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11111111 111111111 VOLUME 17 . NUMBER 12 $2.00 December 2005 6 39 9 ~ 9 Special a\u'f~foo'Ko~iio: o'i_frt.OOK: ~ ;\lurrieta Sales Tax ~.:.·:~:.~.·r.~.r:~,·~:.~'Z<' _-·:'t.k-~-~·> .. ~, ,-.. :"' ~ ·_. •; _ -.--- _. Receipts Increase ~.ffWf{A~D · JNPUSTRIAL .l 14.7 Percent ~IARKETS . POISED FOR ·, ' Gross sales t,tx rcc·etpl\ m §(}t1h_6JWWTH I~ 2006 261

\.lurnet.l grev. to S2 7 million m the ~- ,' ·. . ·.. second quarter of 2!Kl5, a 14 7 per co.:nt 111creasc from a ) c•ar ago. :· ': '-' .: ·_. ·• accordtng to Hdl & Asso<.tates ;i[he Cali.fornia In the three month period !rom Repo1·t : April to June . .l\lurricta once ugam Hall' En1pty o•· Hall' post douhle-dtgtt growth 111 sales tax Full? ro.:ceiph as the ctty benefited from an When 11 comes to opposmg burdens on businesses arc the P g. <:.> mtlux of nev. husmess. "Recent adJit1ons helped boost tax increases, Sen. Bob Dutton (R­ answers." Sen Dutton satd. "It re\enues from home turnishmgs, Rancho Cucamonga) has received wasn't until we held the ltne on tax restaUI ants. .. and offi..:e a perfect score from a watchdog increases and fought hard to elim1 n supply,"rcported lldL, a DtamonJ tax orgamzation that trad.s the vot­ nate some of the needless burdens Bar firm that tracks mun1ctpal sales ing record of legislators on business that \\ e ha\ e seen the ta'\ receipts. :-.turneta rece1pts mthe The Caltfornia Taxpayers· state bcgm an econom1c recmery." s lit 12 months enJed June 10, 2005 Association has defended taxpa) ­ Sen Dutton pomts to the last rn \\ere IS percent higher than the ers for 79 years against tax and fee three state budgets that included no I same penod a ye.1r earlier increases. The group recently general fund tax increases During l!lsev. here, sales tax recctpts m Peter M. Bryan. Ftre c released tis report card v. hich con­ that t1me the deficit shrant.. from Ri\ ers1Jc Count} rose 16.7 percent, Chief, Rancho , firmed Sen Dutton voteJ on the $38 billion to an estimated $4 to $5 Southern California gained 10.5 per­ Cucamonga Fire side of taxpayers and busmesses 14 btllton for tbe upcoming fiscal Page 6 cent ant! the state po~ted a 9.3 per Protection District cent JUmp. out of 14 ttmes years. He also pomts to the work General consumer goods and "The cost of doing bus mess 111 ers' compensation reforms enacted Special buildmg and construclton remained Caltfornia. the level of taxation, just over a year ago that have the tv.o biggest retail sales cate­ and the amount of regulauon are resulted in premium rates decreas­ gones and the two biggest growth highly quantifiable measures that ing by more than 25 percent. Sections categories. businesses evaluate in making These rates increased by triple CONTROLS Gross receipts from buildmg decisions on locating operations," digit prior to the reforms E~D.\l'\GER and constmclton sales were up 49.2 said Larry McCarth). president of Workers· compensation offictals percent from the same quarter a }Car HOME.LA'\D the Cahforma Taxpayers anticipate rates dropping another ago and geneml umsumers goods SEClRIT) 3 10 to 15 percent in 2006 thanks to posteJ a )ear-on-}car mcrcase of Association. 18.1 percent. In hts three years as a State the reforms supported by Sen. As Murriet.t enters the holiday Legtslator (two years in the Dutton. "Music for Guys Who shoppmg pcrwd. cit) officials Assembly and one in the Senate). "When you get out of the way Like Music and the encourage residents to shop locally Sen. Dutton has remained steadfast of business, the) are going to be Women Who Love because one cent on each dollar against any legtslation that will the economic engine of thts state," Them" featuring IIana spent in Murncta rdurns to the com­ raise taxes and/or impose unneed­ Sen. Dutton said. "Smce we held munity to help pay for such things as ed regulation that w1ll limit and the ltne on tax increases and elimi­ Setapen, violin parks and public services such as curtail job growth 111 California. nated burdensome regulations, we The Riverside County police. "Thts state has never had a have seen a marked improvement Sin..:e 2000, Murrieta has Philharmonic contmues 1ts suc­ revenue problem. Some believe in the business cltmate of cessful 2005-2006 Concert Series that raising taxes and imposing California." continued on page 36 cominued on pa~e .J I SURE-HIRE SOLUTIONS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS..... 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A (jualified mort­ earned accreditation from the Government to accredit hospitals to protect protecting a consumer's financial mw,t be educated to en~ure they do When con.,idering any critical area is personal finance. gage broker \\Ill gu1de buyers ,\merican Osteopathic Assoc1at1on and their cllmcal lahorutories. future is priceless. Brokers 'tay in not put themsehes and their homes loan. prospective buyers have mcludmg a realistic review of continued on page 3 (AOA) Healthcare Facilities "Arrowhead Regwnal consumers busmess through positive \\Ord-of­ Accreditation Program (Hl·AP), at risk Med1cal Center should be recog­ conrtnued from page 2 mouth referrals. They are small Traditional ~0-year fixed ,----- demonstrating that the medJcal n11ed for its comm1tment to pro­ busmesspeople Without multi-mil­ mterest rate mortgages remain the center has met the standards set vidmg 4uallty care to its commu though a process that considers lion dollar advertJsmg budgets and most financ1all) consef\atlve \\a} forth by HrAP to provide high­ nity," sa1d George A Reuther, these 1ssues and helps the buyer lav 1sh branch of1ices. to finance a home Hovv ever. for quality care and compliance with AOA d1rector of the DIVISIOn of make a clear decision. CAMB mortgage brokers certam .:onsumers. alternative loan governmental regulations. I kalthcare Faci11t1es accreditation. By contrast. companies work to provide families the nght products are also a v wble opuon "We have high standards "Accred1tat1on is an important that aggressively market alterna­ loan so that their dream of home­ .'\.1arket forces (only 14 percent of of care here at ARMC and accred­ achievement for a health care tive loan products exclusively to ownership never turns mto a mght­ Californwns .:an afford a median­ itation by HI·AP 1s proof positive fac1llty and one that Arrowhead individuals \~ith had credit. bank­ mare Gettmg a loan can be com priced home) have spav\ned a legit­ that we are meetmg those -.tan­ Regional Med1cal Center should ruptcies or other financial chal­ plicated. and consumers benefit imate need for mterest-only. Lero­ CITIZENS·= dards,'' sa1d ARMC Ch1ef be proud of." lenges may be placing buyers and from a trusted advisor focused on do'' n and adjustable-rate mort­ B U SINESS BANK becutlve Officer June Griffith­ Arro\\ head Regional their homes at risk There is truth educating them and aggressively gages because they may be the Collison. "We seek voluntary Medical Center. a San Bernardino to the adage. "if 1t sound'> too good protecting the1r Interests, their only ''ay a family can afford to The Bank BUJJi.neaa Ban.ka On accreditation because of our com­ County-owned hospital in Colton. to be true, it probably is." famille'> and their future. For buy. This i~ a trend that remforces mitment to pro-. 1d1ng all of our received accreditation after sur­ The bottom !me is that more information or to access a the need for consumers to educate patients with 4uality medical veyors measured the fat1llty consumer advocacy is the founda­ free listing of CAMB brokers in themselves regarding all terms and care.'' against a benchmark of hundreds tiOn of good business. The your area, consumers should vi-.Jt condition~ of their mortgage. HFAP. recognited nation­ of recogni.1cd standards relating to www.cambweb.org. Alternative products have ally by the federal government. each area and function of the facil­ risks. and despite what advertise­ state governments, msurance car­ ity. ments may promise, people with a riers and managed-can: organita­ ARMC. \\hich opened in bankruptcy, bad credit. high debt or tions. has been accrediting health 1999. is a state-of-the-art facility unstable employment may not be care facilities for more than 50 offenng a comprehens1ve array of well suited for these loans. They years. Ded1cated to mamtaming health care '>ervice'> mcluding pri­ PROFESStONt\L may have payments that fluctu­ the h1ghest standards of patient mary and specialty care; hospttal. ate .usually upward. Families care, HFAP 1s one of two nat1onal trauma and emergency care, and QUALITY that cannot meet these terms or voluntary accreditation program' ancillary and home health servic­ RrsuLT.\ don't plan ahead could be in trou­ with "Deeming Authonty" from es At FORD.·\81 F ble. Finding the right loan is just as important as deciding on the right home and neighborhood. Controls Endanger Members of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CA\-tB) help people through the Homeland Security proce~s. They are the peoples· advocates seeking to ensure buyer:. •PrieM valid for andadati!'S wtth ·1.00 to ·1.50 rnyop&i MAROTTA ON MONEY by David John Marotta No~~Ml.CK&CustomVuttalr~Nid8.0nty become "homeowners for life" Must pt050nt od at boobng SU"JJ'Y. through consumer education. coun­ The threat of a b1rd flu seasons have seen shortages of flu seling and personal commitment. pandemic and the shortages of vaccine in Amenca. Th1s season. • 2 Lasers on Site Deciding whether you can ordinary flu vaccine reveal the hospitals and clinics are again ·State OfThe Art Equipment f REE C oNSULTATION truly afford a home and the best failing health of the vaccine mar­ reporting more shortages due to • CK & Traditional LASIK delays in production. loan option 1s the most important ket. Some blame the pharmaceuti­ • Pre & Post Op. Care • Ask About ~ ""LASIK aspect of home buying. Few life cal companies and demand More than ~6.000 decbions are more significant than tougher government controb. but American' die each year of the flu the commitment that comes along it is thi~ kind of misconception. and another 200.000 are hospital­ LASER CosMETic SuRGERY \\ith taking a mortgage. Brokers which landed us with the flu vac­ ited due to complications. The Face Lift- F.JCial Reju\'enat/On · Botox ,\ Co//.1gen ongoing threat "'ould suggeM there are not tied to a single bank or loan cine shortage'> m the first place. ,\'ose Sculpting - Clwmh a/ Peel- Acne Ros.ICC.J - I ve I ids A ·\·lore Vaccine shortages will is a viable market for flu vaccine product and can review a con­ Asl for RoS'' or s .. binJ sumer's situatiOn and recommend continue to be the norm as long as providers, not to mention the the best option from a wide variety we fail to enact policies which sup­ strong demand for flu shot-. this season. But, providers have steadi­ of sources. Sometimes brokers port the industries that proVIde ly abandoned the market due will counsel against taking on a them. U.S. mortgage until the buyer can Three of the past five flu continued on page 5 81 1 $!'\11-SS 101 "Rt\AJ • PAGE 4 Decembn 'l()OS B E S INDEX - ~ Controls Endanger Reduce Health Costs This December in the Inland Empire Business Joumal! Columns Homeland Security hy Clifton Gunderson ing flu season. continued fi'om pa~e 3 Clm.c-l'p...... 6 of our nu vaccme suppltes . Another way employers News and Features In the past decade. the L111gatton is another force can reduce health care costs is to 7 10 slim profits, high production United States has seen health care Corporate Protik.. driv10g suppltcrs out of the market. mvesttgate con~umer-directed .\mtec Communications Teams t"p With co~ts. and the risk of litigallon. costs rise three to one with the rate Because vaccmes are g1ven to mil­ health plans. such as health sav10gs ()·mphonh. Amt<."c' Commumcauons. an andustf) lt:.ader In\ c:stmc:nts & I·inam:.:. 9 Government pnce-fix10g of inflation. Many employer~ are lions, the threat of la\\sUih is accounts (HSAs). HSAs allow in tdo:communtcations, announced last month that the is largely to blame for forcmg pro­ wondering-- will it ever stop'? almost inevltahle. In 1988. workers to create tax-free savings compan) has team~d up \umpin~ somewhat lowered, it remains a "HSAs are gaining 10 pop­ To stop shortages, many the paM few years. but they still Iron'! Pumping tron in a gym butlds nwsdc, hut only a fc\1 Chambers of Cnmmen;c: .IR real threat ularity among employers anti are callmg for government to con­ anticipate average cost increases of pcopk• me .tbk to put to usc' more than 25 pcrc·cnt of th.: musde Busine-.s Brokerage F1rm-. Sc:n 10g 1hc I 1:. .27 Ultimately, vaccme sales employees," says Courtney. '"They trol production and distribution of 12 2 percent next year (before an) they haH~ It 1' the same "ith your marl.etmg. You ma) tx· Fleet AuH,motivc: Dealerships 111 the 1.1:. .28 account for only 2 percent of drug put the consumer in control of his vacc10es. However 11 1~ btg-gov­ plan changes). This reflects little spcndmg a lot of time: and mon~) bull.ang up your marl.ctmg and company sale~ For all the price or her !-.pendiOg and are essentially ernment programs such as conf1dence that a lasting solution ad,entsmg. hut is there an} correlatton on results'' ...... R Managing ...... 25 controls and ret! tape. the nsk of another personal checking account, Vaccines for Children signed has been found. liugat1on drives !he last nml is the just for health care." under the Cl10ton adm101stra­ "Employer~ are searching Computersffechnology...... 29 coffin for producers. A recent survey of large ti0n- which expanded the gov­ for alternatives to help keep health The solution is not more employers conducted by Watson World Trade: A Mall for Global :\Janufacturers Suppl) Cham Real Estate Notes...... 17 ernment's role in providing vac­ care costs do\.\n," says Terri government controls and pnce Wyatt and the National Bu~iness Soluuons opens up a multt-dtcnt logtsttcs .:enta m Ontario for cines and prec1pitated our current Courtney. health msurance spec1al caps, but lcs~. Removing govern­ Group on Health found that eight global manufacturers unponmg and e\ponmg goods .... - 12 I) Manager\ Book,hclf...... 35 crisis. 1st with Clifton Gunderson ment price caps, provid10g fundmg percent of employers no\.\ offer t.:ncle Sam now purchases Financial Services "When health for new productiOn technology. HSAs and another 18 percent plan Restaurant Revie~ ...... -· ...... 40 nearly 60 percent of all children's care co~ts are h1gh, everyone in and offering tax credits for new to offer them 10 2006. Forty-seven Off'u:e and lndu.c;trial Market <; Poi'ied for Solid Growth vaccmes and 20 percent of all flu the company feeb it ." Ne\\ Business Lists: vaccine production faciltt1es will percent are considenng offering Slow and steady gains in the O\ emil cconom) will continue to vacc10es sold in America Usmg Courtney says there arc prov1de a long-term soluuon to the accounts sometime 10 the improve in 2!Xl6 in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside and its monopoly, the government has steps employers can take to reduce County of San Bernardino...... - . . . .37 vaccine sho11ages. Market supply future. CourtnC) says the mcreas­ strong· armed producers into sell­ cost~. one of wh1ch 1s to institute San Bernardino Counties . _ ...... 26 Count) of Riverside...... - ...... 38 and demand will take care of the mg momentum reflects a shift in mg vaccines far belo\\ market wellness incentive programs. re~t. the way Amencans perceive health prices. Its demand for cheap vac­ Courtney knows of a com About the Author: msurance. CIOeS has squeezed prov1ders out pany that began a voluntary well­ Executive Time Oul...... 42 Da1•id Jolm Marol/a is president of "If your dishwasher e-mail addresses of the market. ne~s program by giving all of its ~ne5sE oumal Marolla Asset Managemelll. Inc. breaks. you don't file a clatm on Wtlham J. Anlhooy (Board1 Chatrman) [email protected] While it's hard to muster employees step counters of Charloue.wi/lc prm·iding fcc­ your homeowner's polic). )OU buy lngnd Anlhooy (Managmg EdiltX) _ . [email protected] pity for dtminished drug company Employees track the number of "Th.: things !hat" ill destroy us arc: politics without principle; pleasure only financial planning and anl'l a new dish\\asher." says Courtney. Cal Johnson (Account Manager) ...... Jebj®bus.JOW118I.com profits. negligible eammgs from steps they take weeki). and as they Paul Crosswhite (Account Executive) . .. ICbJ@buumal.com ter: business without morality; science without humanity: and worship llww.emaroua.com. Questions to phy in the way we've viewed jeopardi1.ed their production and employees rack up poinh. they without sacrifice."--- Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) be answered in the column should health insurance in recent decades. win pn.res that correspond with supply. With little opportunity to be sem to Marotta Asset po10t levels they· ve achteved. We're gomg back to utilinng msur­ come out in the black. companies Management. /II( . One \'illage Since initiatmg the program five ance for catastrophiC events. a~ it cannot afford to produce vacc10es. Green Cm·le, Suite 100. was originally intended." years ago. the company has seen let alone produce extra for emer­ Charlottesl'llle, VA 22903 4619. its number of cla1ms decrease and gency shortages. Heh has fewer employees out sick dur- Visit Clifton Gunderson'_, sire Excessive FDA regula­ at hupJiwww.cliftoncpa.com . tions further threaten vaccine pro­ PORTER'S ducers. For example. it takes a pharmaceutical company five How the Dollar's PRIME STEAK HousE Va I u e years to open a nu vaccine plant. "Serving an extraordinary dining experience." 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Reservations developed, they have yet to be tenns. but what do they reall) ket!-.. required. Located 1n the Doubk•Tree Hotel Ontario. Serving lunch Tuesday approved by the FDA. mean for your investments? For example. during the While many factors influ­ through Fnday, Sunday brunch, all(i dinner seven nights a week. For Once a plant is opera­ The use of these terms early 1980~. our economy -...as ence whether the dollar IS "strong" tional, there is still the chance sup­ indicates just how small the world much stronger than those of our reservations ca ll: (909) 418-4808 or "weak:· versus the Japanese plies won't pass inspection. as in has become, especially in econom­ trading partners. -...hile interest yen. British pound. Gennan mark the case of last year's flu vaccine IC tern1s. In 1980. our national rates soared as a re!-.ult of an influx or French franc. three are key: of foreign purchase~ of American Q? 222 NoRTH VINEY;\1\D AvE. • ()NT;\RIO supply. Overnight. Chiron had to economy essentially perforn1ed as though it were relatively products and investments in U.S. I l'll()'•l mcor­ "hat "..:orrectl} ..:alktl the Ran..:ho ri,J... . Gtant brush fire' reprc,ent the e\er a re,pon'>e vehi­ with innovallve networJ... threat ga1n complete control over how porate a complete line of Cucamonga Fire Protection risk. The) may not happ.:n cvery­ cle reached 2 ..500 management and resource opti­ the Internet b used Whtle business commumcations Di,trict, and they tlo fire. emer­ da), but they demand the hig respon'e' 111 a year. mization soluttons. Network Composer blocks threah systems remarJ...ably engi­ gen(;} medi.:al 'en1ce, hantrdou-. re,pon'e. The frc•quent:) "de ha' Plan' are Amtec Communicauons -.en ice-.. technical re,cue, and abo to do v. nh thmg' like the emer­ already underWa) to by default, network admtntstrators neered to meet the needs will proactively demonstrate to \\ ild land inc idenh. The district gency re~ptln~e t:\ enh that occur add paramedtc' to can now limit or eliminate detn­ of today's fast-paced businesse' the value of has an additional 10 'quare mtle, e' <'I) day. the academy after mental applications and prioriti1c bw,mess world. outside of the cit) itself. but it is all One needs onl) to dnve the first of the year Cymphonix\ Network Composer access to the tools organiza­ go,em..:tl b) the same board of along the 210 Freewa) and look and get another para­ product suite. a number of state-of­ llons net::d. tlire..:tor,, '' hich is abo the Rancho no11h to so.'e all of the new develop­ medic unit out on the the-art tools that offer IT depart­ Cymphoni" \ patent­ Cucamonga Cit) Council. ment poppmg up Can the Rancho street Thi' \\til not ment' real-t1me Vl'>tbtlity and his­ pending Cross layer According to Chief Bt')an. Cucamonga Fir.: Department han­ clo'e the gap. but it torical reporting so their orgamza­ Intelligence (XII"' ) scans. fire' arc actuall) onl) about S per­ dle the demands that could come will help the depart­ llons can more eflect1vel) control Identifies and controls networJ... cent of thetr "annual inc1dent up there'1 ment to J...eep up with P eter M. B ryan , Fire Chief, spyware, peer-to-peer file sharing, data across stx of the seven lay­ responses." He credits modern "Yes," says the chtef. and the mcreased num­ R ancho Cucamonga Fire Web filtering. applications per­ ers of network111g communicauon' Their potential cltents may plexes, busmesses. hotels. ISP,, architecture code enforcement and he sites the re~ponse of the Grand ber of calls Protection District formance and VolP bandwidth at colleges and universitie:.. fire-proofing effort' for helptng to Prix holocaust a~ an example of the Many peo­ (OS! Model). Because of Xlt. the be in need of a telephone system, a cut back that portion of the work. ability to do the job. There were ple can remember the old TV show espectally in what Bl)an calls. "the the network gateway. Network Composer product family voice mall, auto attendant or Iv R It \\.as this development Emergenc) medical 'en­ periods of time when there were "Emergency," 111 "hich fire para­ wtld land-urban interface." "We've nottced a stgnifi­ provides deeper scanning mto net­ system. and long-distance services. team that developed their excep­ ices constitutes some 70 percent of over a hundred p1eces of fire-fight­ medtcs were little more than glori­ Another problem that still cant increase in the need for worJ... data. the most comprehen­ Then again. the client maybe in tional user interface with the look the demand. Thi' \\lluld include ing apparatu' in the cit). fted ftrst-atd p.:ople \\ ho had to <:xtsh is the faLl that \\e ,tJ!I han: a greater network protection and sive idenufication databases and 'earch of a reputable company to and feel of extsting applications to .tutomohtle au.:tdent,, heart allack' It \\as the Califorma pte!-. up a nurse from the hospital lot of phtstJC' and s) nthetic' m the resource uttltzation from our cus­ the highest level of control avail­ maintain existmg equipment. create a software/hardware solu­ and man) other medtcal ..:ondi· home and those th1ng-. cause Emergency ,\lutual Aid Agreement on the '' ay out. Today. lull} half of tomers," stated Russ Goed.ner. able This thorough VJstbtltty 111to The mtss1on of Amtec is to tion that i:, ideally sulled for a wide tton' That. he tell' the Journal. is that made it all po"1ble and J...ept the calls for help are of critical '>moJ...e. if not to\ic fume,. prestdent of Amtcc network usage makes 1t eas} to provide ethical servtccs to their range of bus messes. the large'> I pt structures safe from the "ild land nature. advanced life support or So. 111 the end, what shape Communications. tdentify and control the users and tustomers. to become the area Cj mphomx uses patent­ decade, the is,ues of haz-mat have fire-.. That agreement preceded the paramedic-based calls. i'> Rantho Cucamonga in as far as "Some of the maJOr 1ssues applications that are tax111g net­ 111 pending Cross-Layer sprung up. and tcxia) terrorism and 9/11 agreements of so man) other E'eryday Bl)an's people tire protection'? leader communicatiOns technol­ Intelligence"' architecture (Xli"') weapons of mass destructions agencies that had finally decided to respond to matters that only para­ Accordmg to Chief Peter impacting businesses toda) are work resources. With the power of ogy and to gtvc their customers a to provide unmatched network issues are rising. worJ... together. medics can asst'>l with because of Bryan. "Rancho Cucamonga is protectmg networks from spyware Xh, Network Composer delivers competitive advantage through a "As an initial responder, Thus the businessman thctr additional sJ...ills and equip­ able to respond to every cmer­ and viruses and the ability to opti­ vtstbtlity. security and perform­ three-step plan: threat protection and resource opti­ we ha\e to be ready to handle both comes out in Chief Bl)·an. He rec­ ment to provide pre-ho,pital care genc) we recctve. We do kno" that mize a network for enhanced func ance controls in one reliable • First. the utilization of mtzatlon. With its powerful Xli man-cau,ed and natural di'a'ters." ogni.led that his department need­ and get them transported to a med­ with increased demand, it is taking tionaltty. After conducting exten­ devtce. communications equipment to engine. Cymphonix products To that end the chief notes that we ed a business plan. He took a hard tcal facility where the doctors can us longer to get there but we do sive research of <,everal soluuon "We're thrilled to be join- increase operatiOnal efficiency. seamlessly integrate several criti­ rna) not have the kmd of target~ looJ... at response time and deter­ taJ...e over. have a plan and we are develop111g providers. we detcrmmed that the ing forces with Amtec • Second. to assist in man­ cal network management functions they do in New York or L.A., but mined that the period between the funding and fundmg options to As for that five percent. technology offered by Cymphonix Communications and delivenng agement of communications costs. 1nto a single. easily managed solu­ anywhere that fi,e or 10 thousand notification and arrival had gradu· the house fire, the chief advi'e' meet those demands. So any time was the best match to meet the our value-added solutiOns to their • Third, to protect the cus­ tion. people gather, such as the Victoria ally grov. n longer by at least a that you get out and get out of the someone has .m emergency. knO\\ needs voiced by the compantes we customers." stated Dave tomer's imestment by providing Their Network Composer Gardens, can be a target. Even the minute over the decade. Aho. the way. Yes, you should have an your telephone location in your helps companies understand at a transportation \chicle' along the number of emergent:} responses is escape plan for all members of the home or business. Call 911" serve. Cymphonix Network Neuenschwander. director of sales reliable equipment and service. glance who is abusing network H) and 15 can, at an) moment, spill about double the population of the family, but if you come running up He adds that the cit) Web Composer ts by far the most user­ for Cymphonix. "Network protec­ As for the Cymphonix or ignite some chemical or explo­ city. to the apparatus screaming \tte has a seven-digit number to friendly and cost-effective solu­ tion and optimt1at10n ts on the Corporation. the) were created by resources and wJth \\hat applica­ sive that he and his team will have That. he feels. is because a "Fireman, save my child," you do usc on your cell phone. and he tion on the market today." mmds of both business owners and a group of highly-skilled engineers tions, enabling problems to be cor­ to deal with. city like his attracts an awful lot of more harm than good. advises that you look it up nO\\ so Mid-enterprise busmesses IT managers on a daily basis. with a decade of experience tn the rected instantly through an eas) to These are abo potential visitors. Thus, there were more TaJ...e what you need wtth you will have it when you need it. face umque challenges in manag­ Without a solid solution at the broadband ISP industry. After run­ manage interface. injury sites if. for example. a car calb and longer travel time. you. Do not run bacl-. in for the In the ncar future. GPS technology ing Internet recourses. NetworJ... gateway. an organization's net­ ning into bandwtdth management It also elimtnates the cmshes through a barricade and Based on this infonnation. family dog or the family Bible. will allow a cell phone 911. but it's resources taxing applications like work IS exposed. Network problems of their own. they real­ painful and costly expense of con­ hits people, as have happened in he was able to sec a growing prob­ Bryan loves animals as much a~ not here yet. and when it is here, peer-to-peer file sharing. instant Composer solves this problem and iled that a complete and useable tinually bu} ing more bandwidth. other California locations. lem for the immediate future. anyone, but it is not worth your there will still be older cell phones messaging file transfers. and helps companies maxtmi1e effi­ bandwidth management solution opens up new revenue models for "We have to be able to Thus were created a series life, or the life of one of his people to replace. ciency at the same time." simply did not exist. So they set real estate and proper!) manage­ respond quickly to a multi-casualty of goals for the improvement of a to run into a burning building if Nonetheless. the chief has online gaming technologies con­ ment professionals. and great! y incident and be able to treat the number of matters. which included they can at all avoid it. a plan to be where you are when tinue to become more illusive and Amtec Commumcatlons out to solve the need, creating a increases productivity in the busi­ insured in a quick amount of time." inspections, the implementation of And, of course, wood you need him. complex. Yet, because mission­ has offices not only in San solution that has been integrated ness environment. Still there are fire-fighting sprinklers and a travel time aver- shake roofs only invite trouble; critical applications need band- Bernardino but also in La:, Vegas. into networks in apartment com- B! 'SIN! SS !01 Rl'i..\1 • PAGF X J2ecl'mber 2005 BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE 9 "Protecting Patients From INVESTMENTS & F INANCE Consumer Choice is Bad Medicine" When )OU need gnx:eries, induded 111 the Senate hnanl·e posal apparently was more The 14th Amendment bars ,tates )ou·re not limited to Ralph\, \"ons Committee's budget reconciliation impressed by the argument that the from abridg1ng the privileges or DUFF & PHELPS/INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS JOURNAL or Albert sons You can shop health paclo..age Inland Empire is so fast-changing immunities of L'ltltcns, or denying food stores. discount food .. ,, arc­ To the e\tcnt this pn:scrip­ that medical services must keep equal protectiOn ol the laws, or THE GAINERS THE LOSERS houses:· specialty food stores tion for restriction is an attempt to up ... We live 111 one of the faste-.t­ ignoring due process. In pnnciple, Top five, by percentage Top five, by percentage (think Trader Joe's). II you ha\e a gi\e TLC to traditional hosp1tals, it gnm mg places 111 the country. and the Due Process Clau,e of the Fifth Company Current Be~. of Point "'cChange Company Current Be~. of Point o/cChan~e snack attack. the coma 7-11 might may be based on a misdiagnosis. A there is no indication that our pop­ Amendment restricts the national Close Month Change Close Clo~e Month Chan~e Close do. Question Wh) should our report b) the same federal panel ulation boom \\Ill slow down," goYernment the same way. If taken National RV Holdmgs In<.. 5.71 4.66 1.05 22.59c Channell Commercial Corp 4.86 6.()4 I 18 -19-'io/c options be any lc" \\hen it n>mes that favor' the specialty-hospital \HOle Dr Allen Gustaf-.on. one of senously.these constitutional man­ Foothill Independent Bancorp 24.68 23.00 10.13 - 1.35 -13.3'7r to medical care'? ban. adm1h that competition from the proposed hmpnal 's founding dates can't he squared with laws 1.68 71% Modtech Holdings Inc 8.78 Keystone 1\ulomotiVC lndu\lric-. Inc The issue .trises because the'e startups doc'n 't tend to make phys1c1ans "ben today. 5<111 that bar ne\\ bu,inesses in order to 30.05 2!L61 1.44 'i.O<:f Pac1fic Premier Bancorp Inc 11.65 12.10 -0.45 -37'1 federal regulators seem detem1med general ho.,pllals ill To the con­ Bernardino Count}\ hosp1tab are sh1eld market share for exi-.ung CVB Financial Corp 20.44 19.66 0.78 4.0°.-f, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc 1332 34.56 -1.24 -3N* bus111esscs. The po111t was made by to stall deYdopment of "specialty"' trary. it can spur effic1ency anoth­ fn:quently filled to capacit} and American States Water Co 31 70 31 14 0.36 II% HOT TopiL Inc 1450 14.89 -0.39 -2Nk hospnab- relatively small. 111nova­ er e\ample of free enterpri'e bemg often unable to pronde timely. sur· the Sr\th Circtut Court of Appeals Ticker 11/21/05 10/31/05 o/c ('hg. 52 Week 52 Week Current l'fE Exchange tl\e facilities that represent a ne'~ gical care to those who need 11 in 2002. when 1t vo1ded a monopo­ a tonic for consumers by making Close Price Open Price \lonth. Uigh LO\\o Ratio dynam11: on the heath-care scene bu-.inesses cost-effecllw most. My colleagues and I have listic statute in Tennessee "pro­ Amerjcan States Water Co 31.34 I.! 14.55 2:1.20 21.9 (gi' ing traditional hospitab a run Cntic' di'miss special!} witnessed this dangerous condit1on tectmg a discrete interest group AWR 31.70 NYSE for their money). ho-.pltab as infirmaries for the for too long. The California Heart from economic competition is not Channell Commercjal Corp CHNL 4.86 6.04 -19.5 10.39 4.72 :nA NASDAQ Spe..:1alty hospitab are wealth). But a 2003 General and Surgical Hospital is our a legitimate governmental pur­ CVB Fmanoal Corp CVBF 20.44 19.66 4.0 22.40 16.80 18.3 NASDAQ usually owned by physicians and Accounting Office report found a attempt to address this dilemma by pose ... Fleetwood Enterprises Inc FLE 10 .82 11.05 -2.1 14.05 7.33 NM NYSE run for profit They focu-. on broad range of economic groups otfenng the public a ne\\ cho1ce "Fir-.t. do no harm." Foothill Independent Bancorp (H) FOOT 24.68 23.00 7.3 26.25 18.05 20.6 NASDAQ selected practice areas. such as car­ being serYed. for lllstance, the per­ for quality, lifesav1ng health care Government violates that ancient HOT Top1c Inc (L) HQTT 14.'i0 14.89 -2.6 23.49 13.28 22.7 NASDAQ diology. women's health. and pedi­ centages of cardiac and orthopedic while seeking opportunity in the med1cal maxim if it insists on "pro­ Keystone Automotive Industries Inc KEYS 30.05 28.61 5.0 32.80 19.04 27.8 NASDAQ atrics. Do lens are dotted around patients on Med1care were about free market." tecting" us from healthcare choic­ Modtech Holdings Inc MQDT 8 78 10 13 -13 3 II '>7 577 NM NASDAQ es. The spec1alty-hospital issue the country, many in the South and the same as 111 general hospitals. The new fac1IHy IS slated National RV Holdings Inc (L) NVH 5 .71 4.66 2? 'i 12.05 4.00 NM NYSE West. Proponents say they're actu­ Controvers) came to to open 111 2007. but 1f Congress challenges politicians to attend to Pacific Prem1er Bancorp Inc PPBI 11.65 12.10 -3.7 IS .1.3 9.63 13.2 NASDAQ ally safer - post-surgery infection Lorna Lmda when the city council approves a new moratorium on the1r constituents· health needs, to PFF Bancorp Inc PFB 30 31 30 04 0.9 32 41 'l6 09 15 9 NYSE rates are reportedly lower than in considered a plan for a 28 ·bed spe specialty facilities, or other restric­ constitutional duty - and to free­ Provident Financial Hldg (L) PROV 26.70 26.45 09 3() 96 25.04 9.7 NASDAQ general hospitals - and specwhza­ c1alt) hospital with an emphasis 111 tions that might affect this one, all market common sense. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc WPI 33.32 34.56 -3 6 36.93 27.99 22.1 NYSE tion can cut cosh. orthopedics, gynecology, neurolo­ bets are off But mstead of applauding. gy and several other areas. Foes Ultimately. efforts to get About the Author: Notes: (H)- Stock hit tifty two week. high during the month, (L)- Stock hit fifty two week IO\\; during the month. NM- Not Meaningful the feds ordered a temporary halt wamed about the threat to extstmg government to stifle upstart hospi­ Harold Joluuon 1.1 a property Five Most Active Stocks to new specialty hospitals in the hospitals and the uncertainties that tals should encourage courts to riffhiS arulfret' enterprise /w;~rer in Duff & Phelps, LLC Monthly Summary Stock Month Volume 2003 Medicare Bill. And now a open markets can unleash. But the reconsider the legal limits on regu­ Sacramento. One of the nation's leadmg investment bank­ 9/21105 permanent moratonum has been council - which approved the pro- latory meddling in the economy. ing and financial advisory organizations. All HOT lopic Inc 22.554.011 Ad,ances 7 stock data on this page is provided by Duff & rleetwood Enterprise~ Inc 15.349.100 Declines 6 Phelps, LLC from sources deemed reliable. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc 14.524.500 4 WAYS TO INCREASE SALES Unchanged 0 No recommendation is mtended or implied. Modtech Hold1ngs Inc 2.988.413 New Highs I Is your marketing just pumping iron? (310) 284-8008. Amencan States Water Co 965.800 New Lows 3

by Charlie Cook It's the same with your l. Set Goals for Your every mornmg. With your destina­ At every gym there are the marketing. You may be spending a Business tion 111 mind, you can detennine regular~ in the we1ght room. These lot of time and money bulkmg up The first question I ask the best way to get there. are the guys and, more and more, your marketing and advertising on people who call me about growing the women who work out five days your Website, but 1s there any cor­ the1r business is what the1r goals 2. Set Lead Generation The Calif ornia Report: a week. lifting heavier and heavier relation between marketing activi­ are. I ask them how much revenue Goals weights. You may have seen them. ty and results? they want to generate 111 the next To ach1eve your revenue They're 'bulked up' and their mus­ You could send out 20,000 12 months. Few have a specific goals you're going to need to cles bulge. Are they as powerful as brochures, spend $15,000 a month number in mind. They just know attract prospects, lots of them. Half Empty or Half Full? they look? on advertising. or spend $250,000 that they want to make more Most busmesses convert I percent Body builders may look on a Web site, as one client did. money. to I 0 percent of their prospects to hy Ryan RatcliJI Economist mg the health of the Califomia to these real estate fa.:tors, we will the question. You could bulk up your marketing Of course, you want to like towers of power but few, if clients and customers. even with economy boils down to your own probably not sec a full-blown The n:cent trend 111 any. can play a sport. All that with a lot of effort and big budgeh make more. Who doesn't? But in excellent salespeople. You'll need The most recent data state of mind: Is the glass half recession With this 111 mind. we California's employment statistics without improving your marketing available for 2005 re,·eals two pumping iron builds muscle, but order to create a marketing plan to attract I0 to I 00 prospects for empty or half full'> Our forecast for arc CUITCntly forecasting a plateau has been a move from medioue to results. that will get you where you want to quarters of mixed ~ignals from the only a few people, such as NFL every sale you'd like to generate. 2006-07 essentially mirrors the in home prices. a moderate downright ugly. After a brief spurt You could be pumping California economy· job growth is football players, are able to put to go, you need a clear idea of your Based on your revenue national forecast. Local housmg dccrea-.c 111 sales and nt:\\ huildmg. in July and Augu'>t, emplo) ment iron with your marketing, lots of weakening. but taxable sales and use more than 25 percent of the destination. Without a plan, you're goals, determme your monthly markets will cool off. leading to a and two years of weak growth gnmth has slowed to a crawl. activity but not enough sales. planning to fail. personal income are strong. Some muscle they have. All that muscle sales targets and, in tum, the num­ slowdown in spending and some However. this forecast represents From the end of August through Take these five steps to housing markets are slowmg, looks impressive. but if all you can Set your revenue goals, for ber of qualified prospects you need job losses in construction and other the middle of the road. If the hous­ October, payroll employment rose make better use of the marketing while others maintain their record do with it is lift weights at the gym, the year, the month and the week. to attract. That number is your real estate related industries. Even ing market slows more than we arc by only 9.300 jobs. which pales in muscle you have, attract new paces with little signs of stopping. what good is it? Write these numbers down, post with California's higher exposure expectmg, a recession i' not out of continued on page 15 clients and increase your sales. them prominently so you see them continued on page 1I In this amb1guous setting, assess- Decemher 2005 BCS!NESS JOL:RNAL . PAGE IO COMMENTARY 4 W AYS TO I N C R EASE EXECUTIVE by Bill Leonard, Member \vho left for worJ... shortly after c_onducted candidate interviews to SALES da\v n on Tuesda) and got home f1gure out \\hom to '>pend their NOTES State late. then I understand \\ hy 'otmg dollars on ne\t year. 1 was also Board of Equalization Is your marketing just SIH~nson Corporation has add~d \\illiam Fo, Home~ . Among hi~ might be an e~rra burden. Please mvited to be interv ie\\ed, and Election Reflections too pressing for any leaders or 1 audit dm:c:tor Kimber!) Draper to ac<:ompll hments at pre\ 10us com­ consider appreciate the support the CTA has pumping iron? My dad ahva;.s lw, ~aid intere't groups to refuse to work registering yourself as a its team of strategiL financial con panics. including large contractors that even worse than a poor loser is permanent absentee voter. You can lent me in the past. but 1 declined '' ith the other side. In fact. >~nce colllinucc/fmm page 8 capture these sales sultants Draper has o\ er I~ ) ears such :\lc\lillin Home' and Pulte a poor \\ mner. The status quo. the voters reJected the governor\ request from your count) reg1stmr th1s recent Ill\ itauon smcc the con­ Onc:e a prospe<:t contact\ of puhliL accounUn)! c-..pencncc Home\, are the success lui comple­ mostly Democrats. won last of voters to automatically receive nection he~wccn my present job monthly lead generation goal. imtiatives based on the opponents· you. you need a s} stem for con· Draper comes to Swenson tion of t\\ o large communities and month. They have e\Cf) nght to an absentee ballot for every elec· and education pohcymak1ng 15 so Write thiS number down next to campaign. the burden to '>uggest verting them to clients. And once Corporation dm:ctly from two model complexes. Leonard celebrate and to congmtulate them­ t1on. When you get that ballot, you tenuous that It does not merit com­ your revenue goals. solutions nO\\ rests with those you've closed the first '>ale. you McGiadrey & Pullen LLP. when: has also used his knowledge and selves on a succes'>ful campaign to can vote whenever you choose to­ ment. However. l was struck by opponents. For my part. I "ill JOin need a system for getting your she served a'> a f1rm .1ssurance leader,hip to serve as a mentor for kill the go\ernor\ reforms But a make the ume weekends. CTA\ ummg. In their letter to me 3. Create a Lead '' ith anyone to discuss ideas for first-time customers to buy again . director .Scott 1\.1. Close has been college graduates just stating out in fe\\ of these celebrants crossed the California\ future evenings. or even on work they said they would decide thei~ Generation S)stem And it doesn't stop there appointed assiStant '1ce prc-.ident the construction mdu,try ..Time line and demanded the go,ernor breaks-then mail your completed endorsements m January Th s lmagmc your prospect is 1 People who have purchased your and branch manager of the Palm Warner Cable, San Diego ha'> apologi1e to them. What bunkum! ballot. back to the registrar. It 1s seems very odd smcc the filing Donald Trump or Meg Whitman, Ab~entee Voting product'> and services arc your best Springs Smoketree hranch for appomted Dessi Ochoa as general The gmernor stood up for what he convenient and practical for deadlme lor those to declare their the CEO of eBay What's your With the Specml Election source for new clients. You abo Can;~-on ational Bank. Close manager of its Desert C1tie' sys­ believed. ·o one should apologize today\ busy voter and perhaps candidacy for the 2006 election s objective? You \\ant the'>c busy still fresh it 1s a good time to ask an 1 need a system for mining thiS has O\er 25 years bankmg expcn­ tem. Ochoa a 15-year reSident of for proposing \vays to get could be the soluuon to raise the not until March 10 This creates people who have a lot on their embarrassing que'>IIOn- Did you resource to generate a nood of ence 111 the Palm Springs area, the Coachella Valley began work· sadly lo\\ voter turnout of recent the posSibility that the CTA could California hack on track. If they vote') For some non-voters then: is mmds to contact you and buy from referrals. mclud1ng pre\ I(lus work with mg for Time Warner Cable in were offended by the governor\ growing evidence that the mid· elections. endorse candidates who will not you. Bank of America and Union Don't JUSt "pump mm" 1989. Her career with Time name calling. perhaps they ought even be on the ballot. or they might It doesn't matter what you week. daytime voting hours docs with your markctmg. Set your Bank of California He current!} Warner Cable began as a field to re-examine the taunh thrown at CTA- Check Your Calendar neglect to endorse greater friends are selling or to\\ hom you arc sell­ not fit" nh the long-distance, com­ goals and establish marketing sys­ serves as an "amba-.sador" for the installer. before quickly graduating him. A small Item in the for their La use '' ho ha\e yet to ing. To attract prospects, they have muter econom;. of ~ l '>t centuf) tems to generate more business Palm Spnngs Chamber of to a service technician She \vas California\ problem'> are Sacramento Bee noted that the declare their candidacy. to be motivated to contact you. California. If you arc one of those than you can handle. When you Commerce. r:ormer v1cc president then promoted to mamtenance California Teacher>· Association You need a lead generation system and branch manager, Danielle have a reliable sy~tem for generat­ technician where she was responsi­ that prompts them to call you. e­ mg leads and converting prospects Bromley. has been transferred to ble for proof of perfonnance eval­ mail you or stop by your show­ CNB's loan department at the to clients. you'll develop muscle uations on the system's cable infra­ room Smokctree branch in the position What Went Wrong on November 8th? where you want it. in your bank structure. Ochoa's promotion The lack of a simple and account. of vice president. commercial loan comes on the heals of a maJOr '>)S­ by Joe Lyons the people, you turned him down union. Like the go,ernor, J carry a Not really. reliable lead generation system 1s officer. .. Assistant city manager tem merger between Time nat. card myself. the number one ban·icr to growing Robert Gutierrez announced that Warner Cable. San D1cgo ,md Finally. you listened to me! But the governor\ propo­ The autlun; Charlie Cook, Well. who could blame most small busmesses r:or ) ears I have railed The problem comes "hen '>IUOns were deSigned to tnm the helps sen·icc proj(·s.liona/1 , 1mal/ he ha-. accepted the poSition of cit) Time \\arner Cable. Desert you'! umon officials start to make cash bleedmg out on new recruit>. manager of Moreno Valley. Cities. what 1s now the San D1ego againM "go,ernment b) proposi­ h11.1iness Oll'lll'n and marketing If you \\atched TV. 1t \\as tion demands for government employ­ They \verc also designed to hold 4 . Avoid Losing Potential prti(essional.\ attract more c/iclll.\ Gutierrez ha'> been the assistant divi!>ion. One of Ochoa's proudest apparent that Arnold had an agen­ Sales c1ty manager since October 200 I. Ho\\ man) times have I ees. back the pohucal arm of the unions and be more successful. Sifin up 10 achievements during her 15-year da agamst evef) state employee. Dunng his tenure. Gutierrez has "ritten in these pages that we must Not long ago the Busine.1.1 from spending their rank and file's On average. businesses of rccei1•e tlu· free Marketrng Stratcgv tenure vv 1th Time Warner Cable including teachers, nurses and fire­ all si1es miss 80 percent of poten­ been 111\0ived "ith the develop­ tell the people we send to Journal pnnted over two pages of dues on their agenda mes-.ages. cBook. "7 Step.\ to get mort· client.\ has been her cru~ade to bring en' I­ fighters. job descriptions for employees of tml sales due to lack of follow-up. ment of a number of nc\\ commer· ron mentally friendly alternative Sacramento to do the job \\e sent They claimed that the proposition~ and !(rOll' your husine.1.1.. llf Now. before I go any fur­ the City ofOntano \\hO made over Most compames lack the simple cial and retail projects. ushering in fuel vehicles to the Desert Thanks them there for? How man;. Urnes would muule the \vorker bees. http:l/11 111\ 'marketinliforsun·t•ss .t·om have I \\amcd you about self-inter­ ther. let me remind you that my SIOO.OOO per anum Instead the} were designed to marketmg systems they need to a new era for the City of Pomona. to her persistent efforts. T ime ests who push for initiatives mother was a nurse and a teacher Right no\v a CDF battalion muale the union bosses. The downtown area is being revi­ Warner Cable. Desert Cities and my father was a firefighter. tahted. such as the successful boasts a tleet of 2~ natural gas designed to line their pockets? chief can retire at age 50 with 90 So. IS the governor dis­ ADVANCED PAPER HO\\ man) times has a politician But! percent of his S 1.5k ... atary plus heartened·) completiOn of the Mission burnmg truL·ks and vans. the larges \\ ho got laughed off the noor with That '-'as not the Issue overtime. That gives h1m some 30 Hardly. He's been hroken Promenade. and retail opportuni­ in all of Time Warner Cable his proposal. sent it to the people, The real issue was the fact years to work on his golf drive or and bloodied before. But one thing FORMING ACQUIRES ties are expanding for Pomona res­ nationwide. Michelle J\.1 . Kra ns like you and me. in order to cir­ that collectn·e bargaining groups h1s backhand at a substantial cost you can be sure of when it comes idents throughout the city ha!> been appomted president and cumvent the S)stem·l represented these civil scrv ants. to the taxpayer. to Arnold Schwan:enegger---dare I CORONA INDUSTRIAL G utierrez's public service career publisher of The Desert Sun in So finally, when Gmernor Unions. Do I begrudge what the say it?--he 'II be back spans over 27 years. includmg pre­ Palm Springs. Kra ns has been Sch\\arLeneggcr takes his case to And no, I am not anti- heroes of the Grand-Oids Fire get? FACILITY vious positions a.\ c1ty manager of advertiSmg and marketing director the City of La Puente and city since 200 I . He replaces Robert Advanced Paper Forming. the buyer. "With a lack of supply in manager of the City of La Habra Dickey. who has been appointed stores. In malls we create a walking Remember those shots of gro\\ n God B I am e a leadmg manufacturer of molded an extremely competiuve market, Heights ... William Fox Homes 1s senior group president of Pacific us' vortex around the building. not women grabbing Cabbage Patch paper packagmg. has acquired a we had to move quickly and com­ pleased to announce that Mike Newspaper G roup and chairman unhJ..e the worn>hole on "Deep Dolls out of the hands of little girls. pete with a large number of bid­ Leona rd has JOined the company of Phoenix Newspapers ...St eve Everyone Space 9." On the TV show you 15 ,360-square-foot mdustrial Toda) those little girls arc all building in Corona. The facility. ders." as a field superintendent. In his La mbert has been named vice knew that they would come out in hy J. Allen Leinberger "combat shopping." grown up and. even after years of which is located at 541 Rincon St., Chuck Hardy of Lee & new role. Leonard will supervise president. news for the Los the Delta Quadrant Where this one It begins the da) after we therapj. vengeance will be theirs. sold for $1.9 million. Associates represented the seller. and manage the daily activities at Angeles Newspaper G roup. He It da\\ ned on me as I was leads to 1s any body\ guess. One thank our Creator for His bounty We do this e\ery year We "With the company look­ Harold Eldridge. Eldridge had pre­ construction sites such a~ Chelsea will remain in h1s current capacity walking into the O ntario M ills thmg i.., for sure: if you miss your and continues through the next have gotten to the point where we ing to relocate from a leased build­ viOusly lea~cd the facility out to a Square, a new home community a' editor of The Sun 111 San Mall the da) after Thanksgiving. I >tore, you will have to go all the month as we prepare to celebrate feel sorry for the retailer if he does· single tenant. in Pomona. Leonard's responsi­ Bernardino. and the Inland Valley was doing exactly what I had way around again. ing in Anaheim. we were able to His birth. n't have a 10 percent increase over help them acquire the only build­ The building is conve­ bilities will also include control· Da ily Bulletin in Ontario. sworn not to do. I was joining in Forget the hills. They We fight f(>r parking spots last year. ing in Corona for sale in their niently located near the 91 and l.'i ling quality. training workers and Lambert formerly was editor of "M a n's Ultimate Act of won't come in until Februaf)·. and up close. cutting off and cursing Forget Dickens· "A desired si1e range." cxplams Paul Fn:eways in the gro\\ ing Corona responding to hmneo\\ ners · \\ ar­ the La,vrcnce (Mass.) Eagle­ Inhumanity Agamst .'vfankind." we can put them oft until June if others as we do. Oh sure. we could Christmas Carol:· f-orget about Gingrich of GVA DAUM who, submarket. Advanced Paper ranty inquiries. Leona rd brings Tribune and the Dai!) Times in Holida} shopping. we have to. walk a block, but why') "The Miracle on 34th Street" or along with fellow GVA DAUM Forn1ing will take occupancy 111 nearly eight years of experience in Delaware Count). PA. It is often referred to as Once inside. this year's We elbow our way into the broker Chris Miglion. represented early 2006. the home building industry to "must-have" gift goes to the victor. continued 011 page 16 1 BL SI'-ESS JOL R ~AL • PAGE _u December 00~ ..B.! JS!NESS JO\J RNA I • PAGE: ..l.l.------.L.D~e.~,;.c~:,cmuwb!.lic.L.r_..2~Qil.IO:.o..5 WO, RLD TRADE HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON OPENS A M a II for Global Exporters HOTEL IN ONTARIO/RANCHO CUCAMONGA Look to China R epresents Brand's Ninth H otel 111 California and f ourth Hotel rn Southern California Manufacturers Home\\OOd Sutte\ by "Our hotel i' des1gned for miles from the Ontario .tir- The U.S Department of People\ Republtc of Chma's new Htl ton*. the national hranu of guests who stay for five or more port. Retailers like to locate in landed cost assessment. So with Commerce Commerctal Service certification requi rements for scrap upscale. all-suite. n:.,tdential-st) le mghts. but "abo pcrti:ct for 'hort The tour-,tor) malls for man} reasons. one of metals Utihnng export asststance the relatiom.hip and the trust we've Export As"stance Center released hoteb, ha' opened the 107-,uitc sta}' and f.nmlle' \\ ho need to feel llomewood '->uttes by v. hich ts the opportuntt} to share butlt, we are able to destgn the data ctttng Caltfornia small- and from Commerctal Service offi ces Home wood Suites hy Hilton hotel more at home whtle the) arc tra\ llilton Ont.~rto Rancho overhead costs v. ith other retailers. plans for them to keep thetr core medium-sized enterprises export­ m Ontano in the Inland Empire, in Ontano Ram:ho Cucamonga. ding," Knuf) 'atd "We are the Cucamonga features re,i­ As a leading purveyor of mnova­ focus where it needs to be " ing to Chma mcreased by 50 per­ Beij ing. and the Market Access The hotel ts O\\ ned b) Tharaldson tive logtstics concepts. Supply The Ontarto logtsttcs cen­ cent from 1999 to 2002. grO\\ mg and Compltance agency in 1deal place for those travl'lcrs who Jenttal st) le 'tudio, onc­ Fanul} Inc and managed b) Cham Solutions has developed a ter is designed 'o that se\ era! from 3.134 companies to 4.699 Washmgton. D C.. the fi rm bene­ arc Gxarrn1g;l\ relaxing In an effort to help set up such an operation in Ontario. • Sharing a work force so ness manufacturers comprise 87 and foundries looking fo r raw dev tees including tpods*. an addi· less than one mile from the Ontano They did. and it's workmg. that any down time for one manu­ percent of the 16,434 U.S. material, and m company President address ts 11433 Misston Vista guests be more productive. the tion Hilton made after research Mills Mall and the Caltfornta It started when Delphi facturer ts offset by the busy times exporters selling to China Stephen Klein's words , " For a Drive. Rancho Cucamonga. The Hilton Family of Hotels custom revealed that consumers prefer to Speedway. makes our city an tdeal asked SCS to establish the supplter of another - securing 110 jobs "Ninety-five percent of the small compan} hke us, there is a hotel ts convemently located near designed tts O\\ n clock. featunng maintam thetr own music lifestyles mall during spring 2005 as part of year-round. world's consumers live outside of '>trong need for assistance from the market for an upscale, e.\tended­ many local toun st attractions one of the easiest-to-!-.et alarms. 11.hile on the road. Complimentary an ong01ng effort to cut costs by • Manufacturers and dis­ the Umted States. and more U.S. Commercial Serv ice." stay hotel ltke Homewood Suites including the Ontarto Mills Mall. What's more. the ne'' clocks also improving efficiencies. The mall high-speed Internet is also avail- tributor' can take advantage of the California companies are lookmg Cahfo rnta companies wnh by Hilton." said Jay Koury. gener­ the Emptre Lakes Golf Course . the feature a connection cable for MP3 provides a cost-savings option for ability to dtstribute directly from to increase their bottom line b} a marketing presence m Shanghai al manager Calt fornta Speedwa) and fo ur player' and other portable mu"c cominued on page 1.f any global manufacturer who Asia to customers. exporting and makmg new sale' to or Beijing can expand thetr dtstri­ transports goods to and from Asia. • Thts factltty ts a com­ China," said Export Assistance bution networks to addtttonal cities The center is an inventor) plete warehouse inventory man­ Dtrector Fred Latupenssa. under the recently announced transload logistics center. which agement and transportation distri­ Exporting helps compantes gro\\ American Trading Centers means that freight coming into the bution center. and compete by enabling them to lnitiattve. In this program. United States from Asia - or head­ • Shared avatlabiltty of on­ dtversify their portfolios and Amencan companies have exclu­ ing out can be consoltdated and site experts in inspections, packag­ weather changes in the domestic sive access to a network of 14 MANNERINO travel through it. Supply Chain ing. testing. customs. returns han­ economy. regional offices in China. operated LAW OFFICES Solutions opened its fiN multi­ dling. transportation and other In 2004. Cali forma by the U.S. Commercial Service client logistics center m Grand duties that normally consume a exports to China grew over 25 per­ and the China Council for the pro­ Southern California5 Rapids. Michigan late in 2004. and significant percentage of the cost cent to $6.8 billion. Chma is the motion of tnternat10nal trade. this is the latest furtherance of the of manufacturing goods. state's fourth largest export mar­ Services include provtding the lat­ Business-to-Business Mail Specialists concept. • A shared workforce that ket. Top California exports to est in market mtelligence. schedul­ Since March. a grov.ing is bilingual and fully supported m China include computers and elec­ ing indtvidual appomtments with number of other companies - training and education. trontc products. waste and scrap. potential agents and distributors, What are you waiting for? including Zondervan. Johnson machinery and chemical manufac­ organizing translation serv1ces. Spending too much time on delivery issues? Controls Inc. and Metals USA - Suppl} Cham Solutions. tures, and transportation equip­ hotel rooms. and local transporta· have also become customers, Inc. clients share the overhead ment. t10n. Let Messenger Club design d cu~tum delivery solution­ which adds to the pool of compa­ costs normally associated with Transnattonal With its network of otfices just for you! For your company's needs. nies who can share the resources operating a logistics facility. Environmental Corp. is a Southern across the U.S. and in more than 80 available. Expert' at SCS of California are California-based purchasmg and countnes. the U.S. Commercial SERVICES INCLUDE: These centers work alway~ on-site to: processing company of scrap Service utilizes tts global presence • S,1111e D,1y Dcliwr~ • Special-; Service because they bring together a num­ matenals (computer. electronics. and internatiOnal marketing • 0iext Da) Deli\er) • Inter Company Bag hch,mges ber of shared resources that allow • Handle distnbution waste paper. plastics. ferrous and expertise to help U.S. companies • ( ustom DelivCI) System~ • Parcel Dclivel) participating companies to have directly from Asia to customers in non-ferrous metals) and manufac­ sell thetr products and servtces BENEFITS/FEATURES decreased inventories. more reli­ the U.S .. ~Nithout making any other turer of pollution control equtp· worldwtde. In 2004, the U.S. "Laws were made to be broken" • OnE' wne pricing throughout Southern Calitornia. able delivery schedules and stops along the way. ment for cleaner air, ground, water, Commercial Service helped U.S. Christopher North, May, 1830 • Flexible pilk-up times as late as 7:00p.m. improved tracking and visibility • Assist with sub-assem­ environmental testing. demolition. businesses generate export sales • Guaranteed deliver) times as early as 10:30 a.m. throughout the supply chain. bly. kitting and other value added and brownfield development. worth $26 billion. "Had laws not been, we never had been blam 'd; for • Real-time e-mail coniirmations. "I would say that about 75 manufacturing steps in making a When the firm was looking to not to know we sinn 'dis innocence" • Online order cntrv & tracking with p('rsonalized addre~s books. percent of our customer base is product ready for delivery. establish critical partnership and to The California U.S. Export • Customized reporting ;md billing options. focused on manufacturing and • Inspect, package and test develop sales in China, the compa­ Assistance Center network Sir William Davenant • Vo lume discounts available. sales," said Max Alire. director of manufactured good~ for the client. ny got help from the U.S. includes offices throughout the 1606-1668 the SCS Ontario operation. "They • Handle customs Commercial Service. TEC faced state. For more information on the 933 3 BASELINE ROAD, SUIH 110 RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730 probably have only a small depart­ including all of the regulations and an obstacle to entering the market U.S. Commercial Sen·ice, please (909) 980 1100 · FAX (909) 941-8610 ment to handle global logistics and paperwork associated \\ith it. in the form of Administration of 1·isit their Web site ar supply chain. and they usually • Manage returns han- Quality Supervision. Inspection www.exporr .go I'. don't have time to do a complete dling. and Quamntine (AQSIQl of the I E IRN L • p E 14 HOMEWOOD SUITES Harassment .B.l SiN! S~ JOL RNA I. • PAGI' Is December 200'i Training • B Y HILTON Deadline The Calif orn1a Report: OPENS HOTEL IN ONTARIO/RANCHO CUCAMONGA Nears continued jimn page 13 -.hopping scnice* and a complete include' man) of the mdustry\ able 10 each guest -.uite. as well a-. bu-.meS\ center at mostlocations. best known and most highly Time 1s running out for in the lodge and meeting rooms. To make reservations at a regarded hotel brand,, mcludmg California employers to compl Half Empty or Half Full? Launched 111 1989. the Homewood Suites b) Hilton hotel. Hilton . Conrad . Doubletrec . with a law requiring all organit:. Homewood Suite-. by Hilton brand travelers can visit the Homewood Embassy Su1tes Hotcb . Hampton tions w1th 50 or more employees. continued ji'om pag<' \J good sources of today has more than 160 hotels Suites Web site at homewood­ Inn·. Hampton Inn & Suites . mcluding contract personnel. to recent JOb growth open With another 95 in the put all supervisory employees suites.com or call 1-800-CALL­ H11ton Garden Inn. Hilton Grand comparison to the 44.800 JObs en: Each of these sec· \'TL> Emplo~· mcnt (;nm th by pipeline. Beyond its spacious through 'cxual harassment tram­ HOME '. Homewood Su1tes par­ Vacations Club'l~ and Homewood ated O\ er the same period in :!004. tors has grown at -.uite-. and home-like amenities. mg. :\IS:\ (S.-\) ticipate-. in the Hilton HHonors Suites by Hilton*. The hou-.ehold suney shows simi­ about 3 percent Home\\ood Suite-. guests can find AB 1825 (Reyes, guest reward program. \\hich o. lar slowing. ~ hilc YTD gro\\ th in this quarter. at each hotel an on-s1te Suite Fresno). requires each supef\ sory allO\\s its member,., to Double D1p ·Guest pays for grocnies Other 1 household emplo) mcnt stands at adding about ~J employee to ha\·e at least two Shop* convenience store. c\en:i-.e by simultaneous!} accumulating 2 9 percent rclatl\ c to 1.4 percent 11.500 jobs , ,,.r.-.; restnctf()/1.\ apply hours of training by Jan I. 2006 facilit) and gue-.t laundl) at most both hotel points and airline miles growth 111 non farm pajroll apiece. Both of unless they had received traimn~ LA location-.. Guests can also enJO) a with each qualifying ,.,tay. ~mploymcnt. the mo\1 recent quar­ these sectors out- HHonorsF,;, Double DipJY and in 2003 or ::!004 daily complimental) Suite Start Homewood Suites by Hilton i,., part ter!) growth numbers arc ncar!} paced con-.truc- ·a Double Dtpping® are trademarks AB 1825 applies to all tion 111 October. (T" ) hot breakfa-.t and a Welcome of Hilton Hotel\ Corporation. 1dcnucal. 1.0 percent for the ., tl Oll'ned bv Hilton HHonors organizat10ns-busmesses. govcm­ though construe- Home*reccption featunng a com­ wh1ch 1s n:cogni/ed mternationally hou;ehold suncy versus 0 9 per­ ment and non-profits. Failmg to t1on has stdl L•: plimental) light meal and bever­ as a preemment hospitality compa- Worldll'ide, L.l..C. Hilton HHonor.1 cent for the pay roll survc). comply opens up employers to Unemplo) mcnt has remained rela­ added far more ~:- age-. Monda;· Thursday evenmgs. 11). The compan) develops. owm. membership. earning r1j Pmnt.\ & l potential lawsuits. tively stable around 5.2 percent. JObs year-to-date. ' AdditiOnal guest sernces at manages or rranchises more than Miles®, and redemptum of points C.t. The chamber has a cost- though 11 has been cdg111g slight!) Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels 2.300 hotels. resorts. and vacation an· subject to HHonors Terms and higher as labor force growth has !,;(> include a complimental) grocery 0\\ nership properties. Its portfolio Condition\. continued on page 19 slightly outpaced employment Half Full: E growth. Broader How the Almost all of this siO\\ ing Economic E~.-;.~ =~. Dollar ' s trend IS due to the dramatic s\\ 1ngs Acthity Speeds sa~ 1.1 in information employment Ill Lp in 2005 K.:i1 I Va I u e Affects Your L.A. County Over the lirst half of In con- 2005. this sector added 24.000 trast to the dismal Investments jobs. thanks largely to a TV-hased picture pamted by surge in motion picture and -.ound the employment numbers. the most colllinued from paxe 5 I io~. a dollar that is stable or rbing recording employment. These jobs recent figures for month since July. If present trends good news on the budget these was often called the ··super dollar" over a longer period of time tends represented 22 percent of all non­ days. during this period. to attract foreign investors to the farm payroll JOb growth 111 personal income. taxable sales and continue. Californ1a \\ill end the general fund revenues pomay an 2005-06 fiscal year \\ 1th $1.2 bil­ However. the dollar began stock market; this, in tum. expands California 111 the first half of 2005 Housing Markets: Slo~ing to weaken steadily in mid-1985 as the amount of money available to Since July. L.A. has lost 17.000 of economy p1cking up steam. lion more in the general fund reserve than previOusly foreca-.t. Down or Holding Strong? the sale of"costly" American prod­ buy stocb---including yours. these jobs. Preliminary estimates of taxable sales for Q2 are up percent year­ Some have said this will result in a All the maJOr counties in ucts dwindled abroad. while the However. this is a "good Outside ofl,A.'s mforma­ 8 over-year. and Q2 personal income budget surplus next summer. but the Ba} Area and Sacramento demand for relatively inexpensive news/bad news" scenario. A strong tion sector, n:gional and sectoral 1s up 6.4 percent. The Central don't buy the hype. re\ cnues still reg1on have seen year-over-)car imported items rose. The stock dollar leads to an "exchange loss." trends have remained relative!) Valley and Inland Empire have fall -.igmficantly short of expendi­ declines in home sales in recent market crash of 1987 forced the which means the earnings of U.S consistent. slo" growth in the big shown the strongest growth in tax­ tures in every period forecasted by months. leading many obsencrs to dollar to sink even further. causing companies doing bu~iness abroad economics, faster growth in the able sales. though the difference the LAO. Previously. we were set conclude that the end of the real the Federal Reserve Bank. the (and. therefore. their shareholder-.) Central Valley and Inland Empire. between these growth regions and to exhaust the general fund reserve estate boom draws ncar. Sales \Ol­ nation's central bank. to reduce lose value when foreign currencies Construction remains the fastest the bigger economics i-. less pro­ in 2006-07; now. we'll e~haust 1t ume also looks to be slowing m interest rates and provide liquidity. lose value againM the dollar. The growing sector year-to-date (5 .8 nounced than the differences in 2007-08. The half-empty I half-full Southern Califomia. though it is In times of volatile mar­ greater the export activity of an percent). and now accounh for 6.2 employment growth. analogy falls short here. In this still higher than this time last year. kets today. it's not uncommon to American multinational company, percent of all employment in .' r n rfi o !d · (P,tv 20% OFF' y u• lit r not g 81'1 c 'td General Fund revenue-. case. the glass is cracked and leak­ Wall Street is betting on weaker see the dollar move up or down the more it benefits from a weak "USPS"'"* ~IM tt.:t~ ctr~ to>4 ontttJ!In\1. California almost the same pro­ have also showed some strength ing onto the floor it\ just leaking real estate markets in California in against foreign currencies as much dollar, which makes the company's J Pro ocss1 portion as durable manufactunng. • Dot ng • Stomp Aff xmg • ~o 0 gn recently. exceeding the Legislative a little slower than we the coming years. The split-adJUst­ as 10 percent in a single week. In products more affordable to for­ Education/healthcarc and • lt t 1.1Jmgeme·1t • rohot"g I Wof~1 SP,ol Analyst's forecasts for every thought.That's what passes for ed stock prices of all the major fact. many sophisticated investors eign buyers. This is why many • Dir~ t /.lui llr ~'tnY leisure/hospitality have also been • l1behng • rand Procemng builders in Southern California with high-risk tolerance have prof­ financial advisor' recommend lr ~ Jer Addte. tng have been falling since July. 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Performance Management System The program provadc\ col­ Sept I. 2006. is chgible to apply 210 111 Rancho Cucamonga or b) Eighteen Fellows will be selected lege graduates an Op[X)rtunity to There as no preferred maJOr calhng the progr~m office at (916) in May after an mitial screen of by Michael Stanleigh any of the person\ efforts devoted such as a project management not meeting expectations. \\.hat become full-time Senate staff Individuals with advanced degrees 651-4160 Application' and applications and a subsequent Employec.. today arc fac­ to projects they were assigned So office, and put it into the hands of adJUstments the employee needs to member\ at the state Capitol m and tho'e m mtd-can:cr arc encour- brochures are also ts. lobbyists. and state govern­ reflects only the work they do competency requirements for proj­ The formal reviev\ of per­ A more effect ave sy,tem to ect\ a-. well as to assess employee.. fonnance can be done either annu­ ment officials. 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I.E. # A~ent\ 1.1> .• Specialti.- Headquarter<, i?t~el.ocal I< xecuthe \ddre'><, Fbcul Year 2002-03 # Office, Total Year Foundl-d City. State, Zip Fi'>Cal Year 2003-().1 Phone/Fa' Poised for Solid Growth 1n 2006 E-"'tail Addre'>.<, Centur~ 2 I Bril\'t Horitons ~OOO.tXXI I 20 West Covina T. Ba.,hara overburdened rail line,, environ­ '612 t- Gancc .. vc 21. ,OOO.IXXI 2 19'17 c~:·wl~i>~~~~~;~~i,, Prcstdent SIO\\ and -.tead) gain' tn empiO) ment for the Ltb Angele' qualtt) space \vest Covina. .·\ 9 t 7<11 Rc~iden1ial (81.J01421 '1~4 Sale-. of office huilding' mental concern' and a shortage of the O\erall econom} \\ill continue Count}. Orange Count} and Inland Centu'{c 21 \\ riKht 200,000 75 Rc"dcnual Real brarc, Temc<.:ula John Litaway to unprO\e office and indu,tnal Empire office and mdu,tnal mar­ cont111ue at a record pace. Wtth industrial space all add up to~ new 27525 cffcrson vc. 230.000 1990 Commerctal Lease, Bu.s. ~rtunu~ Si«Jtalt..t Temecula. 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Los Arcos Realty WND 3 Commcrctal Property, Thousand Palms Thomas Ward mg 'ummanLc' "C) finding' in the 72-711 Ramon Rd .. Ste. 4 1985 Apartments Nattonwtde Owner ll-1 ar"et Foreca't for Southern current C<~,den Forcca't: the region \\ ith its concentration of Thousand Pahm. CA 92276 (760) 343 14021343-1589 Caltfornia relca,ed b) the entertainment. technolog) and Orange County Professional Practice Sales WND 0 5 Tustin Thomas M. Fitterer 36-t E. Fif\tSt. 3 1966 Pra~~!~~it.,rg~j~~ls, Pre,1dent Unt\er,lt) ot Southern California Los Angeles Count) media tenanh including Yahoo!. Office: If Orange County Tu"in, CA 92780 Pmfc"ional Business Sales (714 I H32-02"101832-7858 Lu.'" Center for Real !--.,tate Office: Vacanc} rate' America Onltne and Fox Sports. were to identify a central husinc" Gas Station Exchan5e 4 Brokcm§~,~h~~t~~~rr~~\'!.Washes. 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CA 92~06 (951) 787-88121682-1783 JOhnJQuinnro sbcglobal.net "Southern Cali forma project\ the mtxed-use Grand Count} mdustrial mar"et has the 52.66 a square foot -- a 12.7 per­ office and imlu~trial marh.et' \\Ill Avenue project and the LA Ltve lowest vacancy rate 111 the U.S at cent annual increase -- and the Note: All California Business For Sale prov1des business for sale information on their Web sites at www.allcal1fbtz.com and www.bizben.com. or phone (925) 831-9225. continue to hold thetr \alue lodging and entertainment com­ 0.8 percent and 1s the largest mdus­ highe\t net absorption of I 24 mtl­ , . A - \', ~· H \'{) - n 1 .\ Duc/ou 110 = Ml a~mlabk Tht: ln/c>ntkUzon uttM ~r lur \\W obtatn('d from tM rompcmu·s lwtd fi, tht belt ofOUT A.noMoftdgr W uif_omJ(Uiotl .ruppl,d J t11.:curatt' ru- ofprrrs ti~ l\'hilt t•u·n .r(fort •s mtM.1' t(_ r m ...... --. 1.orou~hnus ftht lur omu.non.s and 1\poflraplu,a/ trror$ mmttrmrs oc tid rlrast snlll rorrterwm or adduwru on compwry ICtrr~ad to 1M lnWird Empm· RunNr:s JQumal, P.O Bot /()79, through 2006 than"' to a tlood of plex. Almo't all avatlahlt: office tnal center in the country wtth 969 lton square feet. half of all space R,mdzo Cucutrllltl~tl ( \ 9172~ IY79. Rnc~.m htd hv Srndra Olltfl.l. Copm~:hi JtBJ. Thu !t.tt upprltml m the Dtcrmb.tr 2005 U111' of tilt lnL.md Emptfl' HusmtSl Journal capital from mutual funds. REITs 'pace do\~ntown has traded hand' million square feet of 'pace. 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Bo' !979, Rani''-- o\\nload '\o\\ from "''"·lopl.i,l.l'Otll December 2005 BUSI'\ISS JOL RN.-\L • PAGE JO lkc:emher 2005 BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE .ll A Fist Full of Video Office and PAUL ROMAN PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE EMPIRE COMPANIES conwwcd from pa~e :!Y tate meat. o;Jngk-malt 'c.:otch kind of other responsJhiiJ!Ies, Roman IS encounter wakhing suc:h thmgs m no ,urpnsc that dc\clopcf\ with prm.Jmit) to the Inland Emp1re. Paul\ legal background, as well as and creatiOn of ma,ter-planncd finance. Roman abo holds a bach­ guy. and I like Ill) T\ \tTcen' BIG. responsible for creating and unple­ the: dassroom or hoardroorn enutkd land 111 the area arc \tartmg his experience 111 real e\tate communities. the structunng of elor\ degree in business adminl\­ l\1y ad\ice to )nu·) Total ah,orption wa' an 1111pn.:-.sive We should hlruction on -.cq.:ral office tow­ mentmg new plan' for strategic finance and complex bu,m.:ss ven­ jomt ventures and acquisitJon,, trallon, with a concentratiOn on If) ou ha\e trouhk seeing 5.0 million Sljllare feet cnuntywidc, that h) the time the) started putting Cr\. acquisition\, and the opening of tures, can be better capitalitcd and the sale of over a half billion real estate tinance. thing' up do,e. it i' time to con,ult '' 1th mo\t of the demand occurnng D\'D pla)t:rs m the hack seat of Compames attra.:tcd to )OUr optometri't Things are only in the l\orth Count) .:ars. most p.:ople had gl\ en up on lower rents 111 the '\orth Count) go1ng to go cra;ier. real reaht) .111) how. area 'urrounding Fullerton helped Inland Empire Th.:rc I'> another parallel pu'h it' 'acanc) rate' to the lowc't Office: The Inland Emp1re Growth Expected for Small issue hrcwing. DVD grlhs sales are levcb in the region. South Count) will continue to he Californ1a\ surpa"mg theater re\enue. :\1ore citie' mcluding Dana Point and fastc\t-grow ing urhan area over the people are waiting for the mO\ ie to San Clcm.:nte had the highc't rent' next 10 y.:ar,. gaining 10.000 peo­ come out on dP·k so tht:) can take 11 for Clas' A 'pace due to an mflux ple a year through 2010. Many Businesses in California horn.: to watch in the comfort or of new. higher-priced huildmgs. companies 111 the pa\t fe\\ years The National h.:deratlon their living room. especially if Industrial: South County have opened new offices or moved are based on NFI B 's Small­ remforccs the small-business own­ ers a., they seck new ways to reach of Independent Bthlnt:ss (NHB) ther.: an: delet.:d sc.:ne' and alter­ developer' arc cap1tali1.ing on the to the Inland Empire from Los Busmess ConditionsSM report, the ers' optimism as presented 111 their customers," said Wayne Bc-.t. and Visa USA. two of the nat1on\ Visa Commerc1al Consumption nate .:nding., or beginnings. Then market for quality, low-rise resi­ Angeles. Orange and San D1ego NFIB \survey results. 'oel1lor vJce president. business and lead1ng small-busme's advocates. Expend1turef\' (CCE) Index - the th.:re art: th.: commentaf} trad.s dential condominiums converted Counties to accommodate shorter cconomit• analySis. Visa USA from obsolete office space. South released research findings that pro­ fir-,t financial metri~ to standarditc • Strong consumer "Con\umef'> in the We'>tern L,;nited and "making of. .. " 'f1egments abo gre\\. QuickTimc, Realtime and Insights Senes. NFIB and Visa cent cited their sales prospects for • Non-payroll • Nearly half (41 Windows Video formats. It also is have brought together new eco­ the next three months as a reason spendmg by U.S. business and percent) of respondents in available for iPods. nomic data and insights, ranging for being optimistic when looking government agencies will continue California stated business condi­ In other words. film com­ from small-business forecasts to ahead. a pattern of solid growth, incrclli>­ tions are "good." compared to 37 panies will bypass Apple and make consumer spending trends. These ing an estimated 6 percent in 2005 percent nationally. In addition. 10 available promotional videos for consumer and business spending "Small businesses arc to $16.2 trillion and expanding fur­ percent see conditions improving their upcoming movies for free so statistics are a key indicator of known for their resi lienee, as ther to reach $17.2 trillion by during the next three months. com­ people can carry them in their small-business conditions and shown by our latest survey 2007, according to Visa's CCE pared to 8 percent nationally. pockets. should help business owners antic­ results," said Nigel lves, vice pres­ analysis. Small business spending • In California, 59 Note here that not every­ ipate market trends, navigate chal­ ident, western region. NFIB. continues to outpace the growth of percent of small businesses stated "Despite fluctuations in energy thing is downloadable. The AOL lenges and realiLe opportunities. larger companies with the retail prospects for their businesses dur­ programming can be viewed but prices and the potential effects of trade. wholesale trade and manu­ ing the next three months to be recent disasters on the economy. not retained on the hard drive. National Conditions facturing sectors reflecting the "good," similar to national expec­ small-business owners are looking Apple iPod programming can be Small-business owners large'! share of small-business tation' (57 percent). at their prospects for the future, downloaded. hut at a cost of $1.99 who attended gained valuable spending by industry segment. • When asked the and they like what they see.'' each. The market will determine insights regarding the economic rea,on for why they arc optimistic:. Visa's CCE and consumer "An understanding of con­ future costs. if any. Film companies outlook. including broader finan­ almost half (42 percent) of small­ spending data offers a snapshot of sumer and business spending pat­ will probably want to get their pro­ cial conditions and spending business owners in California cit.:d trends. These conditions and trends actual purchasing behavior that terns can help small-busin.:ss own- mos out cheap. Watch for commer- continued on page 32 BlJSINESS JOlJRNAL • PAGE 32 December 2005 Growth Expected for Small December 2005

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positi\ e sales pn1spech. '' hich is Economists and Business (909) 625..J007 Leaders Address Strategies for Report : Half lnfimu of Rtver.idc in line'' ith the national average of 3040 Adams Street, Rtver"de CA Bruce Freedman (951) 32~·8181 42 pcrc.:nt. Small-business Gro~th Jeep Chrysler of Ontanu 1202 Auto Center Dme, Ontano C\ RJ Romero !9!19 l 390-9R98 \'i"t\ SpendTr.tl.. findings Some of the nat ton·, fore­ indicate that consumer spending in most business leaders and econo­ (909) 390.()298 mists provtded Cllmmentar} on Empty or Half Kennedy Cad1llac 1400 S. Camino Real, San Bernardino CA th.: Western region outpaces spend­ Jack Ferguson !909) 884-0 Ill these economic trends .tnd offered ing nation11 tde: (909) 88-1-6251 ad1 tce to help tnform business Keystone Auto Group 1251 Auto Center Dnve, Ontano CA 91761 Sona1 Gontale1 (909) 937-6110 * Consumers enjo) acce" to 1m ncr' 2006 planning Guy Fu II? more discretionar) mcome. The Kawasal-1. author. columnist. and (909) 390-0266 managing director of Garage KIA 7850 Indiana Avenue. Rile~> ide CA increase Ill home 1 aluations is a from prices llatten- Robcn Paul (951) 353-800R T.:chnolog) \'entur.:-,. delivered a KIA Motor-; k.e) contributmg fact11r to this rise ( h.•n::<' in limn< '''In mg out. From 14101 Ptpeltnc Avenue, Chmo CA !909) 627-3700 in discreuonar) income. I.-e) note address on h011 entrepre­ I )d 2• 1-)tp iJd ..!•10) 1989 ·94. those Lexus of River-;1de 3150 Ada111> Street. Rivmide CA FrancOis Attalah (951) 353.()9()3 * Discretionar) 'pending for neur-, can accelerate bu-,iness gro11 th and adapt to changmg mar­ region' with more Lmcoln Mercury-Citrus Lmcoln 1375 S. Wooddruff Way , Ontario CA L. Gary Gnderwood (909) 292.()100 the peri1xl from Aug. X. 2005 to S:l k.etplace d) namics. Ka11 asaki ·, '-C' ere JOb losses ~O\. 13. 2!Xl5 gre11 in se1eral sec­ SB C Tim Oshom presentation was followed by a also tended to see tors. including: home and garden Moss Brotbc~> Ford 411 E. Laurel Street, Colton CA Chmtopher Prdtt (909) 825-12I2 panel diseu,,ion on the nauonal nommal declines in (24.5 percent). travel and entertain­ Mark Chri>topher Auto Center 2131 Convention Center Way. Ontario CA 91764 and regional business outlook, as 0 home prices. And Chris Lcg1o (909) 390-2900 ment ( 15.9 percent), home furnish­ Mark Chmtopher Cad1llac well as trends in consumer and LA this is one of the Jnn Westley ings ( 14.2 percent), and department major difference' business spending. Participating in Mazda of San Bemardmo 1388 S East Street. San Bernardmo CA Charley Obcnnan (909) 884-6431 stores (8 percent). between these two * Consumer spending in the the panel were Wtlliam c 0 Metro Acura Honda Montclair. CA Chuch Catero (909) 625·5000 Dunkelberg, chief economist, counties m 2005: Western region (Alaska, Arizona, Metro Nissan 9440 Auioplex Dnve. Montcla•r. CA 91763 Franm FuJishige (909) 625-7514 NFJB; Lawrence McQuillan, dtrec­ San Francisco has California. Colorado, Hawaii, y MK Smith Chevrolet tor of business and economic stud­ expenenced a 4 5396 Riverside Drive, Chino CA 91710 Louie Valdobinos (909) 628-8961 Idaho. Montana, Nevada. New s percent contraction ies at the Pacific Research MK Smith Chevrolet 12845 Central Avenue. Chino CA Jtm Dam (909) 628-8961 Mexico. Oregon. Utah. in information Washington. and Wyoming) out­ Institute: and Wayne Best. senior Moreno Valley CheHolet 12625 Auto Mall Dr. Moreno Valley. C<\ DJ.AIIanl (951) 485-3500 vice president, business and eco­ SM employment since paced the nation at 13 .I percent the start of :2005, Moreno Valley Mega Store 27990 Eucalyptus Ave .• Moreno \'alley CA 92555 Jtm Amador (951) 2.\7 .800() growth over the same period. nomic analysis. Visa USA. s SF while San Diego (951) 242-5460 cc has not had an) Moss Brothel> II 00 South "E" Stree. San Bernardino Ca Wayne Allen (909-8S4-8255 significant job loss. (909) 885-8972 A Despite the lack MountaJnvtew Chevrolet Office and •o of com mcing evi­ 1079 W Foothill Blvd .. Upland. CA 91786 jl;ick Cacu (909) 982-7914 dence of a slow- Norco Mnsubtshi 2100 Hamner Avenue. Norco CA Gus Cantellanu (951) 735-7100 L_ down in the big Andrew Arriagon picture. several Industrial Markets Olymp•c Boat Center~ 512 East Redlands, San Bernardmo CA Andy Barrow (909) 383-3130 continued from page 15 California counttes do show mort: definitive stgn> of cooling oil. (909) 383-9120 recent years may be '>lowing. we Sales in San rranci,co do show an Ontario Dodge-lsuzu-KJA 120 I Auto Center Drive. Ontario CA 91761 Chuck Castilla (909) 390-4191 Poised for Solid should take a deeper look at the ob11ous downward tr.:nd. otl 20 Ontario Volvo 1300 Auto Center Dnve. Ontano. CA 91761 Dave West (909) 685-5800 data before proclaiming the end of percent '>ince their peal- in June • the real e-,tatc boom. Looking at 2004. Prices took almo'>t a )e;tr Growth 1n 2006 sca>onally adjusted aggregate -,ales longer to turn the corner. but ha1 e Pacific Auto Sales & Leasmg 1934 W. 9th Street. Upland CA Richard Mayo (909) 981-1383 volume for the Bay Area and fallen over 5 percent since their Penske Honda Ontario I .JOt Auto Center Drive. Ontario, CA 91761 Ron Bro\\n (909) 97+3800 Southern California, you might see peak in Ma) 2 L. l·nedman (htrrar Straus & G1roux .. $27 50) (I) released 11' "Spec1al Office estate appraisal and consulting Fu II? Why business glohaluallon has arnwd and " liJ..d) to sla) Research Report" for fall 2005. fim1. Located 111 the Univcrsit} The next tunc you're at a t:ontinues today as one wa) to 't:ut 2. "Frcakonomics: A Rogur Economi'>t Explores the Hidden Side of cominllt'd from page 32 ing to each of these old themes which indicates that oftit:e market Corporate Center Park ncar the -.taff meeting (or Simply spcakmg through the clutter· of other. Ever)'thing," b) Steven D. l.cnll (flarperColhns. $25.95) (2) First. we looJ.. at data on regional with your teenager). pay attention Increasingly ub•4uitou-. ad-. . And fundamentals are gaining strength 57 I 0-frce\" a} mtcrchange. the Why you shouldn ., .tn:epl lhe otlkial versiOn of anylhmg. de.:1'i'e factor m the coming real bankruptcy 'tati,ti<.:' to get 'ome not only to \\hat'' being '-lam judgments arcn'l as last as you belie\e the San D1ego ,c·enano of flatten­ a"e'' the likelihood of JOb lo"e~ erties continue to nse. -.upport.:d President Nata lie BazareYitsch with w •. but they have faded into ing number of ads created for 4. "The Fhe D) sfunction~ of a Team," by Patncl, \1 l.enclom ing prices and falling ,ales. If the by replicating Ed Leamer\ analy­ b) low interest rates and nearly and Vice Pres1dent Lynn Knox the background of language. mut:h themselves. (John W1ley & Sons .. $22 95) (7) n:al estate ,]O\\ dm\ n become' a si' of L .S. employment trends for insatiable appetites for commercial represented I'C\ / Murcor in the like the dnum. in a J. is popular once agam. office and Industrial Properties resented the seller Wilkins O'Dell with sharper declines in sales cou­ of mediocre gro\\lh \\as largely the hom or saxophone of that ja1 1. words operate like mm•-commcr• 6. ''\\inning,'' by JacJ,. \\ckh (HarperColhn-. . .$27.95) (4) Group .. .Sperry Van Ness. one of LLC ... Sperry Van Ness has com­ group. commanding the listener\ pled with falling nominal prices. due to home price appreciation. A ciab. some of the do1cns of ad-. run The prune example of bus me" suc·.:css tells hnv\ 11\ done attention . It's a tenn that i-. cun·ent. rapidly appreciating home makes the nation·, largest commercial pleted the sale of Upland Hills dally on our not ent1rely pri\ ately- 7. "Secrets of the :\fillionaire '\find: '\l astering the Inner Game of Looking Forward: ~ew us "feel wealthier:· even if our fashwnable. and h1h you nght 0\\ned channels." real estate inH:stment brokerage \'lest. a 30.566-square-foot reta1l Wealth,'' by T Han U.cr (ll.lrper{olhns .. )19 95) (1:!) Thought~ on a Real Estate 1ncome isn't gro\\ in g. Our between the eyes. "Bimg-bling" 1s In other words. we arc firms. has completed the sale of a center. to L pla nd Hills West, The missing linJ.. bcl\\een wanung wealth and a.:h1e\ ing 11 Slowdown inc reasing consumption is fueled soc1al pop that's headed for the continually looking for opportuni­ ne\\ construction 7-Eie\Cn build­ LLC based 111 Beverly Hilb for 8. ""One Thing You -.eed to Kno" About: Great :\fanaging, Great As we ·,e argued before. by increasing debt. but lenders will advertising pages "24/T i-. bu\1- ties to put our O\\ n brand on how ing totaling 2.900 s4uarc feet to $9275.000. The center is located Leading and Sustained lndiv idual Success," b) \1arcu> Bu.:kingham we 'ee 1\\ o main channel' through line up around the block 10 bail us ness pop that has totall} replat:cd we present oursehe-.. Wt: market (free Pre" )29 95) (9) which a real e'tate bubble affects out with a home equity loan. As Corona-based 1-5 West LLC for at 1001-1103 E. 16th Street 111 the slang cxpre"1on "round-the­ ourseh es b) a notit:eable u-.e of A guide 10 leammg the csS~:n.:c of succc" the 0\erall economy: a "wealth long "' home pri..:e' keep rising. $2.36 million. The property is Cpland Brad Uma nsky of dock." which may date from the distmctive word-. and catch phrases 9. ··Good to Great.'' by Jim Collins (HarperCollms .. '527.501 (6) effect" w h1c h connects higher nobody loses. located on the southwe-.t comer of Sperry Van 1'\iess 111 Ontario repre­ 1920 ore' en earlier. that we think aren't u-.cd that often Climbmg 1he sleps from bcmg good to bcmg great. home prices and higher spending. It should come as no sur­ Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. and sented the seller. Glendale-based Stnctly -.prak•ng "pop" or that well. We picJ.. them up from and the inc reased employment in talk ha' been with u-. for ages. and the media. who pick it up from u-. 10 ""Conspirac)' of Fools: A True Stor)." hy Kurt Eichen\\ald (Broad\\3) prise that censu' data on mortgage Jackson Ave. in Murrieta ... CB Upland Hills Pla .t:a, LLC. Scott sectors that directly benefit from status confi rms the intuition of this some of it has been absorbed ~" and feed them right back. The Book, ... $26.(){)) ( 10) Richard Ellis announced the pur­ Hook of Marcus & Millichap rep­ the construction boom. This sec­ slang. Pop. how.:ver. is slang on result is pop language wh1ch may How Enron cxeculivcs fooled all of 1hc p.:oplc. all of the 11me. chase of a 25 .000-square-foot resented the buyer steroids. and there\ a qualitative hang around a few months or a fe\\ tion focuses on ne w evidence re lat- continued 011 page 36 building at 740 Corporate Center difference. Savan points out that 111 years. If it lasts as long as a decade. *(I)-- Jndicalcs a book's prev1ous pOSIIion on 1he hsl •• -- lnd•catcs a book\ first app.:aran.:c on 1hc li-.t earlier penods "pop"''"' pnrnanly it becomes common slang and \\C ••• --Indicates a bo<1k pre\ 1ously on the list is back on 11. used by teenage males to ex pres-. a no longer notice 1t becau-.r \\C are counter-culture. anti-establishment focu,ed on ne\\ pop terms. attitude. In 2005 "pop.. phrases arc According to the author. cations. ti\C. and ma) lead others to form a . frequently co-opted as soon as they the all-time \\inner in propagating Leslie Savan has done U'> totally incorrect opimon about )OU. Think about it the next time you're Get a JUmp on your comp e tit i on hit the -.tree!\. A-. Savan puts it: some of the worst tnte "pop" all a favor by pomting out that tempted to 'ay proactive. by "But while -.ome pop lan­ phra-.es is the businc" world. At its "pop" words ought to come w nh a guage and many cum:nt pop phras­ heart is the tme -.ource: the bu-.i­ w ammg label: hea\) u-.c i' addic- securing your space es themsehes go way hack. the ness schools ("b-schools" to liSe role of pop language in our lives IS the old "pop" teml). Phra,es origi­ tn Inland Empire's premier reference 0 01 t not the same as 1t e"·rr was. What nating at othen\ isc resp.:ctablc BOOK OF LIS~rs TODAY. we have today i-. pop of a different univcr.,.tie-. sud1 as Yale. Wharton. Sponsorsh i p P ackages ... $6,000 order. Over recent generations. pop Han·ard. Stanford and MIT include Get a jump on your competition by language has more completely proactive. 'alue-add. robu,t. ramp­ securing your. space in Inland Empire's Full Page ... $3,750 • Half Page ... $2,750 absorbed the values and serv1ced up. build-out. out\ldt:·the-box the needs of those triumphant twin thinking. and one of the all-time premter reference tool For details, contact your account manager at social force': marketmg and ma" favorites. solution (a'> a -.ynony m TODAY. media." Savan goes on to note: "if for product). Sponsorship Packages ... $6,000 (909) 483-4700 one picture is worth a thousand What\ mor.:. now that we Full Page ... $3,700- Half Page ... $2,750 words. some words (or phrases, are well into the sunri-.c of the dig­ For details, contact your account manager like in your face) arc lowering the ital age. "pop" based on technical ratio. For ad agencies, the trend of computer terminology and cyhcr­ at (909) 483-4700 slang come and go as 4uickly as using words, spoke n or printed, In I a n d I 111 pi 1 L' B 11 -. i 11 l'-., J o 11 1 n :II that have the wallop of pictures updated versions of sottw art: appli- BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE 36 December 200s The California Report: Half

TOST \IHS R0 \1 \'\ Empty or Half Full? I· '1. ~ ~ ' G I'-H RI'-G C HRIS I S L\II'IRI· \11'-· \II \I.TflllLI I OtRS C \ I'll \1 , POOL \IIR \ CI.F \I \KFO\ ER lli'I.IIR \ RU\1·\ '- ISl Rl~ S :00.1 I \\()Rio; \ '\ll SP\ \I \l'-.1 t :00. \'-Ct. O RG \'\lZI'(; SERVI("f ~JO L HXllllll I Bl \ D 102211 SUI \'-0 RD COli IA'-KicRSON Ill 'iiSSI·~ BR·\DLlY contimu·d from pagt• 3-1 constant (1.e regressing percent shape than Rl~l TO CA ~:!'71rS2>o \"ICTOR\111.1 ( \ 92392 --, 4-IIMI PI! II \DI I 1'111 \ Sl 10~61 \IISSIO:\ ST 9092 AI \I!A\1 \ ST I~SSX HLNTRIIXiL C'T 91J%7'1~1M 1~62 change in bankruptcies on change after pre­ SPC 197 HK,IH ASD C -\ 92.qll-h .~2..'5 RH>I \~()S CA '1~374 1507 \ICTOR\'1111· C.\ 92394 ih(J9~6:"5.,' CHINO ( \~I 10 1'.14 ~5171 ''4X6 '.10~7'18171-l ()l)~Y in unemployment. percent change vious debt lkl! . hJrs, !".\ ) :tnd :\hdi.•nllnm•· story: states v. ith higher home I ~I ·\LTER"' P\1'-11'-G in home prices. and a constant). binges . I ROCHA R\(" FR ( IIIC I-. ~IOTOR ­ price appreciation since 2000 have l'rin 1 n d ll, ' \ l II G L · ~ RO \ HRO.TI-.(;. I \I-.E \RRO \\ HEAl> \1 .1.-\1 \"FS \!Oilll.F PHOTOSHOTS4l 16)1 RI\TRSIDl· \\I· SI'O RI ~ However. changes in unemploy­ Provided G·\1 11-.GOS \1 \SS.\ GE l iiER\ P\ FI.F ET SF R\Iet:s HARDI~G also tended to see bigger increases RIALTO C ·\ ~2.'76 H0\\1 R ment do lead to significant changes that con- 35~' RIVI-RSIIJIDR MARII~L/ 14x75 RODEO DR in the number of homes with home ~5DJ.Jh,X2 1.1624 "- \R"- ICK s·l CHI'OC\'117HJ 2'159 2X21Xl H\\Y 189 SLIH· 120 181 \\ CH \1'\RRAl Sl \ WIORVII.U C \ 'l2W5 in bankruptcies as a I percent s u m e r \'WJOR\111.1 C \ I ·\KI. .\RROWHFAD C-\ Rl \110< A92l71r271'1 equity loans. What is surprising is TIJO\IPSO'\'S 110\11' 92N5 52M increase in unemployment in a s pending \1 \Rio.: 0.. 1-.1\1 H \\\ 1-.1'-S '12352 l2lSY~:-~r;;: that states with higher home price ISPECTIO'\ ('0\IP\'-\ ;r~P41~."~ T\TE\IAS T RlC'K state O\er this five year period pre­ slows as R ~ . \L LS I \H \ PPR \" \1 W4H6'J:!l7 appreciation smce 2000 ha•e also THO \I PSO~ HA"-KI"S STI- I' B\ STEP F\SIIIO:O. 1'\SLRA:O.Ct: SER\'ICFS dicts a 7 percent increase in bank­ h o m e • 31617 SII\"LR SPRtU DR SI"O" S I· \RTII \I OH. R~ Rl-.1 .1 \'-I RF \l.T\ IH\ Ill COR:'\I:JO had bigger decreases in number of Rl:O..'- I ~G SPRI~GS C ·\ q-o~t· ruptcies. We can abo rule out legal p r i c e KRO~IoS 'IQ\\ HXJIHILI BI\D 14156 ..\\lARGOS.\ RD bankruptcies filed over the same 92JS6 11>127I.ORI·'-1· DR 909576SX 16 11~S STArEH\\Y 17) sn·l STLH differences be tv. een states as the 909X67515-I period - higher home prices have apprecia- \ ICnlR\1111 C·\ sn ' Rl \1 TO C\ 92J7f,4847 \'ICTOR\'II.U C \92192 source of this correlation: '"e see i o n ~2395 4124 R. H. \I'I' R \IS \1 , l -\K I ·\RRO\\ HEAD C \ '10\1820(,747 24P allowed consumers to shoulder \A DO'\ II !a I ('I the same negati\e correlation slows. the Bl RIIS0'- Y23'Q 760S430505 higher debt burdens without the CRE.\\1· S \ '-D~I ICII \I· R\1() ~IIFII & 20X~ \ ISlA I)[ I SOl 'XI'I7719741 \\\Ill>'"' S'I.I ()K~ & \lO RE rRt (!-:SHOP increao;e in bankruptcies we would between bankruptcies and home i ncrease STORE \\AIHJ\'- \PPI.f. RIIXa: Gt. .... t .R \ I. price appreciation across the coun­ in debt K£ SA \IRA Ill(; STF \ \IF.R C \ RPET >M~ ~OR "GI·\\OODA\1 STORt . normally expect under these cir­ 314-l ~EST '5X5X GHOST TO"-'I RD & l iU C U \'-ER RIALIO ( \ 9J)77 ISX'l ROBI:RSO:--< ties of California. from high S A~ BERNARD I ~() C'·\ \TR~10C·\ We've been spending during the 200 I recession 9:!405-2616 Rul/ 25416 Dl"RA!\GO LOOP YLC AlPACA 92''1'J.I>Xn'l Of course. it could very sugge~ts that it's not very likely at 9095 .W I.JOO !)FH.LOPERS RF \L talking about wealth effects for is unlikely to sink most households 1741X JESSICA I 'I l 0~1.\ II"DA CA 92~5.J 22'7 \RRO\\ IIE,\1) Bl SINK<;S 90979075-IX well be the case that economies a national level. but does this also FSTUF CIIINO Hll.I.S (A ~1709-6106 91J9.J781.J79 SYSTE~IS years now - what does this tell us INDEP~::O.CDFNT G L \SS SOli RA with decreasing unemployment unless income growth also takes a hold true in California'1 As at the 90939'91)5 ADONA! E.'ITERPRISF.~ that we didn't know before':' substantial hit. Once again. we're A:-ID 'liRRORS ~5321 WILDWOOD I'()PF H\11L\ DAY C .\RE Sh5iJ NORTRH ll STRHI INGRID E MORASSINl could generate higher home prices national level, manufacturing and \IARTINEZ CA~YO~ RD DC R EGISTRATIO:O. POl'! SAN BlcR~ARDINO C-\ 15111 DESERT STREET Highlighting debt as the mecha­ back to jobs. Spending should slow and fewer bankruptcies. and that construction have been major I 'lOR L HIGHLAND WI' Yl"C'AIPAC ·\9239~-5 1 24 CL BIAS .J512 GRAND A\ E 924lJ7 ADELANTO CA 92301 nism of wealth effects gives us down with nattening home prices. STEA 951-753XX4 1540H \AI.! I-T Bl \"IJ \IO~TCLAIR CA 91763-6407 90'1Xk~'l13o 7605.101491 the correlation is just a byproduct sources of job losse> in the past two SAN BE'R~A RD I ~O C'·\ some extra insight into how a but this is unlikely to lead to a 1·0 :-.T\:--2 WASH I ~GTO'I DR J & l. DltH Rf.!\TI \I. 5il'lX9 :1-IECCA RD 2274 CABRI'R \ -\\'E Tl\1 D LYNCH every 10 percent of home price From the peak of the job market in ·\ZtL EXPRESS Yt C \ IPA CA 92W9·2051 SER\ IC E \ IORONGO VALLEY CA SA'- BI·RNARDI~O C-\ n66 19Til STREET Consolidating high interest con­ Every thing keeps leading appreciation from 2000 to 2005 July 1990 to the employment Ft.;E.'-TES !XN(:--;GU:Z 92256 92.JII ALTALOMACA91717 sumer debt \\ith a low interest back to whether a real estate slow­ 14-15 E FOOTHILl Bl.\ D STf. \\IERS I IIR 15:103 I 2 ARRO\\ BLVD 90'18k()l>ll>l 9092136417 predicts a 7 percent decline in trough in May J 993. Cal ifornia lost home equity loan should leave down will coincide with significant I A ·9 Cl.t:A'If.RS FO:O.TA" A C A '12335·1206 C ALIBER FLOORING bankruptcies over the same period. 510.000 JOb> . Fifty-two percent of LPLA~ D CA 917R6-405-I 3.1562 n·c AlP A BLVD STE 8 CORPORAnO ;-.; PARYI.AND\'A DIXON CONSTRUcnON consumers· balance sheet'> in better job losses. Ed Leamer\ analysis keeping the unemployment rate these lost jobs were in manufactur­ 9093555502 Yl"CAIPA C A 92W9·2072 '\IAILANDOS 1911 S I YNX AVE GARCIA SERVICES 9097971947 LEI: 0 :-.TARIO CA 91761·1«!55 167 E HIGI.AND AVE DAVID DIXON ing. and 36 percent were in con­ CRYSTAL THERAPIES 9714 SIERRA AVE STL B 9099231889 SAN BERNARDINO CA 6475 CITRINE ST struction. These losses represented EKAETE TO\I'S ANT!Qt:ES FONTANA CA 923'5·6781 92405 ALTA LOMACA91701 1740 EASTVI EW AV[, & TREASl"RES ONE WAY WIRELESS 9095565810 9092136417 13.5 percent of total manufacturing LPLAND CA 917X4·X022 llrGII ART THE BARGAIN HONANZA TORRES employment and 29 percent of all 9099813573 12177 3RD ST SPC 50 JONI·S 1118 MISSION BLVD IG RED BRICK PIZZA AMIGO TECH SMOG construction e mployment. Y L'CAIPA CA 92399-1202 6023 !'ORIS! GLEN DR ONTARI O CA 91762 MALIK TEST ONLY !>'TATION DEL MAR HO\IE 9097907405 FONTANA CA 923.'6·1070 'XI9.J671J06 524-lliNIVERSITY PKWY JORGE MANRIQUE However, similar figures for the CARE SERVICES 9094637962 STI: H 190 CAL AVENUE UNIT F 2001-2003 employment contrac­ PARDO t '\ITED·MARTIAL ARTS SIR ROOTER SAN BI,RNAROINO CA BARSTOW CA 92312 tion paint a different picture: 87 1406 ORA~ GE GRO\T Sl DU"BAR OEL RIO CO"iSTRl"(TIO'i ARQUIETA 924ll7 7609612910 LPLAND CA 917Rirl51' 14366 YL"C AIPA BL\'D STE J CORP 1452 ~ ORA!\GE PL percent of the 367.000 jobs lost 9099203:177 YLC.\IPA C \ 92W9-2478 I4R03 BEAR VALLEY RD ONIA RI O CA 91764-2230 CALU'ORNIA PAINT LILLEY were in manufacturing. while con­ HESPERIA C ~ 92345·1608 6265724161 PROS INC. TRANSPORTATION SG CONTRACTORS \1ST·\ \lEW MEDICAL 76094RKR~R 167MW ANDES DR DELUll.EY struction actually gained JObs . 10·12 N MOt;NTAII'< A\E I GROl"P TRLJILLO DEBT UPLAND CA 91 784·2506 17630 VAll.EY BLVD 8132 KRAT0 ~1L. J.G.G. TRUCKING COLLECTIONS 9099847084 BLOOMINGTON CA 92316 Murrieta Sales Tax LPI.A.'iD CA 917R6-3695 11«!56 WIKA RD STE C GUTnERREZ TRUJILLO 9094213400 Receipts Increase 9096:102404 APPLI•. VALLEY CA 18754 DANBL' RY AV L 845 N \ ' I"EYARD AVE KITCHEN A D BATII 92307-1125 HESPERIA C!\ 92345·7156 APTD CONSULTANTS RYLAND HOMES 14.7 Percent BRISENO At:TO CARE 7602427744 O :O..TARIO CA 91 764-3165 BElL 24025 PARKJ SORRENTO. BRISENO CAPTAIN CAR WASil 1041 E FOOTHilL BLVD 1 45 STE.400 continued from page I 15544 VILLAGE DR t :NIT A PASO ALTO TOWING WILLIAMS MONTAGIO FL'NDING UPLAND CA 9 1786-4048 CALABASAS CA 9 1302 VICfORVILLE CA 92W4 Mt;RRAY 27394 STRATFORD ST GROUP 9099171333 reported record im:reast:s in sale 1733 36171 YL"CCAAVE HIGHLAND CA 92.346-1266 CORPORATION VALIENT INSPEcnON 9098629274 8768 KNOLLWOOD DR SKY'S THE LIMIT SERVICES tax receipts. Taxable ~ales have 7609551176 BARSTOW CA 92311-1926 760255167 4 RANCHO CUCAMO NGA CA AVIATION BRAIDY FERNANDEZ nearly tripled as the city benetit.\ CHRISTOPHER DOROTEO'S AUTO 91 7)0-33b6 MICHAELS 2914 CIMARRON CIR. from retail expansion and housing CHAVEZ DESIGN INC BIG BEAR ADHJ'. 1120 I 5TH ST APT C20 I SYSTEMS 2008 RANCHOCUCAMONGACA PFANNENSTIEL 9513346991 917:10·5980 121105 JADE RD 9094840398 VJCfORVll.LE CA 92392· continued on page 39 R \\ JOH,SO' R \U'G ST\TI SI'RH.TS\IOG continued ji-mn page 37 I "ll R .) \\II S ( IIR"I II C U \K PRF\UER \I EDit \1. \IFRRI(' t-: Hl.ll L"DSC\Pt C.S. \1 n SI0\1 Rl &. 0.1'.\1. IO!.I I>OS I Rl ( K"C' rm.. ' o \1 ''' \(;t SER\KFS I Rl ('K"(, USTHFTICS I'C R'\ \riO'\ \1, \I." \GF\IF' r 1411 6 ROARI:>;G CA\1P RD C \111'\t, IS \ C((Jl 'I 1'\G SOI.l 110''> GRA'I,'I I. t.tl Bf,RT I 01 HXll'l DHO TilER \P) "n L\ F'I,T~ & \1 I· lli)"( ,S I! 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CA 92.12·1 K355 S \II \RA Rll CO\IP\'\ 22625 PI!'> TAIL DR 1«1.1 CIRC'l I CITY OR RA\ PHILLIPSON 70445 MOTTLE CIR NO L·\ S COR!' Ql \!.IT\ PL\IP"G SLR­ \1 &. \1 F'G"FI R"(; 90~8444H77 I'll'!· \I \S I f.R 'S Sl(,, \ll Rl S n I 1-,(; .\!.BERT I·RA,CO St.: I'> CITY C\ 92587 CORO'< ·\ CA 92H79 23407 CANTLRBLR) \\A\ RANCHO MIRAGE C A 92270 6580 H ·\Rl FY ST \IOS I'll! I \N ('\;lH ~I! STU A KF:RR Ml.:RRILT A C.\ 92.~62 RI\'ERSI DI: CA 92.~(16 \\ \ 0' Tl\lf SLR\ I(TS SC'OTI \1 \ \ IBRLS Rl\ lcRSIDI CA '1:!504 \TlDIO 106 SALO'I TRl CK \\ ERKS \IS L!'ITR\ SYSTL\1S FRA'K G \ II R( \IXl Kl \\ ITST·\ STREIT .IJ! Rl \SO 'S T R \'\WOR I ,lf TRI CITY C1 ,.II·R . 'YE:>; YOI.\N 145S4 H \SU.I~L AI I 1'0!1- Sl ZA'' 9(YI'I~X~547 11'111 C'l -\RI \10' I I \'I BER:-;HLSTOR \GE. 2D09 JEFFERSO' A\'F. SH. SH \PI IS GLTTERS STOIH'L PROMOTIO' \1, I A'DS C·\ 92374 I'O' T -'' " CA 92115 'X1'10212X I R R \'CliO C l ('\\I! "GA SLL-'''T: JO'L~ 106 4~9 RAY\10R A\'E 90%BK548 BRIAN ALLEN GRANU\1 9'1'10 INDIA~A A\'E STE J \IODH."G 9o;DIEl \\Hill PHL 'GOC PHA'< K.\R! '< U ll.o\B! 1H REG!~A nn \'D 801)\ CUI ESTHER S\11TH \10 HA\tM.\lJ \/1\11 HECTOR AIXll I 0 ISOLA 19~9 I I \ 10' t I 2124 S GH0\'1 A\'1 'll O'TARIO C·\ Q171>4 7'142 <./liNn PI Kl 7112 \\ COITO'< AI E lA 124gl HIGH\\AY 79 SOl'TH BIUITKI REGISA \1\RII· I·U 1\ 15J7 KO ITLER COl.:RT M.\R) STRI· f T 9R20 SIFRRA AI ! I ON 1 \:-> \ C ·\ 921 <6 l':>;ll ~~ l)(l'f"XtFROS SHARYI ·\l"N PI -\RSL·. 24850 HANCOCK A\ I• I ~ 522 \11SSION BLVD 8J50 SL'lTANi\ /lVI· 6950 1-\I.DEZA\"E 11975 liES PI Rl •\ ROAD #B 0'11".\RIO C A 917~1 105 ·~ Sl NB l RS'I DR I\ h REDLA'IDS CA 92-'74 10MO MILI\Y WAY DR ·\PT 2M61 CORNU.! 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CITY CA IN'IIRPI f 3424 SHAWNEE DR RIVI:RSIDE CA 92506 420J I MAIN ST STI' H BEAlJMONT C •\ 922B-5 11539TRAILWAY DR 30855 ARBOI. REM OMoJ J I \ !\li,DERA RD C .\RPET F!IITERPRISES ~ 1Q(l \ICX)' much in Vegas. He recent­ wines. The teamwork. culture and com­ ings AM T h i s We con'>istcntly vic"" each them as \\e can. so \\oe can work tJon, manufactures. <,er\iccs busJ­ ly prepared a double Kobe mitment of our outstand111g client as unique, and take a proac­ w 1th them to structure their bank­ nc"e~. and professiOnals. I 5 I 0. 1ncludes As it says on the menu, "It chateaubriand ($700) With employees continue to measure til·e approach to accommodating ing needs 'pecifically. At K SPAl preparing IS somewhat difficult to accommo­ we got some inexcusable dishes. every cut of meat in a saute-pan. "a Beamaise and Foie Gras in one of date some of our patron's request the private rooms. The li nguine was the consistency Ia minute." That means that Jt is to have the sauce served aside. of Silly Putty. and the pizza was made to order. He explained to us He has about 25 ways to since the cut of meat IS fimshed in "Music for Guys Who Like '>Oak ing wet. that he believes that the grill kills serve Chilean Sea Bass. He even the sauce to give the meal its Lunc h at L e makes his desserts on site. This is a Good n ew~. folks. the flavor. unmistakable signature and char­ • • Music and the Women Who The new owners have He 1s also jusufiably proud man who loves his work. He acter." made a fine-dining facility out of of the product that comes out of his learned his culinary craft in I began with the lobster Be I I ISStmO Love Them" featuring IIana continued on page 41 continued from pa~e 39 but even the small hou'c salad \\as Setapen, violin l'cnonolt:ct! \\'inc lAthe/, fill" any Occw ion IJ\" excellent. continued from page I tra} 1ng bravery 111 combat bisque. I had ju~t had a good expe­ What we didn't get around THE H ISTORIC with "Music for Guys Who Like ("Yictol) at Sea"). the oily snarl of rience wJth th1s d1~h at another to was the <,ea bass that the chef Music and the Women Who Ul\e urban music (Jennifer Higdon's restaurant. Thi~ \\a' thinner. and was so proud of. We also didn·t get Them." The concert \\.ill take place "Peachtree Street'") and the excit­ GALLEANO 'WINERY lacked the bit' of lob,tcr meat that to the baked lasagna or the salad on Saturday. Jan. 14. 2006 at the ing music of Wagner's "Overture C UCAMONGA VALLEY SINCE 1927 the other restaurant had. but was at II entrees. Come to think of it. being Riverside Municipal Auditorium. to the Flying Dutchman." Our least as good. In fact. 11 was lighter, a' we were having lunch. we 3485 Mission Inn Ave. 111 newly-appomted concert master. and for a lunch. that's a good thing. passed on the big dinner entrees We can Riverside. Ticket~ are available by the charismatic Ilana Setapcn, will NeW York Grill'" custom We followed that with a and the live lobster dishes as well. calling the philharmonic offices at pcrfom1 the Tschaikovsky "Violin ·'Queen" piZza. It was good but not design Among the entrees that Chef 951-787-0251 or visiting the Concerto" with her unique mix of a laoel great. Even Chef Chnstophe Christophe is particularly proud of municipal box office at 3485 fire and -.ensuousness. just for you admitted that he did p111a because is the New Zealand rack of lamb. 950 Ontario Mills Drive, Ontario Mission Inn A\ e. The orchestra will offer a it's expected. But it'~ not hi~ Mmt of the d1shes alkm you to Some guys do not regard special performance of Ravel's Mon / Thur 11:30 a.m.· 9:30p.m. using: faYorite thing to do select your choice of pastas and symphony concert' as "their kind "Bolero." in honor of Dr. Charles Fri 11:30 a.m. • 10:3o p.m. • Sat 4:30p.m.· IO:Jo p.m. Photos Aero~~ the table from me 'auccs. of music:· These six p1eccs ""ill Tourtellottc. long-time supporter Sun 4:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. • Reservations Recommended Logos colors one guc't reported that his Bne He also menlloned that change the1r minds and maybe. of the RJ\crside County soup wa~ excellent. l abo got good tht:) are havmg occasional \\inc It's New York without the attitude! This award-winning Invitations their hearts. Men (and women) Philharmonic. The "Bolero" ""a~ Themes reports from the e<,cargot. although and dinner tastings. These arc. by admire genuine heroism - particu­ Dr. Tourtellotte 's favorite piece restaurant is where famous fare is finely defined. Our menu we think one of the little critter~ design. small affairs. Fifty people larly the magnificent athletes and the philharmonic b pleased to may have escaped his shell and ran can be proper! y attended to. One features prime steaks, Australian lobster tail, garlic roasted Wine whom John Williams celebrates in have this opportunity to sho\\ its into the corner to hide. (Just kid­ hundred is too many. "Summon the Heroes," commis­ gratitude to this wonderful member Tasting ding.) chicken, rack of lamb, prime rib and fresh seafood Perhaps the lunch was a sioned by the Olympic Committee. of the community. Available Among the guests I had for little heavier than you might "Guys" also respond to music por- specialties. Join us for jazz in our Manhattan Room where Daily lunch. one had the beef rav1oli and choose, but people from as far one had the French Riviera ravioli. away as Laguna and Long Beach acclaimed artists have made us the Inland Empire's most That would be seven round raviolis are driving out to the Inland JAMES S. COOPER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF INLAND Weddings • Annive r saries stuffed with sun dried tomatoes. Empire to dine at Le Belliss1mo. COMMUNITY BANK AND ICB FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES intimate jazz experience! We take care of every detail with • Birthdays • Spec ial E vents fresh basil and rich Ricotta cheese. Aren't we lucky'> APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS • Graduations • Holiday Gifts innovative menu items, specialty dishes, dramatic desserts, (Wait, I'm not done yet.) We've got it right here in It is served ""ith a garlic our own backyard. James S. 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Ill 3.3 p.m. Tour the Historic Winery Weekends hctwecn 2:00pm to 4:00 pm Or by appom- utive vice president and senior Maybe I was just hungry. been appointed senior vice presi­ ment Li sted in the National Register of Historic Places credit officer; Cooper also dent and branch administrator.

------BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE 42 December 2005 S E v I L L E The Captivating Andalusian Capital of Southern Spain bv Camille Bound., , ing Ferdinand Ill the opemng to Travel F.diror Sherry and seafood are capture the city. Pedro the Cruel What is Andalm;ia? '-Ophi>tkation .md flavor of a cm,­ unmatchable used the tower as a pn-,on: later On!) one of the most mopolitan cit). This is what Dining and lodging is precious metals from the New beautiful area~ in Southern Spain. makes her special. In the past. her available at varied price-, with It is a region of mountain~ and 'al­ reputation n:ached poets and com­ Rich History World were >lorcd there: today. the seafood and '>herry being the spe­ tower houses a small , but well-dis­ leys. Here in the 'aile) b) the posers around the '' orld: they inte­ According to cialty of the regton Many spo11s played Naval Museum. Guadalquivir River. we find grated her into their prose and legend. Hercules are available, and soccer and golf" Seville the capital of eight opera-, without hoil. its orig m'> arc linked Flowers and royalty Andalusians. an: known for their '' ith the Tartessian Something easy charm. their grace their Home of opera heroes ci' il i1ation. It \\as for e' ery- Maria Lusta relaxed approach to life and for a It wa,. the home of the called Hispahs under bod} Park is usu­ slightly condescending attitude gyps) Carn1en. amorous Don Juan. the Roman' and 1>.< 1 g h tIt fe toward the rest of Spain. Seville and that famous barber. Figaro. lbiliya with the ally coYercd abounds in flowers creates a perfect example of what Even if Se,ille is not a giant opera Moors. favored by with the­ that can be Andalusians are all about. set. with its baroque architecture. Spain's Catholic a t e r . romantic garden-.. and .'>lreeh lined Kings. and made admi red b) mo\ies. those that City with a cosmopolitan navor with orange trees, it certain!) loob wealth) by the New CaSillO\, Beautiful sister provinces, like one. Given Sevillanos' pas­ World riches that pass by or (gambling by those Cordoba and Granada, have the sionate nature. it definitely feels poured into its ports. IS legal relaxi ng on flavor and ambiance of the coun­ like one. Miguel de Cervantes Seville is layered p I a ;: a D e E s p a n a h c r c ) . tryside. but Seville has the person­ penned "Don Quil\ote" the creative with culture and his­ blue ceram­ music. bars. S c I' i I I e S p a ality of the countryside with the knight of La Mancha while ... erving tory. ic benches. cafes and The fl ower-, Flamenco Indomitable beauty are equally luxuriant at the dancing. Since man) of Spain's Moorish Alcazar. Europe's oldest At 11' heart best known fiestas take place in continually occupied palace. The lie-. La Giralda. a for­ thts area. it is wise to make reser­ NETWORKING BREAKFAST Alcazar was the home to Pedro the mer mosque who-.e vations months in advance for Cruel and Ferdinand and Isabella. beautifully designed maJor festivals. Seville's Reales Alcazares (Royal Palace) The present fi nds the current king. intricate minaret is Baroque pleasure gardens. adapted from Juan Carlos and his family. as i t~ the city's emblem. A city to savor older Islamic orchard gardens. principal tenants. H tt ••• , .. Ttt'''ll II •• f f e f Built between I 184 Seville ts a Clly to be There are also humble and 1196 under the Almohad weather vane named El Giraldillo looked at during the day and dwellings in the old Barrio de dynasty. La Giralda was held in ("something that turns"), hence the savored at night. She is friendly Santa Cruz. the quarter where such high esteem by the Moors. name Gintlda. It still stands today and beautiful with a relaxed ani­ Seville 's Moors and Jews lived. With all new 1nformation spots, monthly updates on the city they planned to destroy it rather and is now a part of the world's tude that immedtately makes The cobbled-stoned streets. the Updates on what's happening at Montclair Plaza that let it fall into Christian hands. largest Gothic cathedral and i'> said friends of strangers geranium-hung house' and ti led Headline Spotlight Speaker Four golden balls. atop the to contain (one of many so claims) plazas. could te ll many wonderful minaret. caught the rays of the sun the tomb of Columbu>. Camille Bounds is rhe Trarel Literature table for your business literature stories. This colorful area is not to so that travelers could see the glint Stunning structures Ediror for rhe Wesrcm Dil'lston of Acre Spotlight Business speakers (YOU) be missed. • as much a~ a day's journey from The Massive Plaza de Sunrise Publications and Inland the city. In 1356, an earthquake Espana. is a stunning structure that Empire Business Journal. Everyone will get a chance to 1ntroduce demolished part of the mosque and was designed by architect Anibal themselves and g1ve a brief synopsis on their the famous balls. but the minaret Gonzalez. Its tile-adorned pavil­ bus1ness. For those who want the opportun1ty to stiII stood. ions. waterway, and bridges are an ·spotlight" the1r bus1ness for a few extra When the Christians took exercise in Sevillian opulence. rn1nutes. come prepared to speak and enter the over the area, they tore down the Torre del Oro (Tower of "spotlight' drawir"lg mosque---the beauty of the tower Gold) displays a 12-sided tower impressed them to a point that they built by the Moors in 1220 to com­ incorporated it into their new plete the city's ramparts, The cathedral as the bell tower. In Moors would close off the harbor 1565. a lantern and belfry was by attaching a chain across the CITY OF MONTCLAIR added and 24 bells, one for each of river from the base of the Golden 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Seville's 24 parishes and 24 more Tower top to another tower on the WHAT'S BEING PLANNED. bells for the Christian knights who opposite bank. In 1248. Admiral HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE fought with Ferdinand III in the Ramon de Bonifaz succeeded in Reconquest. A bronze statue of breaking through this barrier giv­ Faith was added, which turns as a continued on page 43 H o u s e s n S e v I I e g you every hap __,~·"" ' s holiday se and -~,,..na Oaat-t:l