EarthShell Corp. said its net loss narrowed...

EarthShell Corp. said its net loss narrowed to $8.1 million, or 8 cents a share, in the first quarter from $9.1 million, or 9 cents, a year ago. The designer of biodegradable fast-food packaging did not report revenue. The Santa Barbara-based company said that as of March 31, it had $6.7 million in cash and short-term investments and no debt. . . .

CorVel Corp., an Irvine provider of managed health-care services, reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $3.4 million, or 44 cents a share, up 10% from $3.1 million, or 39 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 13% to $55.1 million. . . .

Real estate investment trust Pacific Gulf Properties Inc. in Newport Beach said net income for the first quarter totaled $13.5 million, or 52 cents a share, up 67% from $8.1 million, or 39 cents, a year ago, as the company sold a substantial amount of its portfolio of industrial and multifamily holdings. Revenue dropped to $6.2 million from $33 million. . . .

Huntington Beach restaurant operator Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. reported that first-quarter net income increased to $764,000, or 2 cents a share, from $173,000, or 2 cents, a year ago. Revenue increased 51% to $15.4 million. . . .

Home builder William Lyon Homes in Newport Beach reported that first-quarter net income dropped 20% to $6.1 million, or 57 cents a share, and revenue increased 11% to $74.1 million.