Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (July 13, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Dreams vs. Nightmares'.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	179
'No-lead' law approaches.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	191
[Cartoon].	Schwadron	Cartoon	11
Affordable housing: Rosslyn Lofts.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	64
Airlines: ranked by 2008 passengers carried at L.A.-area airports.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	1643
Apartment pickup.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	32
Arent Fox LLP.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	46
Art director is always asking 'what's the story here?'.			333
Assessments drop.		Brief article	110
Bankruptcies.			693
Battery plant expected to jolt county employment: Quallion to begin construction of Palmdale facility this fall.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		430
Bio-energy acquisition: Rentech Inc.	Drury, Sharareh		53
Blaine Group in Beverly Hills has signed up to provide media support for Cornerstone International Group, an executive search firm.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	49
Breathe LA.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	100
Building sale.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	29
Business gets L.A. to back down on planning fees; city official ordered to draft plan for smaller increases.	Fine, Howard	Column	369
C-17 money.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	291
Calendar.			493
California can't afford to let cities slide on housing.	Reznik, Benjamin M.		666
Center sold.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	28
Century City.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	34
CFO hired: real estate Web site operator Move Inc. said it appointed Robert Krolik as chief financial officer, effective July 20.			67
Charter company getting Wi-Fi off ground.	Proctor, Charles		1024
City National Bank.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	29
College buys.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	186
Company sold: Beverly Hills private equity firm OpenGate Capital LLC said it sold one of its portfolio companies, Global Star Solutions, to a management-led buyout team.		Brief article	81
Conventions.		Calendar	89
Cooling: Hot Topic Inc.		Brief article	76
David & Goliath.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	84
Deadline extended.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	206
Digital Domain, the special effects house in Venice, has produced a series of tie-in commercials with the movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.".	Russell, Joel		63
Disease protection.	Fine, Howard	Brief article	219
Econowatch L.A. County.	Washington, Matthew T.	Statistical table	1208
Energizing non-profits with tires: duo rolls out business making bracelets for charitable causes.	Haldane, David	Brief article	246
Ernst & Young LLP has announced the 2009 Greater Los Angeles recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award: Deepak Chopra, Steven Dunn, Timothy Leiweke, Clarence Schmitz, Adam Singer and Jeffrey Tinsley. Chopra is chairman of OSI Systems Inc., a Hawthorne-based technology company.	Berger, Ilana	Awards list	149
Future takes off: accessible aircraft looks to grow flight club.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		1271
Golden arches: Gene Bramson's GLB Properties places emphasis on vintage Los Angeles buildings.	Miller, Daniel	Company overview	1130
Grim reminder of L.A.'s Heyday.	Crumpley, Charles		603
Groovin' on that laser show again: observatory attraction moves down to star on Hollywood Boulevard.	Drury, Sharareh		351
Growth funding: Cord Blood America Inc.		Brief article	86
Healthy Child Healthy World.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	52
Hike rejected.		Brief article	82
Hispanic website: Hyland's Inc.	Drury, Sharareh		33
Home sales climb as buyers finally step up: lower price properties fuel June boom.	Russell, Joel	Statistical table	7001
Industry analysis.		Brief article	268
Investment firm slims down as it's swallowed by Wells Fargo: Barrington cuts one-third of staff; offices expected to close.	Clough, Richard		447
Italian eatery: Trattoria Amici.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	40
L.A.-based ad shop 72andSunny is the new agency of record for CKE Restaurants Inc., the corporate parent of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.	Russell, Joel		61
Lancaster software developer gets with program: business soars for company's simulation products.	Crowe, Deborah		492
Larger facility in the bag for packaging company: Endpak pays $6.4 million for new Pico Rivera headquarters.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	309
Learning on the job: blossoming business sectors such as green energy are the answer to unemployment, not federal dollars.	Smith, David M.		879
Leo A Daly.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	47
Lingering chorus: Michael Jackson's death creates paydays for lawyers, P.R. advisers.	Hyland, Alexa		975
Lively up yourself: Rohan Marley, son of Bob, launches line of Jamaican-blend coffee.	Washington, Matthew T.	Brief article	256
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	41
Los Angeles business events.	Hicks, Tom	Conference news	323
Los Angeles Business Journal poll.		Brief article	48
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	66
Malibu developer alleges scheme in hotel deal; Richard Weintraub's suit accuses Namvar of kickback plan.	Miller, Daniel		643
Market diary.		Brief article	158
Market indexes.		Brief article	74
Market summary.		Brief article	183
Media watch.			448
Missing out on memorial.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	133
More credit: Skechers USA Inc.			77
Mustang Marketing.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	43
Name change: Bordner Feldman LLP.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	37
Network server: P.R. expert Carl Terzian knows how to get business people to connect, and how to get Playboy executives on non-profit boards.	Haldane, David	Interview	2139
Office lease.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	32
Palau's man in La Canada-Flintridge.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	313
Profit boost: though same-store sales remain weak, California Pizza Kitchen Inc. raised its second quarter profit estimate, citing lower expenses.		Financial report	78
Rand Corp.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	73
Retail sale.	Drury, Sharareh		25
Saban Capital Group Inc.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	42
Sagging sales: American Apparel Inc.		Brief article	50
Santa Monica lease.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	270
Social life.		Brief article	293
Sorry, you just can't do better than Bette.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	158
Special meeting: Tarrant Apparel Group said it will hold a special meeting of shareholders Aug. 20 to vote on a plan by two of its founders to take the L.A. apparel company private.		Brief article	86
Starz Media LLC.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	30
State's IOUs good on paper at local banks: California scrip taken grudgingly, however.	Clough, Richard	Survey	1097
Strategic partners: Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. announced a partnership that calls for the West Hollywood ticket-selling giant to give online customers access to customized travel services for events they attend.		Brief article	79
Suit filed: Dole Food Co. Inc.			88
Summer blockbuster.		Brief article	38
Team One wins at Cannes for its custom magazine; publication tied to Lexus campaign wins honors at French ad fest.	Russell, Joel		247
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	4481
THQ Inc.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	95
Three-way alliance: RFPR Inc.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	54
Tournament of Roses Foundation.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	36
Travel agencies: L.A. County-based; ranked by 2008 L.A. County gross sales.	Nusbaum, David		1241
Turner joins Mercury.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	119
U.S. International Media.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	46
Velocity Marketing Inc.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	39
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	176
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	179
Well-wired.	Crowe, Deborah		227
WhittmanHart.	Russell, Joel	Brief article	54