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Businesses on Board With Enhancing Human Sports Performance

TECHNOLOGY: Equipment Makers Put Creative Energy Into ProductsLong known as a hotbed for golf clubs, San Diego is home to a varied group of sports equipment manufacturers that infuse the latest technology and engineering into older gear, or come up with entirely new products.

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Executive Profile: Craig Irving

Craig Irving, a third generation San Diegan, has made a significant contribution to the business and charitable community of San Diego for over 25 years.

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Developers Bring Drawing Board Dreams to Life

Construction: Large Projects Persevere Through Perils of a Rocky Economy

Several large local projects that began as a twinkle in the eyes of their developers are now coming to fruition after many years of planning, during which the endeavors encountered financing questions and other perils of rocky economies that often put builders’ dreams into holding patterns.

Executive Profile: Craig Collins

Craig Collins is president and CEO of La Jolla-based health care technology firm Perminova, which recently closed a $7 million Series A round of funding.

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Legendary Entrepreneurs Share Their Recipes for Success

PROFILES: Bright Ideas Take Off With Backing From Brilliant Leaders

A key part of founding a company is knowing when to quit.

Professional Profile: Chris Allen

Deloitte is a professional services organization that provides audit, consulting, financial advisory and tax services to clients in a wide variety of industries.

Accounting Firms Measure Up in Survey

RESEARCH: Business Journal Breaks Down Market Share

In San Diego, the Big Four doesn’t define the share of market for accounting services.

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Service Counts with Clients

ACCOUNTING: Quality Staffs Contribute to Firms’ Ability to Beat Competition

Local accounting firms say providing the highest level of service to their clients is the best way to retain them and to secure new ones.

Executive Profile: Dan Salzman

Dan Salzman is vice president of Customer and Market Insights for Hewlett-Packard’s Imaging and Printing Group.

Irwin M. Jacobs Reigns at Top of Wealthiest List

FINANCE: Ex Qualcomm Leader Big Contributor to Civic Causes

Irwin M. Jacobs gave up his chief executive title in 2005, and resigned as Qualcomm Inc.’s chairman of the board last year, but the region’s wealthiest person ranked No. 1 on the San Diego Business Journal’s San Diego’s Wealthiest list continues to be actively involved in his community.

Executive Profile: Joye Blount

As a wealth management adviser and vice president with the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank, Joye Blount helps financially successful individuals and their families meet their unique financial needs.

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Ships Shape Up as Bountiful Supplies Are Loaded Aboard

DEFENSE: When It’s Time To Deploy, Businesses Get The Benefit of Giant Orders

When the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was at sea in March, and it got the call to divert from its course to help tsunami-stricken Japan, the captain first had to measure how well his ship was up to the task.