Pierpont owner files Chapter 11
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Slow-cookin’ in Conejo: Chili’s veteran starts his own BBQ venture
Bill Dobner spent 21 years overseeing restaurants for Chili’s and its parent company Brinker International Corp. When the recession hit and his job was cut, he struck out on his own to start his own restaurant along with his wife, Carey, also a Chili’s veteran.
Lakeview Promenade project in Santa Maria looking for a buyer
A large mixed-use project in Santa Maria has the green light to build — it’s just waiting for the right developer to bring it to fruition.
Kavli talks philanthropy at CCC event
Fifty years after Fred Kavli immigrated to the United States from Norway, he started the journey from entrepreneurship to philanthropy by establishing the Kavli Foundation in 2000 to support scientific research and education. In the 11 years since, the foundation has handed out millions of dollars in prizes recognizing research excellence in three types of Read More →
Amgen wraps up buyback auction
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”08-06-2011″ enddate=”08-12-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, expects to repurchase 9.6 percent of its outstanding shares at a price of $60 per share after asking shareholders to name their price in a buyback auction. The biotech giant and major Ventura County employer said Dec. 8 it had completed Read More →
Deckers boots up new HQ
Construction has begun on Deckers Outdoor Corp.’s 152,000-square-foot headquarters in the Cabrillo Business Park.
Buffett plugs into SLO solar farm
The 550-megawatt Topaz solar project in northern San Luis Obispo County got a new owner on Dec. 7 when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced it was acquiring the project from Arizona-based First Solar. The price was not disclosed, but the project is expected to cost about $2 billion. After a lengthy permitting process, First Solar Read More →
