Invitrogen, our favorite Carlsbadistan-based life sciences company has just won the “prestigious AmeriStar® Package Award from the Institute of Packaging Professionals” for their new GIBCO cell culture bottle.
We’ve never found ourselves using a cell culture bottle, nor do we know anyone else who has, but the bottle looks really cool. Don’t you think?
Follow the jump for all the details.
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The Oceanhouse Restaurant was the ender for one man during a police chase yesterday afternoon February 24, 2009. Two men suspected of stealing a flat screen TV on Los Robles were spotted on Carlsbad Village Drive and ran when police pulled them over, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Police said the 27-year-old burglar got into a blue Ford Explorer driven by a 20-year-old man. Officers spotted the vehicle heading north on Carlsbad Boulevard and eventually pulled the vehicle over in a parking lot on nearby Carlsbad Village Drive where the men ran, police said. . . . One of the men was caught in the Ocean House Restaurant, police said. The second man ran north into southern Oceanside and was arrested on Coast Highway near Morse Street, police said.
Nice work, again.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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Techno-savvy health care industry workers are at the Carlsbadistan Sheraton today and tomorrow for the The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity. Kind of funny when we don’t even understand the title of the event. Maybe they can explain it to us?
The World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity will convene leading health care executives to examine technology as a key enabler of system wide reform. Web-based technologies, including PHRs, physician/patient portals, social networks, and online decision support tools shift the power in health care to consumers and offer solutions to accelerate quality initiatives, increase access and help control escalating costs. This Summit will offer compelling strategies for providers, insurers and employers to revolutionize health care through the integration and adoption of eHealth applications and personal health management tools.
Nope, we’ve still go no clue. We will bet that Twenty-20 will be loaded with conventioneers late-night tonight with people who care. . .
[Link: World Congress]
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Police arrested a 20-year-old man Sunday February 22, 2008 at 9:25 AM in on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the 18-year-old man who was shot in the head early Saturday morning, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Police made an arrest in the case Sunday around 9:25 p.m. during a traffic stop on southbound Intestate 5 near Cannon Road after witnesses identified the shooter, Williams said. . . . He is being held without bail in Vista jail. He also is facing charges of assault with a firearm, participating in a street gang and violating probation, police said.
Carlsbad Police, getting it done.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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Amber Dubois didn’t come home on February 13, 2009. The 14-year-old girl was last seen at 6:15 AM near Escondido High. These posters were placed near the beach in Carlsbad. Anyone with information should contact Police or her Parents at 760 803-5073 or 619 889-6857.
[Link: North County Times]
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An 18-year-old man was shot in the head “near a party” in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a story in the North County Times.
Officers responded to the 2300 block of Pio Pico Drive shortly after 12:25 a.m. and found numerous possible witnesses. Police later learned the victim had been taken by companions to a local hospital. They said the shooting took place in the street. . . . Detectives early Saturday morning were interviewing witnesses and examining the scene. No information about any suspects was provided in the statement.
The name of the victim was not revealed because police suspect the shooting may be “gang-related.”
[Link: North County Times]
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Last night was a big night in Carlsbadistan business and though we were graciously invited (thanks, Angela) we sadly didn’t make it. It’s hard to go undercover when all the heavy hitters are in the room. What did we miss? The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards Dinner at The Four Season’s Aviara. And our favorite Carlsbad-based life sciences company CEO Life’s Greg Lucier was the big winner. Here’s how it went:
• Businessperson of the Year – Greg Lucier, CEO of Life Technologies Corp.
• Small Business of the Year (1-15 employees) – E-World Recyclers.
• Medium Business of the Year (16-99 employees) – AKT, LLP.
• Large Business of the Year (100 or more employees) – Legoland California.
• Lifetime Achievement in Business – Jim Smith, owner of Jim Smith Realty.
• Entrepreneur of the Year – Brett Hanley, president and CEO of SeaShell Awnings USA Inc.
• Community Leadership – Julie Nygaard.
In addition, two special awards of recognition also were given out:
• Green Technology Advocate – Aptera Motors.
• Environmental Spirit – Wyland.
The winners got engraved crystal awards (which we don’t have pictures of) and everyone got to check out the new Aptera Motors car and watch famous whale painter Wyland paint whales on a wall. Let’s put it this way: we’re not going to miss this event next year.
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A friend of ours snapped this photo at the Action Sports Retailer Show at the San Diego Convention Center last month. Apparently, these girls are all from Carlsbadistan and were at the show to load up on free stuff. Looks like they did a pretty good job.
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The City of Carlsbadistan is now getting anti-power plant support from the California Department of Transportation according to a letter sent to the California Energy Commission on February 5, 2009.
As stated in the letter, Caltrans’ flexibility to construct the I-5 North Coast Corridor widening project is severely limited by surrounding land uses. The impetus is on NRG West, the power plant company, to demonstrate how the area can accommodate both a widened freeway and a new power plant. The letter also states that the I-5 widening project will remove existing landscaping and berm, creating significant visual impacts should both projects go forward.
We can’t help but laugh to ourselves at the ecological irony in the letter. This is probably the first time in our lives that we’ve wanted to make sure there was enough room to add more lanes to an already monstrous freeway. It’s almost like the pavers are the good guys if they keep another power plant out of Carlsbadistan.
Follow the jump for the entire release from the City.
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The Gemological Institute of America announced today that it is cutting 71 employees from their Carlsbadistan office in a nine percent cut across the company according to a story on National Jeweler.
A GIA spokeswoman said the cuts, announced on Wednesday, would impact 103 GIA employees in the United States, 71 at the company’s Carlsbad, Calif., headquarters and 32 at its New York offices. . . . The GIA employs a total of 1,143 workers in the United States. . . . In addition, all salaried employees will take a pay cut of up to 20 percent, while hourly employees will lose workdays. . . .The company’s pension plan is frozen, the spokeswoman said.
This comes after the cutting 11 percent of their staff in December. Pretty soon there will be nothing left to cut.
[Link: National Jeweler]
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