Staff Report | Monday, July 13th, 2015
Agribusiness,
Latest news,
Tri-County Public Companies Limoneira Co., the 120-year-old global agribusiness, announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 157 acres of lemon, orange and specialty citrus orchards in the San Joaquin Valley for approximately $3.3 million. The transaction is expected to close in 60 days. The orchards are being acquired thanks to purchase options within Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, July 10th, 2015
Latest news,
Tourism Refugio State Beach, which was closed after an oil spill May 19, has been cleared by California State Parks to reopen at noon July 17. Officials completed a site assessment of the state beach and deemed it safe for the public. All recreational activities will resume, including swimming, camping and fishing. Non-state park areas to Read More →
Staff Report | Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Latest news,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Public Companies,
West Ventura County Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies’ EGR Particulate Filter received certification from the Verification of Emission Reduction Technologies Association on July 8. The certification allows CDTi to expand into opportunities in South America and other international locations. CDTi estimates that 60,000 urban transit buses in South American cities could be retrofitted with the filter. CDTi shares were Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Columns,
Health Care & Life Science,
Nonprofits Westmont Downtown, the new center in the Hutton Parker Foundation building in Santa Barbara, will host a two-year, part-time MBA program through the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. Starting this fall, the Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School Fully Employed MBA program allows recent undergraduates with limited work experience to advance their career Read More →
Staff Report | Wednesday, July 1st, 2015
East Ventura County,
Latest news,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy,
Tri-County Public Companies East Ventura County has a major new employer. Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxalta Inc. was launched July 1 as health care giant Baxter International split into two companies. Former Baxter Bioscience operations in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park are part of the Baxalta spinoff. The operations employed about 1,100 people in East Ventura County, according to the Read More →
Staff Report | Monday, June 29th, 2015
Banking & Finance,
Banking Industry,
Central Coast,
Latest news,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy Veteran community banker James W. Lokey has been appointed to the board of Community West Bancshares, bringing a veteran dealmaker into the Community West ranks and strengthening the Goleta-based bank’s push into San Luis Obispo County. Lokey, a resident of SLO County, was the longtime CEO of Mid-State Bank & Trust and negotiated that bank’s Read More →
Staff Report | Thursday, June 25th, 2015
East Ventura County,
Latest news,
Technology Westlake Village-based Qualstar Corp., a manufacturer of data and archive storage solutions and high efficiency power supplies, released the Qualstar Q1 on Thursday. The Qualstar Q1 is a archive solution to transfer and archive data. Qualstar describes the product as a cost effective solution for people who want to restore archives or review data. The Read More →
