When describing his goal and vision for the 100-year-old organization, San Diego Symphony Executive Director Edward Gill puts it succinctly: "to be part of the fabric of the community."

The commercial real estate market still has a way to slide before it hits bottom, a group of industry professionals said during a recent roundtable at The Daily Transcript offices.

It's a working weekend for the San Diego City Attorney's office, after the City Council voted during a special meeting Friday to create a new sales tax ballot measure.

Xenonics Holdings (NYSE AMEX: XNN) has received notice from the NYSE Amex that the company failed to regain compliance with continued listing standards and, accordingly, the company's securities are subject to delisting proceedings.

Brady G2 and RORE-ITSI JV LLC were among several companies that were awarded a Department of Defense modification to exercise option year one under previously awarded firm-fixed price 8(a) environmental multiple award contract.

San Diego-based LRAD Corp. is being awarded a $6,192,700 firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for integrated acoustic hailing devices (IAHD).

Poway-based PKL Services Inc., is being awarded a $15,643,153 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-09-C-0023) to exercise an option for selected organizational level maintenance, reset, for Marine Corps AH-1W, UH-1N, CH-53D/E, and CH-46E aircraft.

Gafcon Inc. announced that Robin Duveen, a 20-year construction industry veteran, has been promoted to vice president of operations.

Bill Butler, director of business development for PrimeCo Painting and Construction, headquartered in Oceanside, has announced that his firm has been awarded the contract to paint exterior surfaces of Ocean Pointe, a 131-unit community overlooking the Agua Hedionda lagoon in Carlsbad.

San Diego Sign Company selected Good & Roberts, Inc. as general contractor for their newly constructed facility located at 3201 Lionshead Ave. in Carlsbad.