Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo

Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo

In an expansion of its business of processing pharmaceuticals in Earth’s orbit, Varda Space Industries is renting a large El Segundo plant where toy manufacturer Mattel used to design Hot Wheels and... Read more »
Shangri-La Industries Loses Homekey Sites to Receiverships

Shangri-La Industries Loses Homekey Sites to Receiverships

Shangri-La Industries has lost control of six out of seven of its Project Homekey sites to court-appointed receivers, ending its goal of becoming a major operator of homeless housing sites across California. ... Read more »
California Sues Shangri-La Industries After Defaults

California Sues Shangri-La Industries After Defaults

The State of California has hit Shangri-La Industries with a sweeping lawsuit, after the developer defaulted on loans tied to seven motels slated for conversion into housing for the homeless under a... Read more »
Shangri-La Industries Sued Over Project Homekey Loan

Shangri-La Industries Sued Over Project Homekey Loan

After Los Angeles-based Shangri-La Industries defaulted on loans tied to seven Project Homekey developments across the state, one of the lenders called its lawyers.  In August, contractor Johnson Electronics sued Shangri-La, asking... Read more »
Shangri-La Industries Defaults on Project Homekey Loans

Shangri-La Industries Defaults on Project Homekey Loans

Shangri-La Industries CEO Andy Meyers and 21 Conejo Boulevard in Thousand Oaks (Getty, Google Maps, Shangri-La Industries) UPDATED, Dec. 1, 2023, 9:40 p.m.: In 2020, the State of California gave Shangri-La Industries,... Read more »