Lucia aquires West Coast Asset Management office, key staff
By Staff Report / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Personal Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lucia aquires West Coast Asset Management office, key staff
West Coast Asset Management, the alternative investment firm founded by Paul Orfalea and family member Lance Helfert, is merging with a San Diego-based money manager.
USDA taps VSolvit team for 5-year, up to $500M contract
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on USDA taps VSolvit team for 5-year, up to $500M contract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has awarded a five-year, $500 million contract to the Ventura-based tech firm VSolvit to provide software tech support for the department in areas such as budget and finance and management solutions.
SLO developers expand regional impact
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on SLO developers expand regional impact
San Luis Obispo-based real estate and development firm PB Cos., started in 2011 by partners Ryan Petetit and John Belsher, has gone from a single deal to build a few homes to a collection of projects valued at more than $300 million.
Circa Terra hopes to emulate Magellan’s South Coast success
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Circa Terra hopes to emulate Magellan’s South Coast success
A former South Coast standard in travel gear is returning to its Santa Barbara roots and operating under a new name.
Teledyne lands 5-year Navy deal
By Erika Martin / Thursday, October 16th, 2014 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Teledyne lands 5-year Navy deal
Teledyne Technologies, a publicly traded aerospace and defense engineering firm headquartered in Thousand Oaks, announced today that its Teledyne Oil & Gas group won a contract from Connecticut-based General Dynamics Electric Boat with a potential $40 million value. The company will use the money to develop electrical and fiber-optic connector hardware for U.S. Navy submarines Read More →
Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
An unmanned space plane resembling a miniature space shuttle is expected to end a nearly two-year classified mission with a not-so-secret landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, perhaps as early as Oct. 14. One of two X-37B robotic space planes in the Air Force fleet, the California landing may be one of the Read More →
CircaTerra revives Magellan’s history in Santa Barbara
By Staff Report / Monday, October 13th, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast / Comments Off on CircaTerra revives Magellan’s history in Santa Barbara
A former South Coast standard in travel gear is returning to its Santa Barbara roots and operating under a new name. CircaTerra Travel Outfitters is planning an Oct. 24-26 grand opening with former Magellan’s Travel Supplies CEO Mark Gallo and his wife Kathy at the helm. The pair bought the former Magellan’s retail store in Read More →