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By Staff Report / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Green Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Cool Planet funding hits $54M
Camarillo-based Cool Planet Energy Systems said on Friday that it had raised $29.9 million of what it expects to be a $100 million funding round for its first grass-to-fuel plant production facility. Cool Planet, which has received funding from Google Ventures and BP in the past, has designed a machine that uses heat and pressure Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: VCCF helps bind Ventura County together
In the 21st Century, Ventura County is getting national recognition for its unique mix of agriculture, high technology, urban environments, open space and beachfront property. But forging an independent identity for one of California’s largest counties has been far more difficult than it looks today. Just 25 years ago, Ventura County operated without a central Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on New Santa Barbara chamber chief takes analytical approach
Ken Oplinger is an affable guy on a listening tour.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on $243M merger comes with fine, branch closures
PacWest Bancorp’s contentious acquisition of First California Bank has closed but the dust hasn’t settled yet on the $243 million merger. As the deal was sealed, the banks announced that federal regulators had ordered First California to pay a $600,000 fine and set up $1.1 million in restitution to more than 64,000 consumers who had Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on County to seize Lompoc pond for salamander
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on ECA Medical expands into new Thousand Oaks facility
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 7th, 2013 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Small Business, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Fitness businesses stretch out: Training studios proliferate on the South Coast
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