Firm hosts construction defect conference
Carlsbad-based MC Consultants hosted its 15th Annual West Region Construction Defect Conference Sept. 16-18 in San Diego.
The conference featured construction industry professionals, including national insurance representatives, attorneys, judges and consultants serving the construction defect litigation industry. The event was attended by more than 300 professionals.
MC Consultants serves clients nationwide by providing consulting expertise in construction management, quality control and risk management, construction defect forensics, water intrusion, environmental investigation, civil engineering and right-of-way management services. For more information, visit www.mcconsultants.com.
Carlsbad foundation awards three grants
With its second funding cycle now complete, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $50,000 to three deserving organizations that serve Carlsbad's senior citizens.
The organization's include the North County Food Bank, Interfaith Community Services and San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine. The North County Food Bank received $12,500 to expand the provision of needed nourishment to qualified low-income senior citizens.
Interfaith Community Services received $12,500 to provide emergency food cards and transportation assistance to Carlsbad senior citizens. San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine receive $27,500 to design programs and train all professional staff currently serving Carlsbad's palliative and hospice patients.
The foundation strives to raise philanthropic funds for Carlsbad nonprofit organizations. All Carlsbad residents are invited to join the foundation.
For more information, call John Duca at (760) 269-3882.
Solstice Sunglass Boutique outlet opens
Solstice Sunglass Boutique, an upscale luxury sun wear chain, has opened its first outlet store in Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Premium Outlets, 5600 Paseo Del Norte.
The new boutique offers an innovative and upscale European store design, a unique retail approach and chic store ambience. Solstice offers shoppers more than 1,200 pairs of discounted and full-price designer sunglasses.
Solstice Sunglass Boutique is owned and operated by Solstice Marketing Concepts LLC, a privately held company with offices in New York City. The chain has more than 150 locations in major cities nationwide.
For more information, visit www.solsticestores.com.
Productive Computing earns Apple certification
Productive Computing Inc., a platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance, has earned the Apple Authorized Solution Provider certification.
As an Apple Authorized Service Provider, Productive Computing is certified and authorized by Apple to perform upgrades, setup and installation, warranty repairs and other value-added services for a wide-range of Apple computer products. This is the latest of many certifications the company's employees have earned, including FileMaker Pro Developer and Microsoft Windows.
Since 1996, Productive Computing has been helping companies become more efficient and profitable by providing a solid foundation of indispensable software and support services. For more information, visit www.productivecomputing.com.
Alphatec's new headquarters complete
The construction of Alphatec Spine's new, 149,016-square-foot corporate headquarters in Carlsbad is complete.
Alphatec is a national medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. The company moved its existing operations to more technologically-equipped and energy-efficient buildings.
Construction of the $2 million renovation project was completed in August. The project involved installation of natural daylighting, energy-efficient lighting, new mechanical systems and finishes to accommodate a variety of high-tech equipment and machinery.
For more information, visit www.alphatecspine.com.
Brookfield ranks high in customer satisfaction
Brookfield ranks highest in customer satisfaction with new-home builders in the Orange/ San Diego counties market, as well as in new-home quality, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction and New-Home Quality studies.
The New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study, now in its 13th year, includes satisfaction rankings for builders in 24 markets. The New-Home Quality Study, now in its third year, measures the occurrence and impact of construction problems experienced by new homeowners in 24 markets.
Brookfield, which is headquartered in Del Mar, has been building quality homes for people and their families since 1956. For more information, visit www.brookfieldhomes.com.
LEGOLAND receives Golden Ticket Award
For the sixth year in a row, park enthusiasts from around the world have voted LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad as the "Best Children's Park."
Amusement Today, a monthly trade newspaper, gave the 128-acre theme park the esteemed Golden Ticket Award in September.
"To be ranked as the best of the best in the amusement industry is a great accomplishment and to be named Best Children's Park six years in a row really states we're appealing to families with children ages 2 to 12," said Peter Ronchetti, general manager of LEGOLAND.
Introduced in 1998, the Golden Ticket Awards have steadily increased in popularity to become the most sought after award by amusement industry players. The recipients of these awards are chosen from an international poll conducted by industry experts at Amusement Today.
For more information, visit www.LEGOLAND.com.
Cox receives J.D. Power's top honor
For the seventh consecutive year, Cox Communications has received J.D. Power and Associates' highest honor in the west for residential telephone customer satisfaction.
J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 Residential Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study measured customer satisfaction with both local and long distance telephone service among local telephone providers in the west. The study is based on responses from more than 21,480 customers nationwide who receive their local and long distance telephone service from one provider.
Cox ranked high in the factors that measure overall satisfaction, including performance and reliability, customer service, billing and cost of service. For more information, visit www.coxsandiego.com.
Nath Law Group growth continues
The Nath Law Group, an intellectual property law firm, continues to buck the economic trend by expanding its offices in Carlsbad and Alexandria, Va.
Gulnaz Tursunbek and Brooks Gifford III are now resident in the Carlsbad office. William E. Beaumont, Derek Richmond, Gregory Bennett and Robert T. Burns are in the Alexandria office.
The addition of these attorneys to the firm enhances its capabilities to handle its growing IP and corporate transactional practices. The Nath Law Group is now the largest IP law firm in North County.
The firm specializes in patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and enforcement, as well as corporate transactions. The full-service IP boutique does business in more than 130 countries worldwide.
For more information, visit www.nathlaw.com.
Caraglio joins Premier Pacific Realty
Realtor Pattie Caraglio has joined Premier Pacific Realty as a sales associate.
Caraglio previously attended the University of Minnesota where she studied business and interior design. She has been a longtime resident of Carlsbad.
Caraglio is a member of the North San Diego County Association of Realtors. She will be working with buyers and sellers.
Premier Pacific's headquarters are located in Encinitas. For more information, call (760) 505-4047.
Women's professional tennis returns to La Costa Resort & Spa
The La Costa Resort and Spa recently announced that the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will return to San Diego with a tournament event at the resort in 2010.
The event will be one of the 10 tournaments comprising the Olympus U.S. Open Series.
La Costa's tennis center has enjoyed a long history of hosting some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.
Beginning in the '90s, the resort hosted the nationally televised Acura Women's Tennis Classic for 16 years, drawing some of the most revered names in women's tennis.
"In the two years since the Acura Women's Tennis Classic was held at La Costa, both the hotel and our surrounding businesses have felt the impact of not having a tennis event of this caliber in the community," said April Shute, La Costa's vice president and general manager. "We are proud to play a role in helping to re-energize our community and local businesses as we all continue to deal with this difficult economic climate."
For more information, visit www.lacosta.com.
Chamber member releases exercise video
Georgi Jackson-Gehrke, a personal trainer and owner of Vitality Fitness in Carlsbad, recently released "Power Strength Training with Plyometrics."
Plyometrics was originally designed to train Olympic athletes, but Jackson-Gehrke's program is flexible enough to allow people of all conditioning levels to participate. Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to make you quicker and stronger through a series of fast, powerful movements.
Jackson-Gehrke is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine for personal training and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America for personal training and group exercise training. Jackson-Gehrke and her business partners, Kristi Jones and Shelie Earley, appear in the video.
For more information, visit www.vitalityfitness-training.com.
Carlsbad-based MC Consultants hosted its 15th Annual West Region Construction Defect Conference Sept. 16-18 in San Diego.
The conference featured construction industry professionals, including national insurance representatives, attorneys, judges and consultants serving the construction defect litigation industry. The event was attended by more than 300 professionals.
MC Consultants serves clients nationwide by providing consulting expertise in construction management, quality control and risk management, construction defect forensics, water intrusion, environmental investigation, civil engineering and right-of-way management services. For more information, visit www.mcconsultants.com.
Carlsbad foundation awards three grants
With its second funding cycle now complete, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $50,000 to three deserving organizations that serve Carlsbad's senior citizens.
The organization's include the North County Food Bank, Interfaith Community Services and San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine. The North County Food Bank received $12,500 to expand the provision of needed nourishment to qualified low-income senior citizens.
Interfaith Community Services received $12,500 to provide emergency food cards and transportation assistance to Carlsbad senior citizens. San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine receive $27,500 to design programs and train all professional staff currently serving Carlsbad's palliative and hospice patients.
The foundation strives to raise philanthropic funds for Carlsbad nonprofit organizations. All Carlsbad residents are invited to join the foundation.
For more information, call John Duca at (760) 269-3882.
Solstice Sunglass Boutique outlet opens
Solstice Sunglass Boutique, an upscale luxury sun wear chain, has opened its first outlet store in Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Premium Outlets, 5600 Paseo Del Norte.
The new boutique offers an innovative and upscale European store design, a unique retail approach and chic store ambience. Solstice offers shoppers more than 1,200 pairs of discounted and full-price designer sunglasses.
Solstice Sunglass Boutique is owned and operated by Solstice Marketing Concepts LLC, a privately held company with offices in New York City. The chain has more than 150 locations in major cities nationwide.
For more information, visit www.solsticestores.com.
Productive Computing earns Apple certification
Productive Computing Inc., a platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance, has earned the Apple Authorized Solution Provider certification.
As an Apple Authorized Service Provider, Productive Computing is certified and authorized by Apple to perform upgrades, setup and installation, warranty repairs and other value-added services for a wide-range of Apple computer products. This is the latest of many certifications the company's employees have earned, including FileMaker Pro Developer and Microsoft Windows.
Since 1996, Productive Computing has been helping companies become more efficient and profitable by providing a solid foundation of indispensable software and support services. For more information, visit www.productivecomputing.com.
Alphatec's new headquarters complete
The construction of Alphatec Spine's new, 149,016-square-foot corporate headquarters in Carlsbad is complete.
Alphatec is a national medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. The company moved its existing operations to more technologically-equipped and energy-efficient buildings.
Construction of the $2 million renovation project was completed in August. The project involved installation of natural daylighting, energy-efficient lighting, new mechanical systems and finishes to accommodate a variety of high-tech equipment and machinery.
For more information, visit www.alphatecspine.com.
Brookfield ranks high in customer satisfaction
Brookfield ranks highest in customer satisfaction with new-home builders in the Orange/ San Diego counties market, as well as in new-home quality, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction and New-Home Quality studies.
The New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study, now in its 13th year, includes satisfaction rankings for builders in 24 markets. The New-Home Quality Study, now in its third year, measures the occurrence and impact of construction problems experienced by new homeowners in 24 markets.
Brookfield, which is headquartered in Del Mar, has been building quality homes for people and their families since 1956. For more information, visit www.brookfieldhomes.com.
LEGOLAND receives Golden Ticket Award
For the sixth year in a row, park enthusiasts from around the world have voted LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad as the "Best Children's Park."
Amusement Today, a monthly trade newspaper, gave the 128-acre theme park the esteemed Golden Ticket Award in September.
"To be ranked as the best of the best in the amusement industry is a great accomplishment and to be named Best Children's Park six years in a row really states we're appealing to families with children ages 2 to 12," said Peter Ronchetti, general manager of LEGOLAND.
Introduced in 1998, the Golden Ticket Awards have steadily increased in popularity to become the most sought after award by amusement industry players. The recipients of these awards are chosen from an international poll conducted by industry experts at Amusement Today.
For more information, visit www.LEGOLAND.com.
Cox receives J.D. Power's top honor
For the seventh consecutive year, Cox Communications has received J.D. Power and Associates' highest honor in the west for residential telephone customer satisfaction.
J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 Residential Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study measured customer satisfaction with both local and long distance telephone service among local telephone providers in the west. The study is based on responses from more than 21,480 customers nationwide who receive their local and long distance telephone service from one provider.
Cox ranked high in the factors that measure overall satisfaction, including performance and reliability, customer service, billing and cost of service. For more information, visit www.coxsandiego.com.
Nath Law Group growth continues
The Nath Law Group, an intellectual property law firm, continues to buck the economic trend by expanding its offices in Carlsbad and Alexandria, Va.
Gulnaz Tursunbek and Brooks Gifford III are now resident in the Carlsbad office. William E. Beaumont, Derek Richmond, Gregory Bennett and Robert T. Burns are in the Alexandria office.
The addition of these attorneys to the firm enhances its capabilities to handle its growing IP and corporate transactional practices. The Nath Law Group is now the largest IP law firm in North County.
The firm specializes in patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and enforcement, as well as corporate transactions. The full-service IP boutique does business in more than 130 countries worldwide.
For more information, visit www.nathlaw.com.
Caraglio joins Premier Pacific Realty
Realtor Pattie Caraglio has joined Premier Pacific Realty as a sales associate.
Caraglio previously attended the University of Minnesota where she studied business and interior design. She has been a longtime resident of Carlsbad.
Caraglio is a member of the North San Diego County Association of Realtors. She will be working with buyers and sellers.
Premier Pacific's headquarters are located in Encinitas. For more information, call (760) 505-4047.
Women's professional tennis returns to La Costa Resort & Spa
The La Costa Resort and Spa recently announced that the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will return to San Diego with a tournament event at the resort in 2010.
The event will be one of the 10 tournaments comprising the Olympus U.S. Open Series.
La Costa's tennis center has enjoyed a long history of hosting some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.
Beginning in the '90s, the resort hosted the nationally televised Acura Women's Tennis Classic for 16 years, drawing some of the most revered names in women's tennis.
"In the two years since the Acura Women's Tennis Classic was held at La Costa, both the hotel and our surrounding businesses have felt the impact of not having a tennis event of this caliber in the community," said April Shute, La Costa's vice president and general manager. "We are proud to play a role in helping to re-energize our community and local businesses as we all continue to deal with this difficult economic climate."
For more information, visit www.lacosta.com.
Chamber member releases exercise video
Georgi Jackson-Gehrke, a personal trainer and owner of Vitality Fitness in Carlsbad, recently released "Power Strength Training with Plyometrics."
Plyometrics was originally designed to train Olympic athletes, but Jackson-Gehrke's program is flexible enough to allow people of all conditioning levels to participate. Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to make you quicker and stronger through a series of fast, powerful movements.
Jackson-Gehrke is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine for personal training and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America for personal training and group exercise training. Jackson-Gehrke and her business partners, Kristi Jones and Shelie Earley, appear in the video.
For more information, visit www.vitalityfitness-training.com.