Target toughens talk in Goleta store hunt
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Target toughens talk in Goleta store hunt
Target Corp., the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S., is searching for a new site for a potential store in Goleta. It is no longer under contract to purchase the site long planned for a store at Hollister Avenue and Los Carneros Way in Goleta, insiders say, but several options remain open as the big-box Read More →
Startup Weekend, en Español: Entrepreneurs pitch in Santa Maria
By Austen Hufford / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Central Coast, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Startup Weekend, en Español: Entrepreneurs pitch in Santa Maria
A design for a face-mask to protect farm laborers from dust, pesticides and sun damage took home the top spot at the first Spanish Startup Weekend in the U.S. The event, held the weekend of Aug. 1-3 in Santa Maria, gathered four teams who spent 54 hours working on prototypes and presentations for their Read More →
A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
By Austen Hufford / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
In May 1922, Dr. William Sansum injected a diabetes patient with insulin for the first time in the U.S., instantly increasing life expectancy from mere weeks to many years. His patient lived to 90.
Funding farming’s future: USDA tags Tri-Counties for program
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Funding farming’s future: USDA tags Tri-Counties for program
A $10 billion federal fund from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could provide much-needed assistance for developing water systems and other infrastructure in the Tri-Counties, where the region’s agriculture industry has suffered tremendous losses from the drought. The USDA has designated Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties as “drought disaster counties” as Read More →
Courts say electronic records are on the docket
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Courts say electronic records are on the docket
Coming soon to a courthouse near you: Electronic document filing, judges swiping through case files on touch pads and digital public access to court records.
Pension opponents won’t appeal court defeat
By Austen Hufford / Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Pension opponents won’t appeal court defeat
A proposal to overhaul Ventura County’s public pension system appears dead after the Ventura County Taxpayers Association said it will not appeal a judge’s Aug. 4 ruling that tossed the ballot measure.
Crop values hit $4.4B as drought parches strawberries
By Marissa Wenzke / Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Crop values hit $4.4B as drought parches strawberries
Drought conditions sapped 12 percent of the value of strawberry production in Ventura County while wine grapes surged for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to help boost the region’s crop values to $4.4 billion, according to reports on last year’s crops.