Tri-City receives notable award for stroke care
Tri-City Medical Center has received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines?Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award.
The award recognizes Tri-City's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Only 5 percent of hospitals nationally qualify for the award.
Tri-City is one of only two hospitals in San Diego County with the award, and is the only one in North County. The hospital was re-accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center in May of this year.
To receive the award, Tri-City consistently complied for at least one year with the requirements of the Get With The Guidelines?Stroke program. For more information, visit www.tricitymed.org.
Union Bank introduces new corporate brand identity
Signaling a new era in its banking history, UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, have unveiled a new brand identity.
The marketing effort includes an updated logo and related branding treatments that will adorn all Union Bank branches, ATMs and business offices in California, Oregon, Washington and other domestic U.S. and international locations where the company maintains specialized lending offices. In addition, the company has started the process of incorporating the new logo on customer forms, bank statements, checks, ATM cards, product brochures and other materials.
The stylized red "U" adjacent to the blue Union Bank wordmark reinforces that the company is focused on the community and you, the customer, according to a spokesman for the company. He said the logo and related rebranding efforts will better position Union Bank for future growth.
Union Bank is California's fifth-largest bank by deposits. It has 335 banking offices in California, Oregon and Washington. For more information, visit www.unionbank.com.
PBC opens Carlsbad development
Pacific Business Centers, the leading provider of on-demand offices, recently opened its first Southern California facility at Ventana Real, a prestigious class A office building development in Carlsbad.
The center is located on the second floor at 2173 Salk Ave., Suite 250, near McClellan-Palomar Airport. The 18,691-square-foot facility features 69 furnished executive offices, a boardroom, business lounge, three conference rooms, state of the art VoIP telephony and a large array of support services.
The center is the 15th location in PBC's California portfolio. The company offers a wide range of part-time and full-time furnished office space, including virtual offices, private offices and mini-suites in a shared infrastructure environment.
For more information, visit www.pbcoffices.com.
Cal State San Marcos reduces operation days
On July 21, the California State University system's board of trustees made decisions regarding student fees, financial aid and furloughs that will impact California State University San Marcos.
The state is facing a $26.3 billion budget deficit. As a result, the CSU system is facing an unprecedented $564 million revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2009-10.
Elements of the plan to address the deficit include system-wide furloughs and layoffs, raising student fees, cutting enrollment by 40,000 students over the next two years and cutting an additional $183 million from campus budgets through a variety of cost saving options.
CSUSM's share of the budget reduction is about $14 million. CSUSM has reduced days of campus operation to help address the budget shortfall and system-wide furloughs. The CSU furloughs were effective Aug. 1 and will continue through June 30.
The campus may be open for instruction on reduced days of campus operation. On reduced days, University Police, student housing and limited food service options will be open. All other administrative offices and the Kellogg Library will be closed.
For more information, visit www.csusm.edu.
Academy hosts outdoor movie series
The Carlsbad Village Association and Army and Navy Academy have partnered with Hollywood Outdoor Movies to bring a free outdoor movie series to the Village this month.
Carlsbad Village's Cinema Under The Stars, a four night series, will be shown on the largest outdoor movie screen in the western United States. All four events will take place at Army and Navy Academy's Maffuci Field, located at 2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Films will be shown at 8 p.m. on consecutive Friday and Saturday nights Sept. 18 and 19 and Sept. 25 and 26. "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" will kick-off the series' opening weekend. "Night at the Museum II" and "Slumdog Millionaire" will close the series.
Audiences are encouraged to arrive early and bring their own chairs and blankets. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the premises. Vendors will be on-site selling everything from candy and popcorn to tacos and pizza. Locals are encouraged to go green by riding their bicycles to the field. A bicycle valet service will be available for a small charge.
For more information, visit www.shopcarlsbadvillage.org.
Urban West completes medical plaza
Urban West has completed construction on a two-story, 20,000-square-foot medical office building at 6221 Metropolitan St., Carlsbad.
With one office suite remaining, the project is 90 percent sold out. It is the only project in south Carlsbad offering medical professionals the ability to build equity through ownership.
"Our building has outperformed the San Diego market," said David DiRienzo, president of Urban West. "We attribute our success to a well-designed building in a great location."
The Carlsbad medical office market has an 8 percent vacancy and has no new projects under construction. Carlsbad medical office buildings have commanded the highest sale and lease values in the county.
For more information, visit www.urban-west.com.
Genoptix Inc. signs $3 million lease
CB Richard Ellis recently announced that Genoptix Inc. leased an approximately 44,000-square-foot building at 2131 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad.
The lease is valued at more than $3 million over its six-year term. The building is located immediately north of McClellan-Palomar Airport in the Carlsbad Research Center, a 560-acre master planned office and industrial project.
Genoptix is a specialized laboratory service provider focused on delivering personalized and comprehensive diagnostic services to community-based hematologists and oncologists. CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm in terms of 2008 revenue.
For more information, visit www.genoptix.com and www.cbre.com.
GIA receives Corporate Award for Excellence
The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, was honored last month by the Women's Jewelry Association with the organization's first-ever Hall of Fame Corporate Award for Excellence.
"GIA has been an integral touchstone for literally tens of thousands of trained gem and jewelry professionals," said Yancy Weinrich, president of the association. "The institute continues to advance the knowledge and accomplishments of both women and men in the industry. Because their contributions have been, and continue to be, so meaningful and profound, the WJA has established this special Hall of Fame Corporate Award for Excellence to honor GIA."
An independent nonprofit organization, the GIA is recognized as the world's foremost authority in gemology. For more information, visit www.gia.edu.
Carlsbad Golf Center hosts demo day
Carlsbad Golf Center will host its seventh annual Golf Demo Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12.
It is North County's biggest demonstration and clubfitting event. Representatives of manufacturers and vendors from 25 to 30 brands will be on-hand for golfers to test the latest equipment from each company on the more than 300-yard driving range.
The free event will include a pro shop sale, discounts on demo equipment, free instruction sessions, free prize drawings and giveaways. Carlsbad Golf Center is located at 2711 Haymar Drive.
For more information, visit www.carlsbadgolfcenter.com.
Last lawsuit against Carlsbad desal project dismissed
Poseidon Resources recently announced that the San Diego Superior Court has issued a final ruling upholding the State Lands Commission's approval of the Carlsbad Desalination Project.
The court's denial of the lawsuit means every legal challenge against the project has been rejected and there are no lawsuits to prevent construction from starting later this year.
The Superior Court's May 2009 decision to uphold the California Coastal Commission's approval of the project is also now final. Opponents of seawater desalination, led by the San Diego chapters of the Surfrider Foundation and Coastkeeper, have an extensive and unsuccessful history of filing legal challenges and appealing project permit approvals.
Poseidon has worked in partnership with the city of Carlsbad since 1998 to build the desalination plant, which will have the capacity to produce 50-million-gallons-per-day of high-quality drinking water and annually serve 300,000 residents. For more information, visit www.carlsbad-desal.com.
Tri-City Medical Center has received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines?Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award.
The award recognizes Tri-City's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Only 5 percent of hospitals nationally qualify for the award.
Tri-City is one of only two hospitals in San Diego County with the award, and is the only one in North County. The hospital was re-accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center in May of this year.
To receive the award, Tri-City consistently complied for at least one year with the requirements of the Get With The Guidelines?Stroke program. For more information, visit www.tricitymed.org.
Union Bank introduces new corporate brand identity
Signaling a new era in its banking history, UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, have unveiled a new brand identity.
The marketing effort includes an updated logo and related branding treatments that will adorn all Union Bank branches, ATMs and business offices in California, Oregon, Washington and other domestic U.S. and international locations where the company maintains specialized lending offices. In addition, the company has started the process of incorporating the new logo on customer forms, bank statements, checks, ATM cards, product brochures and other materials.
The stylized red "U" adjacent to the blue Union Bank wordmark reinforces that the company is focused on the community and you, the customer, according to a spokesman for the company. He said the logo and related rebranding efforts will better position Union Bank for future growth.
Union Bank is California's fifth-largest bank by deposits. It has 335 banking offices in California, Oregon and Washington. For more information, visit www.unionbank.com.
PBC opens Carlsbad development
Pacific Business Centers, the leading provider of on-demand offices, recently opened its first Southern California facility at Ventana Real, a prestigious class A office building development in Carlsbad.
The center is located on the second floor at 2173 Salk Ave., Suite 250, near McClellan-Palomar Airport. The 18,691-square-foot facility features 69 furnished executive offices, a boardroom, business lounge, three conference rooms, state of the art VoIP telephony and a large array of support services.
The center is the 15th location in PBC's California portfolio. The company offers a wide range of part-time and full-time furnished office space, including virtual offices, private offices and mini-suites in a shared infrastructure environment.
For more information, visit www.pbcoffices.com.
Cal State San Marcos reduces operation days
On July 21, the California State University system's board of trustees made decisions regarding student fees, financial aid and furloughs that will impact California State University San Marcos.
The state is facing a $26.3 billion budget deficit. As a result, the CSU system is facing an unprecedented $564 million revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2009-10.
Elements of the plan to address the deficit include system-wide furloughs and layoffs, raising student fees, cutting enrollment by 40,000 students over the next two years and cutting an additional $183 million from campus budgets through a variety of cost saving options.
CSUSM's share of the budget reduction is about $14 million. CSUSM has reduced days of campus operation to help address the budget shortfall and system-wide furloughs. The CSU furloughs were effective Aug. 1 and will continue through June 30.
The campus may be open for instruction on reduced days of campus operation. On reduced days, University Police, student housing and limited food service options will be open. All other administrative offices and the Kellogg Library will be closed.
For more information, visit www.csusm.edu.
Academy hosts outdoor movie series
The Carlsbad Village Association and Army and Navy Academy have partnered with Hollywood Outdoor Movies to bring a free outdoor movie series to the Village this month.
Carlsbad Village's Cinema Under The Stars, a four night series, will be shown on the largest outdoor movie screen in the western United States. All four events will take place at Army and Navy Academy's Maffuci Field, located at 2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Films will be shown at 8 p.m. on consecutive Friday and Saturday nights Sept. 18 and 19 and Sept. 25 and 26. "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" will kick-off the series' opening weekend. "Night at the Museum II" and "Slumdog Millionaire" will close the series.
Audiences are encouraged to arrive early and bring their own chairs and blankets. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the premises. Vendors will be on-site selling everything from candy and popcorn to tacos and pizza. Locals are encouraged to go green by riding their bicycles to the field. A bicycle valet service will be available for a small charge.
For more information, visit www.shopcarlsbadvillage.org.
Urban West completes medical plaza
Urban West has completed construction on a two-story, 20,000-square-foot medical office building at 6221 Metropolitan St., Carlsbad.
With one office suite remaining, the project is 90 percent sold out. It is the only project in south Carlsbad offering medical professionals the ability to build equity through ownership.
"Our building has outperformed the San Diego market," said David DiRienzo, president of Urban West. "We attribute our success to a well-designed building in a great location."
The Carlsbad medical office market has an 8 percent vacancy and has no new projects under construction. Carlsbad medical office buildings have commanded the highest sale and lease values in the county.
For more information, visit www.urban-west.com.
Genoptix Inc. signs $3 million lease
CB Richard Ellis recently announced that Genoptix Inc. leased an approximately 44,000-square-foot building at 2131 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad.
The lease is valued at more than $3 million over its six-year term. The building is located immediately north of McClellan-Palomar Airport in the Carlsbad Research Center, a 560-acre master planned office and industrial project.
Genoptix is a specialized laboratory service provider focused on delivering personalized and comprehensive diagnostic services to community-based hematologists and oncologists. CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm in terms of 2008 revenue.
For more information, visit www.genoptix.com and www.cbre.com.
GIA receives Corporate Award for Excellence
The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, was honored last month by the Women's Jewelry Association with the organization's first-ever Hall of Fame Corporate Award for Excellence.
"GIA has been an integral touchstone for literally tens of thousands of trained gem and jewelry professionals," said Yancy Weinrich, president of the association. "The institute continues to advance the knowledge and accomplishments of both women and men in the industry. Because their contributions have been, and continue to be, so meaningful and profound, the WJA has established this special Hall of Fame Corporate Award for Excellence to honor GIA."
An independent nonprofit organization, the GIA is recognized as the world's foremost authority in gemology. For more information, visit www.gia.edu.
Carlsbad Golf Center hosts demo day
Carlsbad Golf Center will host its seventh annual Golf Demo Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12.
It is North County's biggest demonstration and clubfitting event. Representatives of manufacturers and vendors from 25 to 30 brands will be on-hand for golfers to test the latest equipment from each company on the more than 300-yard driving range.
The free event will include a pro shop sale, discounts on demo equipment, free instruction sessions, free prize drawings and giveaways. Carlsbad Golf Center is located at 2711 Haymar Drive.
For more information, visit www.carlsbadgolfcenter.com.
Last lawsuit against Carlsbad desal project dismissed
Poseidon Resources recently announced that the San Diego Superior Court has issued a final ruling upholding the State Lands Commission's approval of the Carlsbad Desalination Project.
The court's denial of the lawsuit means every legal challenge against the project has been rejected and there are no lawsuits to prevent construction from starting later this year.
The Superior Court's May 2009 decision to uphold the California Coastal Commission's approval of the project is also now final. Opponents of seawater desalination, led by the San Diego chapters of the Surfrider Foundation and Coastkeeper, have an extensive and unsuccessful history of filing legal challenges and appealing project permit approvals.
Poseidon has worked in partnership with the city of Carlsbad since 1998 to build the desalination plant, which will have the capacity to produce 50-million-gallons-per-day of high-quality drinking water and annually serve 300,000 residents. For more information, visit www.carlsbad-desal.com.