California: May 4, 2001
Los Angeles-based Indigenous Corp., makers of contemporary and men’s labels Fever Jeans, Josephine Loka and John Cherpas, is in merger talks with Calabasas, Calif.-based misses manufacturer John Paul Richards Inc....Orange County saw its first drop in manufacturing in the first quarter of 2001 after two years of continued growth in the area, according to a survey of Orange County purchasing managers conducted by Chapman University...Burbank, Calif.-based Warner Bros. Consumer Products will sponsor a competition with Los Angeles-based Otis College of Art and Design in which Otis students will be asked to create new design programs based on Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes characters Tweety and the Tasmanian Devil; winning entries will receive a scholarship award...Vans Inc. has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 2.5 million shares of common stock to be used for expansion, working capital and the repayment of bank debt...New York-based Nautica Enterprises Inc. announced it has expanded its licensing agreement with Gardena, Calif.-based Apparel Ventures to include girls’ swimwear under the Nautica label for Cruise 2002; Apparel Ventures currently holds the Nautica license for women’s swimwear...Nordstrom Inc. has terminated its license with Carlsbad, Calif.-based Callaway Golf Co. for men’s and women’s apparel under the Callaway Golf Apparel by Nordstrom label; Nordstrom recently signed an agreement to carry the Tiger Woods apparel collection.
