Dubroff: SBA soaring even higher behind new airport director
It’s been just about a year since Chris Hastert left the Santa Maria airport to take the top job in Santa Barbara. So far, he’s off to an impressive start. Santa Barbara Airport was recently upgraded to “small hub” status by the Federal Aviation Administration, recognizing that there is a growing number of connecting passengers. Read More →
Street smarts: Ventech hosts talk on James Webb Space Telescope
Ventech, an emerging venture and technology forum, will be hosting a talk revolving around The James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary achievement by some of the top minds at NASA and other technology companies, aimed at ushering in a new era of cosmic exploration. The forum will be led by special speaker, Dr. Matthew Greenhouse, an Read More →
Ventura County leaders ask for more housing to increase economic opportunity
Drawing on a century-and-a-half history of adaptation to change, Ventura County leaders pressed for more housing, increased economic opportunity and sound finances at the annual State of the County event on Nov. 2. Held at the Reagan Library, the program attracted a standing-room-only crowd to celebrate the county’s 150th anniversary. Since 1873, leaders have been Read More →
Amgen beats Q3 expectations, discusses Horizon purchase
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has a lot on the horizon as it nears the end of fiscal year 2023, with the company yet again beating analysts’ expectations, this time in the third quarter, and beginning the onboarding process of its latest acquisition. Amgen delivered sales worth $6.9 billion in the third quarter of 2023, up 4% Read More →
Paso Robles vineyard sold for $1B
Daou Vineyards, located in Paso Robles, is now a part of one of the largest deals in the region in 2023 after announcing that it would be sold to an Australian wine estate for as much as $1 billion. Owned by Georges and Daniel Daou, the vineyard was sold to Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates, one Read More →
Update: Second agriculture quarantine declared in Ventura County
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Gills Onions recalls products after salmonella outbreak
Oxnard-based Gills Onions has voluntarily recalled its branded fresh diced onions products out of an “abundance of caution” due to a salmonella outbreak that has left more than a dozen hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food and Agriculture department on Oct. 24. The outbreak of salmonella is linked to bagged, precut onions that has sickened Read More →
