Dianne Van Hook has dedicated her career, much of it at @canyons in #SantaClarita, to removing barriers and creating opportunities for those pursuing higher education. Van Hook has served as chief executive of Santa Clarita Community College District for 33 years.

Quixote Studios, a company that manages motion picture production facilities, has signed a lease at Chandler Valley Center Studios in an off-market deal. Read more at #PanoramaCity #SanFernandoValley #SFV #MediaProduction #MediaCompany #BusinessNews

Loop Media Inc. in Glendale has expanded its music video offerings with the launch of the first episode of a new series on Snapchat. Read now at #MediaCompany #MusicVideo #SnapChat #BusinessNews #Glendale #SantaMonica #SanFernandoValley

Hessam Nadji is president and chief executive of the #Calabasas real estate brokerage Marcus & Millichap. Nadji joined the company in 1996 as vice president of research and became a provider of market trends, analysis, and expertise.

#Glendale -based global materials company, Avery Dennison Corp., has appointed Deon Stander as its new #CEO & president. Stander was the vice president & general manager of retail branding and information solutions division. Read more at #SFV #Busines ...

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. and Blackstone have secured a $94 million construction loan for the Sunset Glenoaks Studio facility in Sun Valley. Read now at #JointVenture #Burbank #SanFernandoValley #BusinessNews

Jessica Yasukochi is vice president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, having risen through the organization over the last 21 years, beginning as an executive assistant and later becoming director of operations.

Valencia oil and natural gas producer, California Resources Corp. matched Wall Street expectations on earnings while beating on revenue for the fourth quarter. Read now at #Valencia #SanFernandoValley #BusinessNews #WallStreet

Calabasas-based American Homes 4 Rent announced an investment in Vesta Ventures Fund I for an undisclosed amount. Vesta is a residential-focused property tech venture capital fund. Read more at #Calabasas #SanFernandoValley #BusinessNews #VentureCapital

@CresaCorp Los Angeles Associate Lindy Pearson works at one of the largest of 50 offices of Cresa, the nation’s largest corporate real estate firm specializing in tenant representation and corporate services, alongside husband Rick Pearson.

A 10,144 sq ft office and retail building in #VanNuys has sold for $3.5 million, or $345 per sq ft. The building, located on Sepulveda Blvd. at a signalized corner, is 100 percent occupied. Read now at #BusinessNews #SanFernandoValley #CRE #SFV

Family-owned real estate, Cimmarusti Holdings, has proposed a 24-story apartment tower that would be the tallest residential structure in Glendale. Read more at #RealEstate #Glendale #SanFernandoValley #BusinessNews #CRE

Diana Williams is the chief executive of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce and the director of the Chamber's Community benefit foundation. Last year she developed the Save Our Restaurants program and published a "Support Local" guide.

A six-year lease for a food manufacturing facility has closed in the city of San Fernando for $2.3 million. Read now at #SanFernandoValley #BusinessNews #IndustrialWarehouse #CommercialRealEstate #CRE

The Walt Disney Co. will move into residential home-building with Storyliving by Disney, master-planned communities with amenities and special touches that are hallmarks of the company. Read more at #WaltDisney #BusinessNews #Burbank #EntertainmentNews

Nancy Hoffman Vanyek is the chief executive of the @gsfvcc . She started as the communications manager and, within 6 years, was named first female CEO. She was given the CEO of the Year award in April at the Business Journal’s Women’s Council event.

The publisher of a group of newspapers serving the West #SanFernandoValley is launching a new paper called the North Valley News. The publication will serve the communities of #PorterRanch, #Northridge, #GranadaHills and #Chatsworth. Read more at

Shares of Westlake Village company, Energy Vault Inc., started trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange, closing down 18 percent on the first day. Read more at #EnergyTechnology #WestlakeVillage #StockExchange #BusinessNews

MC Townsend is president and chief executive of the @CalBCC of the #SanFernandoValley. She has represented small, minority and women-owned businesses through the Valley for the last 21 years. She is also president emeritus of the California Black Chamber’s Council of Chambers.

The board of the Fernando Award Foundation has four new members who will join the rest of the 12-member board to determine the next winner of the Fernando Award, presented for volunteer #leadership and #philanthropy in the #SanFernandoValley. Read now at