Breaking news: Deckers on the look-out for new headquarters
Goleta-based shoemaker Deckers Outdoor Corp. is looking for new digs in the Santa Barbara area. Deckers — producer of the Ugg boot, the Teva sandal and Simple brand of shoes — said Jan. 11 that it plans to move its corporate headquarters sometime in 2012. Currrently, the company is located on South Fairview Avenue in Read More →
Storm runoff rules threaten property rights
Property rights rapidly are becoming the newest endangered freedom in Ventura County. As Stephen Nellis reported in a recent edition of the Business Times, new stormwater runoff rules are threatening to wreak havoc with development and even redevelopment plans in Ventura County. These rules would require builders to deal with 75 percent of rainwater runoff on-site, Read More →
Confirm Maldonado already
At press time, the California Legislature had not acted on one pressing piece of business that should be a no-brainer — the confirmation of Sen. Abel Maldonado as Lieutenant Governor. Our position was made clear when the capable Santa Maria Republican was nominated last year to fill a seat that was vacated by termed-out John Read More →
Westlake
Huitt-Zollars just nabbed a contract to provide on-call civil engineering design consulting services for the Port of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Harbor Department awarded the Westlake Village Huitt-Zollars office a three-year contract for infrastructure projects. Jim Faul, who heads the Dallas-based firm’s Westlake Village office and will take the point on the project, has Read More →
Herb put the McMuffin on the map
Ask any mom or grandmom to name one item of fast food that’s reasonably healthy for kids and you likely will get a single answer — the Egg McMuffin. Ditto Consumer Reports or the popular “Eat This, Not That” books or diet consultants trying to cope with the obesity epidemic that plagues American families. As Read More →
