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Oxnard hotels are powering up tourism boom

Staybridge Suites Oxnard River Ridge by IHG completed a $16 million renovation and conversion from Read More >

Wedgewood Weddings sale to second PE firm closes

Wedgewood Weddings/Hospitality Group is under a new private equity umbrella as TJC, formerly known as Read More >

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Real Estate

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CRE: Bombardier chooses Moorpark for manufacturing facility

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CRE: ATSU signs new lease in SLO County; Hotel Santa Barbara completes renovations

The Hotel Santa Barbara's newly renovated front Read More >

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CRE: $28M Construction loan secured for multifamily development in Santa Maria

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CRE: Ventura County office markets reset to 2024 levels, NAI report finds

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Technology

Staff Report | Monday, September 1, 2025

Teledyne acquires TransponderTech from Saab

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, the technology and defense conglomerate, announced Aug. 28 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the TransponderTech business from Saab AB. The acquisition includes a portfolio of connected commercial maritime products, including Automatic Identification System, VHF Data Exchange System, and Global Navigation Satellite System technologies. Based in Sweden, TransponderTech provides class-leading, SOLAS-certified communications and navigation solutions for commercial maritime, military, and airborne applications. TransponderTech Read More >

Sonos shares tick up behind optimism

Health Care & Life Science

Mike Harris | Monday, July 21, 2025

Cottage Health, Livingston nursing credited for quality of care

An exam room at the Cottage Health urgent care clinic Read More >

Medi-Cal cuts to impact tens of thousands on Central Coast

Dignity Health adds second surgical robot

Wilshire Health shutters as buyout deal collapses

Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company

Agribusiness

Verifying status of immigrants vexes farmers

Verifyingimmigrant employment eligibility can be a challenge, one which Glass Read More >

Central Coast ag gross value up in 2024

200 people arrested by federal agents following Glass House raid

Feds raid area cannabis operations

Federal agents raided Glass House Farms' Carpinteria facility on July Read More >

Central Coast agriculture gross value up in 2024

The gross value of agriculture in Ventura and Santa Barbara Read More >

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