Ventura vintners stomp into city industrial zone
Something akin to Lompoc’s Wine Ghetto on a smaller scale is emerging in a light industrial and commercial section of Ventura.
Ford infusion a new model for banking
With a single brand, new systems, a seasoned team and a strong balance sheet, Pacific Capital Bancorp has gone from troubled bank to serious competitor.
Amgen is Big Pharma’s newest player
Nov. 7, 2011 should be remembered as the date when Amgen resigned its charter membership in the biotech growth club and joined Big Pharma.
Developers plant Marriott flag in Goleta with $28M joint venture
By this time next year, the South Coast will have its first Marriott, a $28 million hotel in the heart of Goleta’s technology corridor.
Procter Slaughter & Reagan splits into two Ventura County firms
Ventura County has two new law firms, but the names are familiar.
Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans
The new owners of the Santa Rita Hills Wine Center in Lompoc are tossing approved plans to build a hotel and retail center at the property.
Post-Madoff era still rife with schemes
Ponzi schemes, insider trading and mortgage fraud have sunk white collar crimes into their lowest nadir since the junk bond era.
