May 17, 2013, 5:00 p.m. -- In local business news, LEAD San Diego presents its 11th annual Visionary Awards on Thursday, and George Chamberlin discusses share repurchases.

May 17, 2013, 12:00 p.m. --  In local news, gas prices are up from last week, and in honor of Armed Forces Day, there will be a community-wide military appreciation event on Saturday. 

May 7, 2013 -- Daily Transcript reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with SkinMedica CEO Mary Fisher about her path to running the company and what sets SkinMedica's products apart from others in the market. Fisher is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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May 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin talks with Tom Tullie, chairman/president/CEO of ecoATM, about how the company's service works and Tullie's plans to grow it. Tullie is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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May 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin speaks with John Yi, founder/chairman/CEO of Koam Engineering Systems Inc. (KES), about his road to starting and operating his business.  Yi is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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May 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin talks to Andrew Zanelli, CEO of Visual Communications Company LLC, a Poway-based company that has developed and manufactured LED, incandescent, neon and specialty indicator lights since 1976. Zanelli is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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May 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Gerald Proehl, director/president/CEO of Santarus Inc., about the highs and lows of operating a biotech company. Proehl is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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May 7, 2013 -- Reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semifinalist Gary Rayner, founder and CEO of LifeProof, about users' responses to the company's protective cases, as well as why San Diego is the ideal location for its headquarters.

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May 13, 2013 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements.

May 6, 2013 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin recaps last week's financial events and looks at the week's upcoming announcements, including Ben Bernanke's speech on Friday.