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'Face of the museum' steps down
On an afternoon last week, Gary Sahagen played a role that he had watched many others play during his decade at the International Surfing Museum. The role of visitor. Sahagen, who joined the museum as a trustee in 2001, stepped down in January from...Tags: Down Syndrome, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Joe Surf: Catching up with Surf City's 'Simpo'
Last time we checked in with him, Brett Simpson — "Simpo" to his friends — was leaving the water on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier with his head down. It was his first heat of the U.S. Open of Surfing in August and he was trying...Tags: Kelly Slater, International Travel, Travel, Triple Crown
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PBS SoCal names new members of governing board
PBS SoCal, which operated out of Golden West College as KOCE-TV for nearly 40 years, has added seven community and business leaders to its governing board. The new additions to the KOCE-TV Foundation Board of Directors are Julia Argyros, a supporter...Tags: University of California, Irvine, PBS (tv network), Business Enterprises, Emulex Corporation
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Chamber selects new leader
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce has appointed Jerry Wheeler as its new president and chief executive.
Wheeler, a chamber executive for 15 years in Lake Oswego, Ore., beat nearly two dozen candidates for the position, according to board...Tags: Arizona, California, Management Change, Oregon
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Health officials: Reform is 'big step'
Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series about the effects of the Obama administration's health-care reform on Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley health-care providers and their patients. Dr. Peter Anderson sometimes goes for days in...Tags: Medicaid, Internists, Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance, Healthcare Policies
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Sears loss widens in 1Q on continued sales slide
Tribune reporterSears Holdings Corp. said it lost $279 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, in the first quarter compared to $189 million or $1.78 per share a year earlier. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer said sales slid to $8.4 billion from $9.2 billion last year,...Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Sears Holdings Corp., Kmart, Kohl's
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At annual meeting, McDonald's CEO fields questions on nutrition, wages
Tribune reporterMcDonald's executives fielded a number of questions at the company's annual shareholder meeting Thursday, including its role in the global obesity epidemic, marketing to children and wages for entry-level workers at its restaurants. "We don't sell junk...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Epidemics and Plagues, Sandwiches, Weight, Employees
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Google insider Ben Ling joins Khosla to unearth great Web ventures
SAN FRANCISCO -- Khosla Ventures is adding to its roster of top Internet executives with the addition of Ben Ling, a veteran of Google, Facebook and YouTube. Ling, most recently the chief operating officer at Badoo, has joined the venture capital firm...Tags: Apple iPad, Marissa Mayer, Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks
NEW YORK (AP) — Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000. Former IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano was guaranteed an administrative assistant and furnished...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, IBM, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AFL-CIO, Diebold Incorporated
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Sudden riches! State's CFO finds $34.75 owed to him on state website for unclaimed property
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater took the advice he gives others to check on unclaimed treasure his office holds – and found he was $34.75 richer. An insurance company had turned over the money to the Florida Chief Financial Officer'...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fort Lauderdale, North Palm Beach, Jeffrey Atwater, Tampa
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Dover to spin off Knowles communication tech unit
Tribune staff reportDover Corp. plans to spin off it communications technology unit into an independent, publicly traded company, the Downers Grove-based company said Thursday morning. Dover shares rose nearly 5 percent in morning trading. Upon completion of the spin...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Dover Corporation, Companies and Corporations
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Retail roundup: J.C. Penney loan, Abercrombie apology, Mattel layoffs
The week before the Memorial Day holiday has been a busy one for retailers. Here's a sampling of happenings from Mattel, J.C. Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch. Mattel: As the El Segundo-based toymaker adapts to its newly created North America division, it...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fisher-Price, Layoffs and Downsizing, Target, New York City
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