While some in the construction industry are turning an eye to public projects, others are opting to hunker down and hold out for the return of the residential market, experts said Nov. 4 during a roundtable discussion sponsored by Cass Sowatsky Chapman & Associates at The Daily Transcript's offices.
The region's water reserves are dwindling to levels not seen since California's 1991 drought, experts said Oct. 22 during a roundtable discussion at The Daily Transcript's offices, sponsored by the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP. Unlike in the past, this drought is caused by environmental issues and legal decisions rather than weather.
According to Alan Hammond, chief intellectual property counsel for San Diego biotech company Invitrogen (Nasdaq: IVGN), in the mid-1970s, roughly 20 percent of all market value was in intangible property, including assets like intellectual property. Today, that number is roughly 80 percent.
Executives at a roundtable discussion hosted by The Daily Transcript offered tips to aid consumers and businesses as the financial sector struggles to recover from sharp losses.
The best way for companies to ensure retention these days is to keep their employees involved, according to a panel of human resources professionals that convened at The Daily Transcript recently.
In an entrepreneurial community like San Diego, a company needs to be prepared with plans to replace a CEO, because no matter how important core executives are in the management of their companies, eventually they retire.
Tom Brown, owner of the Sierra Pacific West engineering and contracting firm, says the California Air Resources Board regulations that will take effect next year may cost his business $55 million.
Leaders from several different sectors in San Diego County said most of the economic challenges facing the region and nation right now will eventually subside, but the price of fuel is likely going to have lasting effects.
Sept. 23, 2008 -- Ivor Elrifi, co-chair of Mintz Levin's Intellectual Property practice group, talks about the latest trends and issues seen in his field of law.
