CEO of Villa Esperanza retires after 12 years
      Villa Esperanza Services CEO Dottie Nelson retired in March following 12 years on the job. Villa Esperanza is a Pasadenabased nonprofit organization offering services for individuals with disabilities and their families. It has satellite offices in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks.
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Business group hosts annual awards banquet
     CHAMBER MEMBER HONORED—The United Chambers of Commerce host the annual awards dinner last week at the Warner Center Hilton. From left: Oak Park MAC chairman Mike Paule, honoree Mike Adler, Agoura Design Center owner Barri Worth and United Chambers of Commerce director Alex Soteras. Soteras nominated Adler, of the Agoura Chamber of Commerce, for the award.
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Career Coach in Demand
      Tough times call for action. In today's job market, potential employees must give themselves every edge they can. Dr. Ian Rosen of Applied Development Solutions in Oak Park is a career coach who prefers to focus on the present and future rather than the past, and on identifying and working toward overcoming barriers to a person's career success.
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Michael Ginsburg's Family is Featured in National Travel Magazine
      Owner Michael Ginsburg of Michael's Travel Centre Inc. in Agoura Hills and Westlake Village appears on the cover in a feature story of the February issue of Luxury Travel Advisors magazine, along with both of Ginsburg's children who work in the business, Lee Ginsburg and Caren Ginsburg.
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EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS
      Company Name AMGEN BAXTER BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP CAMINOSOFT CORP. * * * * CHEESECAKE FACTORY DIODES, INC DTS, INC. ELECTRONIC SENSOR TECHNOLOGY TECH INC. ESNR MOVE, INC.
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Preparing for the auction
      The Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold a business mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thurs., April 16 at Designs of the Interior, 21723 Vanowen St., Canoga Park. The event will include a gift gathering for the Chamber's 14th annual wine tasting and silent auction June 5 at the Calabasas Civic Center.
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Crumbs Bake Shop opens at Commons
      Crumbs Bake Shop, the originator of the gourmet cupcake, continued its national expansion by bringing a new store to The Commons shopping center in Calabasas. Crumbs celebrated its March 21 opening by giving away 1,000 free cupcakes.
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