Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. is laying off about 60 of its roughly 500 employees, the company said in a release. The Camarillo company makes high-speed semiconductors for networks. It said the cut of 12 percent of its global workforce is designed to reduce operating expenses. “While we do see a few positive indicators in the market, [...]
Performing arts centers in Santa Barbara have managed to keep steady attendance rates, but the trickle of ticket sales hasn’t been enough to save them from slashing staff and postponing productions. “This is a time when we, like many others in the performing arts, have very real challenges in terms of staying a viable business,” [...]
Job cuts are hitting the Tri-Counties’ technology sector, with more than 365 positions shed in recent months. The list of afflicted firms includes some homegrown success stories such as Goleta’s Citrix Online, a Web collaboration software firm, and Clipper Windpower, the Carpinteria-based maker of some of the world’s largest wind energy turbines. Also cutting back [...]
It’s a tough time to be in the radio business. That’s what Salem Communications, the Camarillo-based owner of nearly 100 Christian and conservative-talk radio stations, has found over the last year. The company, which has owned Oxnard’s KDAR-FM since 1974 and has stations in all of the top 10 U.S. radio markets, watched its balance [...]
The city of San Luis Obispo has taken its first steps toward unleashing a new marketing campaign aimed at bringing more tourists to the region. After forming a citywide tourism business improvement district, or BID, last year, its new board has hired Level Studios, a San Luis Obispo-based digital marketing agency, to spearhead outreach efforts. [...]
Customized coffee at Starbucks means a tall nonfat caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream. But for Starbucks itself, the company calls on a Camarillo-based firm for customized water to make those trademark drinks. And Starbucks isn’t alone. Peet’s Coffee, Claim Jumper and the Bacara Resort & Spa all call on Cirqua Customized Water to supply [...]
It’s not easy tracking down Paul Orfalea. The man who made Kinko’s synonymous with American-style entrepreneurship has been speaking out about dyslexia, leading seminars at University of California, Santa Barbara, and making a few appearances in the Tri-Counties. But mainly he keeps a low profile and spends a lot of time managing his investments and [...]
If you are in the business of growing avocados, life is just the pits. That’s what top producers and distributors say about this year’s California crop, the third year in a row that Golden State avocado production has failed to live up to fast-growing demand for guacamole and fast-Mex fare. Experts like John Krist, head [...]
The Westlake Village branch of engineering, architecture and construction management company Huitt-Zollars landed a $23 million contract as the prime consultant for the Calabasas freeway bridge widening and interchange project at Lost Hills Road and Highway 101. Under the terms of the contract Huitt-Zollars will create the Planning Approval/Environmental Documentation, as well as prepare the [...]
Here’s something that really TWICs us off. Very soon, the Department of Homeland Security will require all vendors at the Port of Hueneme and all of Southern California’s ports to have a special security pass. This pass, known as a TWIC [Transportation Workers Identification Credential], will be mandatory for truck drivers, vending machine re-fillers and [...]
It’s all smiles and sauvignon in Happy Canyon’s vineyards
Towbes Group grabs Goleta with Groupon-like deals at retailers
Social-media IPOs could launch Golden State sustainability fund
Ventura County brokers hold out ’til 2013 for real recovery
Name changes and new faces at SLO and Oxnard law firms
From apartments to industrial spaces, deals close in the region