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 | Friday, December 19th, 2014

								
Waste-to-energy company raises $500K, reports big loss

								Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
Greenbelt Resources Corp., which counts Diversified Ethanol Corp. as a subsidiary, reported a loss of $217,469 for the third quarter compared to an $18,144 profit a year earlier amid a steep decline in revenue. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 19th, 2014

								
Water district sues state to overturn $1.1M fine

								Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories								
The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has upped the ante in its battle with the State Water Resources Control Board over a $1.1 million fine the district received for a sewer spill in 2010.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, December 15th, 2014

								
Chairman says Santa Paula cleanup could finish this year

								Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County								
On Nov. 18, a vacuum truck exploded at the Santa Clara unit and nearly 50 people were treated for injuries and irritation caused by some 1,000 gallons of hazardous material released, which officials told reporters was bursting into flames at the site.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 12th, 2014

								
Auto sales surge has big area impact

								Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
From car dealers in San Luis Obispo to shippers at the Port of Hueneme, businesses are benefiting from improved consumer confidence, lower auto prices and easier credit.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 12th, 2014

								
Seacoast Yachts plots expansion course

								Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism								
With sales running at their highest rate since the pre-financial crisis days of 2006, Santa Barbara-based Seacoast Yachts is now expanding to the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 5th, 2014

								
Rise of the machines: Berry producers slowly adapt to technology

								Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories								
With proposed immigration reform that many in agriculture say fails to meet the needs of the state’s farming industry, some growers in Ventura County are increasingly looking to machine-aided harvesting to save the region’s mega-cash-crop of strawberries.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 5th, 2014

								
Giving Tuesday checks bolster Ventura County groups

								Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories								
The Gene Haas Foundation gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to community groups including schools and food banks at its Giving Tuesday event, held Dec. 2 at the Haas Automation headquarters in Oxnard.