Ventura College sues contractor on new science wing for $12M
ColumnsThe Ventura Community College District is suing the architect and contractor for its new Ventura College health and science complex for breach of contract and professional negligence, asking for damages of about $12 million. According to a complaint filed June 25 in Ventura County Superior Court, the college hired Omaha, Neb.-based engineering and design firm Read More →
Maldonado to keynote Spirit of Small Business Awards
ColumnsI’m really pleased to report that I’ll be welcoming a fellow small business owner to the podium to keynote the 8th Annual Spirit of Small Business Awards luncheon this year on Thursday, Aug. 12. Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, whose political career I’ve followed with great interest for the past decade, will be this year’s Spirit Read More →
Navy sails to the rescue of Oxnard hotels
UncategorizedLast year was a dismal year for the region’s hospitality industry, but in Oxnard two Marriott hotels basked in the rays cast out by the nearby naval base. Even as the region’s tourism industry continued its slump in 2009, with occupancy rates and nightly revenues on the decline, the Residence Inn by Marriott at River Read More →
Mall on the market: Simi Town Center owner looks to reduce its debt
UncategorizedWith the Simi Valley Town Center on the market, investors have the chance to buy one of the region’s largest and newest shopping malls at a discount from its $166 million construction cost. A real estate marketing firm announced in late June that the center was up for sale, just five years after it was Read More →
Editorial: EDV-VC advances small business agenda
OpinionVentura County scored a coup of sorts last month when the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County was granted the contract to run small business training programs. The programs, put together under the Small Business Development Center umbrella, are operated out of the Long Beach Community College District. In our region, the EDC-VC will keep Read More →
