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Retired Ventura County sheriff sues for supplemental pension

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2013  /  East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  5 Comments

Former Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks, whose $283,000 pension is among the largest of any retired government employee in California, is suing the county for a supplemental benefit that would pay him another $75,000 a year.

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RingRevenue dials up new software focus

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2013  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on RingRevenue dials up new software focus

RingRevenue, the region’s fastest-growing company last year, has rebranded itself with a focus on its marketing software for corporate customers and added an executive from Salesforce.com’s acquisition team to its board of directors.

The Santa Barbara company’s new name will be Invoca. The firm makes a software platform that lets marketers insert unique telephone numbers into campaigns and then filter, track and give credit for incoming calls.

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Stellar’s $12M raise sets stage for drug rollout

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Stellar’s $12M raise sets stage for drug rollout

Port Hueneme-based Stellar Biotechnologies has closed a $12 million round of financing and acquired a license for what could one day be its first drug. Stellar gained notoriety in the research world by snatching up a facility inside the Port of Hueneme gates during a round of base closings in the late 1990s. It used Read More →

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New water fees could dry up Ventura projects

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on New water fees could dry up Ventura projects

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Cottage-Sansum merger on track as anti-trust filing nears

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Cottage-Sansum merger on track as anti-trust filing nears

Sansum Clinic’s planned merger with Cottage Health System remains on track despite the possibility that the partial government shutdown could delay an anti-trust review of one of the region’s biggest health care deals. And the biggest physician group in Santa Barbara County says it hopes to be able to join the Covered California insurance exchange Read More →

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Rival bankers place their bets on Ventura County rebound

By   /  Friday, October 4th, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Rival bankers place their bets on Ventura County rebound

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Manufacturers hunt for talent amid shortage

By   /  Friday, October 4th, 2013  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Manufacturers hunt for talent amid shortage

Many of the region’s largest manufacturers say they face a shortage of skilled factory workers. That’s despite high unemployment rates and a steady decline in tri-county manufacturing jobs in recent years. Industry experts say the shortage stems from a number of factors, including a dearth of young people interested in manufacturing careers. Few students are Read More →