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Greg Street Riot Games' VP of Intellectual Property and Entertainment.

Riot Games Creates New Publishing Label

Riot Games announced the launch of Riot Forge, a third-party developer publishing label.

Herbalife’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters.

Herbalife Opens Training Center in China

Downtown-based Herbalife Nutrition Inc. has opened the first of four training centers in China for its customers and distributors.

By Howard Fine

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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, led by CEO Christopher Anzalone, is testing RNA molecular technology to treat genetic diseases.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Looks to Raise $232 Million

Pasadena biotech firm Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. set an offering of 4 million shares, seeking to raise up to $232 million to fund operations and strategic investments.

By Howard Fine

Key LACMA Redesign Element Is Approved

LACMA will move ahead with a dramatic redesign after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to allow the new building to cross Wilshire Boulevard.

By Maria Freeman

Geffen Donates Another $46 Million to UCLA

Entertainment mogul David Geffen donated an additional $46 million to the UCLA medical school that bears his name, the university announced Dec. 2.

By Howard Fine

Deep 6 AI Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Wout Brusselaers.

Deep 6 AI Raises $17 Million Series A

Pasadena medical software developer Deep 6 AI raised a $17 million Series A.

By Samson Amore

Ntwrk’s Sneaker Attack

November 11, 2019

Los Angeles Business Journal Publisher Anna Magzanyan talks to Spectrum News 1 about how Ntwrk, a video-driven online and mobile shopping platform, is successfully leveraging old school, high-sense-of-urgency sales tactics popularized by companies like QVC in combination with modern influencers, celebrities and technology to market a range of products.

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Rising Up: Developer Chris Rising Is Helping to Reshape Downtown

The LABJ Interview

Downtown-based Rising Realty Partners is a huge name in L.A. real estate, especially downtown. He shares insights from his career in this exclusive interview.

Solar Startup Heliogen Looks to Power Plants, Refineries

ENERGY: Company attracts backing of Soon-Shiong, Gates

For decades, solar technology experts have sought to generate electricity. But Pasadena-based Heliogen has a new technology that swaps fossil fuels for solar energy in industrial applications.

LA Cannabis Deals on Ice

Finance: Regulatory delays chill investments

Cannabis dealmaking in Los Angeles is stuck in a regulatory bottleneck. Approval on cannabis business ownership transfers have been on hold since July, delaying investments.

Scrubs Makers Square Off

Apparel: Local brands Figs, SPI face legal fight

Santa Monica-based medical apparel manufacturer Figs is the target of a lawsuit filed in September by one of its biggest competitors, Chatsworth-based Strategic Partners Inc.

LA-Based Companies Are Riding the Wave of Kickstarter Funding

LA is the top city for projects raising money on the crowdfunding platform

Los Angeles has raised more money through Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Kickstarter than any city in the world.

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Riot Games Creates New Publishing Label

Riot Games announced the launch of Riot Forge, a third-party developer publishing label.

By Samson Amore

Herbalife Opens Training Center in China

Downtown-based Herbalife Nutrition Inc. has opened the first of four training centers in China for its customers and distributors.

By Howard Fine

Read This Week's Digital Issue

Ntwrk’s Sneaker Attack

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Looks to Raise $232 Million

Pasadena biotech firm Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. set an offering of 4 million shares, seeking to raise up to $232 million to fund operations and strategic investments.

By Howard Fine

Key LACMA Redesign Element Is Approved

LACMA will move ahead with a dramatic redesign after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to allow the new building to cross Wilshire Boulevard.

By Maria Freeman

Geffen Donates Another $46 Million to UCLA

Entertainment mogul David Geffen donated an additional $46 million to the UCLA medical school that bears his name, the university announced Dec. 2.

By Howard Fine

Events

December 12

Fashion & Beauty Awards

The Fashion & Beauty Awards will recognize the top apparel and beauty companies that drive tremendous economic growth in our region and make Southern California a major force in the business of fashion and beauty. This event will bring together industry leaders, recognize leading brands and highlight their accomplishments.

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