VCEDA confirms loss of $10K sponsor
The Ventura County Economic Development Association may reconsider its position on two ballot propositions to raise taxes to fund public education after the county’s community college district officially yanked its $10,000 title sponsorship of a popular business outlook conference hosted by the group. The group, more commonly known as VCEDA, has hosted an annual business Read More →
Colleges threaten to yank $10K from economic conference
Ventura County Community College may withdraw its title sponsorship of the county’s annual Economic Outlook Conference after the region’s largest economic development group came out in opposition of two state ballot measures that would raise taxes to fund public education. That, in turn, has caused the The Ventura County Economic Development Association, or VCEDA, to Read More →
Leaders talk redevelopment at Reagan library
California cities struggling to finance projects after the state abolished redevelopment agencies may get some relief from Sacramento, business leaders were told at a breakfast meeting Friday at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley. But the extent of any relief is unclear, according to panelists at a Corporate Leaders Breakfast sponsored by Cal Lutheran Read More →
Magellan’s packs its bags: Travel supplier moves HQ to Denver
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Business groups wring hands over green rules
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Schniepp: Ventura County lags state’s recovery
Ventura County’s economic recovery is lagging behind that of the rest of the Golden State. That was the view from Mark Schniepp, director of the Santa Barbara-based California Economic Forecast in a Sept. 6 outlook for Ventura County. Ventura County has seen negative net migration in its population figures for seven out of the last Read More →
Clipper sued for $60M amid layoffs
Carpinteria-based Clipper Windpower faces a $60 million lawsuit from a wind farm developer shortly after it laid off 174 people. First Wind Energy, a Boston-based wind farm developer with projects in New York, Hawaii and several other states, filed suit on Sept. 4 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Most of the complaint is sealed. Read More →
