Dole profits slip, spin off looms
Fruit and produce distributor Dole Foods Co. earned $66 million, or 74 cents per share, in its second quarter and said that a proposed spin off of its packaged foods business could happen by year’s end. The earnings announced on July 19 were down from $83 million, or 94 cents per share, in the second Read More →
SLO firm dials up new owner
San Luis Obispo-based Impact Learning Systems, which helps firms such as Dell and Best Buy train their customer support staff, has been purchased by a Nevada company. Miller Heiman, a Reno-based firm that helps companies improve sales figures, announced the acquisition on July 19. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Impact Learning Systems was founded in 1996 Read More →
Camarillo center sells for $59M
The ninth-largest office park in the Tri-Counties has been sold for $59.1 million. The 1.2 million-square-foot Mission Oaks Corporate Center in Camarillo was purchased by Rexford Industrial, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm that lists several smaller industrial properties in Oxnard, Simi Valley and Camarillo in its Southern California portfolio. CBRE Group announced the Read More →

Small wetfish to fry: Region at heart of $73M squid industry
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State Street shopping scene heats up with boom in leases
The region’s version of Rodeo Drive has seen a number of new leases, expansions and moves this summer, including the lease of one of the largest vacant spaces downtown.








