Marlize van Romburgh

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, February 14th, 2014

Moving on up: Green storage business expands along South Coast

Green Coast, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

Movegreen is growing at a rapid clip and plans to start driving its biodiesel-powered moving vans down the coast in an expansion spree. The company has built a business by providing environmentally friendly moving and storage service along the South Coast.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, February 14th, 2014

Developer leaves Silicon Valley to start new South Coast firm

Columns, Real Estate

A former finance manager at Facebook has returned to his hometown of Santa Barbara to run a real estate development and investment firm.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, February 7th, 2014

Told Corp. closes three-for-one deal as large tenants expand

East Ventura County, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Camarillo-based Told Corp., one of the most prolific developers in the Tri-Counties, recently closed a three-way deal that added another industrial property to its portfolio and allowed it to retain two important tenants.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, January 31st, 2014

Salem builds on conservative media empire with book publisher

Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Salem Communications Corp. is building a self-described “conservative media powerhouse” amid seismic changes in the industry.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, January 31st, 2014

Funk Zone the new ‘700 Club’ as CRE investors pay premiums

Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Four properties in the area fetched a whopping $700 per square foot when they recently changed hands.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, January 24th, 2014

$98M office campus sale sets new high-water mark for county

Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The eye-popping price signals that a turnaround is taking hold in the Ventura County office market, which has suffered from high vacancy rates in a depressed job market, industry insiders say.

Marlize van Romburgh | Friday, January 17th, 2014

Armstrong lands construction contract for Children’s Museum

Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tourism

Construction on a 17,000-square-foot Children’s Museum in Santa Barbara kicks off this summer. Area general contractor Armstrong Associates has been tapped to build the new museum at 125 State St., adjacent to the train station.