Editorial: A tasty billion as CKE goes private
OpinionIt’s always hard to swallow the loss of a publicly traded company. But that’s what happened on July 12, when CKE Restaurants went private after tossing in the napkin and agreeing to be gobbled up by an affiliate of Wall Street financier Leon Black’s Apollo Management empire. We’ll take a minute to wish CEO Andy 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 →
Editorial: Time to heal after trauma center debate
OpinionAfter a sometimes contentious fight, Ventura County has the framework for a trauma care system in place. In recent weeks, the county Board of Supervisors approved Level II trauma centers for Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura and Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks. That gives both the east and west counties a designated 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 →
