August 13 - August 19, 2006
Friday, Aug. 18
With Federated Department Stores and its Macy's flagship ready to take over the retail world, it's worth remembering what department... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The pension fund disaster in the city of San Diego is bound to raise the question: What about L.A. and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tougher times might be around the corner, but you wouldn't know it based on the L.A. job numbers that were... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Boeing Co. didn't quite announce the end of the C-17 program in Long Beach, but it came pretty close. Directing... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Glazed no more: Krispy Kreme's La Habra store, which opened with so much fanfare that lines were snaking out the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Aug. 17
How bad is the housing market? John Karevoll of DataQuick and Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics (he was formerly with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's more or less how the Girls of 3iYing - a pen name for a group of five women who... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Is Hollywood big enough for two wax museums? The Los Angeles Business Journal is reporting that Madame Tussaud’s, the famed... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Not that I'm jumping the gun here, but should Boeing announce the shuttering of its C-17 program in Long Beach... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
State Farms gives in: After a state appeals court turned down industry efforts to delay changes in how auto insurance... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Aug. 16
A meeting of C-17 employees is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday at Boeing's Long Beach facilities, union officials told the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This may just be a passing thing, but long lines at airports and the inconvenience of checking in bags have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There was a bit of buzz about what turned out to be a phony MySpace page for supermarket tabloid queen... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Still no peep from the record retailer on its financial woes, but say this - company officials are sounding upbeat... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Time Warner Cable's takeover of Adelphia Communications is getting lots of ink locally, but it's being dismissed by investors because,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Maybe there will be justice at the Santa Barbara News-Press after all. An unfair labor practice charge has been filed... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
End of the line?: BusinessWeek is reporting that Boeing Co. will send out notices to suppliers on Friday telling them... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Aug. 15
Lots of speculation today about what shareholder activist Nelson Peltz might be up to with his purchase of 2.8 million... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares of Irvine-based PC maker Gateway were climbing today on word that the company had been selected by the Los... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
L.A. is on its way to a very strong tourist summer, at least judging by the June report from PKF... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Ford scales back: There are 134 Ford dealers in Southern California, which is more than the automaker believes is financially... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Aug. 14
The average gallon of self serve regular in the Los Angeles area was $3.248 for the period ended Aug. 14,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Delta Air Lines, which has been rejiggering its flight schedules while still in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will add nonstop flights... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Would a $30 container fee for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have much impact on shipping? A... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Kind of a juicy court case between Maxine Swim Group Inc., which makes branded and private-label swimsuits, and former CEO... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Arenas Entertainment in Beverly Hills will be marketing and promoting ABC shows to the U.S. Hispanic audience. of particular note... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
"WTO" results: Lots of debate this morning about whether moviegoers were more or less inclined to see "World Trade Center"... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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