Rotation innovation: Oxnard firm cranks out new take on rotary engines
An Oxnard-based startup is developing a fuel-efficient rotary engine that could one day run cars and trucks off nearly any combustible fuel. GoTek Energy, currently housed at an aerospace machine shop that’s a strategic investor, is perfecting what it calls its DynaKinetic engine. Because it has no pistons and no valves and valve seats Read More →
Transonic Combustion fires up new plan: Camarillo firm works with big automakers
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Under pressure to sell itself, Vitesse plans $30M stock offering
Shares of Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. were down 15 percent to $2.30 in mid-day trading June 19 as the company announced a public stock offering to raise up to $30 million. The move comes as the company faces pressure from Columbia Pacific Advisors, an investment firm that owns nearly 10 percent of Vitesse, to sell Read More →
Grass-to-gas firm to get $100M for first project
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Springs Fire throws another challenge at CSU Channel Islands
It could be the understatement of the decade to say that nothing has come easily for CSU Channel Islands. The university, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, was created out of a former mental hospital after years of wrangling by area leaders over a suitable location. It emerged from the shadow of its start-up Read More →
A stout business plan: Brendan’s Irish Pub expands
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