A prescription for team work: Conejo doctors band together against UCLA incursion
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A prescription for team work: Conejo doctors band together against UCLA incursion
Choice Health Associates is a loose affiliation of physicians in private practice who have teamed up to better compete with big out-of-town providers.
Turn of fate on 9/11 spurred dramatic career shift to winemaking
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Turn of fate on 9/11 spurred dramatic career shift to winemaking
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Peter Work and wife Rebecca watched from the Newark, N.J., Airport as the twin towers of the World Trade Center went crashing down in a cloud of dust and debris.
Cashing out: Bank of America consolidates Simi operations
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cashing out: Bank of America consolidates Simi operations
Bank of America has shed a 1 million-square-foot portfolio of former Countrywide Financial Corp. office buildings for $200 million and plans to consolidate its Simi Valley campus.
Eberle Winery to retain founder as ambassador, hold production steady
By Tom Bronzini / Thursday, March 20th, 2014 / Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Eberle Winery to retain founder as ambassador, hold production steady
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published on March 20, was updated on March 31 with additional reporting.] When Paso Robles viticulture pioneer Gary Eberle was unexpectedly ousted as general manager at Eberle Winery in January, it sounded like the new majority partners had some radical changes in mind to boost profits. Eberle told several media Read More →
Oxnard sues ex-officials over retirement perk
By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Oxnard sues ex-officials over retirement perk
Oxnard’s city attorney is trying to claw back $101,400 from seven city officials who benefited from an allegedly illegal retirement perk set up by Ed Sotelo, the former city manager at the heart of a corruption probe that began in 2010.
Health leaders: ‘Ambitious’ Obamacare goals tough to implement
By Erika Martin / Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Health leaders: ‘Ambitious’ Obamacare goals tough to implement
Uncertainties shrouding Obamacare implementation are leaving many health-care providers strained, and consumers are thus far seeing few of the cost cuts promised by the overhaul. That was the theme that emerged from a March 18 forum in Santa Barbara hosted by nonprofit Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care.
Move sues after Realtor.com chief leaves for rival Zillow
By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Move sues after Realtor.com chief leaves for rival Zillow
Move Inc., operator of Realtor.com, has sued a former employee and much-larger competitor Zillow, alleging theft of trade secrets.