Mixed bag for South Coast hotel projects
UncategorizedThe New Year seems to be bringing its share of new hotels to the Goleta area. And while many have argued that an influx of hotel rooms in the area means increased competition among hotel owners, Goleta City Manager Dan Singer says that’s not always the case. “Goleta has the capacity to support these additional Read More →
Tesco pushes area expansion – British grocer to open three more stores in 2009
UncategorizedJust over a year ago, British retail giant Tesco announced its $2 billion investment in the United States under the store name Fresh & Easy. Since then, the company has opened four neighborhood markets in Ventura County and has caught the attention of a few retail heavyweights hoping 2009 doesn’t bring another British invasion. Tesco, Read More →
Smell of success – Newbury Park firm
TechnologySorry, analytical chemists, but Electronic Sensor Technology wants you out of the picture. The Newbury Park-based company makes the zNose, a tool that uses gas chromatography to analyze vapors and fragrances much faster than conventional machines. Though the 13-employee firm has been around since 1995, it is making a new push to get easy-to-use devices Read More →
Old-school newspaper man learns new media tricks
ColumnsGeorge Cogswell III would appear to be an unlikely figurehead for the daily newspaper industry in the Tri-Counties. The publisher of the Ventura County Star has been on the job for just one year. He’s had to bite the bullet and make sweeping job cuts. He’s not a newsman by training. He doesn’t even sit Read More →
Forecast XIII: Region
ColumnsThe Ventura County office of CB Richard Ellis hosted its 13th annual Commercial Real Estate Symposium on Jan. 30, where speakers reported that the county’s commercial real estate vacancy rates skyrocketed during the fourth quarter. Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast Project, joined a panel of three CB Richard Ellis brokers to present Read More →
UCSB stem-cell research looks for gains
ColumnsDuring the presidential campaign, we heard a lot about hope and change. So much so, in fact, that the words nearly got ground into meaninglessness. That’s politics. But scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, are optimistic about the prospect of an actual change in federal policy: lifting the Bush administration’s limitations on federal Read More →
Oil field rejection shows state
OpinionPolitics being politics and California being California, it was not totally surprising to see a perfectly sensible deal between environmentalists and the oil industry go down the tubes late last month. The State Land Board’s decision to reject a proposal by Plains Petroleum to abandon four offshore platforms and an unsightly refinery in return for Read More →
