09 April 2010
In the more than 50 years that Parks Optical has been turning out binoculars, telescopes and microscopes the company has never faced an economy like it has the past year. With shoppers cutting back on discretionary spending, the family-owned company’s entry-level products for the beginning astronomer or bird watcher just weren’t in demand. Then a [...]
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07 April 2010
Brandon Hance, CEO of Van Nuys-based Audiolife, is out to revolutionize the way musicians sell merchandise. Gone are the days when independent artists have to front the cash to buy inventories of CDs, T-shirts and other items that may or may not sell. “Our (free) web-based platform gives artists a portable store, an e-commerce infrastructure [...]
Posted in Advertising/Media2 Comments
04 April 2010
Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Larry Mankin, 62, announced his retirement last week and the chamber announced that Ed Masterson will step in as interim director. Mankin served the Santa Clarita Chamber for 7 years and worked for chambers across the country for 35 years. Mankin and his wife will return to [...]
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04 April 2010
As the current Economic slump persists we continue to see innovation and creativity from the businesses who are successfully surviving the recession. No one has been immune to the effects of the current economic environment, and the local and state governments that were already in financial trouble before the recession hit are especially impacted by [...]
Posted in Small Business2 Comments
04 April 2010
In my recent meetings with business owners and managers whether it has been through one-on-one contacts or at networking events, I’ve been asked the same question several times: What’s 2010 looking like for the local economy and for businesses? My first response to the businessperson asking the question is: How are things at your business [...]
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04 April 2010
A few years ago, Alex Schneider posed a radical idea to the City of Ventura. And it wasn’t just about how good the surf was in the beach town located on the 101 Freeway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. He rallied support to use part of the city’s $5 million Economic development fund to [...]
Posted in Small Business2 Comments
04 April 2010
Electro Rent Corp. completed the acquisition of Telogy LLC, a provider of electronic test equipment, for a final purchase price of $24.7 million. Electro Rent will immediately transfer Telogy’s equipment inventory to its Southern California distribution center. It will also integrate Telogy’s operations and convert its management information function to its proprietary software system. “We [...]
Posted in Banking/Finance1 Comment
04 April 2010
Interlink Electronics Inc. has made changes to its executive ranks that will bring an $800,000 savings to the company. Charles Best, the chief financial officer for the Camarillo-based provider of e-notarization products, has been named president and chief operating officer. He takes over day to day operations from Kevin Wiley, who remains chairman and chief [...]
Posted in Banking/Finance0 Comments
02 April 2010
Glendale Water & Power has garnered a California Municipal Utilities Association Award for its Vending Miser program that reduces Energy to vending machines. This award is the fifth time that the city-owned utility has won for their public benefits programs. Glendale Water & Power is the first utility in Southern California to use the EnergyMiser [...]
Posted in Energy0 Comments
02 April 2010
Our list of the largest commercial real estate brokerages in the greater San Fernando Valley area will run on April 12. And we’re asking for help from the commercial real estate community to make sure this year’s ranking is the best and most accurate reflection of our local industry. You may recall that last year’s [...]
Posted in Real Estate2 Comments
01 April 2010
The scheduled March 27 opening of the final section of the Cross Valley Connector in Santa Clarita will reduce commute times for workers, facilitate access to shopping centers and make the transportation of goods easier, according to business and city officials. The link joins the 5 and the 14 freeways on the east and the [...]
Posted in Small Business2 Comments
01 April 2010
Signs of progress are evident at Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Esensten. The Tarzana law firm made moves to bring its legal expertise to international clients in Asia and Israel. By adding a new name partner in Robert Esensten the firm will literally make a sign change to the building it occupies on Reseda Boulevard and [...]
Posted in Banking/Finance3 Comments
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