Articles from San Fernando Valley Business Journal (December 22, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Green" Hangar opens.			151
Accounting.	Senzee, Thom	Industry overview	970
Acquisition: Surety Company of the Pacific (SCP), a writer of license and permit bonds in Encino, has been acquired by Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.			155
American Association of State Colleges and Universities.			133
Article: Natrol Inc. is featured in the Dec. 15 issue of First magazine.			101
As year closes, a look back at names in the news.	Madler, Mark R.	Column	966
Association of Southern California Defense Counsels.			101
Automotive.	Kareem, Nadra		658
Aviation.	Madler, Mark R.		345
Awards: The City of Palmdale's public works department received two 2008 Project of the Year awards presented by the Southern California Chapter (SCC) of the American Public Works Association (APWA) at its annual awards program held Dec. 4 in Lakewood, and one Best Improvement for Public Safety award presented by the High Desert Branch (HDB) of the SCC on Dec. 5 in Acton.			164
Banking and finance.	Coburn, Linda		662
Bankruptcies.		List	563
Bear Enthusiast Marketing Group.			51
Bi-weekly top gainers.		Brief article	194
Bi-weekly top losers.		Brief article	198
Books for kids.			90
Building a professional base to nurture Antelope Valley economy.	Ledford, James C.; Livingstone, Linda A.		705
Celebration: Health Net of California hosted its 17th annual Celebration of Children Dec. 21.			164
Ceres begins seed sales.			96
Challenging year comes to a close; little relief in '09: Valley's business diversity eases local pain somewhat.	Coburn, Linda		1299
Chef: to promote his new book, Take This Dish and Twist It, Chef George Duran kicked off the Welcome Home reception at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Dec. 16 in Agoura Hills. (CONEJO VALLEY).			74
Cherokee revenues decline.			207
Company highlight: National Technical Systems (NASDAQ: NTSC).			78
Correction.		Correction notice	45
CSUN Center on deafness donation.			59
Customer service is not the same as selling.	Tenn, Ben		903
Entertainment Lighting Services of Sun Valley.			86
Entertainment.	Madler, Mark R.		356
Extension: the Loose Goose Private Cellar will be open for extended hours through New Year's Eve.			58
Finally getting a strategy for area.	Schaff, Jason		871
Free Speech Coalition.		Brief article	82
Fundraising record broken.			67
Good Swartz Brown & Berns.		Brief article	99
Grant: State Farm has given California State University, Northridge, a $200,000 grant to develop an arts program that will bring thousands of K-12 students in the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus.			117
Healthcare.	Kareem, Nadra		713
Honor: California State University, Northridge, interior design students were honored at the Our Community House of Hope (OCHH) fundraiser and banquet in November.			112
Hospitality and tourism.	Kareem, Nadra		554
Innovative Merchant Solutions.		Brief article	116
Kaiser Panorama gives $1 million of surplus equipment.		Brief article	126
KB Toys closing stores.			69
Lamia Financial Group, LLC.			101
Largest employers: ranked by number of employees in the greater San Fernando Valley.	Coburn, Linda	Company rankings	1981
Launch: CreditReport.com has launched a three-bureau credit monitoring service, which provides consumers with a single source of current credit report data from the three top national credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.			148
Law.	Senzee, Thom		714
Lawsuit rejected.			146
Let them eat cake ... and peanut butter.			148
Let's keep sustainability discussion going in 2009.	Coburn, Linda		944
Magic: retired Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson spoke to physicians and staff at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Dec. 18 to discuss his new book--30 Ways to Be a Champion in Business.			62
Mall design award.			109
Manufacturing.	Madler, Mark R.		327
Market indexes.			92
Market summary.		Brief article	108
May I have a word with you?	Cooper, Martin M.		910
Meeting: the City of Palmdale's public safety and community relations department will hold a Neighborhood Watch meeting Jan. 10 at noon for property owners and residents who live in Zone 1 at Marie Kerr Park Recreation Center, 39700 30th St. West. Zone 1 is identified as everything west of 10th Street West, north of Palmdale Blvd and west of 20th Street West, south of Elizabeth Lake Road.		Brief article	89
Moorpark manufacturer files Chap. 11.	Madler, Mark R.		167
New logo for NoHo Hotel will still bear Garland's name.	Kareem, Nadra		381
New: Munchkin Inc., a designer and manufacturer of infant and toddler products, has added a new collection of pure glass, BPA-free bottles and silicone accessories to its Mighty Grip line.			119
Northrop employees adopt needy families.			88
Old Town Camarillo gets a major facelift; downtown commercial center created.	Madler, Mark R.		964
Outlet mall expansion adding 40 stores, event plaza.	Madler, Mark R.		701
Partnership: FRASCO, a Burbank insurance investigation company, and USIS, a Virginia supplier of investigative services for the federal government, are now partnering to provide end-to-end investigative services and expertise to the insurance, third-party administrator and self-insured industries.			77
Real estate.	Coburn, Linda		500
Rooms with a view: the Westlake Village Inn celebrates 40 years of evolution.	Kareem, Nadra	Interview	1175
Salute: Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center is honoring current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces by offering them a special rate for vacation travel through its Holiday Service Salute program.			150
San Fernando Valley Business Journal.			57
Silver Pictures.			80
Soccer: an estimated $2 million entered the City of Lancaster's economy when the Lancaster National Soccer Center (LNSC) hosted the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase Dec. 5-8.			92
Swartz reappointed.		Brief article	118
Technology.	Madler, Mark R.	Brief article	286
The valley 50 stock index.			1283
Toys for youth.			37
Transonic Combustion, Inc. of Camarillo.			90
Trees for students.		Brief article	104
Troop care packages.			54
Valley Biz Seen.			222
Valley calendar.		Calendar	378
Valley day spa directory.	Coburn, Linda	Directory	1254
Valley econowatch.			751
Ventura County can't spell business without the U.	Madler, Mark R.		922
Venture: Gumiyo, a mobile marketing and technology provider, announced a venture with the Los Angeles Times to offer online and mobile technology marketing solutions.			149
Wage laws apply to out of state workers working in CA.	Rosenberg, Richard		792
Wells Fargo Community Bank.			71
Whatever happened to ...? A look at how featured entrepreneurs fared this year.	Kareem, Nadra		1172
Wieder, Bradley, Lakeside get awards at annual VICA Meeting.	Schaff, Ason		471