Xirrus funding nears $80M mark
Banking & Finance, Latest news, TechnologyThousand Oaks-based Xirrus has raised $18.4 million in venture capital, bringing its total funding to date to nearly $80 million. Founded in 2004, Xirrus makes high-powered wi-fi equipment designed to be robust enough to replace wired networks in places like colleges and corporate office buildings. The most recent $18.4 million was part of a $25.3 Read More →
Ventura biodiesel firm gets $1.8M state grant
Green Coast, Latest news, Small BusinessA Ventura-based biodiesel company received a $1.8 million grant from the state government on July 2. The California Energy Commission awarded the funds to Biodiesel Industries of Ventura, Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, said in a press release. The project will tap solar power and the byproducts of biodiesel production to provide power for a Read More →
Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities
Latest news, Nonprofits, Real EstateSanta Barbara-based Cavalletto Charities gave $2 million to the fundraising campaign to rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the health system announced June 27. Cottage is rebuilding its Goleta facility to meet a state mandate that requires all hospitals in California to be retrofitted to withstand a major earthquake and to accommodate new medical technology. When Read More →
Limoneira predicts bumper crop
Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe 2012 season holds the promise of record or near-record crops for citrus and avocado growers in the Tri-Counties. That’s the view from the mid-year update from Limoneira Co., one of the region’s largest producers. Limoneira CEO Harold Edwards said in Santa Paula on June 26 that the company’s expanded lemon operations mean that it Read More →
2012 honorees announced; event tickets on sale
FeaturesThe Pacific Coast Business Times’ first annual Latino Business Awards special section published June 22, recognizing Latino business leaders across the Tri-Counties. [Pick up a print copy to read this special section]. An evening awards reception to recognize the honorees will be held Thursday, July 19 at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach. [Click here Read More →
