Business
The giant retirement fund criticizes financial results and board election policies. Firms defend their practices.
March 26, 2008
* SBS Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of computer components, signed a seven-year, $5.1-million lease for a 75,160-square-foot corporate headquarters building at Carlsbad Spectrum, a 395,000-square-foot business center being developed by Koll Development Co. in Carlsbad.
March 9, 1999
For decades, Everest & Jennings International Ltd. dominated the wheelchair business.
April 3, 1990
Everest & Jennings President Whitney McFarlin went to lunch one day last year in a motorized wheelchair made by the company he runs.
March 3, 1987
American Airlines’ pilots union leaders recessed a daylong meeting before voting on a four-year contract proposal that includes a 9% pay raise and options to buy shares in the carrier’s parent, AMR Corp., at a discount.
April 4, 1997
Beverly Hills Hotel Corp. named Adalberto M.
July 4, 1985
Big businesses usually grow from simple concepts, so Richard H.
Aug. 24, 1992
Archives
Nicky Weiland made a beeline for the wooden dance floor at the Main Street Fitness, Dance & Aerobics Center in Santa Monica.
Dec. 1, 1992
Sports
The two-time L.A. Marathon winner turns 50 today, but her focus hasn’t changed.
March 4, 2005