Volcom

COSTA MESA — Volcom, a Costa Mesa-based action sports brand, will collect 50,000 jeans and jean jackets and donate them to the homeless. The Volcom Give Jeans a Chance collection drive, which continues through Oct. 31, benefits the National Coalition for the Homeless, according Volcom's website. New or used jeans in good condition can be dropped off at 500 Volcom stores and affiliates worldwide. Participants are eligible to win a year's supply of Volcom jeans and a Volcom prize pack.

COSTA MESA — Volcom, a Costa Mesa-based company that designs, markets and distributes clothing and accessories for young people, said it would announce its third quarter financial results in late October. Volcom, whose motto is "youth against establishment," will release the quarterly results at 1 p.m. here, at the close of the stock market trading hours, on Oct. 28, the company said in a news release issued Monday. The third quarter ended Sept. 30. Following the release of Volcom's quarterly financial results, management will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. The conference call can be accessed through a live audio broadcast on the Internet at http://www.

In a business in which image is critical, will young surfers and skateboarders care that Costa Mesa clothing makers Volcom Inc. have gone corporate? Probably not, said Paul Burnett, president of Surfside Sports, a Balboa Island retailer. "The average guy on the street, that's not his thing," Burnett said Tuesday. On Monday, Volcom announced earnings figures for the second quarter of 2005, the first time it has released quarterly numbers since becoming a public company.

Andrew Edwards Costa Mesa youth clothing maker Volcom Inc. has taken steps that could make it possible for investors to buy a stake in teenage style. Volcom filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week to take the company public. The filing included a prospectus stating the company's intention to issue $86.25 million in common stock. A Volcom secretary said company co-founder and chief executive Richard Woolcott and other Volcom executives could not comment on their initial public offering.

The Newport Beach Film Festival is seeking young, creative filmmakers to submit entries for its 2008 Youth Film Showcase, presented by Volcom, the local snow, surf and skateboard clothing company. Volcom has sponsored the showcase for the past three years, awarding cash prizes for artistic excellence in filmmaking. Participants in the competition must be 18 years or younger. Individuals, film groups or student classes may submit live action or animated short films. Entries will be accepted in all genres, including drama, romance, comedy, documentary, action sports, experimental, musical and science fiction.

Volcom, Inc. amends initial public offering Costa Mesa surf wear company Volcom, Inc. filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday that amended the company's initial public offering. According to the filing, Volcom plans to offer almost 470,000 shares to investors. Volcom's prospectus stated shares could be priced between $15 and $17. Volcom's plans to go public were first announced in April. The clothing company markets its goods primarily to teenagers attracted to surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.

COSTA MESA Council votes to extend Job Center closing date The City Council voted early Wednesday to keep the Job Center open three months past the June 30 closing date that was set last month. Residents filled the council chambers Tuesday night and gave hours of testimony both for and against the center, which opened in 1988 on Placentia Avenue as a place for day laborers to connect with employers. While the Job Center remains open, business leaders and community activists will search for other locations, new sources of funding and other ways to run the center to take it off the city's books.

Volcom stock closes higher than expected Costa Mesa youth clothing company Volcom Inc. began its first day as a publicly-traded company Thursday. Volcom stock fetched $26.01 at the opening of trading Thursday, above the firm's expected price of $19. Volcom stock prices closed at $26.77. Volcom was launched in 1991. A company secretary said Richard Woolcot, Volcom's co-founder and chief executive, could not comment on the firm's initial public offering since he and other executives are subject to a "quiet period" and cannot speak to the media.

Alicia Robinson A first-of-its-kind partnership between the city of Costa Mesa and local skateboard clothing company Volcom will get rolling, following the deal's approval by the City Council on Tuesday. The 10-year, $300,000 sponsorship deal gives the company naming rights to the city's skate park, which will be called the Volcom Skate Park of Costa Mesa. The park is now under construction at TeWinkle Park and is expected to open this summer. Volcom also gets to put its logo in three places in the skate park's bowls, add a shade shelter in the shape of its logo, and reserve two weekends a year for events at the park, among other benefits.

Alicia Robinson Costa Mesa-based Volcom, the skateboard and surf clothing company that uses the slogan "youth against establishment," is going to work for the man. Well, that's one way to put it. City officials have negotiated a potential 10-year, $300,000 deal with Volcom to sponsor the city's new skate park, which is set to open this summer at TeWinkle Park. The City Council tonight will consider the naming rights agreement, the first of its kind in the city.

COSTA MESA - Students from 10 different Orange County and San Diego teams kicked off the National Scholastic Skateboarding League's season at Volcom's outdoor skatepark in Costa Mesa on Jan. 27. The first of two rounds saw teams from Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Newport Harbor, Northwood, East Lake and El Toro high schools compete in street course and bowl categories. In the middle school bracket, competitors from Dwyer, St. Edward's, Ensign and Costa Mesa rounded out the evening.

COSTA MESA — Volcom, a Costa Mesa-based action sports brand, will collect 50,000 jeans and jean jackets and donate them to the homeless. The Volcom Give Jeans a Chance collection drive, which continues through Oct. 31, benefits the National Coalition for the Homeless, according Volcom's website. New or used jeans in good condition can be dropped off at 500 Volcom stores and affiliates worldwide. Participants are eligible to win a year's supply of Volcom jeans and a Volcom prize pack.

The 45,000-square-foot Showplace South interior design showroom at 3020 Pullman St., Costa Mesa, established in 1975, is having a going-out-of-business sale. If you've ever hired an interior decorator, there's a good chance they bought their stock here. Current savings are up to 50% off retail on quality furniture, fabric and accessories. Call (714) 549-1442. Volcom hosts limited sample sale Men's lifestyle label Volcom will have a sample sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1955 Wallace Ave., Costa Mesa.

COSTA MESA — Volcom, a Costa Mesa-based company that designs, markets and distributes clothing and accessories for young people, said it would announce its third quarter financial results in late October. Volcom, whose motto is "youth against establishment," will release the quarterly results at 1 p.m. here, at the close of the stock market trading hours, on Oct. 28, the company said in a news release issued Monday. The third quarter ended Sept. 30. Following the release of Volcom's quarterly financial results, management will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. The conference call can be accessed through a live audio broadcast on the Internet at http://www.

The Newport Beach Film Festival is seeking young, creative filmmakers to submit entries for its 2008 Youth Film Showcase, presented by Volcom, the local snow, surf and skateboard clothing company. Volcom has sponsored the showcase for the past three years, awarding cash prizes for artistic excellence in filmmaking. Participants in the competition must be 18 years or younger. Individuals, film groups or student classes may submit live action or animated short films. Entries will be accepted in all genres, including drama, romance, comedy, documentary, action sports, experimental, musical and science fiction.

Only a child would get a pleasant response from the chief executive of Volcom clothing after telling him that with a $180-million market value, his company can afford to donate stuff to a sixth-grade class. The company’s value is more than double that, but that’s beside the point. Within days, teacher Marc Africano’s sixth graders at Newport Heights Elementary had a box of Volcom goodies. The boy’s boldness last year matched Africano’s lesson plan: create a pretend company (Africano Corp.

The city of Costa Mesa will encourage residents and business owners to let the sun shine in — through new skylights, and onto new solar panels, and onto “green roofs” covered with plants. The City Council will vote Tuesday on final approval for a green building incentive program designed to encourage more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient features in homes and businesses. If the council agrees, a nine-month program will begin Wednesday and will be offered for the first three months in conjunction with the popular residential remodeling incentive program, which is in its third year.

Thousands of dollars were raised toward breast cancer research at an awareness event Sunday at Triangle Square in Costa Mesa. The Chronic Cantina Summer Shades Charity Gala on the top level of the shopping center raised funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. Event organizers sectioned off the entire upper level of the center's food court and set up a stage for live band performances and five fashion shows throughout the day, featuring styles from a number of designers including Cynababy swimwear and Volcom.

In a business in which image is critical, will young surfers and skateboarders care that Costa Mesa clothing makers Volcom Inc. have gone corporate? Probably not, said Paul Burnett, president of Surfside Sports, a Balboa Island retailer. "The average guy on the street, that's not his thing," Burnett said Tuesday. On Monday, Volcom announced earnings figures for the second quarter of 2005, the first time it has released quarterly numbers since becoming a public company.