Staff Report | Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Explosion at waste water treatment plant
East Ventura County, Latest news, Top StoriesAn explosion at a waste water company’s yard in Ventura County overnight caused minor injuries to dozens of people and closed Highway 126 for a number of hours on Nov. 18. The explosion at the Santa Clara Waste Water Treatment Plant in Santa Paula happened while a truck was pumping waste from a collection tank, Read More →
Staff Report | Monday, November 17th, 2014
After leaving Goleta, Allergan sold in $66B deal
Latest news, Technology, Top StoriesAlthough company spokespeople did not immediately return requests for comment, it is unlikely the fate of Allergan’s Goleta facility will change.
Staff Report | Friday, November 14th, 2014
Ventura County gets grant for walkway, biking projects
East Ventura County, Features, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura CountyMany cities across the country are gearing more resources to improving public transportation and making their urban centers more pedestrian and bike friendly. In Ventura County, a $3.3 million grant from the California Transportation Commission, approved Nov. 14, is expected to boost that effort, providing funding for 54 active transportation projects in the region. Among Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, November 14th, 2014
Santa Barbara, Ventura County philanthropists honored
Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomySeveral area businesses and individuals took home awards for their philanthropic contributions at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Santa Barbara and Ventura counties chapter 2014 National Philanthropy Day luncheon held Nov. 13 at the Ventura Beach Marriott. Montectio Bank & Trust, one of the oldest and largest locally owned banks in the region, was named Read More →
Staff Report | Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
New product breathes life into Inogen third-quarter earnings
Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesInogen has benefited from the October release of its Inogen at Home product, which is the lightest continuous-flow oxygen concentrator available to consumers. It successfully floated an additional 2.4 million shares sold by existing stockholders and has announced an expanded credit line with J.P. Morgan Chase.
Staff Report | Friday, November 7th, 2014
Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
Features, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, South Coast, Top StoriesConvicted former contractor, 53-year-old David Lack was slapped nine years and eight months in state prison at his Nov. 6 sentencing, after a jury found him guilty of three counts of grand theft in early August. Lack was also ordered to pay restitution of $300,000 to Mary Belle Snow, $600,508.74 to Rabobank and more than Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, November 7th, 2014
Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B
Central Coast, Features, Latest newsA new report commissioned by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claims the university has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. That number jumped more than $300 million since Cal Poly last contracted a similar study for it’s 2002 -2003 fiscal year. The 60-page study Read More →