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At age 40, entrenched in the commodities market, Stephenie Caughlin took one of the bigger risks of her life. She traded her San Diego-based company's branch offices in Newport Beach, [...]

San Diego's lodging industry may be resilient, having weathered the difficult economy better than most markets, but business travel is the key to further strengthening it, according to a mid-year [...]

Salt pork. Over-moist potatoes. Vegetable size. Packaging. Portions. Clams. These have been the kind of chowder-related issues that have simmered in Mark Adair's mind over the last couple of years. [...]

A developer for the 1,200-room hotel on the Campbell Shipyard site could be decided this week by San Diego Unified Port District commissioners. The hotel, planned as a headquarters hotel [...]

Industry insiders and customers alike know Hot Dog on a Stick for at least one thing: those red, yellow, blue and white-striped uniforms. Beyond the colors, there does seem to [...]

With the shouts of employees to one another, the clamor of trucks pulling in and leaving and the phone ringing throughout, the Friday morning at Balloonatics' office in North Park [...]

Trying to explain the various deals and complex workings of air ticket consolidators can be like comparing apples and oranges. According to local travel agency owner Tim Smith, the premise [...]

When the University of Washington Huskies meet the University of Texas Longhorns at the Culligan Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28, the pregame coin flip won't be the only toss-up. The [...]

Perhaps the real story of the Fish Market Restaurants, Inc. is best seen in the hallway leading to each of the restaurants' 'heads.' For landlubbers who might not know, heads [...]

This year, how the tourism industry will perform during the traditionally slow holiday season is more of a question mark than usual. The industry is still reeling from the slumping [...]

For San Diego caterers Teresa Villa and her brother, John Crisafulli, shop talk seems inevitably tinged with glamour. Since 1991, Villa and Crisafulli have owned Behind The Scenes, Inc., a [...]

The prospect of new legislation that could drastically affect the smoking ban in barn across the state is receiving a mixed reception, according to the local bar industry. Bar owner [...]

CARLSBAD - The building blocks of a theme park covering 128 acres along coastal North County are quickly snapping into place. Figuratively and literally. The $130-million Legoland California, Southern California's [...]

Deal to Close Next Year; Expected to Benefit Both Firms In a move that's not necessarily reflective of the troubled tourism industry, PRA. Destination Management Inc.'s local operations recently signed [...]

Cox Communications' Channel 4 San Diego operations recently hired Matt Vasgersian as play-by-play announcer for the station's Padres telecasts. Vasgersian, 34, signed a two-year contract, and joins color analysts Mark [...]

Two of the local tourism industry's most powerful women were at a loss for words after some surprisingly poignant moments. One of them, Patti Roscoe, said it herself: 'This almost [...]

Ripple Effect of Tourism Decline Felt Beyond Hotels, Restaurants It's no secret: when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks struck the East Coast, the effects on many facets of the tourism [...]

Oster Lands Two New Accounts, Including Anthony's Cox Communications recently contracted with Initiative Media North America to handle media planning and buying for its San Diego operations. It's reportedly a [...]

The local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is holding its annual 'Newsmakers Talk Back' forum Nov. 10. In the event, a panel of people who were the focus [...]

Local marketing firm Oster & Associates recently picked up a new nursery company account that could increase the agency's billings by $200,000. For Irvine-based Hines Nurseries, Oster is drafting a [...]

Alden recently added several clients on a project basis. Among them: Innovase LLC, which researches commercial enzyme applications; video camera supplier Redlake MASD Inc.; and biotech company Vical, Inc. All [...]

The San Diego Historical Society recently adopted a new corporate identity. According to the society's newsletter, local firm Naegeli & Crouch did the project for a significantly reduced [...]

A new Japanese-themed restaurant is being built in the Gaslamp Quarter, with plans to open in the early part of next year. The restaurant is called Momo Sushi & Seafood, [...]

Nathan Slovatizki recently joined locally based Big City Chefs. Slovatizki was most recently executive chef at Gaslamp Quarter restaurant Tupelo, which closed last [...]

Sea World San Diego has been selling tickets to the theme park online for nearly two years, sending customers their tickets via mail within a few days. As of Oct. [...]

Earlier this month, the San Diego Zoological Society received $30,000 from the Iams Co. and Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. Through in-store promotions and a direct-mail offer, Petco Stores offered a [...]

Museum of Man Gets $11 2K Grant for Its General Fund Earlier this month, the Travel Industry Association reported that since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there hasn't been a [...]

Legoland California and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have struck a deal that makes the children's theme park the only attraction to sell the baked goods. No financial details were [...]

The San Diego Museum of Man recently received a $112,500 two-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. According to a release issued by the museum, director Doug [...]

Marketing: Executives of Cooper Iverson Will Be Senior VPs After Merger How many times have jokes between business colleagues become reality? Whatever the number is, add one more, because a [...]

Media: 'Duopoly' Not an Issue Since Both Stations Are Licensed in Mexico Combined news operations, aligned sales teams, and, yes, layoffs, remain among the possibilities as Entravision Communications Corp. prepares [...]

As the time for ghosts, goblins, princesses and witches lurks once more, a Colorado-based chain is asking for a new favorite: burritos. It's become an annual promotion for Chipotle, which [...]

Tourism: Campaign Aimed at California, Other Western States As local hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related businesses grapple with the troubled economy, the industry has begun looking with new eyes on [...]

Matthews/Mark Also Tightens Belt Amid Ad Market Uncetainty Attributing it to the slumping economy and clients' decreased budgets, for the most part, local marketing firm McQuerter laid off eight employees [...]

Another symptom of the current economy's effect on the marketing industry happened two weeks ago, when local firm Matthews/Mark laid off five employees. Michael Mark, the agency's president and creative [...]

Its use of interviews, customer questionnaires and telephone queries is how local marketing agency AM Advertising has made a name for itself. Now, the research itself might propel AM to [...]

Locally based public relations firm Stoorza Communications, Inc., which downsized significantly this summer by spinning off two of its four offices and its political consulting practice in San Diego, recently [...]

The prospect of increasing San Diego's hotel taxes in the near future was defeated when the City Council's Rules Committee rejected a proposal from the local firefighters association. The proposal [...]

Industry Predicts Upswing in New Year Consumers in the golf industry shouldn't be expecting any surprise moves in how manufacturers approach them this year. However tragic, the Sept. 11 terrorist [...]

A local effort to bolster music programs in elementary schools throughout the county has taken on a new tone in the-last couple of years. The San Diego Music. Awards Foundation, [...]

Another commercial of locally based Jack in the Box, Inc. was named a 'best spot' by industry magazine Adweek. 'Play of the Day/Punt Return' featured football team the Los Angeles [...]

Fleishman-Hillard Picks Up UCSD Connect Account Bernie Rhinerson, Bill Trumpfheller, Allen H. Center and Juan Tintos were among the special award winners at last week's awards dinner for the local [...]

Tourism: Layoffs, Closings, Pay Cuts Implemented as Firms Deal With Woes Like other industries affected by a sluggish economy, local travel agencies had been grappling with a lower volume of [...]

A possible increase of hotel taxes is the local tourism industry and the city of San Diego readying for another round of debate over one of the few issues that [...]

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and dimmer prospects for the tourism industry as a whole, the local Convention & Visitors Bureau is in the midst of [...]

Stories' Business Role: According to a recent study from the Travel Industry Association, travel media plays an important role in how Americans choose and plan their vacations. TIA's study, which [...]

Entertainment: Progress Slows on Site's Renovation As the construction process slows on the House of Blues' site in Downtown San Diego, the company has been trying to secure local investment [...]

Media: Original TV Commercials Pulled in Wake of Attacks XM Satellite Radio's launch of services in San Diego and other cities was altered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and [...]

An Impassioned 'Champion of Design' MaeLin Levine Also Displays Business Sense, Gift for Teaching When MaeLin Levine was a business major at the University of Denver, a statistics class proved [...]