Editorial: What S&P can learn from J.D.
From Washington, D.C. to Wall Street, all eyes have been on the rating agency Standard & Poor’s and its controversial downgrade of U.S. government debt.
Meltdown memories from 1987
Every market crash is different. But every market crash has echoes of past disasters.
Herzog leads M&A surge for wineries
Herzog Wine Cellars’ purchase of a 230-acre vineyard near Courtland last year broke decades of family tradition and marked a strategic shift for the company.
Building better transit: Designworks USA lands BART contract
A Thousand Oaks-based firm has won the job of designing commuter train cars for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
Ventura County runoff rules on horizon
New stormwater regulations for Ventura County are scheduled to take effect this fall, marking the final test of whether rules that building advocates call the strictest in Southern California will grind to a halt commercial and industrial development.
Special brew: Indy coffee shops hold their own against big boys
Independent coffee shops in the Tri-Counties are thriving, despite competition with Starbucks and other big names.
Court orders China to face lawsuit claims
A federal judge has said that Chinese firms being sued by a Santa Barbara software company cannot escape court proceedings in the United States after allegedly stealing the California company’s code.
