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La Habra , city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. Computer equipment, metal and rubber products, plumbing fixtures, and flavoring extracts are produced, and an oil research center is nearby. The city has grown along with the surrounding Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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La Habra, California/USA Founded in 1839 with a name said to be derived from the Spanish abra ‘pass’, a reference to a gap in the nearby hills.

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	La Habra Family Resource Center.(Non-Profit)(appoints Juan Martinez )(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/25/2005
	La Habra's big screen king still outdoing large chains. (Up Front).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/25/2002
	Robert Schneller La Habra Heights.(Obituary) Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 11/1/2005

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	La Habra Family Resource Center.(Non-Profit)(appoints Juan Martinez )(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/25/2005; 39 words ; The La Habra Family Resource Center, a health-care advocacy group, appointed Juan Martinez manager of operations at its center in La Habra. Martinez previously served as director of educational services for the Boys and Girls Clubs of La Habra/Brea. Read more
	La Habra's big screen king still outdoing large chains. (Up Front).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/25/2002; ; 621 words ; ...wouldn't be alone. Goldenberg, owner of Paul's TV & Video in La Habra, is etched into Southern California's cultural landscape as...There's a challenge in having one store in a place called La Habra that most people have never heard of, he said. There's a lot... Read more
	Robert Schneller La Habra Heights.(Obituary) Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 11/1/2005; ; 32 words ; Long time member Robert Schneller passed away August 28, 2005 at the age of 83 after a brief illness. He was active in the Circle of Confusion camera club and Roundup Chapter. Joanne Stolte, PPSA Glendora CA Read more
	Pronto habra plantas de cafe y te sin cafeina.(manipulacion genetica de estas plantas )(Articulo breve) Magazine article from: Contenido; 7/1/2002; ; 109 words ; No está lejano el día en que se cosechen granos de café ya descafeinados. Científicos japoneses lograron identificar el gene responsable de la producción de cafeína, lo que se considera como el primer paso para cultivar plantas trasgénicas --de café y Read more
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	Compac actualiza sus soluciones: habra capacitacion para resellers. (Noticias).(Business Brief) Magazine article from: E Semanal; 6/23/2003; ; 348 words ; El desarrollador tapatío de software administrativo, Computación en Acción (Compac) anunció la actualización de sus herramientas para 2004, lo cual representa una oportunidad de negocios para sus distribuidores. * AdminPAQ 2004. Cuenta con un nuevo módulo de punto de Read more
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	Habra un remonte en el mercado de alimentos congelados aleman despues de la aparente caida de ventas del ano pasado?(En este numero: tendencias internacionales de los alimentos congelados) Magazine article from: Quick Frozen Foods International; 4/1/2004; 700+ words ; Despues de haber registrado un crecimiento constante durante los ultimos 30 anos, los informes preliminares de Deutscches Tiefkuhlinstitut (dti) del pasado otono sugirieron que el mercado de comida congelada alemana podria haberse contraido tanto en volumen como en valor durante 2003. Si ese es el Read more
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	JER expands European operations.(FINANCE) Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 11/5/2008; 320 words ; ...Europe. Well-known industry veterans, Karim Habra, Christopher Zeuner and Petr Kosar have...platform in Central and Eastern Europe. Habra, Zeuner and Kosar all come to JER Partners...GE's real estate operations in the region. Habra will join JER as Managing Director Central... Read more