Limoneira’s Windfall Farms nets $15M in all-cash sale
Santa Paula-based Limoneira announced the successful sale of its 724-acre vineyard property in Paso Robles, Windfall Farms, for $15 million in an all-cash deal with a private buyer. Announced Aug. 17, the sale follows a competitive public auction conducted by Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Sotheby’s International Realty, which started on Aug. 15. The transaction Read More →
Bibi Moezzi joins Community West Bank as market manager
Veteran Santa Barbara business banker Bibi Moezzi announced her move from Columbia Bank to Community West Bank, triggering a flood of comments on LinkedIn. “I’m happy to share that I am starting a new position as Market Manager at Communit West Bank,” Moezzi said in her LinkedIn post. Moezzi also will be a senior vice Read More →
Street smarts: VCDA, Cal Lutheran partner on new Family Justice Center
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At 103, Fiesta still packs an economic punch
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Unemployment rate back on the rise on the Central Coast
After months of a descending tri-county unemployment rate, the Central Coast’s jobless rate was back on the rise in the latest report, rising to 4.3%, according to the California Employment Development Department’s latest numbers released July 17. All three counties saw their unemployment rate increase in June. Ventura County’s rate was 4.4%, up from 3.9% Read More →
Street smarts: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians welcomes home cultural items
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Big Brand Tire & Services acquires Midwest tire service provider
Moorpark-based Big Brand Tire & Service, a full-service auto repair facility, announced that it will be acquiring Belle Tire, the Midwest’s premier tire and automotive service provider, for an undisclosed amount. Announced July 16, the acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Founded in 1969, the acquisition propels Big Brand Tire Read More →
