
East Coast in focus as Somera Capital reaches $2B mark
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Personal Finance, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on East Coast in focus as Somera Capital reaches $2B mark

With a core portfolio of assets from Palo Alto to Los Angeles, the company has started fishing for deals in the Seattle market and putting even more focus on East Coast markets from Washington, D.C. to Savannah, Georgia.

Worth the weight: State Street venue features 250 million-year-old salt rocks
By Erika Martin / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Worth the weight: State Street venue features 250 million-year-old salt rocks

To build the one-of-a-kind structure, McCaskey imported 47 tons of pink Himalayan salt from Pakistan, regarded as the purest salt on Earth.

SLO County oil field could change hands
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on SLO County oil field could change hands
The Arroyo Grande oil field, a nearly 1500-acre site proposed for major well expansion in San Luis Obispo County, could be part of the next major oil industry asset deal to happen in the state.

Giving Tuesday checks bolster Ventura County groups
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Giving Tuesday checks bolster Ventura County groups

The Gene Haas Foundation gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to community groups including schools and food banks at its Giving Tuesday event, held Dec. 2 at the Haas Automation headquarters in Oxnard.

Camarillo industrial properties sell for $54.5 million
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Camarillo industrial properties sell for $54.5 million
A $54.5 million deal for two industrial buildings in Camarillo is one of the biggest transactions to hit the South Coast real estate market this year.

Calient’s high-speed broadcast gear joins Fox partnership
By Erika Martin / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Calient’s high-speed broadcast gear joins Fox partnership

The Goleta-based company formed a partnership with CP Communications, headquartered in New York, at the behest of Fox Sports, who will use the 4K-resolution network beginning with the Franklin Templeton Shootout golf tournament broadcast Dec. 8-13.

CSUCI and Navy set education partnership
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 28th, 2014 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on CSUCI and Navy set education partnership
On Nov. 24, CSUCI President Richard Rush and Captain Eric Ver Hage, commanding officer of the naval center, signed an educational partnership agreement that enables the two institutions to share resources and expertise.