Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (April 20, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Latinas in Charge'.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	159
[Cartoon].	Schwadron	Cartoon	12
Aggresive landlords slash Class A rents.	Russell, Joel		586
Amy Levy Public Relations Inc.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	66
Anchors away: boaters slipping out of once-packed Marina del Rey.	Haldane, David		1357
Another Namvar business pushed into bankruptcy; creditors force Namco Financial into Chapter 7 proceedings.	Miller, Daniel		639
Ascent Media.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	69
Auction off: the King of Pop gets to keep his stuff now that the tussle between singer Michael Jackson and the Los Angeles auction house trying to sell his possessions has finally ended.		Brief article	109
Back to work.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	200
Bankruptcies.			783
Bus terminal basks in bright idea; Lili Lakich sculpture of neon and metal dresses up flyaway.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	239
Calendar.		Calendar	524
Capital levels crash at lender; Cal National hit hard as securities sour.	Clough, Richard		1217
CCG Investor Relations.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	48
Change in store for vending: Utique Shop machines dispense high-end beauty products.	Hyland, Alexa		356
Channeling growth: satellite service DirecTV hopes to draw subscribers by positioning its 101 Network as an 'HBO Lite.'.	Proctor, Charles		852
Chicago hope.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	175
Clean truck plan on rocky road? Judge's injunction could detour diesel program.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		1584
Clear secret.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	151
Complex acquired.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	40
Conventions.		Calendar	91
Corrections.		Correction notice	55
Dancing Pumas.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	129
David & Goliath.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	72
Deal on: Image Entertainment Inc. will be paid $2.5 million by Nyx Acquisitions Inc. as a result of an amendment to their merger agreement.			82
Downturn brings '90s flashback to lending pioneer.	Clough, Richard		889
Eastern outpost: Michelman & Robinson LLP.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	46
Econowatch L.A. County.	Hinojosa, Alexandra	Statistical table	1039
Editors axed: Reed Business Information.		Brief article	34
Fewer flights.		Brief article	55
Fired up: StreetFire.net.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	48
Firm launch: RJ Feder & Associates Inc.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	44
First quarter piles up record return of office space.	Miller, Daniel		810
Getting creative.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	52
Glendale benefits from tax-averse L.A. transplants.	Geffner, David		539
Having patients pays-off; El Segundo firm assists drug and medical device companies in lining up clinical test participants.	Crowe, Deborah	Company overview	946
Health issue: Brotman Medical Center.		Brief article	45
High on hydrogen.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	221
Hotels: ranked by number of guest rooms in L.A. County.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	5826
Idle rail cars in San Gabriel Valley draw graffiti, ire: Port slowdown forces Burlington Santa Fe to park unused freight cars.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		393
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	304
Input required.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	178
Inter/Media Advertising.	Russell, Joel		64
Investors prepare to dine on distressed properties.	Fine, Howard		1067
Investors wait for prices to fall further.	Scordo, Lizbeth		530
L.A. biz seen.	Hicks, Tom	Photograph	327
L.A. Country meeting facilities: ranked by square footage of largest room.	Nusbaum, David		4377
Laughs included: Red Rock Pictures Holdings Inc.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	65
Loan time.		Brief article	69
Local investment company cashes in on tight market.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	318
Los Angeles Business Journal poll.		Brief article	39
Mall owner's bankruptcy may send investors on shopping spree: collapse of General Growth could put area retail centers on block.	Hyland, Alexa		457
Market diary.		Brief article	170
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Brief article	106
Mediawatch.		Statistical table	433
Merger approved: shareholders of Sherman Oaks-based auto paint and collision repair chain Earl Scheib Inc., have approved a merger with Kelly Capital LLC, a San Diego private investment firm.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia		65
Merger news: Farmers Group Inc., the L.A. subsidiary of Swiss insurance conglomerate Zurich Financial Services Group, announced last week that it acquired auto insurer 21st century insurance in Woodland Hills from AIG.			64
Military contract: National Technical Systems Inc.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia		66
More cargo.		Brief article	91
More retail inspections.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	124
My big fat Greek cake.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	182
New shipmate.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	170
Obagi scaling back.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	134
Office pickup.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	42
Online acquisitions: Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. has acquired Web sites BabyZone.com, AmazingMoms.com, FunSchool.com and Zeeks.com from Toronto online children's entertainment company Kaboose Inc.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	39
Pay cut: Dominic Ng, chief executive of East West Bank Corp. in Pasadena, received almost $2.4 million in compensation last year, a 50 percent pay cut from 2007.		Brief article	79
Pools of potential tenants and buyers drying up.	Scordo, Lizbeth		540
Prime time for private push.	Crumpley, Charles	Viewpoint essay	557
Rate of returned office space slows.	Geffner, David		595
Regulators, oil businesses divided on carbon cuts: companies object to proposed options for reduction of emissions.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	303
Reinventing politics on a budget: propositions will help end bad fiscal management and lawmaker posturing that cripple the state.	Schatz, Carol	Viewpoint essay	853
Retail property.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	34
Road to recovery?			409
Rushin' into it: Arcadia homebuilder expands business with job for Moscow client.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	196
Safe harbor.		Brief article	61
Safety first: Cal Pipe Security Bollards.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	40
Self-storage sale.	Mendoza, Lauren Alicia	Brief article	37
Shareholder survey.	Crowe, Deborah		195
Singing sensation.		Brief article	39
Slow motion: location film production in Los Angeles posted its weakest quarter ever in the first three months of 2009.		Financial report	77
Small minority-owned businesses a path to new 'Main Street'.	Corralejo, Jorge C.	Viewpoint essay	830
Supplement supporter gets tenacious about D; doctor's new book pushes bigger doses to combat diseases.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	284
Tenants get upper hand in bids for lower leases.	Proctor, Charles		486
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	5166
The new loan mechanism: a new set of private lenders is gearing up to loosen the flow of money to the commercial real estate market.	Miller, Daniel		1786
Tower sale high point in down market.	Geffner, David		615
Vacancies soar as sublease space swamps market.	Lester, Margot Carmichael		622
Vacancy dips buck countywide trend.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		551
W Hollywood debut sold with 'Golden Age' theme: PR firm ties fall opening of W to classic glamour, style.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	302
Want fries with that new industry contact? Yes.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	209
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	211
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	209
Wing man: Long Beach Airport Director Mario Rodriguez managed the New Orleans facility during Katrina. Now his challenges are traffic and a long-distance marriage.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Interview	1447
Woody's war: comedian Woody Allen has accused American Apparel Inc. of trying to harass him in retaliation for his $10 million lawsuit against the company.		Brief article	68