Ventura County to get $1.5M through federal program
Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Tri-County EconomyVentura County will receive $1.47 million from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Payments in Lieu of Taxes. The PILT program gives funds to local governments to offset losses in property taxes due to non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries. Last year, Ventura County received $1.3 million in PILT funds, according to Congresswoman Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Read More →
Community West names chief credit officer
Banking & Finance, Banking IndustryGoleta-based Community West Bancshares, the holding company for Community West Bank, has hired Kristine Price as its new chief credit officer and vice president, effective July 31. Price was previously the chief credit officer and senior credit administrator for the Los Angeles market at Torrey Pines Bank, the California division of Western Alliance Bank. She Read More →
Albertsons fined $3.3M in hazardous waste case
East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, West Ventura CountyVentura County officials are set to receive $395,089 as part of a $3.3 million settlement with Albertsons in a case that alleged the grocery chain mishandled hazardous waste.
Student housing provider makes $1M commitment to UCSB Athletics
South Coast, Tri-County EconomyTropicana Student Living, which operates dormitory-style student housing in Isla Vista, is donating $1 million to UC Santa Barbara’s athletics program over the next decade. The housing provider said it is giving $100,000 to UC Athletics for the 2013-14 year, with plans to donate that same amount every year until the $1 million-mark is reached. Read More →
NSF awards $1.1M to UCSB for cyber crime research
South Coast, Technology, Tri-County EconomyUC Santa Barbara researchers have received $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation to study how cyber criminals exploit smartphone data and how such misuse can be deterred. The funds will go toward research efforts spearheaded by UCSB computer science researcher Giovanni Vigna, director of the university’s Center for CyberSecurity at the College of Engineering. Read More →
GoTek gets patent for rotary engine
Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyOxnard-based startup GoTek Energy has won its first patent, for its DynaKinetic rotary engine technology. “We are excited about this issuance of our first GoTek Energy patent and expect many more to follow,” CEO Steve Herbruck said in a June 17 news release. GoTek’s DynaKinetic engine has no pistons or no valves and valve seats Read More →
Inogen gets FDA approval for at-home oxygen device
Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesGoleta-based Inogen said it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell a stationary oxygen concentrator.
