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| Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Fire rips into Fillmore, north Moorpark areas

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A nearly 10,000-acre fire was 20 percent contained and had moved from the Fillmore area into northern Moorpark by early Sept. 23, according to the Ventura County Star. About 600 firefighters had assembled to fight the so-called Guiberson Fire, which started Sept. 22 near Fillmore at East Guiberson and Calumet Canyon roads. Two outbuildings have Read More →

| Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

CLU Forum: Bank chiefs see few green shoots

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After taking a pounding from the fast-falling economy and tough-minded regulators this year, community banks in the Tri-Counties are beginning to think they’re at the bottom. But it’s too early to say if the Tri-Counties are in the recovery phase. That’s the view of four top regional bank chief executives who spoke at a Sept. Read More →

| Monday, September 21st, 2009

A trademark duel

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Two high-end gun makers are dueling across the Atlantic over the rights to use one of the oldest names in the trade. Paso Robles-based John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers) Inc. is suing London-based newcomer John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers) Ltd. for trademark infringement. In a complaint filed Aug. 24 in a federal court in Los Read More →

| Monday, September 21st, 2009

BuenaVentura struggles toward finish line

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The complicated legal battle between Banco BuenaVentura and its landlord took another strained step forward as lawyers traded barbs at a hearing on Sept. 14.   During the proceedings, Judge Henry Walsh wondered aloud at the “hidden agendas” in the “hotly contested” dispute surrounding the failed Oxnard bank. He’s not the only one. The legal Read More →

| Monday, September 21st, 2009

Flir scores victory in Raytheon battle

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In one of the most-watched legal fights in the defense industry, infrared camera maker Flir Systems has won a preliminary victory against Raytheon over infrared sensor technology developed in Goleta. In 2007, Raytheon sued Flir, alleging the smaller company had stolen its trade secrets, competed unfairly and infringed its patents. On Aug. 31, a federal Read More →

| Monday, September 21st, 2009

In with the old

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Network Hardware Resale is in the right business at the right time. For more than a decade, the company’s business plan has been to court its Internet service provider, educational and governmental clients by taking old equipment and bringing it up to date, appealing to groups wanting to keep costs low instead of buying new Read More →

| Monday, September 21st, 2009

How to turns heads around here: Blue building, green construction

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Joe Campanelli has been doing construction in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years, but suddenly his phone has been ringing off the hook. When he slapped a splash of bright blue on his new project, the Gateway Building on Haley Street, people took notice.   “They all want to know how I got this Read More →