OneWest Bank, CIT’s Southern California retail bank division, today launched its second annual Bank on Building a Brighter Community program to give back to local school children. In partnership with the Pasadena, Metro LA, Santa Monica, and Moorpark & Simi V... More »
Pasadena-based Gatehouse Partners, LLC, in partnership with real estate entrepreneur Ralph Giannella, has recently purchased an apartment complex located at 2121 Thomas Ave. in San Diego, in the Crown Point community of Pacific Beach. On Tuesday, Giannella, on... More »
The owners of the Sheraton Pasadena owe the city more than $690,000 in delinquent taxes, the city alleges in a lawsuit. Urban Commons LLC and associated companies Hospitality LLC, EHT SPH LLC, and Aimbridge Hospitality LLC are named in a complaint filed by the... More »
[UPDATED] Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft won’t suspend operations in California, at least for now. On Thursday an appeals court allowed the ride-hailing giants to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors. The companies had threatened to ... More »
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. a five-year, $29.7 million single-award contract for the continuation of the agency’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy project, or SURE II. Under SURE II, Tetra Tech wi... More »
Pasadena-based Bluebeam Inc., a leading developer of solutions and services that set the standard for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals worldwide, has launched its newest version of Revu, the company’s flagship software application that... More »
The Rose Bowl Flea Market, which has been closed since March, is trying its luck with e-commerce. R.G. Canning, which has operated the market since its inception in the 1970s, struck an exclusive licensing deal with Free People, owned by Urban Outfitters, acc... More »
The Cheesecake Factory restaurant chain, which has an outlet in Old Pasadena at 2 W. Colorado Blvd., is among a half-dozen well-known restaurants in the U.S. that are facing significant debt and possible bankruptcy filings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, accordi... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) will issue $10,000 checks to 39 Pasadena businesses this week through the City-backed Pasadena COVID-19 Disaster Small Business Relief Fund, a representative told the City Council Monday. According to PCF President and C... More »
Pasadena-based Miso Robotics, which specializes in intelligent automation technology for commercial kitchens, such as Flippy the burger-flipping robot, announced the selection of a new CEO on Thursday. Mike Bell will now head the company as CEO, Miso Robotics ... More »
Southern California-based law firm Hahn & Hahn LLP announced today that seasoned corporate attorney Kevin M. O’Sullivan has joined the firm’s Business Department. “As the complexities of the marketplace continue to grow for our business clients, we continue to... More »
A Pasadena-based pharmaceuticals company has begun human trials of a new drug intended to treat cystic fibrosis, the company announced Tuesday. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has begun a Phase 1/2 study of ARO-ENaC, an inhaled drug meant to combat the respiratory s... More »
