Recently added articles from San Diego Business Journal:
CDC chooses S.D. company to provide public health alerts: system to send messages worldwide.(HEALTH CARE)
Nov 02, 2009; Larson, Mark ... MIR3 Inc., a San Diego-based communications software company, has convinced the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that its notification and response platform is the best way to quickly alert the world of public health issues. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
TedMed explores future OF health care: event attracts Martha Stewart, Goldie Hawn, local innovators seeking answers to global challenges.(Transforming Delivery Of Health Care)(TedMed conference)(Conference news)
Nov 02, 2009; Chambers, Heather ... A mid a glittering, eclectic gathering of technologists, futurists, media leading health care practitioners, business leaders and scientists, all mixed with a sprinkling of Hollywood stardust, the four-day TedMed conference was held last week at the Hotel del Coronado. This ...
Smart phone to smart wallet: new device enables payments by cell phones.(Tranzfinity Inc.)
Nov 02, 2009; Gincel, Richard ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the unveiling of a slim, matchbook-sized device that adheres to the back of a smart phone, Tranzfinity Inc. is bringing the concept of the "smart wallet" closer to reality, allowing consumers to conduct financial transactions throughout the day by ...
Evolving threats spur local defense unit to speed weapon development: Northrop Grumman adapts quickly to changing needs of war fighter.(DEFENSE)
Nov 02, 2009; Graves, Brad ... Buying military hardware can be a long-term process. An aircraft carrier takes years to build. A lot of thought and time goes into designing a fighter aircraft that can stand up to threats for decades. The deliberate, studied approach doesn't work well for ...
Thanksgiving arrives early for Food Bank.(SDBJ INSIDER)(San Diego Food Bank)(briefs )
Nov 02, 2009; York, Tom ... Just in time for the holidays. Thirty local labor union apprentice students from Cement Masons Local No. 500 and a Spring Valley construction firm donated time and materials Oct. 24 to repair the San Diego Food Bank's aging 65,000-square-foot warehouse. Casper Co., which specializes in ...
No-win situation: region could not keep SAIC: local leaders had little chance to change execs' minds.(DEFENSE)(Science Applications International Corp.)
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... When SAIC Inc. said it was leaving San Diego for a suburb of Washington, D.C., most of the region's business leaders barely blinked. For the past several years, it was common knowledge among top insiders that the $10 billion engineering and research firm, one of the area's ...
Investors learn of the new normal for biotech: more companies are focusing on projects that might pay off in the short term.(LIFE SCIENCES)
Nov 02, 2009; Chambers, Heather ... Among the many uncertainties surrounding the future of health care, one thing holds true: the old ways of doing business have forever changed, leaders in the life sciences arena say. Bringing a new drug onto the market today involves a greater sense of scrutiny than ever before, ...
'San Diego's bargain mama'.(sandiegobargainmama.com)
Nov 02, 2009; York, Tom ... Carlsbad housewife-turned-entrepreneur Stacey Ross has taken the informality of a neighborhood mothers group to the Internet to build a thriving new business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Her enterprise, sandiegobargainmama.com, offers up a plethora of local bargains, ...
Startup helps firms give back to-community: software boosts businesses' donation and collection efforts.(TECHNOLOGY)(Profits 4 Purpose)
Nov 02, 2009; Gincel, Richard ... Anyone who's been in charge of maintaining a corporation's outreach programs knows it's not a job for wimps. And without the right tools, it can be an ongoing exercise in frustration. Before launching Profits 4 Purpose in June, CEO Jason Bums learned just how tough the job can ...
USD economic index makes another jump.(University of San Diego)(Brief article)
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... While a regional economic index rose for a sixth straight month in September, the overall picture for San Diego remains weak and the slump will likely continue until next year, according to the University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators released Oct. 27. The ...
The ABC's of cloud security.(Ask the EXPERTS)
Nov 02, 2009; Abrams, Randy ... Much ado is being made about cloud computing and the cloud. If you read the techie stuff you will see that most highly technical security experts dismiss the cloud as inherently unsafe. In fact, recently there was a fiasco in which Microsoft and T-Mobile lost the data of Sidekick device ...
In Sizable about-face, banks call it quits on unusual merger: First Business to continue relationship with giant counterpart while keeping options open.(FINANCE)
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... The planned merger of First Business Bank and 1st Pacific Bancorp, one of the more unusual in local banking history because the smaller bank was buying the larger, is off. In a surprise announcement Oct. 28, the banks said they mutually agreed to terminate the definitive ...
Declining dollar adds value to some exporters' goods: some companies reporting higher sales as foreign currencies outpace dollar.
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... As the value of the U.S. dollar continues to slide against foreign currencies, some local businesses that export products overseas are enjoying increased sales. At Cange International Inc., sales of stainless steel kitchen appliances to customers in Brazil are on the upswing, ...
Rancho Bernardo's PCN finds work in Warsaw.(PCN Technology)(Brief article)
Nov 02, 2009; Gincel, Richard ... San Diego-based PCN Technology will soon dispatch a team of workers across the Atlantic to PGE, the largest utility in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe. PGE recently chose PCN to help launch its smart grid project in Warsaw. PCN released the news in a statement Oct. 19. ...
Metabasis finds a buyer in Ligand Pharmaceuticals.(Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.)(Brief article)
Nov 02, 2009; Chambers, Heather ... Ligand Pharmaceuticals said Oct. 27 it has agreed to buy struggling San Diego biotech Metabasis for $3.2 million cash. After factoring in liabilities, Metabasis will receive approximately $1.8 million. The La Jolla biotech, which warned earlier this year it may have to cease its ...
Federal government takes stake in Regents Bank.
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... Regents Bank, based in La Jolla and with $327 million in assets, said Oct. 28 it received $12.7 million in federal funding through the government's healthy bank provisions of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Unlike the hefty funding of TARP bailout money to many of the ...
Army and Marine Corps have orders for SGIS.(Brief article)
Nov 02, 2009; Graves, Brad ... Government contractor SGIS said Oct. 22 that it received $2.6 million in delivery orders to help the U.S. Marine Corps upgrade mass notification systems on several bases--including Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The contract runs until September. ...
California Community Bank generates small profit.(revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Nov 02, 2009; Allen, Mike ... California Community Bank, which is based in Escondido and has four branches, reported third quarter net income of $21,000, compared to a net loss of $51,000 for the like quarter of 2008. For the nine months, CCB reported a net loss of $317,000, compared with a net loss of ...
Southwest Airlines soaring into beer, Baseball Country.(SAN DIEGO)
Nov 02, 2009; Graves, Brad ... In the 19th century, it was the gateway to the unexplored American West. These days, it's famous for beer and the Cardinals baseball club. Now, Southwest Airlines Co. said it plans to add a daily ...
Decline in revenue leads to quarterly net loss for Cohu.(POWAY)(Financial report)
Nov 02, 2009; Graves, Brad ... Cohu Inc., an electronics manufacturer, reported a net loss of $71,000 on net sales of $44.1 million in the quarter ended Sept. 26. Sales and the bottom line declined from the like quarter one year ago. Then, Cohu reported net income of $37,000 on net sales of $48 million. ...
