Mark Madler

Testronic Inc., a quality-assurance provider for video games, television and feature films, announced late last month it was acquiring two businesses. The terms of the transactions between Croydon, U.K.-based Testronic, which has two offices in Burbank, and Giant Interactive, in New York, and Check Disc Labs Inc., (CDL) in Burbank, were not disclosed. The deals […]

Loop Media Inc. has signed an agreement to partner with Hivestack, a digital out-of-home ad tech company. Terms of the deal between the Glendale-based short form video distributor and Hivestack, based in Montreal, were not disclosed. Through the partnership, Loop will integrate its ad inventory into…

Ron Ross, the owner of four Wendy’s stores in the Los Angeles area, is adamant about what will happen at his restaurants now that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 257 into law. “I think you will see the average (fast food) meal going up by $2,” Ross said. “We’ll adjust,” he added. “We’ll cut […]

With a new owner and an infusion of cash, Town & County Event Rentals is going even bigger.

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While 2023 may not have been the biggest year on record for deals involving Valley-area companies, there were still a number of noteworthy transactions, announcements and changes. In the biotech sector, the year started with the announcement that Woodland Hills-based late-stage clinical immunotherapy company Acelyrin Inc. would acquire ValenzaBio, an immunotherapy company based in Bethesda, […]

Bank of America executive says improved supply chain, higher margins benefited sector.

A union representing Disneyland Resort workers reached a tentative contract agreement with the Anaheim theme park and averted the threat of a strike.

Calabasas-based sexual wellness company Hello Cake buys a Las Vegas company and announces a new funding round.

While some productions were affected by the fires in Pacific Palisades and the Altadena/Pasadena areas, most studios were not even filming in the Southland.