Daily Business Report — Dec. 27, 2010

International Business Leadership Awards Jan. 11

World Trade Center San Diego will present its annual 2011 International Business Leadership Awards on Jan. 11 — recognizing companies, people and technologies that embody the best of the international trade communityt and outstanding achievement in exports and imports. It will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center on the San Diego State campus. To register, visit wtcsd.org. The keynote speaker is  Maynard Howe, CEO of Stemedica. Companies will be recognized from three categories: Importer of the Year, Exporter of the Year and Service Provider of the Year. The finalists are:

2011 Importer of the Year Award:

AMSOLAR Corporation

Goodrich Corporation

Nationwide Promotions, LLC

Seawind International Inc.

2011 Exporter of the Year Award:

ABC Aluminum Solutions

Aperio

CMF Distribution

MLB (Happy Heiny’s)

Orthodontic Design & Production Inc.

Solar Turbines Incorporated

Solatube Global Marketing, Inc.

WD-40

2011 Service Provider of the Year Award:

BC Manufacturing

Center for International Trade Development, Southwestern College

CIBER@SDSU

Kintetsu World Express

Pacific Western Bank

San Diego-United States Export Assistance Center

Technology Integration Group

Validation Technologies Inc.

WorldTrans Services Inc.

Apartment Building Sales

Chula Vista — A private investor has purchased the seven-unit Vision Apartments at 148 4th Ave. in Chula Vista for $950,000. The building was built in 1989 and has six two-bedroom, one-bath units and one two-bedroom, two and a half bath unit.  Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction.

San Diego — A 10-unit apartment building at 4033 Florida St. in North Park has sold for $1,182,500. The units were built in 1961. There are eight one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom, two-bath units. Marcus & Millichap was the broker.

Industrial Property Sale

Oceanside — A 28,900-square-foot industrial property at 2614-2616 Temple Heights Drive in Oceanside has been sold to a private investor for $1,675,000. Built in 1988, the property is situated on a 1.28 acre lot. The building was sold as an owner/user asset allowing the purchaser to occupy the space at the time of closing. The broker was Marcus & Millichap.

Draft EIR Released for State Route 11 and Port of Entry Project

Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration have released the draft Environmental Impact Report on the State Route 11 and Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project. Public comment can be made through Feb. 1. SR 11 will be a 2.5-mile, four-lane state highway that will connect SR 125 and SR 905 in the United States to a new Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (POE) along the U.S.-Mexico border at Otay Mesa East. In Mexico, the corridor will connect the new POE to the Tijuana-Tecate and Tijuana-Ensenada free and toll roads. The project also includes a new Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in the United States. A public meeting on the report will be held Jan. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean View Hills Elementary School, 4919 Del Sol Blvd., San Diego. Staff from Caltrans and SANDAG, along with representatives from the federal General Services Administration, will be on hand to provide information and to answer questions regarding the proposed project. Together, SR 11 and the new Otay Mesa East POE will improve the efficient movement of people, goods and services between the United States and Mexico. Caltrans has been conducting the environmental studies for the development of the proposed project. The estimated cost of the highway and the new POE is $700 million. It will be funded through tolls, fees, and other revenue sources.

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