Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 14th, 2009
Top Stories David Bagwell was a bit of a celebrity in Moorpark. He and his wife spent years building a family business, which was featured several times on an ABC television reality show. Customers sought Bagwell almost as much for his good-natured personality as they did his skills as a contractor. When he took his life Nov. Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 14th, 2009
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In what could become a contest of war chests, Westlake Village-based chipmaker Inphi has fired back in a patent battle with a struggling Orange County firm over products for one of the hottest parts of the semiconductor market. The dispute started on Sept. 23 when Irvine-based Netlist, a money-losing company whose stock had traded Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 14th, 2009
Top Stories Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus, a maker of high-performance wireless Internet gear, has secured a $20 million round of venture capital and all but declared plans to go public or pull off a sale soon. The deal, announced Dec. 1, is likely to be the single largest venture capital round announced in the Tri-Counties this year. It Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 14th, 2009
Opinion Agriculture still dominates much of the landscape across the Tri-Counties. And thanks to a new wave of interest in creating a “sustainable” economy, agriculture is being reinvented for the 21st Century. Gone in large part are the pesticide-heavy, water-guzzling practices of the past. Instead, farmers across the region are focusing on efficiency, environmentally sound practices Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Friday, December 11th, 2009
Top Stories In what could be a major step forward for alternative electric power generation for the region, Pacific Gas & Electric is preparing to seek approval to study a future wave energy project located off the California coast near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The project, which could take years to make operational, would generate as much Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 7th, 2009
Technology One great thing about living in the Tri-Counties is all the wonderful holiday gifts you can give that come from area businesses. Wines, fruits and olive oils for the foodies in your life are obvious choices, and at the pricier end of the spectrum you can opt for a high-quality guitar or rifle manufactured on Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, December 7th, 2009
Top Stories Independent retailers from Thousand Oaks to Paso Robles are breathing a sigh of relief as they tabulate their Black Friday sales results. The traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy never quite materialized for tri-county merchants — who mostly managed to break even despite big box competition and cautious consumers — but it could have been worse. A Read More →
