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* Coffeehouse chain Diedrich Coffee Inc. narrowed its losses for the fourth quarter while posting lower revenue. The Irvine-based company said it lost $2.4 million, or 59 cents a share, including a $2.1-million charge to reduce the value of eight Phoenix coffeehouses that Diedrich is selling. A year ago, the company lost $22.3 million, or $7.20 a share, including charges of $16.4 million from shedding more than three dozen poorly performing Gloria Jean’s coffee shops. Revenue fell nearly 10% to $20.1 million.

* Resources Connection Inc., a Costa Mesa provider of accounting and professional services, said first-quarter net income increased 95% to $4.3 million, or 19 cents a share, from $2.2 million, or 13 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue increased 25% to $48.9 million.

* DPAC Technologies Corp., a Garden Grove packager of computer memory chips, reported second-quarter net income of $461,000, or 2 cents a share, 13% higher than the $407,000, or 2 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 14% to $8.2 million.

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* Verizon Wireless appointed Greg Klimek president of the Southern California region, based in Irvine. He was previously president of the Illinois-Wisconsin region.

* Edwin A. Lodgek has been named senior vice president, general manager and a member of the board of Toshiba America Medical Systems in Tustin. He had been vice president, North America at Marconi Medical Systems.

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