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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Trustee: Hertel assets found
A U.S. Trustee has moved one step closer to recovering some of the $2.8 million that creditors to bankrupt developer R.W. Hertel & Sons say they are owed. In a document filed in bankruptcy court Aug. 31, Trustee Sandra McBeth said she’d located assets of R.W. Hertel & Sons and planned to divvy them up Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Columns / Comments Off on Conejo leads SoCal into new decade
Would the last person in Dos Vientos please turn out the lights? That’s what some residents of the toney subdivision in Thousand Oaks were wondering not so very long ago as the Conejo Valley underwent a series of economic tremors. First, struggling mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp. was sold at near fire-sale prices to Bank Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Uncategorized / Comments Off on Big picture architecture
Their philosophy is best summed up in the words of Wallace Stevens’ 1928 poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” I. Among twenty snowy mountains The only moving thing Was the eye of a blackbird “In these [thirteen] short, haiku-like stanzas, he creates depth and space with an economy of means,” said Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Small Business / Comments Off on Fine dining is a family affair
Go to the Plug Nickel Restaurant for lunch during the work-week, and you’ll likely see a lot of suits and ties. The charming Westlake Village restaurant, known for its atmospheric dining, has sat tucked away in the city’s industrial park for 33 years. And now, the family-run business, which takes pride in offering its patrons Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Opinion / Comments Off on Oxnard merits better treatment in capital
Oxnard is the biggest city in the biggest county in the tri-county region. It has a pro-business attitude, plenty of land and utility resources, a large and eager workforce and a desire to lead the state’s economic recovery. But that apparently means nothing in Sacramento, where the California Enterprise Zone Program recently turned down Oxnard’s Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Scooting along
Tri-county consumers are cutting back on extravagant toys as their investments diminish and jobs grow less secure. But while big motorcycles may be experiencing a slump in sales, those looking to lower their expenses are seeking out small scooters as a pragmatic way of around-town transportation. “We’re seeing a lot of inconsistency,” said Carlin Dunne, Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, August 31st, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Heritage Oaks defies trend, shares up 40% year-to-date
Amid some of the largest shake-ups to hit the tri-county banking world, one area bank has emerged seemingly unscathed. Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp, holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank, which also includes Business First Bank, has seen its stock price surge by almost 40 percent year-to-date — a sharp contrast to the performance of Read More →
