Edison taps area company to add storage
By Erika Martin / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Green Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Edison taps area company to add storage
Five companies received 260-megawatts’ worth of energy storage deals, with the other 2000-megawatts worth of contracts allocated toward energy efficiency, demand response, behind-the-meter renewables and gas-fired generation, with natural being the biggest winner.
Health-care giants tangle over emergency room billing
By Staff Report / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Health-care giants tangle over emergency room billing
In its suit, filed Nov. 12, Sierra Vista Hospital says that Oakland-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan owes it thousands of dollars for treating patients who showed up at its emergency room and were treated.
Allan Hancock College rolls out a new winery on campus
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Allan Hancock College rolls out a new winery on campus
This fall, students at the community college in Santa Maria moved to a new campus winery that has the look and scale of a commercial operation.
SLO land-use battle continues over update to general plan
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on SLO land-use battle continues over update to general plan
Resident Kevin Rice announced recently that he is organizing a committee and seeking contributions to support a referendum election to overturn any future city council vote overruling the Airport Land Use Commission’s charge that the General Plan’s Land Use and Circulation Element doesn’t fit the Airport Land Use Plan.
Ormond Beach cleanup paves way for ag research center, office park
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ormond Beach cleanup paves way for ag research center, office park
While the potential project has received some fanfare, it’s still only conceptual and so far there is no official commitment from the UC.
Ceres still spending, but looks to generate revenue
By Erika Martin / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Ceres still spending, but looks to generate revenue
Sitting in public-company-listing limbo with a listing deadline on its current stock price, Thousand Oaks-based energy crop producer Ceres will attempt to continue its numerous pricey research projects by balancing them with new revenue streams.
Teenage powerhouse revolutionizes cinemas for hearing impaired
By Erika Martin / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Teenage powerhouse revolutionizes cinemas for hearing impaired
Valedictorian will be an afterthought on resumes for Alexandra Kukoff, a half-deaf, 15-year-old Thousand Oaks-native who is attending high school and college simultaneously, working towards her associate’s degree in women’s history.