Paine & Associates Opens Encino Office

Paine & Associates, a 7-year-old public relations agency based in Costa Mesa, opened a Los Angeles County office Monday.

The new office, with a staff of three, will serve some existing clients in the area, including Amgen, Consolidated Freightways, Nellcor Inc. and a bimonthly newsletter, The Commuter, which is produced for the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

“It will make us readily available to the rapidly growing areas of north Los Angeles and Ventura counties,” said Jay Clark, senior vice president. Paine & Associates employs 30 people, Clark said, up from 14 in September.