AmeriFlex celebrates 25 years of helping entrepreneurs
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 28th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on AmeriFlex celebrates 25 years of helping entrepreneurs
After a quarter century in an industry that’s changed tremendously, AmeriFlex Financial Services is gearing up for its biggest year.
Baxter BioScience to be spun out
By Staff Report / Thursday, March 27th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Baxter BioScience to be spun out
Baxter International, an Illinois company that is a major employer in the Conejo Valley, is planning to split itself into two companies.
Startup Paso Robles wine brand Chronic Cellars purchased
By Staff Report / Thursday, March 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Startup Paso Robles wine brand Chronic Cellars purchased
Novato-based Winery Exchange has purchased Chronic Cellars out of Paso Robles, a young winery known for its red-wine blends and counter-culture branding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chronic Cellars is best known for red blends such as its zinfandel-based Purple Paradise and its syrah-based Sofa King Bueno, Winery Exchange said in a Read More →
La Entrada to restart construction amid tourism tax boom
By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on La Entrada to restart construction amid tourism tax boom
In another sign that the region’s tourism industry is entering boom times again, the city of Santa Barbara experienced double-digit growth in hotel taxes in the first eight months of its fiscal year. During the annual State of the City breakfast on March 24, City Manager Jim Armstrong said that Transient Occupancy Tax, or TOT, Read More →
Xirrus targets 2015 for IPO, plans new Wi-Fi products
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Xirrus targets 2015 for IPO, plans new Wi-Fi products
Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus has rolled out a new line of corporate-grade Wi-Fi devices at a lower price point that it hopes will vastly expand its customer base and set the stage for an initial public offering next year.
Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold
The 243,500-square-foot Shoppes at Westlake Village center is now 75 percent pre-leased, four months ahead of a ribbon-cutting.
A prescription for team work: Conejo doctors band together against UCLA incursion
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A prescription for team work: Conejo doctors band together against UCLA incursion
Choice Health Associates is a loose affiliation of physicians in private practice who have teamed up to better compete with big out-of-town providers.