Articles from Los Angeles Business Journal (July 6, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
[Cartoon].	Schwadron	Cartoon	8
Acquisition made: VCA Antech Inc.		Brief article	80
All dolled up: Mattel Chief Executive Robert Eckert copes with a down economy as he brings the Bratz line to the house that Barbie built.	Hyland, Alexa	Interview	2180
Allan Dickson.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	51
Angstrom Lighting.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	36
Another L.A. Equity Firm likes auto parts supplier: OpenGate's pickup of Gabriel follows Platinum pursuit of Delphi.	Clough, Richard		320
Antonio's line.			341
Apartment purchase.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	32
Bankruptcies.			677
Bessemer Trust.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	40
Beverage battle: new parent Sunny Delight expected to have healthy drink maker Bossa Nova dancing with big boys.	Russell, Joel		735
Big break.		Brief article	49
Booked for future travel: USC professor creates non-profit to establish libraries across globe.	Haldane, David		362
Bryan Krupin.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	57
Burgers add sizzle to the joint: cut-rate menu items boost sales for local high-end eateries.	Miller, Daniel		346
Business Journal, reporters fill their trophy cases: various honors include best local weekly business newspaper.			667
Business litigators score victory in criminal case: name partners successfully defend former Ralphs executive.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	294
Calendar.		Calendar	517
California Commission for Economic Development.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	47
California Housing Consortium.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	36
California may drill into oxy expansion: state mulls extraction tax while oil company plans more fields.	Fine, Howard	Company overview	1120
California United Bank.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	43
Capital plan.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	217
Ceo leaves: Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc. said Chief Executive Dallas Lucas will leave the struggling L.A. real estate investment trust at the end of August.		Brief article	85
Chip issue: International Rectifier Corp. said that it has agreed to refund $30 million to settle disputes related to Vishay Intertechnology Inc.'s $290 million acquisition of its power-control business in 2007.			72
City National Bank.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	41
Coast Asset Management.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	42
Conventions.		Calendar	85
Corporate philanthropists: ranked by cash donations to L.A. County charities in 2008.	Nusbaum, David	Company rankings	1523
Corrections.			94
Deal struck: The Walt Disney Co.		Brief article	105
Disney saluted: Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. has been honored as a "Star of the Valley" by the Valley Economic Alliance, a Sherman Oaks business advocacy organization.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	37
Divided over taking both sides.	Crumpley, Charles		602
Earnings: KB Home.		Brief article	27
Econowatch L.A. County.	Washington, Matthew T.	Statistical table	1041
Expert promotion.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	228
Firm opening.	Drury, Sharareh		24
Fraud alleged: the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection filed a series of civil and criminal charges against five Van Nuys companies accused of bilking consumers out of about $300 million by selling fraudulent programs related to real estate or online businesses.		Brief article	92
Giving health care reform a shot in the arm.	Torres-Gil, Fernando; Vasquez, Gilbert; Corralejo, Jorge C.		594
Hard line taking shape against cement company: Roy Disney leads revolt to revamp Texas Industries board.	Haldane, David	Company overview	796
Helping Los Angeles hold its own: business and community groups need to take more steps to ensure L.A. companies stay put.	Potter, Bob		738
Hollywood debut: the Hollywood Heights Hotel has launched the Hideout, a new bar.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	38
Hollywood sale.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	231
How does your kid stack up? Koreatown clinics offer test to gauge future height of children.	Suh, Myoung Hoon	Brief article	281
Industrial lease.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	40
Industry analysis.		Statistical table	304
Insurer sold: American International Group Inc.		Brief article	74
Investment fund.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	123
Kennedy Hills Auction Group.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	40
Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	42
Kinecta Federal Credit Union.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	27
L.A. agency takes stand with Fatburger deal: CRA pays $3 million for site after non-profit drops offer.	Miller, Daniel		407
L.A. investor holds reins of Jackson ranch: Neverland could be next Graceland.	Russell, Joel		1102
Lender's fall smacks hard in Koreatown: Mirae collapse 'almost like soap opera.'.	Clough, Richard		1580
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	27
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	27
Los Angeles business events.	Hicks, Tom	Conference news	324
Los Angeles Business Journal poll.		Brief article	53
Los Angeles County Business Federation.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	74
Low-cost Mexican airline touches down in L.A.: Volaris enters U.S. market with two daily routes out of LAX.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		334
Market diary.		Brief article	176
Market indexes.		Brief article	84
Market summary.		Brief article	183
Media watch.		Statistical table	453
Mergers & acquisitions report: May 2009.	Clough, Richard		1271
Midwest Outpost: Vernon printing and engraving company Ligature has opened a sales office in Chicago to serve the Midwest region.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	27
Moelis & Co.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	37
Money back: for AEG Live, the L.A. event promoter of 50 Michael Jackson concerts that were to start this month at London's 02 Arena, the star's death means there will be refunds.		Brief article	94
Name change.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	33
New business.	Miller, Daniel	Brief article	232
Office purchased: Mediolanum LLC.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	36
On the menu.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	40
On the waterfront.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	237
Online overhaul: North Hollywood-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, the charitable arm of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the operator of the Archive of American Television, has contracted with Mochila, a content syndication network based in New York, to redesign its archive Web portal, EmmyTVLegends.com.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	67
Optical Research Associates.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	32
Opus 1 Music Library.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	62
Public service.	Hyland, Alexa	Brief article	216
Real estate broker in overdrive.	Crumpley, Charles	Brief article	195
Reseller settles: TicketsNow, a subsidiary of West Hollywood's Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., has reached a settlement with the Illinois Attorney General's Office concerning complaints it sold overpriced tickets to concerts by Bruce Springsteen, Hannah Montana and other events.		Brief article	79
Restaurant opening: a group of investors in the former Hidden restaurant and lounge have launched Cache at the same Santa Monica location.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	37
Retail pickup.	Drury, Sharareh	Brief article	44
Seeing Green.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	278
Shipyard plan afloat at L.A. port.	Vara-Orta, Francisco		348
Solar sailing.	Vara-Orta, Francisco	Brief article	177
Standish Management.	Clough, Richard	Brief article	43
Stick a cork in it: big booze bills no longer the rage at L.A. hot spots.	Hyland, Alexa		1239
Stimulus plan prompts Pasadena firm's pickups: Tetra Tech acquires companies to boost chances for federal projects.	Crowe, Deborah		546
Studio artist's movie career had Hollywood beginning.	Drury, Sharareh		344
The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 Los Angeles area companies.		Statistical table	4513
The Los Angeles chapter of professional organization Commercial Real Estate Women has recognized Susan Fowler McNally, Ruth Gilliland, S. Gail Goldberg and Carmela Ma as "Women at the Top" for 25 years or more of service in the local real estate industry.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	93
Tipping the scale: Hawthorne gym founders converted an airport hangar into a giant facility with six full-size basketball courts.	Clough, Richard	Company overview	1212
UCLA Anderson School of Management.	Berger, Ilana		24
Undocumented workers: American Apparel Inc.		Brief article	113
Walton Isaacson.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	37
Weekly top gainers.		Brief article	202
Weekly top losers.		Brief article	216
Wells Fargo & Co.	Berger, Ilana	Brief article	40
Workers' comp has carrier ducking, covering: Employers Direct places moratorium on writing new policies.	Crowe, Deborah		779