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August 8, 2000 Del Monte Foods Co. has entered into an agreement with Titan Corp. under which Del Monte will test Titan's SureBeam electronic pasteurization technology on select foods to heighten freshness characteristics and enhance quality and shelf life.
"We are committed to using the latest technological innovations to ensure that our consumers continue to receive from Del Monte the most nutritious and best tasting products on the market," says Richard G. Wolford, CEO of Del Monte. "Using Titan's SureBeam technology will allow us to expand beyond our existing product lines and provide new convenient extended shelf life products, packaged in plastic or glass, with enhanced freshness and top quality characteristics."
Similar to a microwave oven, the SureBeam system uses ordinary electricity as its energy source to instantly eliminate any harmful bacteria, thereby enhancing a food's quality and extending its shelf life without changing its taste or texture. Additionally, the method allows produce to be fully and naturally ripened before it is processed.
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Kearny-Scripps LLC, a partnership led by Lankford & Associates Inc. and Kearny Real Estate Co., will break ground Aug. 15 on the Scripps Northridge Technology Plaza at Scripps Northridge Corporate Center.
The two-story, 98,000 square foot building, scheduled for completion in February 2001, is being built on spec with a flexible design for one to four tenants. The property will have available fiber-optic cabling, and other amenities will include 385 parking spaces, dock-high or grade-level loading doors and extensive landscaping.
Lankford & Associates has not released the building’s estimated market value.
Scripps Northridge Technology Plaza will be the fourth facility built at Scripps Northridge, located off Scripps Poway Parkway.
“This will be a very versatile facility that can meet a number of different needs that exist in this area,” says Robert V. Lankford, president and CEO of Lankford & Associates. “We envision it can be a corporate headquarters for a knowledge-based company looking to move to a location in central San Diego County. Or it can be a state-of-the-art research facility that needs high-speed, unlimited data connections. Or it can be a building that accommodates three or four smaller firms who complement and support the surrounding high-tech and other large businesses.”
The shell and core project plan and architecture is being designed by Davis & Davis Architects Inc. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. will be the shell general contractor.
Others participating are Divine Engineering, structural engineering; Neal Electric, electrical engineer; S B & O Inc., civil engineering; and Van Dyke Partnership, landscape architect.
Foundation work is scheduled for early September, with tilt-up panel and steel work set for November.
Scripps Northridge Corporate Center is one of the last fully entitled, master-planned business park sites on the I-15 corridor. Five pads remain available.
“Scripps Northridge is building out on schedule,” Lankford says. “The economy is still strong, and many firms are looking to move here to capitalize on the proximity to wireless and other technology firms. It’s created demand for both large-scale and smaller-scale premium office product, and this is one of the few remaining places where there’s room to meet that demand with few restrictions.”
Tom Mercer, Kevin Craven and Jay Alexander of Colliers International are the marketing team for Scripps Northridge.
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Carlsbad-based Solutions Media Inc., which also operates SpinRecords.com, Some Music Inc. and EAT'M (Emerging Artists & Talent in Music) has partnered with MobileEngines Inc. to provide users with access to SpinRecords.com music and entertainment content directly through wireless devices.
The wireless Web is the next big technology revolution, along with subscription models, in creating and distributing digital music, entertainment services and content, says Wayne Irving, president and CEO of Solutions Media.
The company says music lovers around the world will be able to obtain unlimited high-quality digital downloads, of their favorite recordings from artists on www.spinrecords.com for only $4.95 a month, on any wireless device with an Internet connection. Users also will have access to up-to-date information, live or previously unreleased tracks as well as live and archived Web casts of concerts, music festivals and parties.
"MobileEngines will help to provides our users with the most cost effective-access to one of the fastest growing areas in the Internet economy," says Irving, also president and CEO of SpinRecords.com. "By offering wireless accessibility to our content and music catalog, we are reaching not only the early-adopters but we are positioning ourselves for the explosion in wireless music devices. "
Today an estimated 7.4 million people use wireless Web devices to send and receive information. Research by IDC predicts that by the year 2003, there will be 186 million wireless subscribers and over 61.5 million people using these devices to access the Internet. By 2005, mobile commerce is expected to reach $44.5 billion people in the U.S. alone, with entertainment content expected to be a driving force of market penetration.
"Wireless downloadable digital music is revolutionizing the music industry and is greatly affecting traditional distribution,” says Irving. “With MP3 playback technology being built into many wireless devices, we are providing users with the first unlimited access to music from wireless devises."
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Kaufman and Broad, San Diego’s largest homebuilder, will give homebuyers a chance to win $250,000 toward a new home through its "Throw It Home" contest.
Prior to the Padres vs. the Montreal Expos game on Aug. 19, three contestants will be invited onto the field at Qualcomm Stadium to participate in the event. People who consider themselves lucky or have a good throwing arm are encouraged to visit any San Diego area Kaufman and Broad community or the company’s New Home Showroom in Del Mar through Aug. 14 to register for the contest.
Three finalists will be selected to participate in the contest by attempting to toss a baseball through a target. Each contestant will have one chance. The first person to do so will win $250,000 toward a new Kaufman and Broad home built by the San Diego division.
"Making dreams come true through home ownership is what we do best," says Michael Harris, marketing manager for Kaufman and Broad's San Diego division. "This event might just make that dream become a reality for one lucky individual."
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The San Diego Better Business Bureau is looking for a few good ethical companies for its annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics competition
Twenty-four local, for-profit companies — in eight different categories according to number of employees — will be honored either as a winner or finalist at the awards presentation luncheon on Nov. 14 at the Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel.
Entry forms are available at www.sandiego.bbb.org, or fax a request to (858) 496-2141. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 15. The cost to enter is $25. For the third consecutive year, SDG&E is the title sponsor.
"The Torch Awards is the way San Diego rewards and celebrates ethical business practices in our hometown," says Gerry Wilson, local BBB president and CEO. "Companies are honored for demonstrating ethical business practices, both in operations and in terms of being ethical, honest, reliable and responsive to employees, vendors and customers."
Last year’s awards luncheon drew 800 people. Eighty companies entered in 1999, and winners included AudioTron Recording Studio (1-4 employees), Professional Roofing Services (5-10 employees), Next Day Printed Tees (11-24 employees), ASI Hastings (25-99 employees), John Hine Pontiac-Mazda-Dodge (100-249 employees), Roel Construction (250-499 employees), Dixieline Lumber (500-999 employees) and Union Bank of California (1000+ employees).
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