Conarium Wines founder acquires Jaffurs Wine Cellars
Winemaker Daniel Green acquired Jaffurs Wine Cellars, a Santa Barbara County wine producer known for its Rhone varietals, the company announced on Aug. 15. Craig and Lee Jaffurs founded the company in 1994, which produces about 5,000 cases each year from growers in Santa Ynez, Ballard Canyon, Santa Rita, Los Alamos and Santa Maria. The Read More →
Interlink revenues, profits, earnings per share rise slightly
Interlink Electronics’ revenues increases slightly, profits increased slightly and earnings per share increased slightly during the second quarter, the company said Aug. 15 when it released second quarter earnings results. Based in Westlake Village, Interlink Electronics manufactures sensors used in portable electronic devices. Revenues increased 7 percent during the quarter from $2.8 million in 2015 Read More →
Clean Diesel second quarter revenues down but profits up
Revenues were down for Clean Diesel Technologies but the company still recorded increases in profits and earnings per share when the company released second quarter earnings Aug. 15. Clean Diesel revenues fell during the quarter from $9.9 million in 2015 to $8.4 million in 2016. Despite this, income increased from a net loss of $2.4 Read More →
Brooks Institute in Ventura closing down
Brooks Institute plans to close, the Ventura visual and media arts school announced on Aug. 12. The institute canceled its fall classes and will shut down by Oct. 31, according to a letter sent to Brooks students. “Changes in economic regulatory conditions in recent years have had a significant, prolonged, negative impact on the instruction,” Read More →
Westlake Village startup PureSpectrum raises $1.6 million
PureSpectrum, a Westlake Village startup that creates surveys for companies seeking reliable data from survey participants, raised $1.6 million July 21, it announced in an Aug. 12 news release. Entrepreneur Michael McCrary started working full-time on the project in December. This spring he joined the California Lutheran University Center for Entrepreneurship’s Hub 101 incubator, which Read More →
Cunningham, Ortiz-Legg vie for Assembly seat
Editor’s note: The Pacific Coast Business Times chose five contested tri-county races in the November election to feature in a Q&A format. Each candidate was asked the same four questions about business, housing and the economy. Jordan Cunningham is the Republican candidate and Dawn Ortiz-Legg is the Democratic candidate for the 35th District Assembly seat. Read More →
Ventura County SCORE chapter assists Hispanic entrepreneurs
A group of regional mentors is trying to make more opportunities available to Hispanic entrepreneurs. Formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, the SCORE Association has 348 chapters throughout the U.S. Today, the Ventura County chapter has about 40 volunteers and two of them said not enough services are offered to Hispanic entrepreneurs for a Read More →
