Spilling the beans on Ventura County’s lima legacy
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 2nd, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Spilling the beans on Ventura County’s lima legacy
Before there were strawberries, lemons and avocados, the lima bean dominated agriculture on Ventura County’s coastal plain for nearly a century.
Calavo gets $10M for FreshRealm food delivery platform
By Staff Report / Thursday, May 1st, 2014 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Calavo gets $10M for FreshRealm food delivery platform
Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers has received $10 million in funding and named a CEO for its FreshRealm food distribution platform, it said on Thursday. Michael Lippold, who is the former director of strategic development at Calavo, will lead the new venture, which is based in Ventura. FreshRealm, a new cloud-hosted technology platform that connects growers, Read More →
Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 25th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC
Ventura County’s military, civic and business leaders are getting ready to save their naval base. Again.
Developers buy land from city for Thousand Oaks industrial complex
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, April 25th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Developers buy land from city for Thousand Oaks industrial complex
Martin Teitelbaum and Hugh Cassar have launched a joint venture called Conejo Merchant to develop an industrial and commercial condominium complex at the site.
805Connect aims to strengthen business ties in the region
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 25th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / 2 Comments
A grassroots effort is under way to connect business people and economic development officials in the Tri-Counties through a new social network called 805Connect.
J.D. Power buys online marketing metrics firm Korrelate
By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on J.D. Power buys online marketing metrics firm Korrelate
Westlake Village-based J.D. Power has purchased Korrelate, an Orlando-based digital marketing company that measures consumers’ online behaviors and links them to offline sales activity. T
Industrial segments fuel record Q1 profits at Teledyne
By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Industrial segments fuel record Q1 profits at Teledyne
Despite widespread defense cuts, industrial business drove record first-quarter sales and profits at Teledyne Technologies, prompting the Thousand Oaks-based industrial conglomerate to raise its full-year outlook.