Failed-Bank Deals Losing Their Allure in California
By Rachel Witkowski American Banker One reason for the shift is that competition to buy failed banks has driven up their prices. When bidding for seized institutions, “you compete with a lot of people and you spend a lot of money on due diligence with no assurance that you will get the bank,” said Alex [...]
California’s clean energy future threatened by federal delays, state officials say
By Marc Lifsher The Los Angeles Times Click here to read the full article Plans for a massive expansion of clean energy in California are being jeopardized by federal foot-dragging, according to state officials who say that more than 20 nearly shovel-ready solar and wind projects are being held up by the U.S. Department of [...]
Ahmed Enany: Booster Shot
By Deborah Crowe The Los Angeles Business Journal Click here to read the full interview Entrepreneurs such as Al Mann and Patrick Soon-Shiong may be the public face of the biotech industry in Los Angeles, but industry insiders know another man as the region’s Mr. Biotech: Ahmed Enany, chief executive of the Southern California Biomedical [...]
Lessons from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
As Olmstead Williams Communication’s summer intern, I have had the opportunity to spend the last few weeks familiarizing myself with the business of public relations through helping in the day-to-day functions of the office. The other day Tracy kindly bought us all tickets to go to PRSA’s “Presidential Perspectives,” an event consisting of a panel [...]
Venture capital up a bit in region
By Mike Freeman San Diego Union-Tribune Click here to read the full article Venture capital investment in startup San Diego companies increased during the first six months of this year but remains near its lowest level in 12 years. Many venture capital firms have been forced to invest more money into their older, later-stage companies [...]
Many law firms are cutting back on summer internships
By Chris Mondics The Los Angeles Times Click here to read the full article For top law school students, summer-internship programs at major law firms have helped open the golden door to lucrative full-time employment. But at some firms, that door is starting to swing shut. Many prominent law firms report substantially smaller internship programs [...]
Venture capital investments rebound in state
By Jason Bacaj The Seattle Times Click here to read the full article Seattle metro area startups received $550.8 million in venture capital in the second quarter of this year — their highest amount of quarterly investment since late 2007, according to a report by Dow Jones VentureSource being released Saturday. A $315 million investment [...]
In a World of Online News, Burnout Starts Younger
By Jeremy W. Peters The New York Times Click here to read the full article In most newsrooms, the joke would have been obvious. It was April Fools’ Day last year, and Politico’s top two editors sent an e-mail message to their staff advising of a new 5 a.m. start time for all reporters. “These [...]
O.C. venture investing soars 117% in Q2
The OC Register Click here to view the full article Venture capital investments in Orange County companies rose 117% to $234.4 million in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. It’s the second upbeat report on equity investing this week, and is good news for young, high-growth companies after [...]
News sites reining in nasty user comments
By Stephanie Goldberg CNN.com User comments on news sites, while vital to interactive storytelling in the digital age, often read like scribblings on a bathroom stall: anonymous, offensive and full of hate. “I hate what you people, and by that I mean the blacks, are doing to this city,” wrote one Buffalo News reader last [...]
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