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| Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Clean Diesel’s Pirelli deal scuttled

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

Clean Diesel said Nov. 12 that it and the Italian auto parts firm had decided to cancel a project launched earlier this year that brought Clean Diesel’s catalytic converter coatings to Europe.

| Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

McGraths honored at conservation awards

Agribusiness, Latest news

Ventura County’s McGrath family took home top honors at the fourth annual Resource Conservation District awards, in a program that was bittersweet for one of the region’s top farming families. Phil McGrath, a farmer who embraced organics and the farm-to-table movement when others still focused on conventionally-grown crops and global markets, was the winner of Read More →

| Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

Camarillo Plaza sells for $17.8M out of bankruptcy

Real Estate

The bankrupt Camarillo Plaza community shopping center has been sold to an undisclosed Beverly Hills buyer for $17.8 million after receiving 20 separate offers.

| Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

Paso Robles named Wine Region of the Year

Central Coast, Latest news, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture

Paso Robles wine country has been named Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine, beating out long-established players.

| Thursday, November 7th, 2013

ImmunGene raises $9M

East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories

Thousand Oaks-based ImmunGene, a cancer treatment firm led by a former Amgen scientist, has raised $9 million from Ally Bridge Group, an investment group with ties to Hong Kong.

ImmunGene’s so-called antibody-cytokine fusion technology could help improve the cancer-cell targeting in therapies. President and CEO Sanjay D. Khare was formerly the scientific director at Amgen, the biotech giant. Prior to the funding, ImmunGene had received several hundred thousand dollars in federal research grants.

| Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Port of Hueneme unveils marine test program

Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Called MAST, short for Marine Advanced Systems and Technology, the program will create an innovation hub of sorts for companies to test paint, products and devices for their ability to operate in marine environments.

| Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Salem profits soar on higher Internet revenue

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

Christian and conservative media operator Salem Communications Corp.’s third-quarter profits jumped 58 percent to $5.3 million, or 21 cents per share, as revenue increased 3.1 percent to $58.5 million. The Camarillo-based firm’s revenue continued to shift to the Web, with third-quarter Internet revenue increasing 20.4 percent to $9.4 million.