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| Monday, December 30th, 2013

Ventura County won’t host drone tests

Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Ventura County’s hopes to be designated a Federal Aviation Administration test site for drones were dealt a setback on Dec. 30 when the FAA picked six winners in the first round of a nationwide competition.

| Friday, December 27th, 2013

CalAmp shares slide as Q4 outlook misses

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of Oxnard-based CalAmp plunged 9 percent on Christmas Eve, after the company delivered a fourth-quarter outlook that missed analyst expectations. The wireless products company said it expects fourth-quarter profits of between 19 and 23 cents per share, lower than the 24 cents per share analysts were expecting, on average, according to FactSet.

| Friday, December 27th, 2013

Port of Hueneme gets $3M in federal funds

Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Port of Hueneme announced Dec. 26 that it has secured more than $3 million in federal funds to reduce air emissions, improve its infrastructure and facilitate food distribution and education in Ventura County.

| Monday, December 23rd, 2013

Thomas Aquinas prevails in suit over birth-control mandate

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories

Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, a Catholic four-year liberal arts college, has prevailed in a lawsuit challenging the birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act, the school said Dec. 23.

The U.S. District Court judge, however, ruled against Thomas Aquinas’ co-plaintiffs, including the Catholic University of America and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, in the suit over the new health-care law.

| Monday, December 23rd, 2013

California Energy Commission awards grants to two regional research projects

East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology

Ron Pretlac of GreenTech Motors Corp. in Westlake Village and Peter Jardine of Shape Change Technologies in Thousand Oaks will receive almost $95K each from the Energy Innovations Small Grant Program.

| Monday, December 23rd, 2013

Sierra Vista names new chief executive

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo has named Joseph DeSchryver as its chief executive, effective Dec. 29. He previously served as the hospital’s chief operating officer.

| Friday, December 20th, 2013

USDA creates emergency response framework to fight citrus disease

Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast

The framework will allow the USDA and its partners to coordinate resources, share information and develop strategies to combat a serious bacterial disease affecting citrus crops locally and in other states.