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By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 / Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Camarillo center sells for $59M
The ninth-largest office park in the Tri-Counties has been sold for $59.1 million. The 1.2 million-square-foot Mission Oaks Corporate Center in Camarillo was purchased by Rexford Industrial, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm that lists several smaller industrial properties in Oxnard, Simi Valley and Camarillo in its Southern California portfolio. CBRE Group announced the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 16th, 2012 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Interim chief named for Santa Barbara chamber
Zoe Taylor, a veteran chamber executive with deep roots in the tri-county region, has been named interim president of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce. Taylor will manage the chamber’s operations for the rest of 2012, according to a statement from board chair Janet Garufis, president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust. Taylor Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Green Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Onion, celery growers tout energy projects
Ventura County took a another step toward becoming a global hub for sustainable agriculture on July 11 when two big Oxnard food processors unveiled major energy efficiency projects. With a number of state and local officials in attendance, Gills Onions launched a major energy storage facility that will allow it to capture electricity generated at Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Xirrus funding nears $80M mark
Thousand 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 →
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By Staff Report / Friday, July 6th, 2012 / Latest news / 1 Comment
KEYT Channel 3 anchor Paula Lopez will co-host Pacific Coast Business Times’ inaugural Latino Business Awards reception Thursday, July 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Ventura. The awards program is the first regionwide effort to recognize top Latino business leaders from Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. “Paula is the perfect person to Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, July 5th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Sansum Clinic and Cancer Center forge partnership
Executives from the Sansum Clinic and Cancer Center of Santa Barbara announced July 5 that the two nonprofit health groups are forming a partnership to bring more extensive services to cancer patients in the region. The organizations started the partnership process in early 2011, and it’s set to be complete by the middle of September. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 2nd, 2012 / Green Coast, Latest news, Small Business / 1 Comment
A 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 →
