United Way honors Ventura County, energy executive
By Staff Report / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Nonprofits, West Ventura County / Comments Off on United Way honors Ventura County, energy executive
United Way of Ventura County honored area energy executive Scott Corby and the county of Ventura with two of its top awards at its annual Spirit of Community Partnership Awards. Corby received the Milton M. Teague Award and county employees received the Roy Pinkerton award. More than 1,000 county employees contributed more than $100,000 to Read More →
Ad tracking strategy pays off in $2.3B Conversant deal
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Ad tracking strategy pays off in $2.3B Conversant deal

It took him two years, but John Giuliani is the man who finally made Conversant ready for a sale. And even though his stake in the Westlake Village-based advertising technology firm’s $2.3 billion cash-and-stock merger with Alliance Data Systems announced Sept. 11 will be worth about $96 million, Giuliani has no plans to cash Read More →

Haas Automation plots expansion in California after deal with state
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Haas Automation plots expansion in California after deal with state

Oxnard-based Haas Automation has struck a deal with state tax officials that could secure another machine-tool factory and thousands of high-end manufacturing jobs for Ventura County, according to people familiar with the company’s expansion plans.
SoCal Edison, nursery square off in Moorpark
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
Sparks are flying in a dispute between Southern California Edison and Performance Nursery, a tenant on the electric utility company’s Moorpark property. In late July, SoCal Edison sent a letter to Performance Nursery, which has leased 42 acres at Tierra Rejada Road and Arroyo Simi for almost 30 years, giving it until Oct. 15 to Read More →
Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
Despite a record drought, short-sighted policy making and a slow-to-start generation of self-established young workers, the outlook for Ventura County is bright. “It should be another year of expansion — you pretty much count on that — and no recession in sight, at least not yet,” said Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast. Read More →

CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village

California Lutheran University’s new Westlake Village co-working and teaching space, Huddle, is up and running with a slate of fall events that organizers hope will make it a hub for entrepreneurship in East Ventura County
Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M
By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M

A nearly 30-year-old property in Simi Valley recently traded hands for more than $3.9 million. The Auto World Center, a fully-leased 18,875-square-foot multi-tenant retail center of automotive services, was bought by the Khajerian Family Trust in all-cash deal, according to a release from the Westlake Village office of real estate firm NAI Capital. The Read More →