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March 8 - 14, 2010
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Regulators Cite Evidence of Malfeasance at La Jolla Bank
Shoddy loan underwriting, extending additional credit to already overextended borrowers, and a portfolio chock-full of defaulting land development and construction loans were just a few of the problems cited by federal regulators when they seized $3 billion La Jolla Bank last month. |
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Upper Deck Dealt Losing Hand in Legal Battle
In August 2008, an employee of Konami Digital Media noticed something strange while visiting a Toys ”R” Us store in the Los Angeles area. |
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Clean, Green Jobs
San Diego continued to burnish its status as one of the nation’s most solar-friendly cities last week when Kyocera Solar Inc. announced it would begin making solar panels at its Kearny Mesa plant in June, creating about 75 jobs. |
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Scientists, Engineers Connect With Venture Capitalists at Summit
When a UC San Diego computer science and engineering professor discovered that the university ranked among the county’s largest energy users, he wanted to get to the bottom of it. |
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Updated: 3/9/2010 11:30:38 AM
West Wireless Health Institute Names CEO
San Diego’s West Wireless Health Institute, formed a year ago to push wireless solutions for the health care industry, has appointed a former Johnson & Johnson executive to serve as its first chief executive officer.
Stemgent Makes Investment in Scottish Biotech
Stemgent Inc., a provider of biological materials for stem cell research with offices in Cambridge, Mass. and San Diego, said March 8 it will invest $4.5 million during the next three years in a Scottish biotech startup.
Isis Receives Milestone Payment
A regulatory acceptance has triggered a $6 million milestone payment to Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. from partner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as part of the drug makers’ collaboration on a cholesterol-lowering treatment.
Leap Wireless Reduces Staff
Leap Wireless International Inc., the San Diego parent firm of flat-rate cell phone carrier Cricket Communications, recently cut 180 full-time positions from its 4,200-person work force.
Barney & Barney Associates Rise to the Top
A specialty business publication has singled out two insurance brokers from Barney & Barney LLC as tops in their field, the insurance firm said March 4.
Lindbergh Field to Receive Full Body Scanners
San Diego’s Lindbergh Field is among a group of 11 airports in the nation to receive federal stimulus funding to purchase full body scanners that provide a higher level of detection and improve airline safety, according to a March 5 announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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New Self-Help Book Arrives to Help the Just Terminated
I’m outta work! Now whatta I do? Former North County resident and freelance journalist Candice Reed teams up with comic and writer Kitty Martini to pen a new self-help tome, “Thank You for Firing Me!” |
Novalar Goes After European Customers
San Diego-based Novalar Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed an exclusive deal with pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis to market its dental anesthetic reversal agent in Germany. |
Beach Scene Lures Spring Breakers
San Diego is the ninth most popular spring break destination for U.S. college students this year, according to a survey by travel Web site Orbitz released March 4. |
Kyocera to Manufacture Solar Panels in San Diego
Kyocera Corp.’s solar division announced March 3 that it plans to manufacture solar panels at its Kearny Mesa plant starting in June, initially creating about 75 new jobs. |
UCSD Rady School Offers M.B.A. Information Sessions
Representatives of UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management will lay out details of the school’s FlexMBA program for working professionals. The FlexMBA program offers classes on evenings and weekends. |
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