
Area Internet firms blast tax
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 1st, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Area Internet firms blast tax
Tri-county firms that build Web advertising technology are calling the recently passed Internet sales tax a failure.
Bank buy starts Mission shopping spree
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, July 1st, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bank buy starts Mission shopping spree
Mission Community Bank plans to acquire Santa Lucia Bancorp, doubling its size and kicking off a bank buying spree.

$22M verdict tossed
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 1st, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on $22M verdict tossed
The state Supreme Court has overturned a personal injury verdict in a ruling that will affect any California business that hires drivers.

Novim aims to settle climate change debate
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 1st, 2011 / Green Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Novim aims to settle climate change debate
A new Santa Barbara-based think tank called Novim aims to settle the global warming question once and for all.
Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
Randeep Grewal has built up a global energy empire — and left millions of dollars in unpaid debts in his wake.

Trade lenders eye Ventura County Business Bank
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Trade lenders eye Ventura County Business Bank
A Chinese-American bank focused on trade finance is acquiring Ventura County Business Bank.

New CalAmp CEO walks in as focus shifts
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on New CalAmp CEO walks in as focus shifts
CalAmp is back. The Oxnard-based firm, which trades on the Nasdaq and has a 98,0000-square-foot facility in the Tri-Counties, had a brush with death when it temporarily lost a huge customer and revenues halved. But analysts say the company’s turnaround team has righted the ship and handed off power to a new CEO.