Fox tells VCEDA group state must improve business climate
Latest news, Tri-County EconomyThe pain of the status quo will determine the pace of California’s reform effort. That’s the view of Joel Fox, head of the Los Angeles-based Small Business Action Committee. In a keynote presentation on Oct. 15 at the 40th annual Ventura County Economic Development Association business outlook conference, Fox said reforms take place in waves Read More →
Teledyne gets $25.5M contract
Latest newsThousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has won a $25.5 million federal contract for technology that would guide a single .50-caliber bullet to a faraway moving target in high winds. Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, a Teledyne subsidiary, announced the award on Oct. 14. It comes from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the arm of Read More →
FPPC approves Copeland fine
Latest newsCalifornia’s Fair Political Practices Commission fined San Luis Obispo businessmen James and Thomas Copeland and banker David Booker $80,000 at its Oct. 14 meeting for violating the state Political Reform Act. The Copelands and Booker are accused of staging a secret and illegal campaign in 2006 to block rancher Ernie Dalidio’s development plans. The five-member Read More →
Harmony landowners sue Coastal Commission
Latest news, Real EstateA family that owns property along the coast of northern San Luis Obispo County has sued the California Coastal Commission over its decision in August to require public access to a mile-long stretch of coastline. The family trust — led by sisters Denise McLaughlan, Sharyn Schrick, and Sandra Bowman — owns 400 acres near the Read More →
Sale of Veeco’s Goleta unit closes
Latest news, TechnologyThe sale of Veeco Instruments’ metrology business, which includes its facility in Goleta, closed on Oct. 8, the company announced. Massachusetts-based Bruker Corp. now owns the metrology unit, which includes offices in Goleta and Tuscon, Ariz., and will combine it with its Bruker Nano division. The company paid $229.4 million in cash in the deal, Read More →
2011 Amgen tour to hit Paso, Solvang, T.O.
Latest newsPaso Robles, Solvang and Thousand Oaks will all play host to parts of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California cycling race, Amgen and the race’s other organizers announced Oct. 7. The eight-day, 800-mile race starts May 15 in South Lake Tahoe and winds its way down the state to finish May 22 in Amgen’s home Read More →
