Limoneira: from Santa Paula to Nasdaq
Personal FinanceAfter 117 years of essentially operating as a family-run company, Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. filed papers Feb. 12 to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Limoneira said it’s likely the largest lemon and avocado grower in the United States. It has begun moving into real estate development with projects such as East Area Read More →
Incubators, hiring hint at tech sector growth
UncategorizedEven in an economy struggling back to its feet, a good engineer is hard to find. From startups to industry veterans, tri-county technology companies are still hiring and snapping up space in the commercial real estate markets. While it’s still a buyer’s market for employers looking to hire in other sectors, tech companies say finding Read More →
Pipeline nears completion
UncategorizedSan Luis Obispo County is putting the finishing touches on the single largest project the county has ever undertaken — the $176 million Nacimiento Water Project. Forty-five miles of pipeline have been put in the ground as part of the project, which aims to make water more available in the county by the end of Read More →
Yardi Systems buys resident screening service software firm
ColumnsSanta Barbara-based real estate software developer Yardi Systems just purchased RentGrow, a Massachusetts-based company that offers Web-based resident screening for multifamily property managers. Yardi said it acquired the company so it could offer the screening service as part of its Yardi Multifamily Suite, a program that includes payment processing and utility billing. “Yardi acquired RentGrow Read More →
The scoop: Save this business, eat ice cream
OpinionThe surest way to kill an economy is to kill its entrepreneurial spirit. In the brief, 10-year history of the Business Times, we’ve seen this attempted on a few occasions. The killers can wear suits — as in the case of the tort lawyer who went up and down the Central Coast filing Americans for Read More →
