 million for work on biofuels, clean aviation fuel, energy storage, the provision of basic utilities for developing nations, and other categories.		Brief article	71
HCP Inc.			25
Holograms to add depth to in-store promotions: kiosks pushing products on in 3-D will debut in L.A. groceries.	Lee, Booyeon		298
Ihop Corp.			33
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	304
Insurance brokers: ranked by 2007 L.A. County revenue.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	2575
Israeli entrepreneur finds L.A. a land of iron, honey.	Chin, Yoo Mi		377
Joining forces.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	95
K-Swiss Inc.			29
Kress.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	36
L.A. biz seen: Los Angeles business events.	Gonzalez, Gabriela		361
L.A. firm steps out with European 'Anti-Shoe': agency Kastner seeks to repeat crossover success of Red Bull.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	277
Land sold.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	43
Landlord switch.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	42
Largest office leases: ranked by square footage.	Nusbaum, David		1656
Laser on target: QPC Lasers Inc.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	49
Little beef at steakhouse.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	157
Los Angeles Business Journal poll.		Brief article	80
Los Angeles Urban League, an organization that helps African Americans and other minorities to secure civil rights through job training, job placement, youth development and educational programs, has presented the Community Coalition Partnership Award to Burson-Marsteller.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	68
Maguire issue: an independent directors' committee refused to consider a bid for 25 percent control of Maguire Properties Inc. by company founder Robert Maguire.			100
Market diary.			162
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market sold.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	39
Market summary.		Brief article	182
Marketplace money.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	145
Mediawatch.		Statistical table	414
Molina Healthcare Inc.			36
More in store: Walt Disney Co. has officially taken over the Disney Store chain from Children's Place Retail Stores and plans to close about 100 stores in the United States and Canada.			82
Moving pictures.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	91
New face.	Lee, Booyeon	Brief article	79
New goal: soccer club Chivas USA drafts campaign to add Anglos to Latino fan base.	Russell, Joel		457
New kid on block spurs touch up: Glendale mall swaps shops as Americana opens.	Chammas, Sharifah		726
New office.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	33
New soup: restaurant chain Souplantation has opened a branch in Palmdale at 40026 10th St. West.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	29
Occidental facing Peruvian problem: activists hector companies with lawsuits.	Fine, Howard		1045
Off-duty mothers.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	120
Office space.		Brief article	90
Over there.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	264
Path Partners.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	46
Pelican Products Inc.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	42
Pier expects to spin new wheel into tourist dollars.	Chin, Yoo Mi		358
Private wealth.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	178
Profits hit Nadir at Zenith Corp.: have workers' comp rates fallen too far?	Deacon, Mitch		875
Quite a racket: Tennis Channel founder Steve Bellamy takes on the great outdoors with his new TV venture.	Russell, Joel	Interview	1727
Re/Max Commercial.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	40
Real estate firm drafts Bruin QB.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	117
Recalling Pentax.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	163
Roll call: trucker I.D. program could pummel ports.	Clough, Richard		1179
Sales tuned up: Wataire International Inc.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	40
SGV lease.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	188
Show business paper raises curtain on makeover: redesigned Hollywood Reporter will broaden ad base.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	316
Stonning Group LLC.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	35
Technology launched: Pasadena software company Evolution Robotics Inc. has signed a deal to have its visual search engine featured on camera phones made by Tokyo telecommunications company KDDI Corp.	Yung, Jean	Brief article	51
Telephonic TV.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	180