Auto research center in works in Oxnard
The Oxnard City Council approved a plan Oct. 13 that will allow a state authority to issue $10 million in bonds to a private company that wants to build an automotive research facility in the city. Quattro-Del Norte LLC, the recipient of the bond financing, says the project would create about 100 jobs. The firm Read More →
Guitar man: High-end instruments, made in Oxnard
The first things you notice when you meet Jean Larrivée, the founder of high-end guitar maker Jean Larrivée Guitars, aren’t the test instruments leaning against the wall of his office, the tool chest in the corner or the small bottles of wood stain that dot the windowsill. It’s the giant red banners bearing Cyrillic script, Read More →
SolarWorld announces new schools program
SolarWorld, a German company with a plant in Camarillo, unveiled a program Sept. 30 that could put solar panels on schools without charging the schools for any of the up-front costs. The move comes a few weeks after the Oxnard Union School District passed over SolarWorld and picked SunPower, a San Jose-based company, to put Read More →
