California ranked most attractive for renewable energy
California ranked No. 1 in terms of its attractiveness to renewable energy investments for 2011, as reported in a recent article by socalTECH about a new study from accounting firm Ernst & Young. The report ranked U.S. states based on wind, geothermal solar energy investments and pointed to California’s favorable regulatory environment and offtake prices [...]
E&Y announces judges for Entrepreneur of Year in LA
Ernst & Young today announced the 2012 judging panel for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® program in Los Angeles. The panel is made up of local business leaders, including previous winners of the award, leading CEOs and private capital investors. The judges are: Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Venture Partners; Deppak Chopra of [...]
Escrow of West opens new location in Woodland Hills
Escrow of the West held the grand opening of its Warner Center location in Woodland Hills recently. The celebration attracted more than 200 people, including numerous Escrow of the West principals. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal ran this photo in their “Valley Biz Seen” section. Escrow of the West is one the largest independent, [...]
More than quarter of executive job openings in finance
More than a quarter of the 1,100 executive job openings nationwide are in finance, according to an article in the MudGood Job Journal by Cerius Interim Executive Solutions CEO Pamela Wasley. The demand stems from companies focusing on recruiting chief financial officers and chief accounting officers to balance budgets, something that has become even more important [...]
Ernst & Young names new managing partner in San Jose
Kailesh Karavadra was recently named head of Ernst & Young’s San Jose office. Kailesh Karavadra has been named managing partner of accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP’s downtown San Jose office. The San Jose office, which employs more than 700 employees, is one of the largest employers in the area. Karavadra’s duties will include overseeing [...]
Spectrum Athletic sells Texas locations to Gold’s Gym
El Segundo-based Spectrum Athletic Clubs announced the company is selling its 11 Texas locations to Gold’s Gym International. Spectrum Athletic Clubs is returning its focus to Southern California, where it plans to add to its dozens of gyms, reported The Los Angeles Times. Spectrum Clubs was purchased by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Brentwood Associates in 1999. No [...]
Oberthur expanding EMV presence in U.S.
Oberthur Technologies, a global player in the field of smart card technology, experienced large growth leading up to the EMV transition in the United States, reported SecureIDNews. The company shipped more than 2.5 million EMV cards to U.S. banks and credit unions in 2011, and in the past six months Oberthur doubled its active American [...]
California champions cleantech venture capital funding
California was responsible for raising 57 percent of all cleantech venture capital funding nationwide last year, totaling $2.8 billion, according to a recently released analysis from Ernst & Young, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. “It’s a good indicator of the innovation that can be found here and of the opportunities available in California,” Mark [...]
The power of words
Check out this powerful video from a firm in the UK about the impact of proper messaging in everyday life.
Pinterest – The Next Big Thing in Social Media for Businesses
By now, most companies know they should be reaching audiences through Facebook and Twitter profiles. But as Jason Falls of Entrepreneur magazine reports, these social media giants have a serious competitor vying for the attention of Internet users – Pinterest. The site – which allows users to “pin” and share images of their favorite products, [...]
