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ITT shuts T.O. facility, ATK expands in Goleta

By   /  Friday, December 9th, 2011  /  Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on ITT shuts T.O. facility, ATK expands in Goleta

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Defense firm to cut 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks

By   /  Friday, December 2nd, 2011  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Defense firm to cut 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks

A defense contractor is cutting about 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks as it shutters a facility that made signal jammers to prevent IED attacks during the Iraq war. McLean, Va.-based ITT Exelis’ electronic systems division operated a factory with about 215 employees on Willow Lane in Thousand Oaks. About 45 of those workers will be Read More →

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Camp Roberts gets $35M project

By   /  Wednesday, September 7th, 2011  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Camp Roberts gets $35M project

Camp Roberts, the California National Guard base that straddles San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties near Paso Robles, is slated to receive a $34.8 million, 43,000-square-foot satellite communications facility. Almost all California National Guard troops who deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq passed through Camp Roberts for training. In addition to shooting ranges and assault courses, Read More →

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SLO firm making job cuts

By   /  Friday, May 20th, 2011  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on SLO firm making job cuts

San Luis Obispo drone maker AeroMech Engineering is laying off about 20 percent of its work force.

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Smaller firms win in defense makeover

By   /  Friday, May 6th, 2011  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Smaller firms win in defense makeover

The defense industry in the Tri-Counties is headed for its biggest shakeup in decades. Longtime players are cutting jobs while younger firms see growth as the Pentagon draws down its two foreign wars and focuses on strategic threats. Raytheon, a major Goleta employer, confirmed layoffs that will affect about 160 of its jobs in Goleta. Read More →

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Oxnard firm lands $93M defense contract

By   /  Friday, January 21st, 2011  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Oxnard firm lands $93M defense contract

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Teledyne regroups in face of defense cuts

By   /  Friday, January 7th, 2011  /  Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Teledyne regroups in face of defense cuts

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, a $1.6 billion military-industrial conglomerate, is rearranging itself to bolster its commercial camera sensor lines and shift toward the defense spending that’s farthest from the chopping block.