August 27 - September 2, 2006
Friday, Sep. 1
Time to catch my breath after five weeks of fun-filled biz-blogging. Really, it's been a blast, and I especially appreciate...
Novel enough for magazines to rank them. Forbes' just-released list of the world's 100 most powerful women includes five that...
As you've probably noticed, there's a lot of heat over CBS agreeing to divide "Survivor" teams according to race. The...
Northrop hangover: The LAT reports that Northrop Grumman executives "were stunned" when NASA's multi-billion contract for the Orion manned space...
Thursday, Aug. 31
Shareholders of Golden West Financial Corp. (parent of World Savings) made it official today - approving the company's $24 billion...
This wasn't a very good day for Northrop Grumman Corp. It lost out to arch-rival Lockheed Martin Corp. for that...
The state Senate passed a bill that limits the amount of electricity from coal-fired power plants that can be...
Some nifty sleight of hand by State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, has resulted in the Assembly passing legislation that...
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Cop. a multibillion-dollar contract to design, develop and test the Orion manned spaceship that will...
No deal could be reached between Palladium Investors Ltd. and Combined Properties Inc., which had planned to retain the 66-year-old...
Greenhouse deal: Lots of coverage on the agreement between Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Democrats in the statehouse to cut greenhouse...
Wednesday, Aug. 30
Looks like California is about to pass the nation's toughest state initiative to control greenhouse emissions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and...
From the Women's Wear Daily Web site: "The Effects of the Middle East War on Retail." No, they're not talking...
The guilty plea involves taking more than $100,000 in bribes from subcontractors in exchange for work on the company's projects....
If you're running out of people to call on your cell phone, well, there's always college football. ESPN will broadcast...
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, sometimes called the "snapshot of America," has all kinds of facts and figures about...
Holiday crowds: LAX expects 810,000 travelers to depart and arrive on flights from Friday to Monday, an increase of 4...
Tuesday, Aug. 29
When a radio station changes formats, it usually has to change staffs, too. In case you missed it, Emmis Communications'...
Downloading movies continues to be a most elusive business. For all the new services being introduced, there always seems to...
Defamer takes a shot at all those insiders taking a shot at Tom Cruise's weird development deal with executives from...
That's as in the Magic Marketplace trade show, where local retailers and apparel makers are peddling their latest wares and...
Who can afford a median priced home in Southern California these days? Well-off people, of course. In his OC Register...
This morning's roundup of local business stuff with Steve Julian (89.3 FM at 6:55 and 9:55) covered the decline in...
Apple competitor: Universal Music is backing a new service called SpiralFrog that allows consumers to download songs for free and...
Monday, Aug. 28
Several news organizations are reporting tonight that Cruise/Wagner Productions has signed a deal with an investment group headed by Daniel...
Expect a 4.8 percent drop in Southern California car sales this year, according to a report by the Southland Motor...
We've been to this dance before, but it's still worth noting that shares of L.A.-based Maguire Properties Inc. are way...
Coming before Labor Day, the numbers were expected to be low, but the fourth-smallest audience ever? That's what the preliminary...
It's another small but telling example of old media trying to snap up an attractive new media company. Santa Monica-based...
Political commerce: L.A. remains by far the top market for political ads so far this year. Through Aug. 13, $76...
Sunday, Aug. 27
Stop the presses: The L.A. Times cites job growth on the Westside for the increasing traffic congestion that's being felt...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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