The Ford Foundation has announced $1 million in grants to support urgent humanitarian relief efforts for victims of last week’s earthquake in Haiti. “All of us at the Ford Foundation stand with the people of Haiti in this extraordinarily challenging time,” said Luis A. Ubinas, president of the Ford Foundation. “Both Oxfam International and Partners […]

CORONA–(PRNewswire)–The West Coast Division of Circle K company operated sites in conjunction with participating Franchise locations has announced an event to raise funds in an effort to help victims of the recent Haiti earthquake disaster. All proceeds from coffee sales sold from midnight Friday, January 22 through midnight Saturday, January 23 will be donated entirely […]

SAN DIEGO–Intuit Inc. will continue offering TurboTax®  to qualified taxpayers through its continued participation in the Internal Revenue Service’s Free File program. More than 95 million American taxpayers are eligible for free online tax preparation and e-filing through Free File, a philanthropic, public-private partnership between the IRS and the tax software industry. The IRS and […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Hagens Berman is investigating claims whether pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson defrauded investors by not disclosing that some of its consumer products including Tylenol may be contaminated. Reports claim Johnson & Johnson knew of the contamination issue, which is linked to health issues in some consumers, since 2008 but neglected to fully disclose the […]

SAN DIEGO–Cricket Communications, Inc., today announced it is allowing Cricket customers to make unlimited free calls from their Cricket phones to Haiti to check on the status of loved ones in the wake of this week’s earthquake. The feature is available to all Cricket voice-plan customers from now until midnight Eastern Standard Time on Friday, […]

DETROIT–PRNewswire)–If the largest generation since the baby boomers has its way, Generation Y, at 75 million strong, might just be the group to help jump start the automotive industry in the United States, according to a new survey from Deloitte. In collaboration with The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, the […]

(PRNewswire)– Jim Skinner, Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation, today announced that Don Thompson, currently President of McDonald USA, has been elected to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, with oversight responsibility for the company’s 32,000 restaurants worldwide. At the same time, Skinner and Thompson jointly announced the promotions of Jan Fields, currently Executive […]

(Market Wire)–Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc., operator of the fast casual restaurant chains Spicy Pickle in the U. S. and Bread Garden Urban Café in Canada today announced the opening of a second franchisee restaurant in downtown San Diego directly across the street from Petco Park, home to the San Diego Padres major league baseball team. […]

FALLBROOK–North San Diego County real estate ended 2009 on several positive notes that point toward continued improvement in the new year for this important segment of the area economy, Jerry Kalman, a Realtor® with The Jacques Company, reported today. “Average December selling prices in Fallbrook/Bonsall at $396,720 were eight percent better than December 2008; transaction […]

BURBANK–(Businesswire)–The Walt Disney Company has completed its acquisition of renowned character franchise company, Marvel Entertainment Inc. “We believe the creative and business potential of this combination is substantial and can help us grow both our top and bottom line, leading to a significant increase in long-term shareholder value.” “We’re thrilled to welcome to the Disney […]