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| Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Ventura County pension reform effort collects 40K signatures

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A grassroots effort to junk Ventura County’s defined-benefit pension plan and replace it with a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan took a step forward on June 2, when County Clerk and Recorder Mark Lunn certified that enough signatures have been collected to place the initiative on the November ballot. Advocates for the so-called Initiative for Pension Read More →

| Friday, May 30th, 2014

QAD shares soar on narrower Q1 loss

Banking & Finance, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of software firm QAD shot up almost 7 percent in midday trading on Friday after the company reported a smaller first-quarter loss. Santa Barbara-based QAD posted a quarterly loss of $76,000, or 1 cent per Class A share and break-even for Class B shares, compared to a loss of $1.3 million a year earlier. Read More →

| Friday, May 30th, 2014

Six victims came from diverse backgrounds

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The four men and two women who were killed in the Isla Vista massacre were described by friends and family as bright and happy students. Most had lived in California all their lives, while one was born in Taiwan. James Hong, 20, of San Jose, was a second-year computer engineering major born in Taipei. He Read More →

| Thursday, May 29th, 2014

Resonant IPO raises $16.2M to fuel Skyworks deal

South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of Santa Barbara-based semiconductor firm Resonant, which has a key development deal with a major supplier to Apple, were up 50 percent in the first day after it raised $16.2 million in an initial public offering.

| Thursday, May 29th, 2014

Harrison Industries matriarch dies at age 99

East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Myra Harrison, co-founder and matriarch of E. J. Harrison & Sons, one of the largest private enterprises in Ventura County, has died at age 99. A news bulletin from the Harrison family said she died in her sleep on May 25. She was the daughter of Francisca Moraga Velarde and Elias Velarde and her ancestors Read More →

| Monday, May 26th, 2014

Fund established for victims of Isla Vista tragedy

Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

A fund has been established for the victims of Friday night’s massacre in Isla Vista.

Students mourn outside the Alpha Phi sorority house in Isla Vista on Saturday after a shooting spree left six people plus the gunman dead. (Erika Martin / Business Times photo)

| Saturday, May 24th, 2014

South Coast grieves as horror of Isla Vista tragedy sinks in

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“There is no way you would ever think that is going to happen,” said I.V. Deli Mart owner Michael Hassan. One of the victims was fatally shot inside the store.