(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 […]

(PRNewswire)–The encouraging news regarding the economy may be easing hiring fears, as employers signal an increase in their plans to hire in the new year, according to CareerBuilder’s 2010 Job Forecast. While employers continue to closely monitor the progress of recovery for the U.S. economy, they are beginning to consider hiring strategies designed to preserve […]

SAN DIEGO–Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), working on behalf of the San Diego Redevelopment Agency, will begin environmental remediation work on January 4, 2010 on the Agency-owned Seventh Avenue and Market Street site in downtown. Expected to take five months, the project will remove contaminated soils from a significant portion of the site (currently a […]

SAN DIEGO–(Send2press Newswire)–Del Mar DataTracâ , Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, document imaging and management, and loan process workflow tools, is reintroducing its DataTrac product suite with new names. DMD’s flagship product, DataTrac, has been the mortgage lending workflow automation solution of […]

LOS ANGELES–Union Bank, N.A., and The American Heart Association (AHA) have announced a four-year agreement to promote the AHA’s Start! movement in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. The largest-of-its kind, the sponsorship is an expansion of the previous three-year agreement in Los Angeles County that ended in November 2009. Through the new, larger […]

CARLSBAD–Geiger Law Office, a Carlsbad-based estate and business planning firm, has announced their relocation to 2701 Loker Avenue West, Suite 150 in Carlsbad. The official move date was December 15. “The practice is growing so rapidly, we needed to increase our space,” said the firm’s principal attorney, Brenda Geiger. Geiger adds, “The new office also […]