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 | Friday, June 13th, 2014

								
Channeling a bold idea: CSUCI embarks on $600M build-out

								East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County								
With the state of California’s higher education budget in disarray, CSU Channel Islands President Richard Rush has turned to the private sector to complete the dream of a four-year public university to serve Ventura County.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, June 13th, 2014

								
Downtown Ventura retailers bank on BID for another 5 years

								Real Estate								
After a successful first five years, Downtown Ventura Partners, the business improvement district for the city’s retail core, has been renewed through 2019.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, June 6th, 2014

								
Natural Café banks on new locations for growing chain

								Columns, Real Estate, Restaurants, South Coast, Tourism								
Kelly Brown is the first to admit that he let the success of his restaurant empire cloud his judgement. As a free-spirited young chef, Brown lived on a boat in the Santa Barbara harbor so that he could build equity to start his own business. Twenty-one years ago, he launched Natural Café in Santa Barbara, hoping to offer a laidback sit-down restaurant focused on affordable, unpretentious and health-conscious food. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 30th, 2014

								
Mission Produce to deliver corporate campus in Oxnard

								Agribusiness, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County								
As sales plump up at Oxnard-based avocado marketer Mission Produce, the company has started construction on a new 20-acre corporate campus.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 23rd, 2014

								
Smart & Final Extra to anchor Goleta mixed-use development

								Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy								
Smart & Final Extra will be the anchor grocery store for the new 76,000-square-foot Hollister Village Plaza shopping center when it opens in Goleta next year.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 16th, 2014

								
UPDATED: Bank of Santa Barbara CEO search underway

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
The Bank of Santa Barbara is searching for a new CEO as it races to comply with a regulatory order related to violations of Bank Secrecy Act reporting rules. Eloy Ortega has left his position as chief executive and Joanne Funari has been appointed interim CEO while a special committee recruits a new leader.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, May 16th, 2014

								
The boulevard is back: Thousand Oaks retail corridor sees new life

								East Ventura County, Features, Real Estate, Small Business, Tri-County Economy								
In the three years since Thousand Oaks approved a development plan for Thousand Oaks Boulevard, a bustling downtown district has taken shape along what was once a drive-by stretch of aging strip malls.