CoLAB sues over land rules
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on CoLAB sues over land rules
A Ventura County agribusiness advocacy group is suing the county over a list of wildlife guidelines it says would add so much time and money to routine projects such as barn building that it would force fertile land out of production. The Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business, or CoLAB for short, filed Read More →

Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws
Area firms are lining up on both sides of the online retail tax debate.

Search dog group breaks ground on 125-acre center
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Search dog group breaks ground on 125-acre center
The Search Dog Foundation has broken ground on national training center outside Santa Paula.
Space group took $16M in public funds
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Space group took $16M in public funds
The recently dissolved California Space Authority used millions of dollars in federal earmarks and grants.

Region gets eco-devo money to help exporters
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region gets eco-devo money to help exporters
Economic development officials have secured federal funding to help businesses in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties drum up sales overseas.

Affinity downsizes, puts HQ up for sale
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Affinity downsizes, puts HQ up for sale
Affinity Group has made layoffs and restructured, putting its headquarters up for sale.

Blogger feuding with EMI
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Blogger feuding with EMI
A Santa Barbara blogger has received cease and desist letters from the parent company of Entrepreneur Magazine.