Updated: Gallegly talks about new CLU public policy center
Retired Congressman Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, will lead a $3 million fundraising campaign for the newly established Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement at California Lutheran University. During a telephone chat with the Business Times, Gallegly said he hopes to forge close ties between the Thousand Oaks public policy center and the nearby Read More →
When the FTC calls: Phone on Hold founder shares story of his legal saga
For the past 14 months, Pete Turpel has lived a business owner’s worst nightmare. He carefully built up Phone on Hold Marketing Systems, which provides pre-recorded messages for firms to play while customers are on hold, over nearly three decades. And then last year, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that Turpel had Read More →
CLU names new management school dean
California Lutheran University said Feb. 28 that Gerhard Apfelthaler is the new dean of its School of Management, effective June 1. Apfelthaler joined the Thousand Oaks university’s faculty in 2009 and is currently the associate dean for the management school’s graduate program. He is also a professor of international business and management. In his new Read More →
Xirrus raises $10.1M
Thousand Oaks-based wireless firm Xirrus has raised $10.1 million in venture capital, bringing its total operational funding to an estimated $90 million. The latest funding round was disclosed in securities filings and follows a $23.7 million round in September 2012 that was led by existing investors August Capital, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, QuestMark Partners and Read More →
NASA awards $120M to subsidiary of Thousand Oaks defense firm
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded a $120.1 million contract for work with the International Space Station, or ISS. Teledyne designs and manufactures aerospace and engineered systems, electronic testing equipment and imaging systems. Teledyne Brown has provided more than 100,000 hours providing dedicated Read More →
T.O. culture chief says arts are a vital economic driver
Tapping the region’s economic potential means developing better relationships between businesses and arts organizations, said Barry McComb, cultural affairs director for the city of Thousand Oaks. Speaking at California Lutheran University’s kickoff for its Corporate Leaders Breakfast series, McComb said rather than looking at business and the arts sectors as separate interests, the right path Read More →
