Daily Business Report — Dec. 31, 2009
Sustainability Workshops Set For Jan. 14 The Balboa Park Cultural Partnership will kick off the new year with a Jan. 14 program of workshops designed to educate businesses and the public about ways to make the park and local communities more environmentally sustainable. At an 8 a.m. breakfast, Councilman Todd Gloria will discuss priority projects [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 30, 2009
SCORE San Diego Holds Small Business Workshops Helping start-up and established small businesses throughout San Diego and Imperial counties prosper and excel, SCORE San Diego – “Counselors to America’s Small Business” – continues its series of low-cost workshops in January. Workshop fees range from $29 to $109, depending on the program. Topics include: developing your [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 29, 2009
Ligand Completes Acquisition of Neurogen Corp. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. has completed the acquisition of Neurogen Corp. following approval of the transaction by Neurogen stockholders on Monday. As a result, Ligand gains a fully funded partnership with Merck & Co., additional pipeline assets, drug discovery resources and additional cash balances. “This acquisition, our second in the [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 28, 2009
Real Estate Leaders to Forecast 2010 Residential real estate leaders will gather for an annual forecasting event at 5 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Del Mar Hilton, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. The program, “Positive Again in 2010,” is presented by the Sales & Marketing Council of the San Diego Building Industry Association. [...]
Merry Christmas! The Daily Business Report — Dec. 25, 2009
Abused and Neglected Children Receive Holiday Gifts Promises2Kids, founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, set an all-time gift donation record at its annual Give From Your Heart Holiday Gift Drive. More than 13,000 gifts have been collected and donated to San Diego County’s abused, abandoned and neglected children — shattering last year’s record of 12,000 [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 24, 2009
State of the City Address San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will deliver the annual State of the City address on Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., in Downtown San Diego. A reception will follow in the U.S. Grant Hotel. PriceSmart to Build Another Warehouse San Diego-based [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 23, 2009
Port Tenants Association Cancels New Year’s Eve Fireworks The San Diego Port Tenants Association has canceled the annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show as a result of issues raised by the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Encinitas. The Foundation claims the Port has violated a section of the Clean Water Act [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 22, 2009
California Bank & Trust Rates High in SBA Loans California Bank & Trust was ranked the third largest producer of U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loans and the fifth largest producer of SBA 7(a) loans, in California, according to the SBA. The SBA 504 ranking is based on both number and dollar amounts of loans [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 21, 2009
County Jobless Rate Declines in November The unemployment rate in San Diego County in November was 10.3 percent — down from 10.7 in October but above the year-ago estimate of 6.9 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported. Nonfarm employment was up 4,500 jobs over the month, but down 43,300 over the year. The unadjusted [...]
Daily Business Report — Dec. 18, 2009
La Jolla Institute to Launch Infectious Disease Study The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology will target some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases — tuberculosis, malaria and dengue virus — from a five-year, $18.8 million federally funded program to find vaccines against the diseases. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, [...]
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