Mid-year newsroom update: New faces, new look and our 15th
Columns, OpinionWith 2014 nearly at the half-way mark, I thought it would be a good time for a mid-year report from the Business Times newsroom. First, I’d like to introduce Elijah Brumback, who joined our news team as a staff writer on June 2. Brumback previously worked for MiBiz, a bi-monthly business magazine based in Grand Read More →
Remembering Myra: Harrison Industries co-founder dies at age 99
Features, Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura CountyWhen E.J. Harrison turned to hauling trash to earn money for his family in the middle of the Great Depression, he already had a strong partner — his wife Myra.
California M&A surge could reach Tri-Counties’ corporate world
Columns, Opinion, Tri-County EconomyThere are signs that the takeover wave that’s engulfed many sectors, notably pharmaceuticals and high-tech, may soon wash up on the beaches of the Tri-Counties.
Violence underscores the need to bring Isla Vista in from the cold
Columns, OpinionViolent sexual assaults, street riots and now this tragedy mean that Isla Vista will increasingly be viewed as a place that is unsafe for parents to send their children, especially young women.
Editor’s comment: From rants to rampage, many questions unanswered
Columns, OpinionThe horrific rampage in Isla Vista on the Friday before Memorial Day was the work of a lone gunman with a history of psychological issues. Anyone who has seen a fragment of the YouTube video that Elliot Rodger posted shortly before committing what Sheriff Bill Brown calls a “mass murder” will almost certainly find it Read More →
SolarWorld learns what it’s like to be targeted by China
Columns, OpinionTwo years ago, teams at SolarWorld’s sales office in Camarillo and production center in Hillsboro, Oregon, were hurrying to complete a Department of Commerce anti-dumping complaint against Chinese competitors when they received an urgent communication. An FBI field office in Camarillo wanted to give SolarWorld an important heads-up. Proprietary information had been hacked and the Read More →
