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  • June 18, 2013 – The American Planning Association’s Los Angeles Chapter (APA-LA) recognized Brian Ulaszewski, executive director of Long Beach-based non-profit design studio City Fabrick, for his...
  • June 18, 2013 – The Long Beach Police Department was recently recognized with the 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for its use of enterprise content management technology in patrol cars to instantly access...
  • June 18, 2013 – KDB, an entertainment and dining venue located at The Pike at Rainbow Harbor, is adding new games to its arcade, including: Milk Jug Toss, Harpoon Lagoon, Dizzy Chicken, Dirty Drivin and...
  • June 18, 2013 – The Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network headquartered at Long Beach City College (LBCC) received the “Excellence and Innovation Award” earlier this month during...
  • June 18, 2013 – Long Music aficionado Gary Farley opened Third Eye Records at 2701 E. 4th St. on June 7. Third Eye Records expanded into the new location, previously operating in Orange County where Farley...
  • June 18, 2013 – Long Beach Roller Skate, which opened near California State University, Long Beach, in August 2012, recently relocated and expanded its store. The new location is at 3974 Atlantic Ave. in...
  • June 18, 2013 – The Salvation Army’s Long Beach Citadel Corps Advisory Board installed two new members at its recent volunteer awards luncheon. The new boardmembers are Mu Zhang, president of Encore Awards...
  • June 18, 2013 – Alfredo Velasco, who served the YMCA of San Diego County for 21 years, is the new president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Long Beach. For the past nine years, Velasco was the executive...
  • June 18, 2013 – Licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist Helen Caldwell held a grand opening ceremony June 15 for her new private practice at 235 E. Broadway, Suite 524 in Downtown Long Beach....
  • June 18, 2013 – Elected officials, staff and members of the community celebrated the June 12 groundbreaking for the new Orizaba Park Community Center, located in the city’s 4th Council District. While the...
  • June 18, 2013 – The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) recently awarded the City of Long Beach its 2013 Aviation Project of the Year award for the new passenger terminal at Long Beach Airport. CTF...
Opus Bank Opens In Downtown Plaza Building

Opus Bank Long Beach

June 5, 2012 – On May 24, Opus Bank celebrated the opening of its newest banking office with a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Downtown Plaza building at 211 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite. 110. With 45 locations throughout California and Washington, Opus Bank provides its clients with a wide range of relationship-based banking products and services, from personal and commercial business banking to treasury management and payment solutions. Opus Bank is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 562/590-6294 or visit www.opusbank.com. Pictured are Opus Bank employees, from left: Edwin Liu, director, portfolio relationship banker; Charlotte Bracken, client service manager; Marcella Groves, senior client service representative; Arleen Cisneros, financial service representative; Chris P. Brown, vice president, retail banking manager; Ted Hildreth, managing director, commercial business banking; Connie McKinney, commercial lending officer; Victoria Carrolle, commercial lending officer; and Tara Clardy, client service representative, commercial business banking. (Photograph by the Business Journal’s Thomas McConville)