Haas shelves Oxnard expansion, looks to other states
Latest news, Tri-County EconomyOxnard-based Haas Automation, the nation’s largest maker of computer-controlled machine tools, has shelved plans to construct a new facility in Ventura County and is instead looking to other states with more stable regulatory environments. The news came in a letter from Oxnard Mayor Tom Holden to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. In his letter, Holden Read More →
The future of health care: Digital records and remote robots
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, TechnologyPeople don’t have to die because of where they live or because the can’t access their own medical records. That was the theme of the Jan. 18 program of the MIT Central Coast Enterprise Forum. Three area technology companies, InTouch Health, BioIQ and Active Life Scientific presented at the Santa Barbara event. Michael Chan of Read More →
Venoco’s board agrees to CEO buyout
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 18] Venoco CEO Tim Marquez has agreed to pay $12.50 per share to take his Denver and Carpinteria-based oil and gas company private. In a deal announced shortly before the markets opened on Jan. 17, Venoco said the company had agreed to accept an offer that Marquez, Read More →
Letter to the editor: Capps, let business get back to business
Letters to the Editor, OpinionIt is time to let customers, not the government, select winners and losers.
Op/ed: Putting water wars to rest means all Californians win
Op/Eds, OpinionHopefully, the water wars of the past will fade in memory with the realization that the California water system sustains our state’s economy and quality of life.
California Republic buys Westlake bank branch
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest newsNewport Beach-based California Republic Bank has purchased the Westlake Village branch of National Bank of California, saying it wants to use the new location as a foothold for expanding into the Ventura County market. Terms of the sale were not disclosed, but the two banks previously said the deal would include the branch and $16.2 Read More →
DenMat buys brands
Latest newsLess than two months after changing hands, Santa Maria-based DenMat Holdings has acquired some of the assets of its new CEO’s old company. DenMat, a major employer with several hundred workers at its Skyway Drive facility, said on Jan. 6 that it has acquired a portfolio of dentistry products from Discus Dental. Steve Semmelmayer was Read More →
