Labor of love: Nonprofit celebrates 30 years of teaching compassion
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 14th, 2014 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Labor of love: Nonprofit celebrates 30 years of teaching compassion
Santa Barbara-based Adventures in Caring has taught thousands of future and practicing health-care professionals to provide compassion to their patients.

Vitesse makes play for Internet of things in turnaround tactic
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 14th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Vitesse makes play for Internet of things in turnaround tactic
Vitesse, which had $103.7 million in revenue last year, is hoping that the Internet of things will converge with the turnaround strategy it has been mounting for the past several years that is starting to come to fruition.

Conversant dials down on new ad strategy
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 14th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Conversant dials down on new ad strategy
Conversant will align all of its business units — including a new SET Media video unit that it acquired for $26 million in cash and $4 million in stock days after its name change — around the goal of direct conversations between advertisers and consumers.
Inogen IPO raises $70.5M, prices at low end
By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, February 13th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen IPO raises $70.5M, prices at low end
Goleta-based Inogen has raised $70.5 million in an initial public offering of 4.4 million shares priced at $16, the bottom of the expected $16 to $18 a share range, according to IPO investment firm Renaissance Capital.
Company founder shares how J.D. Power rocked the auto industry
By Erika Martin / Monday, February 10th, 2014 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Company founder shares how J.D. Power rocked the auto industry
When Dave Power launched the Westlake Village-based research firm in the 1960s, he made waves in the auto industry by allowing consumers to for the first time critique — and therefore influence — the cars they were buying.
Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries
Customers of the State Water Project will not receive any water deliveries this year if current dry conditions persist, a cutback that could be troublesome for certain tri-county cities.

Mussel tussle: Ventura County water districts at odds over invasive quagga
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Mussel tussle: Ventura County water districts at odds over invasive quagga
Amid a historic statewide drought, low reservoir levels and diminishing groundwater supplies, two Ventura County water districts are caught in a saga over the invasive quagga.






