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By Staff Report / Monday, July 13th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Limoneira Co. buys leases in San Joaquin Valley
Limoneira Co., the 120-year-old global agribusiness, announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 157 acres of lemon, orange and specialty citrus orchards in the San Joaquin Valley for approximately $3.3 million. The transaction is expected to close in 60 days. The orchards are being acquired thanks to purchase options within Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, July 9th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Filter made by Oxnard company Clean Diesel Technologies certified
Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies’ EGR Particulate Filter received certification from the Verification of Emission Reduction Technologies Association on July 8. The certification allows CDTi to expand into opportunities in South America and other international locations. CDTi estimates that 60,000 urban transit buses in South American cities could be retrofitted with the filter. CDTi shares were Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Central Coast, Op/Eds, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Going public with companies fuels healthy communities in Tri-Counties
The health of our communities is directly tied to the health of our local businesses. We cannot have one without the other. Although in good economic times it is easy to lose sight of our region’s competiveness to attract and retain businesses in a world where many companies can operate from anywhere. If our communities Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Baxter Bioscience becomes Baxalta
East Ventura County has a major new employer. Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxalta Inc. was launched July 1 as health care giant Baxter International split into two companies. Former Baxter Bioscience operations in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park are part of the Baxalta spinoff. The operations employed about 1,100 people in East Ventura County, according to the Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, June 26th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Appfolio has successful IPO; stock closes Monday at $13.70
Goleta-based Appfolio, which makes property management software for small- to medium-sized real estate managers, held its initial public offering Friday and the stock ended that day up 17.3 percent at $14.08. Appfolio stock dropped slightly on Monday, closing down 2.70 percent at $13.70. Appfolio offered 6.2 million shares of Class A common stock for $12 Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, June 26th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-county tech scene taking off
The tri-county tech scene is buzzing at a rate unseen since the dot-com boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Invoca, the Santa Barbara-based telephone marketing automation firm, has joined the ranks of companies in the Tri-Counties on the path to an IPO. Invoca’s announcement June 25 capped a whirlwind spring for tri-county tech Read More →
