Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (August 24, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
[Cartoon].		Cartoon	16
3-D printing company's future fails to take shape: high costs of product contribute to fall of Desktop Factory.	Proctor, Charles	Interview	362
Acquisition made: Motorcar Paris of America Inc.		Brief article	75
Advertising heads down new road: Ad Rover vehicle hits the streets to drive customers' sales.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	254
Air board puts brakes on Vernon cycle vendor: Viva closes after $268,000 fine for bikes failing to meet standards.	Fine, Howard		363
Airborne Wi-Fi.	Proctor, Charles		345
Appeal filed: Georges Marciano has filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court of a lower court ruling ordering the Guess Inc. cofounder to pay damages to five former employees who said they were defamed and suffered emotional distress when he sued them for embezzlement.			99
Bankruptcies.			692
Bankruptcy filing.		Brief article	95
Being broiled.	Fine, Howard		429
Blaine Group in Beverly Hills will handle trade show representation for OrganicKidz, a company in Calgary, Canada, that makes stainless-steel baby bottles.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	55
Booked up: the downtown Los Angeles office of accounting firm KPMG LLP has been honored by the Family Literacy Support Network, an office of the Los Angeles County Office of Education.		Brief article	59
Burbank media lease.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	225
Calendar Girls for a good cause.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	227
Calendar.		Calendar	473
Center branches out.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	282
CEO replaced: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.		Brief article	95
Charging ahead: electric car buzz drives firm's fuel station plan.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		1368
Cleaning up: Urban Life Cleaners.		Brief article	36
Competition swamps L.A. port.	Crumpley, Charles		577
Construction projects: L.A. County projects ranked by construction cost.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	2779
Conventions.		Calendar	96
Creditors planning: Tribune Co.			83
Different culture: Froplay.		Brief article	38
Downturn turnaround?			389
Econowatch L.A. County.	Washington, Matthew T.	Statistical table	1040
Encino firm hopes to rev up with 'hybrid' model: KSL to combine direct-response and branding for clients.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	217
Financing finalized: Steven Spielberg's new DreamWorks production studio said it finalized the first phase of a long-planned funding deal.		Brief article	47
Former vitamin exec sees healthy pickup target: board of Nutraceutical spurns bid by ex-Country Life CEO.	Crowe, Deborah		358
Fraud case.		Brief article	56
Fueled up: Rentech Inc.		Brief article	84
German Foothold: Variety.		Brief article	45
Green deal: Southern California Edison.		Brief article	87
Herbalife acquires factory.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	113
Hot acquisition: Energy Efficiency Solar Inc.		Brief article	57
Illegal aliens.		Brief article	68
Industrial deal.		Brief article	37
Industrial Lease: National Retail Systems.		Brief article	38
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	304
Internet execs failed to crick: Hydra feud comes to a head in court.	Russell, Joel		961
Investors fill up tank of Synthetic Fuel Company: Rentech stock rises despite concerns about profits, production plant.	Russell, Joel		525
Investors turning REITs into hot properties: trusts net billions as commercial market outlook improves.	Clough, Richard		1238
L.A. biz seen: Los Angeles business events.	Hicks, Tom		460
L.A. law guide.		Directory	641
Lasers on the water.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	117
Lawmakers get second opinion from business: bearing cost of reform plan a hot topic at local meetings.	Crowe, Deborah	Conference news	1134
Lease deal: bankrupt commercial real estate company Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. reached a deal to retain its largest tenant, downtown L.A. clothing company American Apparel Inc.		Brief article	79
Levine Communications Office.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	59
Local C-17 marketing.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		286
Market diary.		Brief article	178
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Brief article	185
Matrimony done by the numbers: 99 Cents Only store to have nine couples walk down the aisles.	Haldane, David	Brief article	337
Media watch.		Statistical table	411
Mergers & acquisitions report July 2009.	Clough, Richard		808
MLK proposal.		Brief article	86
Monrovia solar panel maker heats up production: Soliant looks to double its staff with the opening of local plant.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		342
MWW Group.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	75
MySpace cues music service: iLike pickup seen as slap at Facebook.	Proctor, Charles		1085
Odd path: former slow-growth City Councilman Paul Little now a champion for businesses as Pasadena Chamber of Commerce CEO.	Fine, Howard	Interview	2270
On the move: Jewelry and specialty gift retailer David Orgell will be moving its flagship location to Two Rodeo, a retail area in Beverly Hills.		Brief article	58
On track: Pentadyne Power Corp.		Brief article	52
One more proposition ... California needs to reform its initiative process to curb single-issue groups' hold on public policy.	Hoffman, Clive		842
Opening new front: THQ kills Nazis, uses free-to-play model to invade Chinese market.	Proctor, Charles	Industry overview	959
P3 Production Update.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	56
Party hearty.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	218
Pitch a billionaire?	Proctor, Charles	Brief article	149
Plea deal.		Brief article	105
Pollack PR Marketing Group.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	67
Pumping up the plea to make L.A. more bike-friendly.	Risemberg, Richard	Editorial	857
Reach Local.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	56
Red Bull raceway.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	151
Some L.A. companies get warm public reception: food giant Dole's IPO embraced by thawing capital market.	Clough, Richard		587
Station pulls plug on staff as it turns to talk format: KFWB ditches costly all-news model for conservative programs.	Hyland, Alexa		804
Staying put.		Brief article	39
Succession at Inter/Media.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	150
Sweetening the deal: Nestle summer interns cruise social Web sites for candy promotion.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	204
Symbol change: Tomi Environmental Services Inc.		Brief article	33
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	4521
Tuned-up assets: equity firm Transom puts its money where the music is, such as a mic company and a merchandise business.	Clough, Richard	Company overview	1130
U.S. Immigration office expands borders in L.A.: Federal agency signs $14.4 million deal for bigger downtown digs.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	323
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	208
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	204
Westwood deal.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	219