Articles from San Fernando Valley Business Journal (August 6, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
21st results Down: 21st Century Insurance Group reported net income of $22.8 million, or $0.26 per basic share, for the second quarter of 2007.		Financial report	105
A commuter's story: greening of the Orange and Red.	Madler, Mark R.		1157
AFA Financial Group, LLC.		Brief article	86
Americas grows assets: Americas United Bank reported assets grew to $56.6 million in the second quarter, up from $34.4 million at year end, 2006.			52
Bankruptcies.			294
Bi-weekly top gainers.		Brief article	206
Bi-weekly top losers.		Brief article	204
Businesses fighting crime: program targets gang areas.	Kareem, Nadra		1044
Calendar.		Calendar	716
Community groups blast approval of holy cross plan: hospital claims demand for EIR unnecessary.	Kareem, Nadra		921
Corrections.		Correction notice	216
Crisis in the ER: where did all our tax money go?	Gelb, Rickey M.		777
Diamonds: Robbins Bros. The World's Biggest Engagement Ring Store is opening three locations in the Chicago area in coming months.			91
Disney veteran takes legal post at New Wave.	DeSales, Ryan C.		403
Dole allegations: European antitrust authorities have alleged violations by a subsidiary of Dole Food Company Inc.			40
Electronic Sensor Technology: Barry S. Howe.			92
Electronic Sensor Technology: Teong Lim.			102
Entrepreneur: for those who want to start their own business, the Valley Economic Development Center will have an 8-week Entrepreneurial Training Program starting on August 9.			58
Festival: submissions are now being taken for the 10th annual Method Fest independent film festival taking place March 27 to April 3, 2008 in Calabasas.			106
Festival: The Jazz & Blues Festival will continue its 14-week run on August 10 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Town Center Drive adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia.			75
Filipino chamber holds installation.	Woo, Rossana		167
Four years and much the same.	Lippe, Gregory N.		764
Guiding Glendale's Insurance Behemoth: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's firestone has big role in giant company.	Kareem, Nadra	Company overview	1565
Happy doing business in the Valley: not all firms looking to get out of town.	Madler, Mark R.		938
Health study finds surprising results about poverty: rise in number of poor impacts health industry.	Kareem, Nadra	Clinical report	881
Inphi Corporation.			58
K-Swiss decline: K-Swiss reported earnings plummeted in the second quarter of 2007 to $7.7 million or $0.22 per diluted share compared with earnings of $20.3 million or $0.58 per diluted share in the comparable period of a year ago.		Financial report	92
KKR eyes Macy's: Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts Co. is considering the purchase of Macy's Inc.			44
Kreido Biofuels Inc.			98
KSEX.			19
L.A. County econowatch.			307
L.A. planning process misused against Home Depot.	Huffman, Brendan		712
Largest public companies: ranked by market capitalization.	DeSales, Ryan C.	Company rankings	3463
Law: employment law will be the topic of the day in the Woodland Hills-Tarzana chamber workshop series on August 9 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.		Brief article	80
Learning alliance will help train employees at businesses: workers in manufacturing, hospitality and retail targeted by program.	Kareem, Nadra		697
Los Angeles Times.			38
Management buyout puts power behind local firm: global expansion could boost Camarillo presence.	Weiss, Jeff		461
Market indexes.			216
Market summary.		Brief article	108
Mixer: the "ALOHA" mega mixer, hosted by the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village, Camarillo, Ojai and Port Hueneme Regional Chambers, will occur on August 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.		Brief article	67
Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group.			28
Motivated workforce is the key: entrepreneurs grapple with list of challenges.	Madler, Mark R.		592
Move Inc.			44
New loan program a boost for veterans.	Madler, Mark R.		529
New program to help entrepreneurs in solving problems.	Weiss, Jeff		477
NMA Entertainment & Marketing.			49
Online storytellers: wicked smart marketing uses interactivity to engage viewers with advertising campaigns and boost brand awareness.	Madler, Mark R.		1104
Purchase boosts product line for Anthony International: refrigerator door firm follows industry growth.	Weiss, Jeff		378
QPC.			38
Shoe report: Shoe Pavilion stated that it anticipates reporting a second quarter loss of about $1 million to $1.2 million or $0.10 to $0.12 per diluted share, as compared to previous net income guidance in the range of $0.02 per share.		Financial report	102
Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP.			62
Small business center head says goals surpassed: De La Cerda reaches out in wide region.	Madler, Mark R.		1419
Suit without merit, Zenith officials say.	Kareem, Nadra		133
Summer: the Surf City All Stars, a tribute band to the Beach Boys, will play at Simi Valley's summer tribute concert on August 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.			47
Teledyne contract: a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. was awarded a sizable $15 million military contract.			27
Television: "Shushybye Baby," the creation of Encino-based advertising executive Steve Syatt, made its debut on Canadian television in late July.			115
Testing of new Orange Line ridership urged.	Madler, Mark R.		447
The Kohl's issue: satisfied public doesn't make noise.	Bursk, Bonnie Marie		646
The Valley 50 stock index.			1346
Tri-anim.		Brief article	54
U-Haul.			52
UCC mid-year update: issues on the front burner.	Schultze, Debi		895
Valley econowatch.			670
Vintage: shoppers can go back in time at a new vintage clothing store, Threadbare.			82
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.			79
What a difference 9 years makes in Valley real estate: players and projects made it all interesting.	Garcia, Shelly		1163
When does a firm need to register a trademark?	Rosenblatt, Ira		902
Why most training doesn't work for entrepreneurs.	Goldhill, Jonathan		1655
Writer negotiations: Negotiations with film and television writers may be behind a 21 percent increase in on-location production for the second quarter.		Brief article	160
YNOT.			37