The event, which originated in 1975 and is co-sponsored by The Optical Society (OSA), the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Photonics Society, will attract some 11,000 delegates from across the globe that will arrive to network with those in their field as well as discuss and exchange ideas about new trends and innovations taking place within the industry.
Read moreCategory: Beach Street Business
Even at the beach we need to make a living. We believe we all are our own business, so we need to know what is happening in the world. In the Beach Street Business Section we take a look at businesses of all kinds. Those that make a difference in the beach life and those that are at the beach. A little bit about our thoughts of investing and you are welcome to share yours too.
Commercial Real Estate Vacancy Rates Improving, Rents Rates Getting Solid
Retail vacancy rates are forecast to decline from 11.9 percent in the current quarter to 11.0 percent in the first quarter of 2013.
Read moreNetflix Still Going – Stock Soaring Back
Watching the charts the last couple of days, there were some major stock dumps. Oddly enough there were plenty of buyers who think $125 isn’t the top and the stock price barely flinched.
Read moreNetflix Sued Over False Statements, Yet Stock Breaks $90 again?
“While Netflix stock was inflated partially by Netflix buying back its own stock, company insiders were selling 388,661 shares of their own Netflix stock for proceeds of $90.2 million,” according to the complaint.
Read moreBJ’s Restaurants Opens in Fort Worth, Texas and Anaheim Hills, California
The new BJ’s restaurant in Anaheim Hills, California is the Company’s new, smaller footprint BJ’s Grill(TM) restaurant that is initially intended to serve as a live research and development restaurant. BJ’s Grill(TM) contains approximately 4,600 interior square feet, seats approximately 140 guests and features many of BJ’s most popular menu items including BJ’s signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie(R) dessert. BJ’s Grill(TM) also features an exhibition kitchen, a more contemporary design and decor package, different menus for lunch and dinner and a more personalized guest service model based on new point-of-sale technology driven by handheld tablets.
Read moreWhat is Happening In the California Economy? Look in Truckee.
For Lease signs were the window dressing of choice at many buildings in town, and for sale signs fell over in the yards of foreclosed homes.
Read moreKeep The Big Picture For Your Business
Recently I was sitting with a business owner who was telling me that he needed more business so he was going to start doing some work in an area he had never worked. He was looking at this new area of work as instant income. He never considered what it would take to do it, he just said yes to the first customer.
Read moreNetflix A Bargain at $77
At todays price of about $78, way off the peak of $304 and 36% off of yesterdays $120, Netflix looks like a fair buy if you can weather the storm of baloney from Wall Street and everyone else that wants to take a poke at a company that delivers, especially when they deliver on demand.
Read moreWal-Mart Gets Fined In China And Target Gets Away With It Here?
For any one that doesn’t think we have a “pro-business” media and culture in the United States, I would like to offer a couple of
Read moreWhat Is Your Plan?
Even Steve Jobs was bumped from Apple to come back and save the day.
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