Pacificor takes the wheel at parts firm
Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor has gained a board seat and controlling voting block in Dura Automotive, the Rochester Hills, Mich.-based auto parts maker that emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last month with Pacificor Pacificor
Camarillo firm cracks learning code
One small Camarillo-based company may have the power to improve the national economy, employee performance and lower high school drop-out rates. BrainX, which started in 2000, created an online system based on neuroscientific studies to teach people exactly what, when and how they need to learn material. “That’s what we’ve cracked the code on: Read More →
City taxes rear their heads again
Times could get even more taxing in the coming months as some South Coast communities mull over new taxes. In an abrupt move, the Goleta City Council on July 1 backed away from plans to place a city sales tax measure on the November ballot. If approved by voters, the measure could have derailed Read More →
Ventura attorney sentenced
A Ventura County Superior Court judge sentenced an attorney to 240 days in jail July 7 after he pleaded guilty to six felonies and a misdemeanor in June. Ventura attorney Mark Stein pleaded guilty to two counts of grand theft, second-degree commercial burglary, ID theft, forgery and transportation of methamphetamine, and to being under Read More →
XerGames honored
Ventura-based XerGames Technology Inc. announced July 8 the U.S. Surgeon General honored GoKids Boston with its Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future Champion Award. GoKids Boston is a research, educational training, and community outreach center of the University of Massachusetts, which partnered with XerGames to offer a variety of exergaming activities, combined with nutrition lessons, Read More →
Hospital to be topic
The future of Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura will be discussed from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. July 17 at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach, 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Community Memorial Health System and the Ventura Chamber of Commerce are inviting the public to an informational breakfast and learn about proposed plans for the new Read More →
