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San Diego's art galleries--along with others nationwide--have long struggled to survive in the shadow of the mighty New York market. But, in recent years, there have been some rays of [...]

While downtown San Diego was struggling to find its urban identity during the past two decades, Horton Plaza served as a catalyst for what could be. Now, coupled with Petco [...]

The forgotten street. That's how Todd Voorhees, vice president of public policy and communications for the Downtown San Diego Partnership. refers to C Street. The hodgepodge of trolley tracks and [...]

Big doesn't necessarily mean best when it comes to meeting venues around San Diego County, considering that the second-largest piece of the visitors' pie comes from individual hotels here. These [...]

There has been a disconnect between what academic institutions are teaching students about the life sciences, and what the industry needs in the real world. That's the take of Sandra [...]

San Diego developer Ray Kafaji hopes to elevate National City from a 'C class' community to a 'B class' within the next five to 10 years. He's off to a [...]

The $100 million, 15-floor DiamondView Tower under construction downtown could be considered a manly endeavor, with its location just beyond Petco Park's outfield fence and its skybox view of the [...]

Picture a giant pause button that some cosmic market force has pressed, and then consider the current state of Downtown San Diego. That's how veteran developer Douglas Wilson views the [...]

Builders, plagued by rising construction costs, just might have a solution staring them right in the face--all they have to do is lower their standards and convince their clients to [...]

In 1980, San Diego was on its way to becoming a major player on the national stage, and Houston-based publisher Bob Gray wanted a front-row seat when it happened. So, [...]

If Abraham Lincoln managed to build the transcontinental railroad while the Civil War was raging, San Diego's next mayor should be able to fix the city's financial crisis while tending [...]

The big bad 'B' word--bankruptcy--continues to be bandied about San Diego as a solution to the city's fiscal misfortunes. While most San Diego officials have dismissed it as an option, [...]

If living creatures are hard-wired to fight or flight when threatened, 21st century bipeds are learning to calm down and compromise. A major player in this growing trend is the [...]

Preparing your own tax returns for the Internal Revenue Service or the state Franchise Tax Board is like trying to change the oil in your car--'dirty, messy and inconvenient.' At [...]

Who needs to wear a helmet and goggles for a PowerPoint presentation in the conference room? For businesses that want to add a little glamour and adventure to their typical [...]

Rife with plummeting real estate values and political squabbles, San Diego County is still viewed as prime turf for the banking industry. Consider Charlotte, N.C.-based Wachovia Corp.'s plans in the [...]

Sean MacLeod figures that he was just the right guy at the right place at the right time. 'And I was able to convince everybody to see it my way,' [...]

General Dynamics NASSCO--a veteran at running a shipyard--is navigating the financial ebbs and flows of the maritime market with a little help from its Korean business mates. It all comes [...]

The pastor or rabbi, the organist, the Sunday school teacher, the board of directors and the congregants--that's just some of the many users that a builder has to accommodate while [...]

Minority contractor Joseph Troya was getting mighty sick of chasing down potential job leads and ending up with nothing but empty calories. In the usual scenario, he would receive a [...]

Gary Knight, chief executive officer of the San Diego North Economic Development Council, had plenty of 'ah-hah!' moments back in 2005 while he was participating in Leadership North County, immersing [...]

Picture a little city of villages, with public transit, affordable and high-end housing, opulent boutiques, coupled with more modest fare, dining and entertainment--all powered by environmentally friendly, sustainable energy sources, [...]

You are a bright, talented and ambitious woman, busy climbing the ladder at your law firm, trying to grab that brass ring. But then life happens--you get married, a child [...]

So many millions, so many choices, so little time. How are 21st century rich folks minding the mint? If they're wise, they are tending to their estates on a regular--and [...]

The Old Globe--a venerable presence in Balboa Park for seven decades--has weathered two fires, the sacrifices of World War II, and a constantly evolving economic and political climate. These days, [...]

First Bank is bullish on San Diego. In 2006, the St. Louis-based, family-owned company acquired San Diego Community Bank and its three offices in Otay Mesa, Chula Vista and Kearny [...]

When Lorena Gaxiola got the call to showcase a new line of furniture at the prestigious Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York, she had two months to design, [...]

Janice P. Brown, owner and founder of the Brown Law Group in downtown San Diego, is always looking for that next rung. It's just her nature. 'I think that I'm [...]

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. That's how Dana Bristol-Smith, president of Speak for Success, recalls her first public speaking engagement back in 1993. Having just signed on [...]

Tim A. Becker, an adjunct business professor at the University of San Diego, lays it all out for his students right from the start. 'I tell them, 'There are two [...]

A cool $250,000. That's what's at stake every time corporate coach Marshall Goldsmith finishes a job. He guarantees satisfaction. 'I don't get paid unless they get better,' said the best-selling [...]

Once upon a time, two supervisors were engaged in a romance at a Sorrento Valley biotech company. Then, one day, the woman broke it off, leaving her spurned suitor to [...]

Drew George was turning green. It happened about a decade ago, when the principal of Pacific Beach-based building consulting firm Drew George & Partners Inc. realized the many advantages of [...]

Thai Nguyen, chief executive officer of Sorrento Valley-based Hi-Tech Electronic Manufacturing Inc., marvels at how, in less than two years, his startup has morphed from a 'garage shop' to a [...]

Listen up San Diego employers. Here are a few cautionary tales from the crypt that are bound to send chills up your business' spines. A biotech company in Torrey Pines [...]

'The wealthy are going to do what the wealthy are going to do when the wealthy are going to do it.' That is the mantra of Norma Nelson-Wiberg, the prominent [...]

San Diego is about to become part of a cutting-edge national study that could result in a whole new way to raise revenue to pay for improvements to the country's [...]

Many San Diegans who remodeled their homes last year more than recouped their investments, a rarity among cities across the nation. That's the word from Washzington, D.C.-based Remodeling magazine, whose [...]

San Diego's H.G. Fenton Co. -- this year celebrating its 100th anniversary--already has its sights fixed on the next hundred years. The locally owned real estate organization has covered a [...]

If you've ever had the impression that the U.S. justice system is one giant chess game, you could be fight on the money--in every sense of the word. When it [...]

Smart + growth. What's not to like, fight? As opposed to, say, stupidity and stagnation? But it gets a little more complicated when you're dealing with smart growth, the Holy [...]

Jessie J. Knight Jr. doesn't consider himself to be a PR man. 'I'm not a spin doctor kind of guy,' said the man who's headed the San Diego Regional Chamber [...]

Carlsbad-based retail developer GMS Realty--owner and operator of San Diego's popular waterfront Seaport Village--said it is going to build a series of shopping centers in China. GMS also said it [...]

The Irvine Co. -- which already dominates the Class A office market in Downtown San Diego--is spending $36 million to establish a gold standard for its six office buildings there. [...]

When bad stuff happens, sometimes a little light goes on, and you say, 'Now, I know what I'm supposed to be doing with my life!' That's how it was for [...]

The star-crossed Cedros Crossing mixed-use project--the biggest ever contemplated in Solana Beach history--could become the heart of this affluent city if it ever gets green-lighted. That's the hope of Tom [...]

Veteran builder Bill Davidson remembers the days when a $50,000 home in San Diego was considered luxurious, while those selling for $100,000 were largely reserved for captains of industry and [...]

A new skyline for San Diego and the city's first 5-star hotel are among the glories being anticipated for the long-awaited redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex. But some skeptics [...]

Donald Trump-wannabes, taxes and tenantsin-common. Mix them together, and you get a trend that is heating up in the red-hot San Diego real estate market, where all those capital gains [...]

Ah, the good old low-tech days of house hunting--scanning the Sunday classifieds, dragging a hapless real estate agent through miles of fruitless prospects, and soloing around town, peeking into the [...]