Three share LA metro contract.(Transit News)

Numerous Southland bank officials announced last week they would invest millions to help heal the riot-torn inner city, while at the same time, banks that have loaned heavily to damaged communities braced themselves for possible inquiries from state and federal regulators concerned about damaged loan portfolios. While banks assessed the ......

Los Angeles— Industry veteran Stephen J. Kaplan has taken the product line of his former company, Urban Living 21, to upholstery producer Mike Cims Furniture, where he has been named vice president of sales and marketing. Kaplan closed the Urban Living 21 factory here to help Mike Cims develop midpriced ......

With thousands of vintage homes and other structures, Highland Park stands as one of L.A.'s best-kept historic secrets. But preserving that legacy isn't easy. WITH sprawl and population growth mounting, the historic neighborhoods of inner-city Los Angeles are feeling the pressure. While drawing increased attention from developers in search of ......

4 Out of the spontaneous combustion that black Los Angeles refers to as "The Rebellion" has come a grand plan for economic revolution in America's most watched urban center. Mayor Thomas Bradley has staked the future of Los Angeles on "Rebuild L.A." (now called R.L.A.). The challenge of this partnership ......

Dear Jack, I am interested in teaching acting to low-income, disadvantaged, inner-city kids. Are there any volunteer opportunities you can tell me about?

Our sampling showcases a new era of exciting choices. The decade of the 1990s is shaping up to be a most interesting one for choices in convention destinations and facilities. Coming on line this decade is a new generation of convention centers, many of which are in cities that have ......

Los Angeles has been described as the most magnificently eclectic city in America. And no wonder. The nation's second-largest city is constantly recreating and redefining itself and keeping up with the changes can be challenging. To make it easier, here's a short rundown by area of some of the hot ......

Interview with Matt Stevens, AllBusiness.com's Construction Advisor ......

To paraphrase, "They are reckless, ill-mannered and disrepectful of adults". Sounds like today's young people. You're right. However, Socrates said this over 2,000 years ago about the youth of his day.

Employment Projections data indicate that construction employment will increase 11.4 percent over the 2004-14 period. Construction is the only goods-producing sector in which employment is projected to grow. Total employment for all industry sectors is projected to grow 14.8 percent.

This is why car dealerships tend to locate next to one another. In the mind of the shopper, isn't it easier to compete with two or three other dealerships next door and across the street, than with a dozen scattered all over town? And aren't people more likely to comparison ......

Mark Up and Margin are confusing terms in the construction contracting industry. It seems as though there is a slight bit of difference but the concepts produce widely different results. If you care about profits then, you should be interested in knowing more about each concept.