Editorial: SBCC: One in a million?
Twice in a month, a tri-county institution is vying for best-in-the nation honors, with a nice financial reward attached.
Ventura County’s recovery, by the numbers
More than 3,000 private-sector jobs have been created in Ventura County over the last year, according to economists with the California Economic Forecast.
Venoco’s Ellwood pipeline approved
Venoco said Sept. 12 that it has received final approval to build an 8.5-mile pipeline to transport crude oil from its South Ellwood field, off the coast of Goleta, to the shore. “After almost three years in the permitting process, we are very pleased to announce we are ready to begin construction of this pipeline, Read More →
UCSB snags $20M grant
UC Santa Barbara’s materials researchers have received a $20 million grant to carry on their studies until at least 2017. The money came from the National Science Foundation. UCSB houses one of the foundation’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and has received support since 1992. “Competition for these flagship centers is fierce,” Craig Hawker, Read More →
Puzder: CKE won’t leave before 2015
Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl’s Jr. parent CKE Restaurants, has for the first time publicly put a hard date on the fast-food firm’s possible move to Texas.
Editorial: The coming gray wave on California’s coast
20-somethings are coming to Ventura for tech jobs, but making them permanent residents, the kind who will actually stick around through their 30s and 40s, will be far more difficult.