SolarWorld announces new schools program
SolarWorld, a German company with a plant in Camarillo, unveiled a program Sept. 30 that could put solar panels on schools without charging the schools for any of the up-front costs. The move comes a few weeks after the Oxnard Union School District passed over SolarWorld and picked SunPower, a San Jose-based company, to put Read More →
Level Studios acquired by bigger firm
Level Studios, the biggest all-digital marketing firm in the Tri-Counties and a major tech employer with 140 people in San Luis Obispo, has been acquired by a New Jersey firm. The acquisition by Princeton, N.J.-based Rosetta will put Level Studios — which works with clients as large as BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and as Read More →
Highway 101 widening approved
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 21 to approve Caltrans’ widening of Highway 101 from a spot just south of Mussel Shoals to the Santa Barbara County line. Caltrans is also planning to widen the Santa Barbara County side of that stretch of Highway 101. The Ventura County project is scheduled to start Read More →
Elements makes a buy
Elements, a San Luis Obispo Web company catering to franchise businesses, announced Sept. 15 that it has acquired NetFuel Interactive, a Philadelphia-based Web company. NetFuel, formerly known as Screen Matter, also does Web design and online marketing for franchisees. It will operate from Philadelphia as a business unit of Elements, Elements said in a news Read More →
Amgen recalls some anemia drugs
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced Sept. 24 that it is recalling some lots of its Epogen and Procrit drugs because the vials may contain tiny glass flakes. Both are injectable drugs used to treat anemia in HIV, renal failure and chemotherapy patients. Amgen said the glass flakes are the result of interaction between the drug and Read More →
