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Recent and archived news stories on: Aerospace, Agribusiness, Chemicals, Electronics, Energy, Fabrication, Industrial, Plastics, Textiles...Sempra Energy Reports Net Income of $178M for 1st Quarter
Sempra Energy, San Diego’s parent to San Diego Gas & Electric and other entities, reported first quarter net income of $178 million, down from $226 million in net income for the first quarter of 2012.
San Diego Gas & Electric Launches $1M Environmental Champions Initiative
San Diego Gas & Electric has launched a new Environmental Champions initiative, in which it’s donating $1 million to fund local environmental nonprofit organizations in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
Local Craft Beer Industry Keeps Pouring It On
MANUFACTURING: Economic Impact Put at $299.5M and Growing
Things are ramping up at Societe Brewing Co. in San Diego. Opened about a year ago, the craft brewer is on track to produce about 2,400 barrels of beer this year but that will certainly rise when it installs two new tanks sometime this summer, says Doug Constantiner, chief executive officer.
Qualcomm Raises Year-End Forecast
Qualcomm Inc. reported fiscal 2013 second quarter net income of $1.87 billion, down 16 percent from the like quarter last year on record revenue of $6.12 billion, up 24 percent from a year earlier.
CareFusion to Pay $41M
San Diego-based medical device maker CareFusion Corp. announced it will pay the government about $41 million to resolve an investigation related to the company’s sales and marketing practices.
Ocera, Tranzyme to Tie the Knot
San Diego-based Ocera Therapeutics Inc. announced it will merge with Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Tranzyme Pharma in an all-stock transaction. Ocera, currently privately held, will go public after the merger.
NuVasive Opens Tokyo Office
San Diego medical device manufacturer NuVasive Inc. is opening a new office in Tokyo to strengthen its sales in Asia.
Aethlon Receives $22.8M Government Subcontract
San Diego-based medical device maker Aethlon Medical Inc. has received a $22.8 million government subcontract to collaborate with the Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit research and development organization Battelle Memorial Institute.
Pfenex Teams With Agila for Joint Venture on Global Drug Commercialization
San Diego-based Pfenex Inc. has teamed up with Bangalore, India-based Agila Biotech to develop and globally commercialize six drugs, including one to treat multiple sclerosis.
Understand and Deliver
MANUFACTURING: Firm Turns Clients’ Ideas Into Working Prototypes
Leardon Solutions has seen it before. Its principals have been through the process of getting manufacturing right. Earlier in their careers, each of them saw firsthand how a company at the top of the Fortune 500 worked through its challenges.
WD-40 Is Focusing More on Its Strengths
MANUFACTURING: Home Care Line Is Under Review
WD-40 Co. may have spring cleaning on its mind. Management at the publicly traded company recently got board approval to review “strategic alternatives” for its home care and cleaning product line, which has become a smaller part of its business.
Sempra Energy’s Many Diverse Holdings Power Its Business
ENERGY: It Looks To Future With Green Energy, Natural Gas
Sempra Energy is a San Diego colossus. With $9.65 billion in 2012 revenue, the energy holding company is second to no one but Qualcomm Inc. among the region’s public companies.
Head to Head Competition
MANUFACTURING: Local Craft Breweries Find The Recipe for Success
Creative, competitive and highly independent, local breweries have placed San Diego County at the center of the growing market for handcrafted beers.
Startup Capital Scarce For Sports Apparel, Equipment Makers
MANUFACTURING: County Home to Cluster of Action Sports Entrepreneurs
“Made in San Diego” is developing a special meaning for Kevin Flanagan, co-founder of The People’s Movement, an “eco-conscious” footwear and accessories maker in Solana Beach.
Executive Profile: Joe Donoghue
Joe Donoghue is president and CEO of San Diego-based Leardon Solutions, a global product development, engineering, and manufacturing services company that helps small- to medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups turn their ideas and concepts into revenue generating products.
