Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (January 26, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
[Cartoon].		Cartoon	13
Acquisition: Mattel Inc.		Brief article	64
Ad or subtraction? Billboard ban too broad for L.A.'s evolving urban scene.	Johnson, Scott		764
Ad or subtraction? Supergraphics good signs for traffic-snarled car culture.	Briggs, Jeffrey C.	Column	800
Aerospace Corp.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	59
Airing out the inauguration.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	184
Alan Ett Creative Group.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	42
Alston & Bird.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	48
Appointment.		Brief article	69
AuditOne LLC.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	37
Bankruptcies.		Public notice	719
Beverly Hills voters mull bigger bite of business: March approval of Measure P could boost levies by $7 million a year.	Fine, Howard		778
Big picture: partners in special-effects firm voice opposition to proposed actors' strike with viral video.	Russell, Joel		403
Bonds OK'd.		Brief article	103
Booming bank's parent prepares for public debut: Wedbush OK with giving up private life.	Clough, Richard	Company overview	987
Calendar.		Calendar	483
California Early Learning Quality Improvement System.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	37
Cancer drug developer decides it's time to split: Abraxis to spin off unit with focus on experimental therapies.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	274
Carted away.	Fine, Howard		352
Casden Properties LLC.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	33
Clean trucks.		Brief article	110
Conventions.		Calendar	91
DeStefano and Partners.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	34
Development appeal: Las Lomas Land Co.		Brief article	110
Distressed subdivisions offer buying opportunities.	Fine, Howard		869
Downtown: two shuttered law firms put space back in play.	Proctor, Charles		564
Downturn in economy pushes up sales at discount chain: 99 cents only posts 4.2 percent spike as economy pinches rivals.	Meinert, Maya	Financial report	672
Economist's housing forecast still on the money?	Fine, Howard	Interview	938
Econowatch L.A. county.	Hinojosa, Alexandra	Statistical table	1029
Five Star Parking.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	37
Fox Reality Channel.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	39
Franchisers: L.A. County-based companies, ranked by number of franchised units.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	2687
Free wheeling: L.A. puts the brakes on enforcement of bicycle licensing program after public outcry.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	256
Funds raised.	Proctor, Charles	Brief article	114
HDR Inc.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	43
Hollywood: resilience fades as vacancies rise four points.	Scordo, Lizbeth		567
Hospital cutbacks.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	231
Hoyt Organization.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Importers dread enforcement by the numbers: '10+2' rules require collection of more data for U.S. officials.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		449
In good company.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	187
In the running: Joe Cerrell began his career as a political consultant 45 years ago, before there was even a term for the job.	Russell, Joel	Interview	2109
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	304
Inland empire: vacancy rate climbs to double of year ago.	Scordo, Lizbeth		526
Kick start: Knowledge Adventure is banking on its reputation for education software to make it an online success.	Proctor, Charles	Company overview	1044
Layoffs: Warner Bros. Entertainment plans to eliminate about 800 jobs, or 10 percent of its staff, in response to the U.S. recession and deteriorating business outlook.		Brief article	90
Lithium battery builders juiced up: consumer interest in buying electric cars drives CFX.	Proctor, Charles		1239
Los Angeles County industrial market, 4th quarter 2008.		Statistical table	358
Los Angeles County office market, 4th quarter 2008.		Statistical table	1247
Lots of lots.		Statistical table	1144
Market diary.		Brief article	162
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Brief article	194
Media watch.		Statistical table	485
Mid-Cities: lower rents help keep vacancy rates from rising.	Hyland, Alexa		499
More layoffs: Blue Cross insurer WellPoint Inc. said it is cutting about 1,500 positions nationwide, or 3.5 percent of its work force.			84
Mouse buyout: Walt Disney Co.			86
Moving: Hilton Hotels Corp. said it will move its headquarters from Beverly Hills to the Washington, D.C., area later this year.		Brief article	58
New CEO: Steven H. Berkowitz was named chief executive of real estate Web site operator Move Inc.			97
Off-shore learning.	Crowe, Deborah	Brief article	289
Offices empty out, setting Q4 record.	Proctor, Charles	Industry overview	1286
Online-leads firm plugs into refinancing scene: LeadPoint's product links up borrowers with brokers, agencies.	Proctor, Charles		421
Piazza Donnelly and Marlette LLP.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	36
Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen.	Chin, Yoo Mi		26
Retail centers languish from lack of neighbors.	Miller, Daniel		711
Rewriting the script: Machinima.com hires TV vets to pen shorts made with video game imagery.	Proctor, Charles		1014
Rogers Group.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	42
Rolled out.			37
S.D. Herman Co.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	36
SAG travels dangerous road.	Crumpley, Charles	Column	579
San Fernando Valley: recession, unemployment taking toll.	Geffner, David		522
San Gabriel Valley: net absorption climbs to positive numbers.	Scordo, Lizbeth		526
Santa Clarita: 'out-migration' from valley comes to a halt.	Geffner, David		532
Settlement: the L.A. courtroom drama between Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. and Mexico City-based Grupo Televisa came to a halt when Univision agreed to raise its payments for Televisa programming and Televisa accepted an amended contract through 2017.			74
Smoke free?		Survey	506
South Bay: Construction boom was inked before downturn.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		538
State efficiency standards draw waves of protest: businesses oppose revised guidelines for 2010 as too burdensome.	Fine, Howard		416
Still building, believe it or not.	Miller, Daniel		366
Street smart: Hollywood leaders create Web site to help tourists and residents find their way around Tinseltown.	Meinert, Maya	Brief article	324
Taryn Rose International.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	32
Tatum LLC.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	41
That empty feeling: Los Angeles builders are constructing their survival strategy.	Miller, Daniel		1916
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Company rankings	4552
The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey hotel.	Chin, Yoo Mi	Brief article	31
Tracking trucks.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	185
Trading places.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	171
Tri-Cities: Burbank boasts lowest vacancy rate in Los Angeles.	Geffner, David		539
Up from down under.	Proctor, Charles	Brief article	317
Ventura County: Camarillo vacancy rate climbs to 31 percent.	Lester, Margot Carmichael		580
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	216
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	226
Welcome mats go unused at Palmdale project.	Clough, Richard		794
Westside: rents fall in desirable market as vacancy rates rise.	Lester, Margot Carmichael		530
Wilshire Corridor: investors, tenants wait out uncertainty.	Lester, Margot Carmichael		527