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Weekly Edition
June 22-July 5, 2009

Private Jets: Executive travel has a bad public image these days.

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BUSINESS AVIATION

IMAGE - As aircraft orders decline, business aviation industry also contending with an image crisis

BUDGET - New Van Nuys Airport budget calling for expense cuts

BRIEFS - Update on the Stage 2 phaseout at Van Nuys; FAA reauthorization bill

EXPANSION - Key Aviation expanding to the West Coast at Van Nuys Airport.

WHITEMAN - A look at the county-owned airport and Vista Aviation, one of the airport’s largest tenants

BANK - Valley state chartered banks fared better in Q1 2009 than Q4 2008.

CONDOS - Excelsior luxury condos at Americana at Brand cut prices to meet the market.

RESEDA - Plans for renovating the Reseda Theater have stalled; CRA and developer CIM working together to re-start the project.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Colleges Left Out

KALEIDOSCOPE - OUR CHANGING VALLEY - Words and observations about hate. Column by Martin M. Cooper

FROM THE NEWSROOM - SFVBJ editor takes stock at mid-year

PHILLIPS - President of Phillips Graduate Institute resigns; school on probation

HEALTHCARE - Kaiser Making $8 Billion Investment

AMNESTY - Mayor expects to rake in $10 million with tax amnesty program

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN by Mark Madler - Reality show dabbles in the apparel industry

TRADE SHOW - VIA organizes trade show to highlight local suppliers

EMPLOYMENT LAW COLUMN by Richard Rosenberg - The often contentious issue of pooling tips

DOT COM - Mother and daughter expanding series of web sites about local communities

WOODBURY - Woodbury University launches lecture series, filling void left by closure of CSUN Family Business Center

FROM 20,000 FEET - Guest Column by Marc Emmer

AROUND THE VALLEYS - A look at the people, places and things that make our valleys tick.

GUEST COLUMN by Ben Tenn - Conduct a Human Energy Audit To Boost Efficiency at Your Firm

INTERVIEW - Cecelia Estolano, CEO of CRA/LA.

VALLEY NEWSMAKERS - New hires and appointments at Valley companies.

ENTREPRENEUR - Don Blake of Team Concept Development Services builds niche in public works

VALLEY CALENDAR - Schedule of Valley business events, announcements

AWARDS - Five Citizens Chosen as Fernando Award Finalists

VALLEY BIZ SEEN - Photographs of business-related events in the valleys, including parties, awards dinners, benefits and other celebrations.

RECESSION - County Unemployment May Rise to 12 Percent

GAAP - Standards will be published as a formal, binding code by FASB, superseding all existing accounting standard documents

CA REGULATORS - What Do Regulators Look For?

VALLEY STOCK WATCH - Stock activity for 50 selected greater San Fernando Valley-based public companies

VALLEY, L.A. COUNTY ECONOWATCH - Charts of Economic Indicators, Real Estate, Tourism...

VALLEY BANKING RESULTS - Bank activity ranked by locations, assets, deposits, net income, performance.

TOP ADVISOR - Judith Chipps makes Barron’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list.

CHASE - Banks moving forward with expansion plans in the Valley

COLUMN by Eric Billingsley - R&D transaction the first for a while in Eastern Ventura County, and business incubator planned for Pacoima

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