SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
SUN VALLEY
Marketing Move: Norm Marshall & Associates, known as NMA Group, a Sun Valley marketing agency founded in 1979, has been acquired by Corbis Corp., a Seattle licensor of visual media. NMA Group will operate under the GreenLight brand as an independent unit of Corbis. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Curtain Raised: West L.A.-based Laemmle Theatres has opened Laemmle NoHo 7 at the NoHo Commons complex in North Hollywood. It will be the L.A.-area art house chain’s first venue to have all digital projection. The opening of NoHo 7, at 5240 Lankershim Blvd., was the completion of the final phase of the $287 million NoHo Commons project.
TRI-CITIES
BURBANK
On the Menu: Caso Cabo Bar and Grill is taking the place of Chadney’s, a former hot spot in Burbank’s media district. The property, at 3000 W. Olive Ave., has been vacant since the shuttering of Chadney’s, which was a popular haunt in the 1970s and ’80s for executives at the neighboring entertainment studios. Caso Cabo, which is scheduled to open early this year, will feature live music and Baja-style cuisine.
CENTRAL AREA
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Acquisition Engineered: Aecom Technology Corp., a downtown L.A.-based engineering services firm, has acquired Capital Engineering Corp., an environmental and engineering consultancy firm based in Taiwan. With 160 employees in Taipei and Kaohsiung, CEC specializes in environmental, water, hydraulic and land development services for Taiwan’s public and private
sectors.
Retail Space: Hope Tree LLC has bought ground-floor retail space for $2.62 million from Grace Investments LLC. The 6,150-square-foot space is in the ground floor of luxury condominium building Luma, at 1100 S. Hope St.
SOUTH BAY
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ
Something Brewing: East Bay Logistics Inc., a Hayward-based shipper with a focus on cocoa and coffee customers, has opened a facility in Rancho Dominguez. The new location, called EBL Coffee LA, includes 45,000 square feet of warehouse space, and is near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
CORRECTION
An article in the Jan. 2 issue headlined “Agency Had Write Stuff in Suit Over Pen Contest,” which reported that a small L.A. ad agency won a lawsuit against Pentel of America, should have said that the Concept Chaser agency contended that the agreement called for payment of $5,000 for a presentation, not for developing the ideas. Also, the article should have said that it was the agency’s contention that Pentel claimed it didn’t have a budget for the proposal, and that Pentel disputed that contention. Finally, the article should have said that attorney Grant Nigolian filed a motion to disqualify Judge Mark Mooney based upon an appearance of bias.
