Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
Randeep Grewal has built up a global energy empire — and left millions of dollars in unpaid debts in his wake.
Trade lenders eye Ventura County Business Bank
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Trade lenders eye Ventura County Business Bank
A Chinese-American bank focused on trade finance is acquiring Ventura County Business Bank.
New CalAmp CEO walks in as focus shifts
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on New CalAmp CEO walks in as focus shifts
CalAmp is back. The Oxnard-based firm, which trades on the Nasdaq and has a 98,0000-square-foot facility in the Tri-Counties, had a brush with death when it temporarily lost a huge customer and revenues halved. But analysts say the company’s turnaround team has righted the ship and handed off power to a new CEO.
CoLAB sues over land rules
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on CoLAB sues over land rules
A Ventura County agribusiness advocacy group is suing the county over a list of wildlife guidelines it says would add so much time and money to routine projects such as barn building that it would force fertile land out of production. The Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business, or CoLAB for short, filed Read More →
Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws
Area firms are lining up on both sides of the online retail tax debate.
Search dog group breaks ground on 125-acre center
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Search dog group breaks ground on 125-acre center
The Search Dog Foundation has broken ground on national training center outside Santa Paula.
Space group took $16M in public funds
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Space group took $16M in public funds
The recently dissolved California Space Authority used millions of dollars in federal earmarks and grants.