Daily Business Report-Sept. 30, 2009
San Ysidro Port of Entry to get new bridge The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded an $11.6 million contract to Clark Construction Group-California LP of Costa Mesa for construction of a new east/west pedestrian bridge at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. It is the busiest land port of entry in the world [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 29, 2009
Ad agency buys Downtown building Advertising agency MeadsDurket purchased the 6,000-square-foot building at 502 10th Avenue in Downtown San Diego for $1.35 million. Kraig Kristofferson and Stacy Meronoff of CB Richard Ellis’ San Diego Downtown office represented the seller, San Diego Community Treatment Center. Dan McCarthy and Mike Morgan of Cushman & Wakefield represented MeadsDurket. [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 28, 2009
Comments invited on proposed high-speed rail system The California High-Speed Rail Authority is hosting public scoping meetings this fall to invite comments about a proposed High-Speed Train System from Los Angeles to San Diego via the Inland Empire. San Diego area meetings will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: • Tuesday, Oct. 13: [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 25, 2009
San Diego County economy takes upward tick in August USD’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose 0.6 percent in August. A sharp gain in local consumer confidence led the advance. Also advancing solidly were local stock prices and the outlook for the national economy. These gains outpaced big negative moves in [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 24, 2009
Colliers International launches Website for tenants Colliers International has launched sdsublease.com to assist tenants reduce their lease obligations in San Diego County. “For the first time in recent history, the goals of landlords and tenants have aligned,” said Chad Urie, a senior v.p. at Colliers. Urie and partner Michael Glavan, a consolidation specialist, created the [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 23, 2009
Alan Bersin to get top U.S. Customs post Alan Bersin, former superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District currently serving as an assistant secretary with the Department of Homeland Security, is to be nominated as U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner by President Obama. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano applauded the president’s [...]
Daily Business Report-Sept. 22, 2009
Santee School District modernizations completed The Santee School District and contractor Barnhart Inc. announced the completion of $23 million in school modernizations across three school campuses in addition to adding three new junior high buildings valued at more than $16 million. The three K-8 schools that welcomed students to new classrooms and upgraded campuses earlier [...]
Daily Business Report — Sept. 21, 2009
San Diego region adds 1,400 jobs between July and August San Diego County’s jobless rate remained steady at 10.4 percent for August — unchanged from July — while the region saw an increase of 1,400 jobs for that same period, according to the California Employment Development Department. A year ago in August, the county unemployment [...]
Daily Business Report, Sept. 18, 2009
General Atomics receives award for the Predator B General Atomics has received the John R. Alison Award, the highest honor given for industrial leadership, by the U.S. Air Force Association. The award was presented to Thomas J. Cassidy Jr., president of General Atomics’ Aircraft Systems Group. The award recognizes the company for developing and producing [...]
Daily Business Report, Sept. 17, 2009
Wellness Center’s $3.4 million build project gets under way Construction has begun on the new two-story, 17,000-square-foot Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center at 1525 Fourth Ave. in Downtown San Diego. Senior Community Centers, in partnership with HomeAid San Diego, is the developer of the $3.4 million tenant improvement project, which involves rehabilitation of [...]
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