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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, Ventura County / Comments Off on Mission Produce to open UK packing house in 2023
Mission Produce, an Oxnard-based avocado and mango distributor, announced Sept. 20 that it will open a ripening, packing and distribution center near London in 2023. Mission’s first facility in the United Kingdom will be in Dartford, England, near the country’s largest ports, airports and highways. The 102,000-square-foot building will be “sustainability-focused,” Mission said in a Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, September 16th, 2022 / Latest news, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Region’s unemployment rate up slightly in August
The unemployment rate in the tri-county region ticked up slightly in August to 3.2%, from 3% the month before, due to increases in both the size of the workforce and the number of people looking for work. Ventura County’s unemployment rate in August was 3.5%, up from 3.2% in July and down from 6.2% in Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 / Latest news, left, Regions, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Patagonia founder donates entire company to environmental nonprofits
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia, has given his company away to two nonprofits that will use Patagonia’s profits to fight climate change. The Chouinard family’s transfer of all of its ownership shares was announced by Patagonia on Sept. 14 and was effective immediately. Patagonia is one of the largest Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Startups, Subscriber content, Ventura County / Comments Off on Company backed by Westlake Village BioPartners closes $300M capital raise
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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County / Comments Off on Limoneira beats earnings estimates for Q3, Mission Produce falls short
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By Tony Biasotti / Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 / Higher Education, Latest news, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County / Comments Off on UCSB, Cal Poly, CLU all crack top 10 on U.S. News lists
The tri-county region is home to one of the 10 best public universities in the nation and two of the 10 best regional universities in the West, at least according to the new U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings. UC Santa Barbara was seventh among public universities on the 2022 list — one Read More →