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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 31st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, Personal Finance, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Inogen IPO is subject to looser SEC rules
If Goleta-based Inogen goes public this year, it will be the first firm in the region to do so under new securities rules that make it easier for small companies to become listed on the major exchanges but also allow them to reveal less information to investors than their larger counterparts.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 31st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Real Estate, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Solar projects boom but some fear a bubble
Solar installers boomed in 2013 and are expecting another good year, but some are skeptical about the new financial models underlying the growth numbers.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 30th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Top Stories / Comments Off on CLU to open business incubator in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University will open a Westlake Village location this year that will house a new business incubator, its graduate business programs and its economic forecasting center.
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By Tom Bronzini / Sunday, January 26th, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Dry weather plagues Ventura County strawberries
Oxnard strawberry growers lost an average $10,000 to $15,000 per acre worth of crop last year because the berries died off prematurely in dry weather, and farmers could be in for a repeat of that scenario this year.
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By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, January 24th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / 1 Comment
The drought plaguing the Tri-Counties and the rest of the state has the agriculture industry on red alert. With 2014 forecast to be the driest year in California history, Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency in the state, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 27 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas, including the tri-county region.
