Curt Johansen’s Trading Steep Profits for Sustainability. Will the Building Industry Follow Suit?
Curt Johansen is a man on a mission. The executive vice president of Triad Communities LP in Vallejo has been to the top of the development world, and to put it bluntly, he doesn’t much like the view. But Johansen [click on title to continue reading...]
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ruffled more than a few GOP feathers last fall when he hired long-time Democratic Party operative and former CPUC Commissioner Susan Kennedy as his new chief of staff. But Kennedy has both helped stabilize the governor’s standing with angry voters after his disastrous special election debacle and been a major player [click on title to continue reading...]
How CoreLogic Became One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Mortgage lenders are always searching for a more efficient and profitable way to get from Point A to Point B. To accomplish that goal, about a quarter of the entire loan industry is beating a path to the door of Sacramento-based CoreLogic, whose high-tech loan-valuation [click on title to continue reading...]
Most consumers learn early on the importance of building a good credit record. A wallet full of maxed-out credit cards or a reputation for late payments can lead to sky-high interest rates or restrictions on new credit. Many, however, don’t realize just how far their credit rating extends, and how much that rating can affect [click on title to continue reading...]
The Bush administration calls it essential to national security. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) says it is “outrageous.” New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) vows to challenge it in court, but he may have to hurry if he wants to beat the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the punch. “It” is the Real ID [click on title to continue reading...]