The List
The 25 largest software companies in L.A. County
42
Interview
Local architect Ronald Altoon, president-elect of the American Institute of Architects, discusses his L.A.-area projects and the revitalization of downtown.
20
Retail
eToys, a Santa Monica startup, hopes to become the Toys R Us of the Internet.
13
Special Report
One-by-one they are coming: Giant national banks are looking for bigger bites of the nation’s second largest banking market. Meanwhile, L.A.’s independent banks are trying to withstand the acquisition onslaught.
21-40
Louise’s
The upscale casual Italian restaurant chain, which filed for Chapter 11 this month, plans to emerge from bankruptcy by January and resume expansion next year.
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INSIDE
Advertising/PR 15
Business Digest 46
Computers 16
Econowatch 45
Interview 20
Newsmakers 41
Personal Finance 45
Real Estate 47
Small Business 17
Wall Street West 44
