The West Coast’s biggest cruise ship is leaving the Port of Los Angeles next year, in large part because of fears of violence in Mexico. That’s the opinion of several cruise industry experts in the wake of Royal Caribbean International’s recent decision to relocate its 3,835-passenger Mariner of the Seas in January. Eventually it will [...]
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Now shy of glitz, owner to sell mansion
Posted by admin on June 22nd, 2010
Businessman C. Frederick Wehba Sr. has spent fours years and $65 million building perhaps the most conspicuous mega mansion in Los Angeles County. And now that it’s almost finished, he doesn’t want to live there. Wehba, founder of Century City real estate company Bentley Forbes Group LLC, earlier this month put his Beverly Hills house [...]
Torrance maker of hybrid and electric drivetrains hopes new contracts will end string of losses.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
Has Enova Systems finally had a breakthrough? The Torrance-based maker of hybrid and electric drivetrains for trucks and buses has signed two major contracts in recent months that the company expects will provide a major boost to revenues. One contract calls for Enova to supply electric trucks to the federal government; the other is an [...]
Audioo.com offers a home to funny and odd voice mails, recordings.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
Ever receive an angry voice mail from an ex? Or a semicoherent recorded message from a friend who’s had a few too many drinks? Music licensing company AudioMicro has purchased a voicemail-sharing website with the goal of turning such questionable calls into entertainment. The Sherman Oaks company, which licenses commercial-use music and sound effects for [...]
Munchkin’s site in Van Nuys will replace three county warehouses.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
In one of the year’s largest San Fernando Valley industrial leases, growing baby products company Munchkin Inc. has signed a 10-year deal for 313,000 square feet in Van Nuys. Sources with knowledge of the Van Nuys submarket said the deal was worth about $15 million. Munchkin, based in North Hills, is leasing the space at [...]
HEALTH CARE & BIOTECH: Firm to stress length and number of trials in promoting Prolia.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
Safety, as much as effectiveness, will be a key marketing message this month for Amgen Inc. as it launches Prolia, a much anticipated osteoporosis drug. That’s no surprise, given the trauma that the Thousand Oaks biotech suffered a few years ago after serious safety concerns dampened sales of its blockbuster anemia drug Aranesp. The U.S. [...]
Occidental likes drilling on land after BP spill.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
For L.A. oil giant Occidental Petroleum Corp., the fallout from the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico looks like a vindication of its strategy to focus on land-based oil production, especially here in California. Last month, as President Obama ordered a moratorium on all deepwater offshore drilling permits, Occidental doubled projections for major oil [...]
San Dimas company’s video I.D. tags not just for work events.
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2010
Soon after a San Dimas company introduced its video name tags, executives learned that people weren’t just wearing them at trade shows: The animated I.D.’s were becoming off-the-clock accessories for some. So Recom Group decided to turn its innovation into a fashion statement and designed hats, wristbands and belts that hold its name-tag miniscreens. “We [...]
