Articles from San Fernando Valley Business Journal (April 14, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
504 loan leads to smoother sailing.	Duan, Mary		953
8(a) program offers a broader brush.	Brus, Brian		968
Antelope Valley construction halted by water concerns.	Madler, Mark R.		1067
Artist draws on microloan, training.	Johnston, Lori		951
Award: the Hogan Family Foundation announces the creation of its Lifeline 4 Paws Award program to recognize those who have demonstrated extraordinary acts of kindness to dogs during the year.			43
Bankruptcies.			263
Bi-weekly top gainers.		List	197
Bi-weekly top losers.		List	191
Blue Cross becomes 'Anthem' in California.	Kareen, Nadra		301
Board: four San Fernando Valley business and community leaders have been added to the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley: Dan Gruber, Allen Lawrence, Vince Liuzzi and Scott Sachs.			113
Calendar.		Calendar	756
Canoga Park/West Hills.	Weiss, Ivy		144
Celebrating 80 years of Van Nuys Airport.	Madler, Mark R.		404
Census Bureau counting on Valley as useful location: feds select Northridge for headquarters of 2010 effort.	Hames, James		312
Chatsworth/porter ranch.	Weiss, Ivy		78
Christine Mahfouz has been hired as planning deputy with the office of Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon.			43
Covering all the bases: the minor league Lancaster JetHawks are run as a major league business.	Madler, Mark R.	Interview	1441
Credit line gives global sales a lift.	Regan, Keith	Company overview	675
Crown Media Holdings Inc.			51
Doctors: in honor of National Doctors' Day, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital thanked the physicians on staff for their dedication and outstanding service with a recognition luncheon March 28.			75
Douglas Emmett ups presence.	Hames, James		109
EDIC expands in Agoura Hills.	Hames, James	Brief article	78
Encino Chamber gives its 'Teacher of the Year' award.			98
Encino.	Weiss, Ivy		54
Ex-Marine with a mission.	Burke, Leslie Kraft		899
Expo: the State Board of Equalization hosts a small business fair on April 22 at the Hilton Universal City.			92
Fastener company aquired.		Brief article	100
Festival: the Chatsworth Historical Society presents a garden festival featuring roses and crafts April 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Homestead Acre, 10385 Shadow Oak Drive, Chatsworth.			67
Foreign trade zone status brands Tejon: designation placed upon part of industrial complex.	Hames, James		1024
Funds for bureau head dry up: Aldrich continues in volunteer capacity.	Kareem, Nadra	Conference notes	560
Gala: the Burbank Jaycees celebrated their annual Awards and Installation Gala March 30 at The Castaway Restaurant to recognize achievements of the past year and welcome its 2008 board of directors.			48
Grobstein, Horwath & Co.			39
Help for business at a crossroads.	Reynolds, Dan		969
Historic Lopez Adobe to be city's key tourist attraction: San Fernando embarks on major renovation.	Hames, James		903
Image Entertainment Inc.			99
Incoming daily news editor to immerse herself in community: Garcia starts in two weeks, area leaders expectant.	Madler, Mark R.		1016
Industrial park 25 percent in Escrow.	Hames, James		191
L.A. County econowatch.		Statistical table	301
Largest hotels: ranked by number of guest rooms in the greater San Fernando Valley area.	Hames, James		4615
Lecture: James C. VanderKam will present "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the First Christians" April 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Lundring Events Center of California Lutheran University.			117
Lee reps both sides in bank expansion.	Hames, James		186
Light: LA ProPoint nears completion of its work on the Cottonwood Christian Center in Cypress, Calif.		Brief article	97
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.			52
Low cost airline stops Valley service.			201
Major league soccer seeks new fans: Chivas USA partners with mayor to boost youth interest; 13 valley clinics planned.	Madler, Mark R.		762
Makeovers at area hotels make them more inviting.	Hames, James		748
Market indexes.			215
Market summary.		List	105
Move: adult talent agency L.A. Direct Models has moved to new offices in the Cahuenga Pass.			47
North Valley Regional.	Weiss, Ivy		88
Northrop Grumman Corp.			59
Organic treats just as sweet: Certified Organic cotton candy and horchata hit the sweet spot of health-conscious consumers with their "practically guilt free" treats.	Hames, James		887
Plane: more than 60 volunteers participated in the City of Palmdale's Adopt-a-Plane program held at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42 on April 5.			92
Polished business plan lands loans.	Penland, Dolly		992
Politicians forget gas taxes when decrying gas prices.	Gelb, Rickey	Column	743
PUC amendment to streamline telecom mergers will be voted on by Senate.	Madler, Mark R.		621
Reliable transport funds required.	Lippe, Gregory N.		993
Retail suites sold; development begun.	Hames, James		182
Roundtable agreed: more tourism promotion needed.	Kareem, Nadra	Discussion	1105
Salsa: Mama Juana's celebrates its 5th anniversary on May 1.			55
SBA advice lets startup stand out.	Millard, Elizabeth		858
SBA backing put expansion on menu.	Kirchen, Rich		941
SBA loan programs.			234
Sound: Emmy Award-winning audio specialist Peter Cole has launched Before Noon Post Production Sound Services for the entertainment and corporate industries.			114
Sport Chalet Inc.			57
Startup basics.			380
Tech: the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies at College of the Canyons hosts an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 18.			61
Technicolor Services Division of Thomson.			99
The Regional Black Chamber.	Weiss, Ivy		65
The valley 50 stock index.			1304
Time Warner Cable.			51
Tourism shines: alliance hires marketing team to update program.	Kareem, Nadra		653
Tourism shines: dollar's drop motivates international tourists.	Kareem, Nadra		770
UCC says trade pact offers Californians a fair deal: Congress urged to support the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.	Holzer, Stephen T.		660
uWink.			90
Valley biz seen.			157
Valley econowatch.			806
Valley tourism marketing is a challenge.	Schaff, Jason		537
Virgin Charter's new online service lets high flyers book private jets with ease.	Madler, Mark R.		674
Volunteers give classrooms a facelift.			326
WaMu to close 3 area loan offices.	Hames, James		227
We're celebrating small business.			359
Westlake Village Center approved.	Hames, James		161
Winds of change for baby business.	Brahm, Jane Meyer		885