California’s lieutenant governor comes into town this week for the Center on Policy Initiatives Speaker Series to discuss a healthy “green” economy. He will be joined by a full-scale, working model of the Phoenix Mars Rover -- and hundreds of space industry professionals -- as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics convenes at the Convention Center for Space 2008.

Bank of America's fingers in the local community is what keeps the bank thriving, thanks to the able hands of its leaders, including San Diego market president Rick Bregman.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday it has fined Sempra Energy Trading LLC $175,000 to settle charges its floor traders inaccurately filed natural gas future trades on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced it has receive notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. patent applications that further enhance the scope of its "Crooke" patent estate, and Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that Daniel K. Turner III resigned from its board of directors, according to company announcements, SEC filings and Bloomberg News.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a La Jolla-based software company and three former officers with accounting fraud, which, as alleged by the SEC complaint, falsely inflated company revenue in several reporting periods.

Federal regulators Thursday affirmed the ability of Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) experimental pill to strengthen weakening bones, while raising various safety concerns.

John Alves wasn't necessarily looking to fill an executive spot in his Pacific Beach-based company when he attended his first Action & Sports Innovators (ASI) event three months ago.

Patriot Scientific Corp. announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Crossflo Systems, Inc., and E Digital Corp.: Company announced the delivery of an opening eVU portable in-flight entertainment systems and services order to Austrian Airlines, according to company announcements, SEC filings and Bloomberg News.

First Business Bank has opened a loan/deposit production office in Carlsbad, which is the bank's fourth office in San Diego County, with others open in Del Mar Heights, Ramona and La Mesa.

SAIC Inc. (NYSE: SAI), a provider of research, engineering, and technology services and solutions, reported net income for the second quarter ended July 31 was $109 million, down from from $131 million for the same period last year.