Limoneira refinances its loans on planned Paso Robles project
Limoneira Co. has refinanced debt on Windfall Farms, its large San Luis Obispo County real estate development. The Santa Paula-based citrus and avocado grower increased its Windfall Farms debt held with Farm Credit West to $13 million, from $10.5 million outstanding, and extended the maturity date to May 1, 2013, according to filings with the U.S. Read More →
A mid-year update from the newsroom
In just a few weeks, June 30 will roll around on the calendar and the second half of the year will begin. That’s why I’m going to take a bit of a timeout this week and give you an update from the newsroom on developments for the rest of 2010. As you can tell from Read More →
Starring role for GreenRock: Ramco turns recycled aggregate into profit center
Tough times force every business owner to rethink. For Recycled Aggregate Materials Co. of Simi Valley, it meant envisioning how the business it had been in for 30 years — recycling concrete and asphalt into the base for road beds — could meet new demands for greener building materials. The result is GreenRock, a new Read More →
Learning hard lessons: Meier regroups, writes again after selling Writers Conference
Marcia Meier has been knocked around by the publishing world enough times by now to know how to navigate it. That’s because the former owner of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference has learned about writing and publishing — and business — the hard way. Meier, who makes her living as a writing coach, recently released Read More →
Teledyne buys Optimum Optical
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies will acquire a Camarillo company called Optimum Optical Systems, Teledyne announced June 7. Optimum Optical makes custom lenses and optomechanical assemblies that are used primarily in tactical military imaging systems. The acquisition allows Teledyne to expand its business in infrared imaging systems, Teledyne said in a news release. Terms of the Read More →
Planting seeds in San Luis Obispo: New venture fund looks for student entrepreneurs
A tech hub takes the right mix of a great university, eager entrepreneurs and money and mentoring. For a long time, San Luis Obispo County has had plenty of the first two and not enough of the latter. That could change with the establishment of SLO Seed Ventures, a fund built by San Luis Obispo Read More →
