Oxnard distillery’s vodka wins top award again
Founder and CEO of Oxnard-based Sespe Creek Distillery, Alfred English, alongside his team, had one goal in mind when they were setting out to make their own vodka — to be different. “At the time, everyone believed all vodkas tasted the same, and sadly for vodka, they weren’t wrong,” English told the Business Times via Read More →
Longtime Navy veteran purchases Ventura County defense company
After several decades in the Navy and the defense sector, longtime Camarillo resident Scott Kolsow, in 2021, felt the time was right to take his career to the next level. “Loved my 20 years in the Navy,” Koslow, 52, told the Business Times on June 20. “But I always had an entrepreneurial drive, so that Read More →
Fresh coat of paint: Amgen’s new mural pays homage to diversity in biotech
Update: A previous version of this article mistakenly quoted Janet Franklin instead of Sarah Van Driesche. When Amgen scientist Sarah Van Driesche attended an awards program at Rockefeller University in New York prior to the pandemic, she took note of a mural depicting top scientists from the institute. A casual remark about “what’s with up the Read More →
Port of Hueneme remains focused on keeping a sustainable open sea
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Semtech shares rise in after-hours trading following earnings beat
Camarillo-based Semtech saw its shares rise nearly 15% in after-hours trading on June 7, hours following the company’s first-quarter earnings announcement in which it beat analyst expectations in both revenue and net income. Semtech, which specializes in the Internet of Things applications, generated revenue worth $236.5 million, an increase of 41.2% sequentially, which means from Read More →
Ventura County supplier sues Volkswagon
A Camarillo-based electronics firm has sued Volkswagen AG in Ventura County Superior court in a breach of contract case that brings to light the severe shortage of computer chips that automakers were facing last fall. In its complaint, Data Exchange Corp., or DEX, alleges it agreed to supply some 4,500 computer chips, known as SAK Read More →
Puretec treats water for thousands of different uses
By Abigail Napp Special to the Business Times Since 1965, Jim Harris has served as President of Puretec Industrial Water, a water purification company he founded in Ventura. “Everybody takes water for granted,” said Harris. “There’s a lot to it.” Under Harris’s leadership, Puretec Industrial Water has become a regional leader in the purified water Read More →
