Food Share president Bonnie Atmore steps down
Food Share President and CEO Bonnie Atmore announced June 14 that she is stepping down to lead the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust she founded with her husband, Richard. In her nine-year tenure with Food Share, the Oxnard-based food distribution nonprofit grew to serve more than 200 locations and 74,500 people per month. Food Share Read More →
USDA grant will establish water market on Oxnard Plain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.9 million to a pilot project establishing a centralized water market on the Oxnard Plain, it was announced June 13. The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency approved the plan in November, created through a partnership between California Lutheran University faculty members Matthew Fienup and Edgar Terry. Terry is Read More →
San Luis Obispo Symphony appoints new conductor
Story updated at 12:40 p.m. June 16: Andrew Sewell brought his baton to the San Luis Obispo Symphony back in 2016 and now the New Zealand-born conductor is here to stay. The San Luis Obispo Symphony on June 13 announced the appointment of Sewell as its ninth conductor and music director, culminating an extensive year-and-a-half Read More →
Sientra acquisition expands product portfolio
Story updated at 5:45 p.m. June 12: Goleta-based breast implant maker Sientra entered into a $20 million cash agreement to purchase Santa Clara-based Miramar Labs on June 12, according to a news release. Sientra also agreed to potential contingent payments of up to $14 million to Miramar’s debt and equity holders if certain milestones are Read More →
Patagonia buys former Brooks Institute of Photography campus
CBRE Group this week announced the sale of an industrial building in Ventura to Patagonia Works, the holding company for Patagonia. The amount of the transaction was undisclosed. CBRE’s Jim Meaney, Doug Shaw, Paul Farry and John Cardona represented the seller, RDKJV Campus LLC. The property is located at 5301 N. Ventura Ave. and sits Read More →
Officials cut ribbon at Ventura County Medical Center
Around 250 people cheered the ribbon cutting of the new North Tower of the Ventura County Medical Center on June 9 and heard a bit of history of the county’s medical care services. In 1887, the county was struggling to meet its mission to provide service and provided most acute care in homes until a Read More →
Tourism in Ventura County breaks records
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