Chase Bar and Grill in Santa Barbara changes ownership
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Small BusinessChase Bar and Grill in downtown Santa Barbara has changed ownership with the help of Community West Bank and Cal Coastal. Jackie Mathis is the new owner and George Merino was the restaurant’s former owner. Mathis is a Camarillo resident who served in the U.S. Air Force, where he managed food and beverage operations. Merino Read More →
Oxnard’s Clean Diesel Technologies gets delisting notice
Energy, Latest news, TechnologyOxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Feb. 12 because it’s stock price was not above the $1 minimum listing price. Clean Diesel Technologies makes diesel emission control systems for cars and other diesel powered vehicles. The company made the announcement in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission after Read More →
Study claims short-term rentals in SB County generated $471.6 million in 2014
Latest news, South Coast, TourismA new study backed by vacation rental owners and a popular vacation rental platform claims that short-term rentals accounted for more than $471.6 million in economic activity throughout Santa Barbara County in 2014. The study was commissioned by Home Away, an Austin, Texas-based vacation rental marketplace with more than one million vacation rental listings in Read More →
Minuteman III missile to launch from Vandenberg AFB
Latest news, TechnologyAn operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11 p.m. Feb. 20 and 5 a.m. Feb. 21 from north Vandenberg Air Force Base. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the Read More →
Ceres corn traits do not require USDA oversight
Agribusiness, Latest newsThousand Oaks ag-biotech company Ceres said the U.S. Department of Agriculture told the company Feb. 17 that several corn traits Ceres developed do not need to be regulated under a USDA mandate. For years, Ceres developed genetically modified crops for use in biofuels. Last June, the company switched its focus to developing genetically modified crops Read More →
Vapor Hub revenues grow but so do losses
Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesVapor Hub, a Simi Valley-based electronic cigarette company, said revenues increased slightly when the company released second quarter earnings Feb. 17. Revenues increased from $1.13 million during the second quarter of 2014 to $1.3 million in 2015. Net losses for the company increased as well though, from $189,909 to $334,444. Vapor Hub is a publicly Read More →
Zynga buys Camarillo-based Zindagi Games
Latest news, TechnologyCamarillo mobile gaming developer Zindagi Games has been acquired by San Francisco gaming giant Zynga. Zynga made the announcement when the publicly traded company released fourth quarter earnings results Feb. 10. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Zindagi is made up of world-class engineers, game designers, product managers and artists who have delivered high Read More →
