Atara lays off 31 employees from Ventura County research center

A couple of months after Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics announced it would be laying off roughly 80 employees, the company confirmed nearly half of those jobs are coming from its Ventura County research center. In a WARN Act filing with the state of California, Atara said it would be cutting 31 employees from its 1280 Read More →
Fillmore resident sentence to one year in jail for defrauding Covid-19 relief programs
Also announced March 4, Fillmore resident Claudia Portugal Cornejo was sentenced to twelve months in jail for defrauding Covid-19 relief programs and stealing more than $101,000 from the County of Ventura, the State of California, and individual victims. Cornejo, 52, pleaded guilty to five felonies on Oct. 21. These included two counts of grand theft, Read More →

Acelyrin’s proposed merger hits a snag
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Camarillo firm sues global tool maker
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The Trade Desk makes second acquisition

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Limoneira completes $1.7M water pumping rights transactions

Santa Paula-based lemon grower Limoneira announced Jan. 23 the successful completion of three water pumping rights transactions in the Santa Paula Basin totaling $1.7 million. The sales, which valued the water pumping rights at $30,000 per acre-foot, underscore the increasing value of water resources in the region and validate the company’s long-term strategy of optimizing Read More →