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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Credit freeze puts businesses on thin ice

Business | By Marla Dickerson, Tiffany Hsu, and Jerry Hirsch | October 2, 2008
Janet Hildreth is gearing up for Black Friday at her San Francisco flooring company. Read more
 

Sunday, September 7, 2008

The peaks and valets of parking in Culver City

California | Local | By Molly Hennessy-Fiske | September 7, 2008
By dinner time on most nights in downtown Culver City, a steady flow of traffic fills the city’s three public parking garages and scores of metered spaces, spilling out into residential streets. Read more
 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Video game night becomes networking in Hollywood

Business | By Alana Semuels | August 26, 2008
It was dark and drizzling when screenwriter Justin Marks did what many in Hollywood have fantasized during their bleakest career moments: He attacked his agent with a chain saw. Read more
 

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Residents see downside of downtown

California | Local | By Paloma Esquivel | August 19, 2008
On the worst days, Keith Kang’s commute from his home in Corona to his graphic design business in Fullerton could almost equal a quarter of the workday. Read more
 

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

GE may be Games’ big winner

Business | By Meg James | August 12, 2008
General Electric Co. Read more
 

Sponsors’ splash diluted by rogue marketers

Business | By Don Lee | August 12, 2008
When former Chinese gymnastics champion Li Ning ascended on a high wire to the top of the Olympic stadium Friday to ignite the caldron, it was a magical finale to a dazzling opening ceremony. Read more
 

Monday, August 11, 2008

Business budgets bode ill

Business | By Martin Zimmerman | August 11, 2008
Pat Dahlson’s wholesale flower business was blooming last year. Read more
 

Monday, August 4, 2008

BOOKMARKS

Business | August 4, 2008
Looking for the right place to open a store or set up a company? Read more
 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Green energy financing OKd

California | Local | By Margot Roosevelt | July 23, 2008
Berkeley and Palm Desert may be poles apart when it comes to politics. Read more
 

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

An unwanted long weekend

World | By Haydar Al-Alak | July 15, 2008
Another brief footnote to the absurdity of daily life in Iraq: On a recent Thursday, the Rafidain Bank in the southern city of Amarah was not serving customers, though employees were inside and it was not a holiday. Read more
 

Monday, June 16, 2008

Now it’s a piece of cake

California | Local | By Paloma Esquivel | June 16, 2008
Not too long ago, Rena Puebla and Ellie Genuardi had a hard time getting distributors to carry their unique cake toppers – porcelain-like figurines that interchange to make gay, straight and interracial couples. Read more
 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Baghdad florist’s business is wilting like a thirsty rose

World | By Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed | May 13, 2008
Love is in the air in Yousif Mohammed’s shop. Read more
 

Monday, May 12, 2008

Diversity is a selling feature

Business | By Karen E. Klein | May 12, 2008
Dear Karen: My company is certified as disadvantaged and minority- and woman-owned. Read more
 

Friday, April 25, 2008

Santa Monica suspends ban on fast jets

California | Local | By Dan Weikel | April 25, 2008
Santa Monica officials on Thursday suspended a ban on high-speed jets at the city’s airport until a federal court decides whether the controversial restrictions are legal. Read more
 

Monday, April 21, 2008

Hollywood as a teaching tool

Business | By Richard Verrier | April 21, 2008
The idea that Hollywood has something to teach corporate America about good business practices might sound like the inspiration for a new comedy movie. Read more
 

A private autopsy

Health | April 21, 2008
1-800-AUTOPSY When Sharon Waldorf’s mother died, the Los Angeles County coroner suggested she call 1-800-AUTOPSY. I laughed, ‘Are you kidding?’ Read more
 

Friday, April 11, 2008

Venezuela seizes sugar plantations

World | By Chris Kraul | April 11, 2008
Venezuelan armed forces occupied 32 sugar plantations Thursday, the latest in a wave of takeovers that some say is a bid by President Hugo Chavez to regain political momentum and reverse his recent slide in the polls. Read more
 

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Mayor chides ICE for workplace raids

California | Local | By Anna Gorman | April 10, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has asked the federal government to review its immigration enforcement priorities, warning that work-site raids on “non-exploitative” businesses could have “severe and lasting effects” on the local economy. Read more
 

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

China marches into outsourcing

Business | By Don Lee | April 8, 2008
In the foothills of Yuelu Mountain here, a young Mao Tse-tung found inspiration in nature for his political aspirations. Read more
 

Monday, April 7, 2008

From postmortems a livelihood springs

Business | By Molly Selvin | April 7, 2008
Vidal Herrera has heard every joke about death. Read more
 
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