In case you have not been having enough fun following the ongoing mortgage mess, the energy crisis, and the collapse of the dollar, you really should put some time in like I do, gathering data about the newspaper industry. Let's consider this week's carnage: ...
Since the first days of the green movement, consumers have been on the lookout for ways to save the planet while keeping their standard of luxury. Deirdre Wallace introduced such a way when she opened The Ambrose Hotel in Santa Monica, California in 2003. With 77 rooms, The Ambrose...
Nationwide, venture money was harder to land in the quarter of 2004. A total of $4.6 billion was raised by 467 companies, compared with $5.4 billion in the second quarter and $4.8 billion in the third quarter of 2003. This article describes why, despite that drop-off, the investment climate remains...
The Los Angeles County MetropolitanTransportation Authority Metro has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems,Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB),contracts totaling $68 million to enhance Metro's automated Universal FareSystem UFS operated on TAPTM smart card technology by adding Cubic'sadvanced gating system and related services. The first contract, a...
LOS ANGELES -- The TCW Group, Inc., invites you to participate in a conference call today with Tom McKissick, Portfolio Manager of the TCW Focused Equities Fund (Nasdaq:TGFFX)(Nasdaq:TGFVX). Mr. McKissick will discuss his stock market outlook and his approach to managing the fund in a presentation titled: "The...
LOS ANGELES -- Wee Sing and kidthing, a web 2.0 global learning platform for children, parents, teachers, family and friends, announced an agreement to bring Wee Sing's classic series of favorite children's songs and musical videos to kidthing. Wee Sing, which has sold over 50 million books, tapes,...
Private Jet Charter Leader Sees Year-over-Year Growth of 32 Percent LOS ANGELES -- Private jet charter leader New Flight Charters experienced a 32 percent surge in sales in the second quarter of 2008 over the second quarter of 2007, demonstrating continued strong business growth and demand for the...
The Capital-Journal A Los Angeles media company has agreed to buy KTMJ Fox 43 from Montgomery Communications. The buyer, New Vision Television, owner of KSNT Channel 27, purchased Fox 43 under undisclosed terms. The transaction, pending Federal Communications Commission approval, is...
After spending the first nine years of his NFL career with the Baltimore Colts, leading them to three division titles from 1975-77, being named league MVP in 1976 and giving the franchise its first bona fide star since Johnny Unitas, Bert Jones will never forget the beginning of his 10th...
NEW YORK -- When Francisco Rodriguez went to his first All-Star Game in 2004, nothing was more important to him than getting to spend time with Mariano Rivera. That's the first thing Joakim Soria did this year. Rodriguez, the Los Angeles Angels' closer, is back for...
LOS ANGELES -- On a day dedicated to edgy cable channel FX, the network talked to TV writers about saying goodbye to the series that started it all. The Shield, which airs its seventh, final season starting in September, was FX's first original series, sparked rival cable networks...
He was a lottery pick, taken No. 12 overall in the 2005 NBA Draft -- the same draft that nine selections earlier landed the Jazz point guard Deron Williams -- despite his having just turned 18 years old at the time. But Yaroslav Korolev's career with the...
New Survey Shows Demand Growing as Buyers Struggle to Overcome Barriers LOS ANGELES -- Nearly half of all home buyers1 (44%) believe the housing market will improve once the new President takes office in January, 2009, according to a new survey released today conducted by Harris Interactive([R]) and...
LOS ANGELES -- In these daunting economic times, as Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and Washington policymakers struggle with how to best manage our ailing economy, perhaps we could turn to Emma Ogiemwanye, a 17-year-old student at the California Academy of Math and Science in Carson, suggests the CFA...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK), has announced that it will be offering a service between Los Angeles International Airport LAX and Mammoth Yosemite Airport MMH, in California. The service, aimed at the winter sports market,...
The #1 Portable, Ruggedized Timekeeping System Expands to Meet the Needs of Larger Customers LOS ANGELES -- Exaktime, Inc., makers of The JobClock([R] )System, announced new support for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 systems, the leading ERP software solutions for mid-size companies. Now customers can use JobClocks...
Slender young models continue to dominatedesigner runways all over the world, but new reality shows, advertisementsand spending power of baby boomers are bringing older models to theforefront. TV Land's "She's Got the Look," with former supermodels KimAlexis and Beverly Johnson, has experienced quick success as millions ofpeople tune it to...
LOS ANGELES -- With the trail from Oklahoma to Nashville blazed by icons like Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Toby Keith and Blake Shelton, upstart country artists from the Sooner State have a helluva lot to live up to. Only time will tell just how much Shane Wyatt (www.shanewyatt.com) will add...
Tickets Still Available for Pre-Conference 'Night at the Village' Event and Afternoon Session Featuring the Minerva Awards Presentation LOS ANGELES, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Full day passes for The Women's Conference 2008 have sold out in a historic, record-breaking time of only three hours, after going on...
An in-trial dendritic cell vaccine that fights malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme GBM may help boost a patient's immunity response and improve the outcome, a new report says. An article in the July 15 issue of Cancer Research says this would mark the first time a tumor-altering therapeutic...
