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Website Offers Platform for ‘Selfies’ to Break Down Social Barriers
TECH: A Rating System Invites Comment to Open Dialogue Among Strangers
Some businesses depend on great technology or a great location. Duncan McLaren’s Encinitas-based business rides on the strength of the selfie.
Foreign Sales Show Co. Goes Extra Mile
DEFENSE: Datron’s ‘Loaners’ Also Part of Marketing Strategy
Few San Diego County companies view Afghanistan as a business opportunity.
Qualcomm to Provide Proximity Beacons at 20 Major League Ballparks
Qualcomm Inc. said on March 6 that it will provide proximity beacons to 20 Major League Baseball parks for the 2014 season.
Survey Seeks Your Input on Leadership Succession Planning
As baby boomers start retiring in waves and millennials step in to fill the void, business owners might be puzzling over management succession. Some take a very formal approach to the problem; others approach it casually.
Rebranding Results in Harrah’s Resort Southern California, aka, Harrah’s SoCal
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians have put a new brand on their casino-resort as they get ready to open their second hotel tower.
El Al to Use ViaSat’s In-Flight Internet Service
ViaSat said that El Al will be the first customer for its Exede in-flight Internet service in Europe, adding that the airline plans to launch service within a year.
New Qualcomm Leader Is Officially in Charge
Qualcomm Inc. announced an historic management transition as well as a $5 billion increase in its stock repurchase plan on March 4, the day of its annual shareholder meeting.
Maxwell Technologies Sees Stock Jump 38% During 3 Trading Days
Shares of Kearny Mesa ultracapacitor-maker Maxwell Technologies Inc. rose 38 percent in three days of trading on Feb. 28, March 3 and March 4, closing at a 52-week high of $12.23.
Part of Lockheed Martin Work on New Navy Ship to Be Done in San Diego
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $10.8 million contract option covering the post-delivery support for one of its new ships, the future USS Milwaukee.
Contract Options Awarded Include Work at Naval Air Station North Island
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded contract options to four businesses, which will provide services at command headquarters at Patuxent River, Md. as well as outlying locations including Naval Air Station North Island.
