Venoco drops Ellwood drilling plans
Venoco has dropped its plans to expand oil drilling from its Platform Holly off the coast of Santa Barbara County. In a brief letter sent to the California State Lands Commission on Nov. 9 and widely circulated by environmental groups on Nov. 16, Venoco said it “hereby withdraws its application for its Ellwood Full Field Read More →
Deckers weighing Carpinteria, Goleta, airport properties
As Ugg boot company Deckers Outdoor Corp. strides toward a new South Coast headquarters, sites in Carpinteria, Goleta and at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport have surfaced as potentially perfect fits.
Ventura County launches eco-devo ad blitz
A coalition of economic development groups in Ventura County launched a federally funded campaign on Nov. 15 to sell the county as the ideal spot to build a business. The initiative is headed by the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County, with participation from the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County, chambers of commerce in the county Read More →
Inphi shares climb on first day
Shares of Inphi Corp., the Santa Clara-based chipmaker with big operations in Westlake Village, shot up nearly 28 percent to close at $15.30 after they hit the market Nov. 11. Shares of the initial public offering made their debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IPHI. The 6.8 million shares hit the Read More →
Ex-CEO shares Trader Joe’s secrets
Speaking in Thousand Oaks on Nov. 9, former Trader Joe’s CEO John Shields offered up business advice and anecdotes from his thirteen years spent heading up what Fortune magazine recently called “the hottest and most secretive retailer in America.” Shields, who guided Trader Joe’s growth from 27 to 174 stores and from $132 million to Read More →
