CLU snags quite a team
California Lutheran University scored quite a coup in late February when it lured the University of California Santa Barbara’s Economic Forecast Project team to Thousand Oaks. It marks a bold move for CLU’s relatively new president, Chris Kimball, who seems to have made a quick study of the political and economic landscape of the Tri-Counties. Read More →
Jafra hires new CEO
Jafra Cosmetics International, based in Westlake Village, announced the appointment of Friedrich Kroos as president and chief executive officer. His appointment is effective late January 2009. In his new role, Kroos reports directly to the executive board of Vorwerk, Jafra’s Germany-based parent company, and is responsible for the overall management of the direct selling Read More →
DoubleTree gets new GM
Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort & Hotel in Santa Barbara announced March 3 that Matthew La Vine had been named its general manager. In his new position, he will lead the resort’s 350 employees and oversee administration, human resources, food and beverage operations, sales and marketing, reservations, revenue management and guest services. La Vine comes to Read More →
Solar farm sees bright spot
A plan to build Topaz Solar Farm in San Luis Obispo jolted back to life March 2 when an Arizona solar company announced it had acquired multiple large solar projects from OptiSolar, a Hayward-based solar panel manufacturer. OptiSolar had planned to build utility-scale projects but was forced to lay off 300 people when it Read More →
ECO:nomics Conference Multimedia
Former Vice President Al Gore warned of climate change’s immediate dangers and said the development of alternative energies — and smart distribution of them — can be as prolific as the Internet’s effect on information technology. He was the headliner of the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics conference March 4 to 6 at the Bacara Resort Read More →
