Recently added articles from Los Angeles Business Journal:
Speaking terms: fired radio host back in tune with ex-boss.
Oct 05, 2009; Proctor, Charles ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADAM Carolla was the choice to fill shock jock Howard Stern's nationally syndicated morning slot on the West Coast four years ago. He delivered the punch lines but not the ratings. So the funnyman got the ax. But Carolla appears to be getting ...
Newegg takes crack at IPO; online vendor to hawk $175 million in stock.(RETAIL)(Company overview)
Oct 05, 2009; Proctor, Charles ... Newegg Inc. has built a brisk business selling low-priced digital devices and consumer electronics over the Internet. Now, the City of Industry online retailer is hoping investors like what it does as much as customers do. Newegg, which claims to be the largest Internet-only ...
Malibu cuts rent for lumber yard; wastewater costs soaking celebrity mall.(REAL ESTATE)
Oct 05, 2009; Miller, Daniel ... The developer of the Malibu Lumber Yard has gotten a financial break from the city, because the upscale shopping center has leased up slower than expected while costs of an elaborate on-site wastewater treatment system have run higher than anticipated. The break could be worth ...
Hollywood classes up the place: business groups hope to teach outsiders about area's schools.(UP FRONT)
Oct 05, 2009; Clough, Richard ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hollywood is known for a lot of things--movie star glitz in the past and, recently, nightclubs but education isn't one of then But that may change soon. This week, a coalition of business groups plans to kick off an initiative ...
Hugh Hefner shows 'em how to do it: entrepreneurs gather to pay tribute to career of Playboy's founder.(UP FRONT)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; Fine, Howard ... Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner is, well, a playboy. But he's also always been an entrepreneur--and a good one at that. And that's why the L.A. chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization honored him during a national fundraising event it hosted Sept. 26 at Hefner's ...
High end, low rent? Rodeo Drive trails on list of world's priciest retail rental rates.(UP FRONT)(Report)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; Darmiento, Laurence ... Rodeo Drive is one of most famous shopping districts in the world, a place where the well-heeled can buy $4,000 Gucci jackets or the notoriously hard-to-get Hermes Birkin handbag, which retails for up to $34,000. Here's one thing it's not: one of the priciest places to do ...
On the Clintons and call girls.(PAGE 3)
Oct 05, 2009; Crumpley, Charles ... Political commentator and Clinton tattletale Dick Morris held court recently at publicist Michael Levine's Media Tea, a semiregular gathering in which the guest of honor is a media figure. Morris reminisced about life as a Republican advising Democrat Bill Clinton, whom he ...
Buzz with a little sting.(PAGE 3)(Brace Wessel from Irell and Manella L.L.P.)(Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; Crumpley, Charles ... It was talk about bees-not talk of the Federal Reserve chairman--that had the crowd buzzing at a private event hosted by Brace Wessel, a partner in the Century City office of Irell & Manella LLP, and his wife, Gail Katz, a film and television producer. The recent event at the ...
In the swim.(PAGE 3)(Media coverage)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; Crumpley, Charles ... After swimming nine hours and 33 minutes, Jeffrey Cleveland crawled up a rocky beach in Palos Verdes the morning of Sept. 24 and declared victory at crossing the Catalina Channel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cleveland, 29, a municipal bond analyst at the downtown L.A ....
SAG election.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Screen Actors Guild)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAG ELECTION: Actor and director Ken Howard was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, capping a bitter election campaign that divided ...
Insurer seized: Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... INSURER SEIZED: Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. was seized by California regulators after the insurer sold assets to cover losses. The L.A. company, which operates in 12 states but ...
Joint venture: Macerich Co. sold a 49.9 percent stake in two of its shopping malls to real estate investment firm Heitman LLC, creating a new joint venture.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)
Oct 05, 2009; ... JOINT VENTURE: Macerich Co. sold a 49.9 percent stake in two of its shopping malls to real estate investment firm Heitman LLC, creating a new joint venture. The sale is part of an ongoing plan to reduce ...
Chinese investment: China Investment Corp. has committed to invest about $1 billion with Oaktree Capital Management.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... CHINESE INVESTMENT: China Investment Corp. has committed to invest about $1 billion with Oaktree Capital Management. Oaktree, an L.A. investment firm overseeing more than $60 billion, is expected ...
Billboard ban: a federal judge refused to halt enforcement of the Los Angeles City Council's newest outdoor advertising law, which bars the installation of new digital billboards and multistory supergraphic signs.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... BILLBOARD BAN: A federal judge refused to halt enforcement of the Los Angeles City Council's newest outdoor advertising law, which bars the installation of new digital billboards and multistory supergraphic signs. U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins said ...
Oh, Pooh: U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Coope dismissed remaining claims by the estate of long-time Winnie the Pooh licensee Stephen Slesinger against the Walt Disney Co. in a copyright infringement case, according to L.A. court documents.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)
Oct 05, 2009; ... OH, POOH: U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Coope dismissed remaining claims by the estate of long-time Winnie the Pooh licensee Stephen Slesinger against the Walt Disney Co. in a copyright infringement case, according to L.A. court documents. Slesinger, a New York television and film ...
Redevelopment approved.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Los Angeles, California. Board of Harbor Commissioners)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... REDEVELOPMENT APPROVED: A $1.2 billion plan to redevelop San Pedro's waterfront over the next decade was unanimously approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The project includes construction ...
Judge hired: U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Larson, who's been overseeing the long-running legal battle over the Bratz fashion dolls, said he will be joining high-profile plaintiff's firm Girardi & Keese on Nov. 2.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... JUDGE HIRED: U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Larson, who's been overseeing the long-running legal battle over the Bratz fashion dolls, said he will be joining high-profile plaintiff's firm Girardi & Keese on Nov. 2. Larson, 44, announced ...
Estate sues.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... ESTATE SUES: Michael Jackson's estate filed suit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the Heal the World Foundation, accusing the organization of trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, and using the entertainer's name and likeness without permission to deceive the public ...
Music returns: YouTube said a new deal with Warner Music Group Corp. will enable music videos from Warner artists such as Madonna, Metallica and Green Day to return to the online site.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... MUSIC RETURNS: YouTube said a new deal with Warner Music Group Corp. will enable music videos from Warner artists such as Madonna, Metallica and Green Day to return to the online site. YouTube and Warner ...
Earnings: KB Home.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Oct 05, 2009; ... EARNINGS: KB Home reported a third quarter loss of $66 million, 54 percent ...
