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Port extends banana contract

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Port extends banana contract

The Port of Hueneme has secured a five-year extension of its contract with Del Monte Fresh produce, the port’s biggest banana customer. Bananas are the port’s largest import, accounting for about 46 percent of its overall import business by revenue ton, a unit of measure devised to equalize shipments of disparate products. The banana firm Read More →

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KEYT parent gets the timing right with Central Coast rolloup

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on KEYT parent gets the timing right with Central Coast rolloup

KEYT’s parent company is making a major consolidation move in taking over the Fox affiliate on the Central Coast.

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Bottle it up: Vapur exec, daughter team to put filling stations in schools

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Bottle it up: Vapur exec, daughter team to put filling stations in schools

Kathryn Reinke had the idea to team up with her father’s water bottle company, Westlake Village-based Vapur, to raise money to install new fountains that would have cold, filtered water in addition to a “filling station” feature that would let students easily refill reusable water bottles.

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Schniepp: Expect rising home prices, slow job growth in Ventura County

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Schniepp: Expect rising home prices, slow job growth in Ventura County

Ventura County will see more housing starts, retail growth and moderate job gains through the end of the year and next year.

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Tech exec puts up $1M to fight patent trolls

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories  /  1 Comment

Summerland-based FindTheBest.com is fighting back against a patent troll with a $1 million commitment from its founder to defend itself and a lawsuit of its own alleging racketeering by the troll. FindTheBest operates a network of sites that compile and synthesize publicly available data to help consumers find the best of anything according to their Read More →

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Editorial: Done right, Clark Estate could be major attraction

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Done right, Clark Estate could be major attraction

A settlement reached in New York has created a path to a more certain future for Santa Barbara’s famed Clark Estate, a mansion near East Beach that could be the next cultural attraction for the region.

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Tourism roundup: Santa Ynez Valley tourism marketing groups combine forces

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Central Coast, Columns, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Tourism roundup: Santa Ynez Valley tourism marketing groups combine forces

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