Articles from San Fernando Valley Business Journal (April 30, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
$125 million tower consolidates outpatient services: new building designed with families in mind.	Coates, Chris		682
Active: a new health center geared towards older adults is opening in Newhall.			51
Affordable housing bringing to light another issue: developer questions use of entitlements.	Garcia, Shelly		739
AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc.			58
Antelope Valley coalition prepares bid for new CSU: university is a priority for business leaders.	Coates, Chris		743
Apartment vacancies very low.	Garcia, Shelly		316
Ara Najarian has been appointed mayor of Glendale.			28
Association of Jewish Aging Services.			30
Attorney proposes changes to workers comp law: business owners say 2004 reforms successful.	Madler, Mark R.		712
Ban: a Superior Court judge has thrown out a suit by a Tarzana strip club that argued a city ordinance banning adult entertainment venues from operating within 500 feet of a residential zone didn't apply to them.	Coates, Chris		91
Bank: Bank of Santa Clarita reported assets reached $118.4 million on March 31, a 9 percent increase compared to Dec. 31, 2006.	Coates, Chris		92
Bankruptcies.			256
Bernsen's media works stakes place in indie world: actor creates low-cost films for Niche audiences.	Madler, Mark R.		999
Bi-weekly top gainers.		Brief article	197
Bi-weekly top losers.		Brief article	195
Bill Humphrey has been appointed as executive vice president, sales, marketing and account management for the Technicolor Content Services and Technicolor Theatrical Services business units.			59
Blanks' Tae Bo moving to Westlake Village.	Garcia, Shelly		424
Budget plan addresses health cost: retiree tab grows to $400 million.			94
Calabasas sale.	Garcia, Shelly		75
Calendar.		Calendar	733
California Lutheran University.			33
California State University Northridge.			34
Campaign: the Vyant Group has been named as marketing agency of record for DermaQuest Skin Therapy.			72
Cartridge World to plant trees.	Coates, Chris	Brief article	143
Chambers of Commerce: Greater San Fernando Valley chambers ranked by 2007 paid members.	Coates, Chris		2395
Chatsworth lease.	Garcia, Shelly		44
Chicken: Employees of a San Fernando El Pollo Loco restaurant took top honors at the chain's fourth annual "Pollo Bowl Tournament of Champions" contest in Anaheim.			95
Correction.		Correction notice	46
Crown Media Holdings Inc.			34
Cuts: an old-school barbershop has opened at Moorpark Street and Colfax Avenue.			46
DIC Entertainment, Inc.		Brief article	111
Disney Consumer Products.		Brief article	61
Disney donates to boys and girls club.	Coates, Chris		126
Dole offers HR success to others.	Coates, Chris		681
Drugs: Thousand Oaks drug maker Amgen Inc. released a mixed forecast for 2007, predicting its net income for the year would come in below expectations.	Coates, Chris		91
Efficient: actor Ed Begley Jr. was honored by The Gas Company with its first-ever "Energy Efficiency Champion Award.".			87
Elizabeth L. Swanson has joined Greenberg & Bass LLP as Of Counsel.			34
Encino ad firm donating to Saberhagen Foundation: other news: Disney gives to boys, girls clubs.	Coates, Chris		169
Erase: California State University Northridge is adding interactive whiteboards to its classrooms.		Brief article	58
Filing: La Canada Flintridge-based Pleasant Care Corp. has filed Chap. 11 bankruptcy amid charges of elder abuse at some of its 30 facilities.	Coates, Chris		96
Fired: more than 700 workers were laid off from WMC Mortgage, the Burbank-based subprime lending unit of General Electric Co.	Coates, Chris		54
GAYVN.			46
Glendale Community Foundation.			28
Glendale tower leases.	Garcia, Shelly		152
Green towards green.	Coates, Chris		102
Hearty new role for Burbank cardiologist: Dr. Boris Larreta leads medical community at Providence St. Joseph medical Center as chief of staff.	Coates, Chris	Interview	1154
Homes: The median home price in Los Angeles County fell nearly 4 percent in March compared to February to $571,110, according to statistics from the California Association of Realtors.	Coates, Chris		149
How to handle when the labor commissioner visits.	Bendavid-Arbiv, Sue		830
Jobs: the State of California Employment Development Department Glendale Workforce Office sponsors the "Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet Job Expo 2007" on May 4 at the Army National Guard Armory, 220 E. Colorado St., Glendale.			99
Karen Dry has been named Woman of the Year by the National Association of Homebuilders Women's Council.			27
Kids: about 30 kids participated in the fourth annual "Take Your Child to Work Day" at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center on April 26.			64
Kudos: a local educator is one of 30 science teachers from U.S. and Puerto Rico to receive the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence.			70
L.A. county econowatch.			307
Laing's Rattazi heads to parent unit in India.	Garcia, Shelly	Brief article	144
Laser: the U.S. Navy awarded two contracts totaling $1 million to Sylmar-based QPC Lasers Inc. to deliver high-energy laser engine prototypes.	Coates, Chris		42
Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura Inc.		Brief article	88
LNG issue isn't frozen: unless state acts, more showdowns will follow.			121
Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has received the Justice for Homicide Victims Memorial Medallion by the Association of District Attorneys.			34
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.			39
Market indexes.			217
Market summary.		Brief article	107
Meggitt Safety Systems.			29
Michele LeBlanc and Adina Nack have been granted tenure and promoted to associate professor at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.			29
Morgan Stanley.			50
Moved: KCBS- and KCAL-TV have officially moved operations from CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood to a 162,000-square-foot, high definition studio at CBS Studio Center, 4200 Radford Ave.	Coates, Chris		93
MRV lessens Q1 losses.	Madler, Mark R.	Financial report	194
National Institutes of Health.			37
New head of Marcus & Millichap office.	Garcia, Shelly		407
New Hispanic business bank plans to open in Chatsworth.	Garcia, Shelly		439
New media changing job searches, hiring: discrimination concerns.	Madler, Mark R.		817
Nick Gregg, senior vice president at CB Richard Ellis, has formed a sales and leasing team spanning Eastern Ventura County through Santa Barbara County.			42
Nuclear power plant bill dies--committee chair cuts off author.			135
Overprotective parents taking employers to task: Millennials face harsh realities of workplace.	Garcia, Shelly		1054
Ovington Michael Owston, Jill Jackson and Celia Gallardo have been honored for their community involvement and entrepreneurial leadership by the California Jaycees.			45
Palmdale pizza chain finds franchise woes: eight separate legal actions filed against RedBrick.	Garcia, Shelly		867
Park: construction has started on a new park atop the former Sheldon Arleta landfill, which closed in 1974.			52
Pets: Pacoima-based Natural Balance issued a voluntary recall of some of its dog and cat food after receiving calls the food had sickened pets, the company announced.	Coates, Chris		110
Power to the councils?	Schaff, Jason	Brief article	156
Power: Glendale Water and Power has been awarded the Resource Efficiency Award from the California Municipal Utilities Association.			39
Prime Warner Center site scrutinized for development: Cardinal health building has been overshadowed.	Garcia, Shelly		462
Professional firm e-mail fees can be controlled: tenths of a minute add up to serious money.	Harris, Godfrey		757
Public education needed to halt illegal music downloads: ASCAP Expo panel goes into overtime debating issue.			644
Radio jock turned entrepreneur: former radio personality Jorge Lopez evolved his sideline DJ business into a full-spectrum event planning company.	Coates, Chris		1167
Ride: NBC Universal is adding a new "Simpsons"-inspired ride to its roster of attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood, the company announced Tuesday.			68
San Fernando Valley Business Journal.		Brief article	51
Skilled, motivated applicants scarce: Valley employers investing heavily in training, education of new hires.	Madler, Mark R.		1163
Space, incentives tempt Valley companies to move: city pledges to assist with, cut department bureaucracy.	Coates, Chris		1313
Startup Skybus to offer Burbank-Columbus nonstop via Bob Hope.	Madler, Mark R.		416
Still too few women entering technology.	Dishman, Rose-Marie		424
Stop talking about 'if only it was the good old days'.	Block, Joel G.	Viewpoint essay	643
Student Aid Commission.			40
The Valley 50 Stock Index.			1355
Towed: the city has assigned five additional traffic officers and three tow trucks to ticket and remove illegally parked cars on a section of Ventura Boulevard during the morning rush hour.	Coates, Chris		74
Travel: the city plans to shell out $2 million to spruce up its 51 bus stops.			54
Trouble in the workplace mostly fixable.	Schaff, Jason		554
Twistbox Entertainment, Inc.		Brief article	57
Upcoming lists 2007.			71
Valley econowatch.			666
Wellness Community Valley-Ventura.			24
Wicked Pictures.			35