Region leads the way in
Amid the doom and gloom of the current economic picture, a glimmer of hope can be found for the future of the tri-county region, particularly its gift for developing niche operations at the cutting edge of technology. Those niches are sometimes hard to find and they don’t always get the public attention they deserve. But Read More →
Zaragoza, Flynn spar
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said an Oct. 19 verbal confrontation between incumbent county Supervisor John Flynn and his electoral opponent, John Zaragoza, an Oxnard City Council member, did not result in criminal conduct. The 67-year-old Zaragoza said Flynn cursed him and gave him the middle finger in front of campaign workers and a Read More →
SLO OKs upgrades
The San Luis Obispo City Council approved a project that would upgrade Highway 101 at Los Osos Valley Road, according published reports. The project has received $14 million in state funding, according to published reports, and will expand the Los Osos Valley Road bridge over Highway 101, upgrade on- and off-ramps and widen the city Read More →
Quintron device plays role
Santa Maria-based Quintron Systems officials announced that the recently installed DICES Voice-over-IP mission voice switch played a key role in providing emergency communications support for the International Space Station flight operations control center in response to Hurricane Ike. As the hurricane approached the Texas coast, the Johnson Space Center was evacuated at noon on Read More →
Quicker response available
Central Coast small businesses will be able to receive a quicker answer on applications for U.S. Small Business Administration loans under SBA’s Preferred Lenders Program, which delegates Founders Community Bank special authorization to process SBA Guaranteed Loans, officials announced in an Oct. 22 news release. Founders Community Bank, a three-year participant in SBA lending, is Read More →
Amgen earnings keep rising
Amid some of the worst market plunges in Wall Street’s history, Thousand Oaks-based Amgen continues to blaze a comeback trail. The company cut hard and deep last year, shedding more than 1,000 jobs after a tempest of regulatory woes. But third quarter profits have surged, and the company’s shares have proved buoyant amid turbulent markets. Read More →
Starting in troubled times
When David and Jeanette Hendrickson decided to relocate Retroville, their vintage-themed boutique, from the state of Washington to Santa Barbara, they had no idea that their first week in business here would be nationally notable. “We opened on the worst week in Wall Street’s history,” Jeanette Hendrickson said. Retroville, whose owners employ two workers, opened Read More →
