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* Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. is cutting 650 to 700 jobs, about 10% of its combined workforce, after its acquisition of Flash animation software maker Macromedia, Chief Executive Bruce Chizen said.

* Lions Gate Entertainment said it would refer to itself and its units as Lionsgate, though its legal name will remain in place.

* The city of Barstow said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. planned to build an 880,000-square-foot food distribution center. Construction is to begin in late 2006.