DEL MAR–The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a sewer pump station in Del Mar. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 4 at the project site located south and adjacent to the city’s tennis courts, east and south of the intersection of Coast Boulevard and Camino Del Mar at 201 [...]

EAST COUNTY–The San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce is holding their 98th inaugural Gala and Awards Dinner on Friday, February 26 at 6 p.m. at the Barona Resort and Casino Convention Center. Cost is $75 per person. Funds raised will support the organization’s programs and special events. Businesses can donate a gift certificate or [...]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY–New home sales in San Diego County dropped nearly 28 percent from the third quarter reports Robert Martinez, Director of Research at MarketPointe™ Realty Advisors, Inc. This drop “was to be expected” as fourth quarter sales are historically low. 2008 posted a significant 56 percent decline over the previous year; however, 2009’s drop [...]

PASADENA–(Businesswire)–OneWest Bank, FSB entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for the acquisition of all of the deposits and certain assets of La Jolla Bank, FSB. Under the terms of the transaction, OneWest today acquired $3.6 billion in assets, including $3.3 billion in loans, and $2.8 billion in [...]

(PRNewswire)–As generations continue to mix in the workplace, many older workers are reporting to younger bosses. A new CareerBuilder survey finds that 43 percent of workers ages 35 and older said they currently work for someone younger than them. Breaking down age groups, more than half (53 percent) of workers ages 45 and up said [...]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library Foundation will host a free “Charitable Gifting Seminar” at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 2 in the Oceanside Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside. The featured speaker will be J. Wiley Jones, Attorney at Law, who specializes in trusts and estate planning. Learn how to use [...]

SAN DIEGO–California Bank & Trust will continue to introduce initiatives in order to improve the institution’s ecological footprint. The bank has implemented an industry-leading fare reimbursement program that encourages its employees to use mass transit while discouraging commuting in single-occupant vehicles, which is scientifically known to be detrimental to the environment. The bank fare reimbursement [...]

SAN DIEGO–(Business Wire)–San Diego’s Summit Performance Group (SPG), a leading provider of conference planning, incentive travel, sports hospitality and event technology solutions has launched PacificXPOSURE, a premier national lacrosse tournament and Southern California sports destination event, according to Doug Wheeler, co-principal of SPG.The first-ever “all-inclusive” Southern California Lacrosse Tournament, PacificXPOSURE will be held in north [...]

BARCELONA, Spain–(FirstCall)–Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the [...]

NEW YORK–(FirstCall)–Viacom Inc., today reported strong double-digit growth in its fourth quarter 2009 adjusted operating income, adjusted net earnings from continuing operations and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS), reflecting an outstanding performance in its Filmed Entertainment segment and solid growth in Media Networks. Revenues in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009 declined 3% [...]