Los Angeles Business Journal

The Los Angeles Business Journal, founded in 1979, is a weekly publication based in Los Angeles, California. It is known for its award-winning in-depth reporting on local business happenings. According to its website, the Journal has a weekly print circulation of 24,000 and attracts more than 40,000 unique visitors to its website each month. The publication is released every Monday.

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Avivar Capital: Developing Strategies

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Tina Castro and Lisa Richter run Avivar Capital, a registered investment adviser that works with institutional, public and private clients on developing and managing impact investing strategies, portfolios and funds. After getting to know each other professionally, the duo joined forces by merging their previous firms in 2015 and launching Avivar Capital in North Hollywood, which now has $514 million in assets under management.
New PR Agency Focuses on Culture

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Longtime publicist Pristina Alford this spring branched off and launched her own agency, where she aims to set “a new standard” for brand strategy and elevation. Alford & Co. Public Relations is starting off as a remote operation with the hope of setting up shop in Hollywood and also the East Coast. Alford said her long-term goal is to foster a healthy professional space to offer her employees the opportunities, mentorship and support she lacked in her own career.
Saylor Keeps Up Growth Trajectory

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Advertising agency Saylor is keeping up its rapid expansion with the hiring of a new creative head and naming of a team of creative directors to report to her. The Echo Park-based agency brought in Nicole Stetter as head of creative, as well as the two of the new directors – Doriean Stevenson and Dominique Vitali. Michael Meehan, who joined the company a year ago, is newly assigned to Stetter’s team.
Robotic Bartenders?

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Keerthi Vedantam

At Two Bit Circus in Santa Monica, blending in with the Ms. Pac Man and other freestanding arcade games, far away from the crowded bartender counters sticky with fruit juice, is a beer-dispensing machine known as the ‘Beertender.’ The high-tech keg machine – imagine a soda fountain dispenser but with craft beer and other alcoholic beverages – is the newest product from downtown-based Rotender.The venture capital-backed drinks machine startup has found a home at stadiums, concert halls,...
Exclusive: Pair Teams Up For Plaintiff’s Firm

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Attorneys Michael Holtz and Jordan Matthews, who previously collaborated to fight Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn based on claims of sexual assault, have made their partnership formal with a new law firm. The pair formed Century City-based Holtz Matthews, a plaintiff’s litigation firm that will focus on high-profile sexual assault and harassment cases.
Griffin Gaming Leads $7M Fuse Games Raise

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Keerthi Vedantam

Griffin Gaming Partners, a Santa Monica-based venture firm focused on investing in the gaming industry, announced on Wednesday it led a $7 million raise in Fuse Games, an independent game development studio that was founded in 2023. NFX Capital, Actera and Lakestar participated in the round. Istanbul-based Fuse Games is a mobile gaming studio that currently has one game out, known as “Playground Legends,” which is a multiplayer first-person shooter battle game.
CHAOS Nabs $275M Series C

4 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

CHAOS Industries, a Hawthorne-based intelligence and security technology startup, announced in early May that it raised $275 million in series C funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates and Accel, with additional participation by Overmatch Ventures, StepStone Group, Valor Equity Partners and Tru Arrow Partners.
The Tariff Effect: Impact & Strategies

6 days ago | labusinessjournal.com | Kelly Garcia

Businesses in Los Angeles are traversing a uniquely unpredictable economic landscape shaped by unprecedented tariff activity. Whether companies are seeking advice on best practices pertaining to navigating impending new supply chain and international trade challenges, price fluctuations, access to capital in the altered economy, solutions for multinational organizations, or financial resilience for publicly traded companies, strategic money management is more critical than ever.
L.A. County Breweries Rake In Awards

1 week ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Los Angeles County craft breweries in April had a strong showing at the Brewers Cup of California, with the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild winning back-to-back Guild of the Year awards. Multiple breweries took home several awards, punctuated by downtown-based Arts District Brewing Co. taking home three golds – one for Norm in American-style stouts/black ales, another for Kindling in smoke beers and the third for The Lush in Vienna-style lagers.
Q+A: Melanie Ronen

1 week ago | labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill

Melanie Ronen is chair of the employment practice at Philadelphia-based Stradley Ronon, which opened an office in Long Beach last year with a 10-attorney team that included Ronen. Her practice involves working with employers to ensure compliance with employment law and identifying potential exposure risks for them. Additionally, Ronen also assists companies in the creation of their employee manuals, company policies and handling mergers and acquisitions.