When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign of the times. The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009

500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. San Diego-based MedVantx ranked at number 13 on the list; Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal was 39; San Diego-based BridgePoint Education was 50; Santa Monica-based International Checkout ranked at 61; Torrance-based Flipswap at 81; and Irvine-based ClinAssure was at 85. Beyond the first 100 companies, medical imaging firm Dicom Solutions in Irvine was at 109; Agoura Hills-based SEO provider National Positions at 112; Blackline Systems A number of Southern California technology firms have nabbed top spots in the annual Inc.

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Magazine’s “Inc 500″ list is it helps to identify all of those big, private companies — who, in another world, might have been public. Is there a tendency for So Cal companies to stay private longer (or, forever) instead of going IPO like their Northern California brethren? Company One of the interesting things about Inc. It’s interesting to note the large number of Southern California firms with very big revenue numbers who are private — in fact, if you sort the Inc.

Friday, January 23, 2009 -- Navigating The Legal Minefield: How To Keep Your Company Safe In 2009. In addition, under the rubric "Avoiding Self-Inflicted Wounds," Mr Kramer will discuss the legal issues your company should consider when facing the need for employee layoffs in this recessionary time. We look forward to seeing you at Maggiano's in Woodland Hills for an intimate gathering. AeA. Jeff Kramer of Troy and Gould will review the most important new employment laws and employment cases for the coming year, and discuss the implications of these legal developments

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal filed for an IPO this morning, saying that it is looking to raise up to $100M. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, citi, Piper Jaffray, Needham & Company, and Broadpoint.Gleacher. The firm's IPO is being underwritten by J.P. Accoriding to ReachLocal, it had net income of $11.6M

Woodland Hills-based United Online is continuing to squeeze as many profits and customers out of its declining dial-up Internet access business as it can, saying this morning that its NetZero division has launched a new, toll free dialup plan targeted at people who do not have local connection numbers to connect to the Internet. The company said the new toll free plan will cost $19.95 NetZero said the firm targets the five percent of the United States where there are very limited options for local dial-up Internet service. a month for 30 hours of access.

offices in Woodland Hills, said today that it has entered into a joint venture with domain name registration giant Network Solutions . According to the firm, the partnership calls on it to provide consulting, registration, and registration services for companies who are looking to offer new top level domains (TLDs). UK-based CentralNic , which maintains its U.S. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed.

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps small businesses buy search engine advertising, has inked a strategic alliance with Google in the United Kingdom, the firm announced today. The company already provides similar services in the United States, and also recently opened an office in Canada. ReachLocal said that it has become an "Authorised Reseller" of Google's AdWords in the UK, through its UK site, ReachLocal UK . ReachLocal opened up its UK office in London in November, as it looks to expand internationally.

How current Legislation can impact Tech Companies. Enjoy an intimate dinner and cocktails at Morton's The Steakhouse in Woodland Hills. Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- What You Need To Know About Upcoming Legislation. AEA. Number of bills introduced...many