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The Best Is Set to Come at Famed Resort
HOSPITALITY: Plan Is to Renovate While Retaining Luxurious MagicFor all the industry accolades garnered by the ultraluxurious Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa over the years — along with visits from luminaries ranging from Michael Jordan to Bill Gates and Bill Clinton — its current owners believe they can take the Rancho Santa Fe property to another level. November 21, 2011 midnight $$ ShareMilitary Program Changes, Cost-Cutting Measures Lead to Layoffs
WORKFORCE: Retired Admiral: Pentagon Strategy To Benefit Region
Job creation is slowly returning, but Northrop Grumman Corp., Sony Electronics and several other San Diego County employers reported job losses recently.
Pita Jungle Planning First San Diego Restaurant
Arizona-based restaurant chain Pita Jungle plans to open its first San Diego location in mid-April in the Hillcrest neighborhood, at 1045 University Ave.
Prater to Lead BB&K; Luce Partners Find New Home at Procopio
Best Best & Krieger LLP has appointed Arlene Prater office managing partner for the San Diego office.
Hotel’s Magnetic Personality to Get Even More Drawing Power
HOSPITALITY: Recently Purchased Property to Undergo $3M Renovation
Pacific Hospitality Group LLC, the new owner and operator of Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, plans to follow up its recent $41.7 million purchase of the luxury property with a $3 million renovation, expected to begin this summer.
Smartphone Photography Streamlines Insurance Quotes
Not too long ago, Mitek Systems Inc. introduced software that lets people deposit checks by photographing them with their smartphones. Now the Kearny Mesa firm is looking beyond banking to another vertical market: insurance.
Rancho Valencia Ranks Seventh in Nation on U.S. News List of Top Hotels
The luxury Rancho Valencia resort in Rancho Santa Fe placed seventh in the nation and first in California, on the annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s best hotels.
Scripps Acquires Building to Relocate Coastal Center
Locally based Scripps Health has purchased a 33,500-square-foot medical office building in Oceanside for its Scripps Coastal Medical Center.
Chinese Tourists Are Seen as a Source of Welcome Revenue
HOSPITALITY: Area Attractions Seek to Tap Potentially Huge Market
SeaWorld San Diego hosted more than 2,000 Chinese visitors in late January, thanks in part to a statewide tourism push tied to the Lunar New Year, as the popular park and other local attractions look to generate repeat business from a country whose travelers already spend $1 billion annually in California
Amylin’s Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Is Approved
MEDICINE: It Will Be in Pharmacies This Month; Huge Sales Are Predicted
Third time’s a charm for San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Five Guys Burger Chain Opens 10th Local Outlet
Five Guys, the national burger chain that began opening restaurants in California two years ago, opened its first restaurant in Escondido on Jan. 30.
San Diego Law Library Completes Renovation
The San Diego Law Library announced Jan. 30 the completion of a $5 million, yearlong renovation of the downtown Law Library at 1105 Front St.
AMN Healthcare Sheds Nursefinders Biz, Cites Uncertain Regulatory Environment
AMN Healthcare Services Inc. said Jan. 30 that it has sold its home health care business to Bayada Home Health Care Inc. — in a deal driven by changes in the national health care market.
Baker & McKenzie Is Rumored to Be Closing Its San Diego Office
Baker & McKenzie is closing its San Diego office in February, or at least that’s the rumor. Colin H. Murray, the firm’s managing partner, said he had no comment on the rumor.
Project Is a Big Step on North Park’s Transformative Journey
REAL ESTATE: Former Store Gets a Makeover; Other Changes in Works
The recent filling of a long-vacated former JCPenney department store, dating back to the 1940s, could prove crucial to what recently has been a 21st-century revival for San Diego’s North Park business district.
New Company Helps Patients Take Home Testing to Heart
MEDICINE: Convenient Monitoring an Option for Those on Blood Thinner
In 2002, business partners Tim Cady and Mark Howard capitalized on the growing need — and desire — among people with diabetes to test their blood glucose levels at home.
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