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Culver City

Culver City city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. Directly south of the city is Los Angeles International Airport.

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Culver City, California/USA In Los Angeles county, it was named after Harry H. Culver who suggested it as a site for the film industry in 1914.

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	Culver City expands slate of redevelopment projects; major downtown redo to be completed by year's end. (Culver City, California) (Real Estate) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/25/1994
	'Mixed' message received: Culver City zoning code sets rules on residential-commercial projects that should increase housing options.(COMMENTARY) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 6/30/2008
	Officials hope project boosts attractiveness of downtown. (Spotlight on Culver City).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 9/30/2002

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	Culver City expands slate of redevelopment projects; major downtown redo to be completed by year's end. (Culver City, California) (Real Estate) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/25/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...for them to perform on, observed Culver City Director of Community Development Mark Winogrond, referring not to Culver City's powerful motion picture presence...industry's backlots. The grand design of Culver City's downtown redevelopment plan was... Read more
	'Mixed' message received: Culver City zoning code sets rules on residential-commercial projects that should increase housing options.(COMMENTARY) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 6/30/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...ago, the Redevelopment Agency of Culver City decided it needed a catalytic project...To anyone familiar with recent Culver City land-use politics, this is familiar...widely credited with transforming Culver City into what the New York Times calls... Read more
	Officials hope project boosts attractiveness of downtown. (Spotlight on Culver City).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 9/30/2002; ; 653 words ; KELLEE Fritzal, Culver City's economic development manager, stands...we're putting on the finishing touches. Culver City has long aspired to be a tried and...creates exactly die look and feel Culver City desires. To encourage the use of outdoor... Read more
	Sony Pictures focuses on expansion project in Culver City for TV group. (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.) (Special Report: Real Estate) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/25/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...continued its dominance of the Culver City landscape last month by getting...locations: Culver Studios, Sony's main Culver City studio lot, and office in Burbank...he explained. Mark Winogrond, Culver City's director of community development... Read more
	The City of Culver City.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Mirage Networks Inc)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Security Management; 3/1/2005; 16 words ; The City of Culver City has deployed Mirage Networks CounterPoint to detect and stop malicious behavior. Read more
	Sony plans huge expansion, move to Culver City studios. (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/30/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...offices in the Southland, except Culver City, would close and their thousands...the City Council approves Sony's Culver City expansion plans, a company spokeswoman...operations are to be consolidated in Culver City, said Barbara Cline of Sony Pictures... Read more
	Columbia plans two office towers in Culver City. (Columbia Pictures Entertainment) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 9/10/1990; ; 700+ words ; Columbia plans two office towers in Culver City Consolidating far-flung operations...America is staking its territory in Culver City. Sony Corp. will spend hundreds...employees should be relocated to Culver City, but by the end of the 15-year... Read more
	'Clash' overseas: Riot Games, a Culver City developer of online video games, has signed an international licensing deal with Shenzhen, China's Tencent Inc., an Internet service portal company.(WESTSIDE: CULVER CITY)(Brief article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/1/2008; ; 45 words ; 'Clash' Overseas: Riot Games, a Culver City developer of online video games, has signed an international licensing deal with Shenzhen, China's Tencent Inc., an Internet service... Read more
	Turf battles like L.A.-Culver City scrap highlight a need for regionwide planning. (Los Angeles, California real estate) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/24/1990; ; 435 words ; Turf battles like L.A.-Culver City scrap highlight a need for regionwide...border war between Los Angeles and Culver City just might serve as a perfect example...For those who don't remember, Culver City proposed building an 800,000-square-fo... Read more
	CULVER CITY COLONY.(work of Eric Owen Moss in Culver City)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Moss's most recent building in Culver City extends his series of lively, humane...impressive series of buildings in Culver City, a moribund industrial zone in...over the industrial detritus of Culver City. Like a stage set, the building... Read more