Kavli sues former employee of real estate firm
International science icon and real estate mogul Fred Kavli is suing a much smaller competitor. In a lawsuit filed in Ventura County Superior Court in late August, Kavli alleges that a former employee of his Oxnard-based real estate firm Sunbelt Enterprises misappropriated trade secrets, breached fiduciary duties and is unfairly competing with him. Defendant David Read More →
A greener cleaner: eLabor.com founder now heads Camarillo startup
Michael Edell has gone from software to soap. He is hoping the touch that helped him expand and sell his firms to the likes of Microsoft and ADP will make GrabGreen, a Camarillo-based line of eco-friendly cleaning products, into a household name. Founded by Patricia Spencer, a mother who was concerned about the chemicals in Read More →
Amgen recalls some anemia drugs
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced Sept. 24 that it is recalling some lots of its Epogen and Procrit drugs because the vials may contain tiny glass flakes. Both are injectable drugs used to treat anemia in HIV, renal failure and chemotherapy patients. Amgen said the glass flakes are the result of interaction between the drug and Read More →
40 Under 40: Class of 2010
40 Under 40: The Class of 2010 Evan Asher (TechEase, Santa Barbara) Donna Beal (Donna Beal Consulting, Santa Maria) Joshua Best (Nordman Cormany, Oxnard) Ashley Bautista (Paladin Principle, Ventura) Marni Brook (Montecito Bank & Trust, Ventutra) Shawn Carson (TWIW Insurance Services, Ventura) Christos Celmayster (Hayes Commercial Group, Santa Barbara) Nikki Chairez (Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, Read More →
RightScale closes $25M round
RightScale, a Santa Barbara-based cloud computing company, recently closed a $25 million round of venture funding, the company announced Sept. 22. The round was led by Tenaya Capital, a fund that spun off from Lehman Brothers in 2009. DAG Ventures, Benchmark Captital, Index Ventures and Presidio Ventures also invested in the latest round. “This represents Read More →
SB, Ventura Colleges of Law to join Chicago nonprofit
The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law plan to join a Chicago-based network of nonprofit colleges, the institutions announced Sept. 21. The deal with TCS Education System is an “affiliation agreement,” Heather Georgakis, the dean of the Colleges of Law, told the Business Times. “The law school will remain its own entity,” she said. Read More →
Move buys real estate listing company
Online real estate company Move announced Sept. 21 that it has purchased Threewide Corp., operator of online real estate syndicator ListHub, for $13 million in cash. Move, officially based in Campbell but with major operations in Westlake Village, operates Move.com and Realtor.com. West Virgina-based Threewide will become a Move subsidiary but will maintain the ListHub Read More →
