by The Editors on March 3, 2008
The Carlsbad-based trading card company Upper Deck had originally included a Hillary Clinton card in their “presidential deck.” But right before the ship date someone at the company decided that the Hillary card went a little too far and tried to pull them (creating an instant collectors item).
The Hillary Clinton cards — a characterization that matched her with stripper Morganna the Kissing Bandit, notorious for dashing onto baseball fields and planting kisses on unsuspecting players during the 1980s — were to have been manually pulled from the “Presidential Predictors” set, says Kerri Stockholm, director of sports marketing for Carlsbad-based Upper Deck.
Way to wuss out, Upper Deck.
[Link: San Diego Business Journal]
by The Editors on March 2, 2008
Our favorite life sciences company Invitrogen has announced that it showed a $41.1 million profit for the fourth quarter of 2007. That’s “compared with a loss of $100.2 million, or $2.03 a share, in the same quarter 2006.” Congratulations! Some of Carlsbad’s golf companies should take note.
Revenue rose 12 percent to $336.4 million. Analysts had expected $327 million. . . . Shares of Invitrogen were up $2.87 in after-hours trading following the company’s announcement. The stock had closed at $83.43, down $1.57.
They also settled a lawsuit with one of their competitors.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on March 2, 2008
The Carlsbad-based golf company TaylorMade-adidas is “teeing off” it’s largest advertising campaign in the company’s history according to a story in BrandWeek. The $35 million spend kicks off in March with ads in “Golf Digest, Golf, Gold World, Sports Illustrated and PGA magazines” and on April 1 with three 15 second sports will begin airing on Golf Channel. Seems like they could have spent a little of that money on their new “overarching theme:”
“Don’t just play it, wear it,” will be adidas’ new overarching theme for its golf footwear and apparel. “These are more than just shoes, shirts, jackets. This is equipment for your body,” said Bob Maggiore, vp-marketing at TMaG, Carlsbad, Calif.
Don’t just play it? Good luck with that one, Bob.
[Link: BrandWeek]
by The Editors on February 29, 2008
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
A pedestrian was killed early Friday morning when he was struck by a car on El Camino Real just north of Chestnut Avenue, police said.
Police said the driver was on his way to work shortly before 12:30 a.m., driving in the No. 3 northbound lane of El Camino Real, when he hit the man. Police said it was unknown if the victim was walking in the roadway or attempting to cross the road when he was struck.
The driver was not injured and police said they do not anticipate any criminal charges being filed.
Police are looking for any information regarding the crash. If you have any please call the Carlsbad Police traffic division: (760) 931-2290
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 29, 2008
When the administrators of the Los Angeles Metro wanted to get an overview of how many people were riding their rails for free, they turned to Transportation Management and Design Inc., a Carlsbad-based company that “operates within the realm of passenger transportation, providing a spectrum of transit planning and operations consulting to public and private clients worldwide.”
What did TMD find out? They discovered that five percent of the people using the Metro during the week were riding free and that 10 percent of the Sunday riders weren’t paying. Doesn’t sound like a bad percentage to us, but based on TMD’s report Metro officials have decided to spend $61 million dollars to put in gates.
[Link: Daily News]
by The Editors on February 29, 2008
We’re not sure this is a good thing, but Carlsbad-based chocolate company Chuao Chocolatier has announced that some of their products will now be available in Safeway and Wegman’s supermarkets.
Safeway, which operates over 1,740 stores across the United States, will be carrying the Spicy Maya, Chinita Nibs and Earl Grey chocolate bars across the country in their gourmet chocolate sets. They will also be carrying Chuao Chocolatier’s mini-bar, called the ChocoPod, in Spicy Maya and Nutmeg flavors. Wegman’s, with more than 70 stores in the Northeast now carries the Spicy Maya, Earl Grey, Chinita Nibs and Caracas Dark chocolate bars.
We were going to say “so much for boutique chocolates” but this is just the latest in a long line of major distribution plays, including Ralph’s, Gelson’s, and Cost Plus. Congrats!
[Link: PR Web]
by The Editors on February 29, 2008
Barbara Henry writes in the North County Times:
Day by day, a bit more muck and sand slides into Batiquitos Lagoon.
To the east, San Marcos Creek pushes mud in. To the west, ocean waves shove piles of sand toward the lagoon’s mouth. And, from all sides, murky rainwater pours in during storms.
Biologists who study the south Carlsbad lagoon and nature lovers who run the lagoon protection group say they’re worried about how quickly the sand and muck pile is accumulating, and whether that means a massive dredging operation will soon be required.
Earlier this month, the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation won a nearly $75,000 grant from Carlsbad to study the topic.
“Right now, we don’t really know how bad the situation is,” said Keith Merkel, one of the owners of a consulting company that has been doing bird and fish research at the lagoon.
Planning to make a plan. Ah, government.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on February 28, 2008
Holden Outerwear, a snowboard clothing company that has been operating as part of the Carlsbad-based K2 Sports for nearly seven years is leaving Carlsbad for Portland, Oregon.
The company has had its design, marketing and some of its production business in Portland since it launched in 2001. But the company had a license agreement with Carlsbad, Calif. company Earth Products for sales and distribution. . . The parties announced Wednesday that they’ve decided to end the agreement.
So long, Holden.
[Link: Oregon Live]
by The Editors on February 28, 2008
There is nothing like starting the morning out with a live view of the beach at Tamarack. Maybe that’s why the FOX 6 News live camera was set up at the top of the Hemlock stairs this morning at 6 AM, unmanned, and pointed at the surf while the camera operator sat in the van and held hands with his barefoot girlfriend.
We don’t watch local TV news so maybe you can tell us what they were doing here other that grabbing some morning weather shots.
by The Editors on February 28, 2008
A 22-year-old man and his 17-year-old passenger took California Highway Patrol on a little tour of Southern California yesterday at speeds up to 120 MPH according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Sadly, their I-5 joyride ended when the BMW crashed into the center divide near Los Flores Drive in Carlsbadistan.
A woman driving a Saturn suffered minor injuries in the wreck on southbound Interstate 5 near Las Flores Drive, the California Highway Patrol said. . . Officers had spotted a reckless driver on Interstate 5 in Irvine and attempted to stop him. The man in the BMW kept driving and reached speeds of 120 mph, the CHP said.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
The Carlsbad-based trading card company Upper Deck had originally included a Hillary Clinton card in their “presidential deck.” But right before the ship date someone at the company decided that the Hillary card went a little too far and tried to pull them (creating an instant collectors item).
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