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By Staff Report / Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 / Latest news / Comments Off on PG&E asks for 20 more years at Diablo Canyon
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Nov. 24 that it will seek federal approval to keep its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant running until 2045. The plant’s two reactors produce enough electricity to power about 3 million California homes each year, the company said in a release. The reactors’ current federal operating licenses are set Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Opinion / Comments Off on Mixed signals from the top ruin strong economic foundations
As an awful year for business heads for the history books, we’re going to sound a couple of warning notes about 2010. What troubles us more than anything else are what economists like to call “externalities” — events clearly beyond control of those of us who operate in the Tri-Counties. Here’s a look at two Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Features / Comments Off on Conjeo Valley
She’s been at the job for less than a year, but former Domino’s pizza queen Jill Lederer’s kingdom may already be expanding. Lederer is the president of the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce, an organization that may just add Agoura Hills to its title if city officials decide to swap chambers next month. Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Features / Comments Off on Westlake
Move Inc., the realty-related Westlake Village online firm that has only turned in a profit three times since 1993 and whose stock has lost more than 90 percent since its bubble-fueled peak, has moved. Sort of. The company is the parent of Move.com and Realtor.com, Web sites aimed at selling homes and connecting Realtors Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Big changes in store for area chambers
Ventura Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Zoe Taylor is stepping down, marking the latest — but not the last — shift in the way chambers do business in the Tri-Counties. Taylor’s resignation comes on the heels of an exceptionally bad year for the chamber of commerce industry. With membership slipping, the regional Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on City still waits for wind firm
Continental Wind Power has made big promises to the people of Santa Paula, but there are signs that the young company is struggling to meet its self-imposed deadline for a new assembly plant. On June 30, Continental President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Winsayer stood before a crowd at Santa Paula’s City Hall. He said Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 23rd, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Black Friday dreams
Just months after the Camarillo Premium Outlets unveiled its massive expansion, the retail center will be put to the ultimate test, facing one of the most challenging holiday shopping seasons in recent history. In response to the downturn, price-conscious consumers have adopted new shopping strategies to help them wring every last cent from their hard-earned Read More →
