LABJ WEEKLY EDITION
Twenty in Their 20s: Kai Sato and Brenton Sullivan
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Dalton Gerlach
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Matt Sandler
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Leora Kadisha
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Kyla Brennan
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Daniel Altmann and Eric Posen
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Elana Joelle Hendler
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Twenty in Their 20s: Trent Mayol and Shane Websterm
From the creators of an app that helps motorists find parking to furniture made from recycled cardboard, the Business Journal spotlights 20 young entrepreneurs and the ventures that turned them into their own bosses.
Regional Report
News and notes from communities across Los Angeles County
Shutterbug Service Still Has Magazines Covered
PHOTOGRAPHY: MPTV also has packaged its classic celebrity shots for books.
Small shop broadens its focus beyond magazines with books featuring shots of classic celebrities
Depression-Era Stock Brokerage Smiles at Merger
INVESTMENT: Davidson offer too good to pass up for Crowell Weedon.
Downtown L.A. stock brokerage Crowell Weedon & Co. was founded during the Great Depression – and its age was showing.
Photo App Focus of Ribbing on Comedy Program
MEDIA: Snapchat creators get grilled as guests on TV’s ‘Colbert Report.’
‘What are the users of Snapchat ashamed of?”
News of the Week
Last week’s major news from labusinessjournal.com and other sources
Data Bank
Calendar and Events
Post Production Firm Stars in Office Acquisition
Purchase: Shapeshifter’s $5.2 million deal one of year’s highest in Burbank.
A post production company has bought an office building in the heart of Burbank’s Media District in one of the highest sales of its kind in the city this year.
Area Hotel Checks In as Pedal Pusher
AKA Beverly Hills looks to steer guests to complimentary bikes.
AKA Beverly Hills hotel peddles complimentary bikes as a draw for guests.
Hair Product Takes Root On TV
Toppik’s head topper fills in blanks for actor portraying president.
Toppik Hair Building Fibers comes out ahead after it plays a role in making a bald actor look like President Obama.
No Clowning Around
Two Bit Circus presents high-tech carnival as learning experience.
Two Bit Circus hits the midway with a high-tech carnival loaded with lessons for kids.
Taking Bigger Role in Casa
When a non-profit that advocates for foster children lost its government funding, the group found a friend in Frank Addante.
Software Upgrade Bad Memory for Installer, Client
TECHNOLOGY: Customer Southwest Traders seeks compensation from DAZ.
Software installer DAZ faces hefty lawsuit from food firm that claims its services weren’t up to code.
Gun, Ammo Sales Fire Up Sporting Goods Chain
Retail: Big 5 profits spur analyst to pull trigger on raising target price.
Big 5’s stock is shooting up the charts like a bullet on the strength of gun and ammo sales.
Success Still in Cards for Prepaid Debit Pioneer
FINANCE: Green Dot revenue beats expectations despite rise in competition.
Investors put their money on prepaid debit card company Green Dot after healthy quarterly report.
When Internships Don’t Work
Companies push boundaries of ethical and legal behavior with unpaid use of young employees.
Susan Tellem fears young jobseekers are being jobbed by some firms’ internship programs.
Give Tower Project Some Space
Leron Gubler sees criticism of two towering residential projects in Hollywood as outsized.
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