
Procter Slaughter & Reagan splits into two Ventura County firms

Ventura County has two new law firms, but the names are familiar.

Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans

The new owners of the Santa Rita Hills Wine Center in Lompoc are tossing approved plans to build a hotel and retail center at the property.
Post-Madoff era still rife with schemes

Ponzi schemes, insider trading and mortgage fraud have sunk white collar crimes into their lowest nadir since the junk bond era.

Rebooting South Coast tech, byte by byte

Business and civic leaders across the region have started to recognize the South Coast’s bevy of software, hardware and ecommerce firms for the economic gems that they are.
Area politics filets eatery’s big dreams

One of the most annoying things about local governments in the Tri-Counties is the widespread phenomenon I call “drive-thru phobia.”

Cloud over leasing begins to lift as technology firms add staff

A handful of technology-related deals in recent weeks hint that a more definitive rebound may be just around the corner.