Los Angeles Business Journal

1. Base closures present state with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
On Feb. 28, the Defense Department announced its fourth and latest round of military base closures. Nationwide, two dozen major bases and more than 80 ...
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2. Real estate industry takes only a wait-and-see stance on Green Line.
The Metro Green Line, scheduled to open this June, has the real estate community taking a cautiously optimistic but largely wait-and-see attitude about how the ...
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3. Enhancing portfolio yield through securities lending.
In the current interest rate environment, competition is fierce and pension fund managers are finding it more important than ever before to develop creative solutions ...
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4. First and foremost, the fundamentals of the stock market.
Stocks and bonds, referred to as securities on Wall Street, advance and decline in response to the influence of: Fundamentals, Technical Indicators, Psychological Forces and ...
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5. Bogard Staffing steps up to 39th place on the top 100 list.
"We moved from 71st to 39th place this year on the Top 100 Women-Owned Business List," said Iris Bogard, president and CEO of Bogard Staffing ...
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6. Leadership in the 21st century.
Strong, Caring, Serious - Women "Luck and hard work, that's how we've grown to $65 million in sales in seven years! I surround myself with ...
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7. Loans fuel George Industries growth spurt.
Local manufacturer goes the limit to get financing Armed with $600,000 in government or government-back loans, Los Angeles-based George Industries has boosted payroll and profits ...
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8. Money managers see dramatic rise in assets.
Capital now in mutual funds rivals that in banks Still riding the tide of investor infusions into the mutual fund industry, downtown Los Angeles-based Capital ...
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9. Southland hospital officials launch barbs at accreditation organization.
An April 10 column item about Inglewood's Centinela Hospital receiving its accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations - and an ...
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10. IRS audits don't necessarily have to be a horribly taxing experience.
If your pulse races at the thought of an IRS tax audit, you aren't alone. Every year, more than a million taxpayers react to letters ...
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