Avocado business will see a lot less green in 2009
ColumnsIf you are in the business of growing avocados, life is just the pits. That’s what top producers and distributors say about this year’s California crop, the third year in a row that Golden State avocado production has failed to live up to fast-growing demand for guacamole and fast-Mex fare. Experts like John Krist, head Read More →
Engineering firm Huitt-Zollars wins contract for $23M project
ColumnsThe Westlake Village branch of engineering, architecture and construction management company Huitt-Zollars landed a $23 million contract as the prime consultant for the Calabasas freeway bridge widening and interchange project at Lost Hills Road and Highway 101. Under the terms of the contract Huitt-Zollars will create the Planning Approval/Environmental Documentation, as well as prepare the Read More →
Port of Hueneme fee a slam on small business
OpinionHere’s something that really TWICs us off. Very soon, the Department of Homeland Security will require all vendors at the Port of Hueneme and all of Southern California’s ports to have a special security pass. This pass, known as a TWIC [Transportation Workers Identification Credential], will be mandatory for truck drivers, vending machine re-fillers and Read More →
Honoring fallen heroes
OpinionSecurity is at the very root of any functioning economic system. And it pains us to see our law enforcement agencies under so much stress. In Oakland, four police officers have died in the line of duty, after a routine traffic stop turned into a shooting spree. In our region, the streets are becoming more Read More →
Teledyne snags contract
UncategorizedTeledyne Technologies, based in Thousand Oaks, announced March 23 that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, has been awarded a $6.2 million contract with the U.S. Navy. Teledyne will design, engineer, build, test and deliver ocean Littoral Battlespace Sensing-Gliders, as well as associated support equipment. If all options are exercised, the contract would be valued at Read More →
Select may acquire again
UncategorizedSanta Barbara-based Select Staffing may soon add another company to its list of acquisitions. Florida-based Butler International, which mainly caters to engineering support and tech outsourcing services, announced March 16 it has agreed to the terms of a letter of intent with Select. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Butler International, which is Read More →
CSUCI scores stem cell grant
UncategorizedCalifornia State University, Channel Islands, was recently awarded a $1.7 million grant for stem cell research, the university announced. Ching-Hua Wang, chair of biology, geology and nursing and director of the master’s in biotechnology and bioinformatics program, secured the funds from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine as a part of its Bridges to Stem Read More →
