The Port of L.A. is expanding its weekend operating hours. Joe Falzarano, owner of Huzzah Toys in Venice Beach,...
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Car Leasing App Fair Gears Up for Relaunch
Fair CEO Brad Stewart joined in May 2020. After a tumultuous 2020, Fair Financial Corp. is looking to get back...
CAA Acquires ICM Creating Talent Agency Monolith
The merger offers CAA an opportunity to regain its stature after pandemic-induced salary cuts and layoffs....
Cheese Tries to Ease Path to Open Bank Accounts
Cheese co-founders Zhen Wang, Ken Lian, Qingyi Li. When Ken Lian moved from China to Los Angeles to finish his...
LA-Based Banks Outpace National Banks in Profits
First Credit Bank in West Hollywood is the most profitable bank in Los Angeles County. Big banks headquartered...
CreatorIQ Raises $40 Million in Thriving Influencer Economy
Vaks In 2014, Igor Vaks knew the creator economy was going to boom — and he wanted to be a part of it. He...
LABJ Insider: How QR Codes Could Help Businesses Face a Possible Vaccine Verification Requirement
Stephanie Barbaran, Los Angeles Business Journal Interim Editor The Los Angeles City Council will meet tomorrow...
Pluto TV Faces $3.5M in FCC Fines for Closed Caption Violations
Tom Ryan co-founded Pluto TV in 2013, which was acquired by Viacom in 2019 for $340 million. ViacomCBS Inc....
When Scammers Go Phishing, They Hope to Reel In You and Your Business Data
There’s an old expression: “fishing for information.” It means that a person is trying to pry information from...
Activision Blizzard to Pay $18 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Several hundred Activision Blizzard employees in Irvine staged a walkout on July 28, which they said was in...
Arts District Buildings Sell for $20 Million
800 to 810 Traction Ave. in the Arts District A joint venture between New York-based LIVWRK and developer...
Rocket Lab Inks Contract for Space Debris Removal
A rendering of Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite. Rocket Lab USA Inc. has inked a dedicated contract with...




























