Ventura County man wins Small Business Person of the Year Award
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Columns, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura County man wins Small Business Person of the Year Award
When I first met Travis Mack, his Saalex Solutions was a small company based in Oxnard that provided tech support services to a couple of military installations, including Naval Base Ventura County. A Navy veteran, he’d taken his training in demolition and logistics, added his knowledge of the Navy way and a hefty dose of Read More →
Exterior work on new tower nearly done at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, May 29th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Exterior work on new tower nearly done at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura
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Tourism outlook bright; tri-county revenue rising
By Staff Report / Friday, May 29th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tourism outlook bright; tri-county revenue rising
As the tri-county region has emerged from the Great Recession, travel and tourism loom larger and larger on the economic landscape, with Memorial Day as the traditional kick off to the region’s peak season. In San Luis Obispo County, rebounding travel and tourism, plus the burgeoning solar industry, are key drivers of new jobs. Visit Read More →
Oil firm floundering amid depressed price environment
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, May 22nd, 2015 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Oil firm floundering amid depressed price environment
North American Oil & Gas Corp., a small-time oil and gas company based in Ventura, is barely staying afloat. Since the company’s formation in 2010, NAMG hasn’t produced any revenue and sold it’s only drilled well to a Colorado-based company for a 0.5 percent royalty of any commercial production. However, according to the company’s recent Read More →
Spencer Makenzie’s takes seafood formula from Ventura to SLO
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / Latest news, Restaurants, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spencer Makenzie’s takes seafood formula from Ventura to SLO
Late on a recent Monday afternoon, patrons packed the walls of the restaurant on Thompson Boulevard, lining up for the award-winning fish tacos and Southern California staples like ceviche and burgers.
Simi, Ventura put a stop to new massage parlors
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Simi, Ventura put a stop to new massage parlors
The move came following the expiration of a state law that was ultimately incapable of stemming the proliferation of parlors that operate illegally by offering clients erotic add-ons to run-of-the-mill rub-downs.
Sheeler joins forces with Santa Barbara’s Movegreen
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sheeler joins forces with Santa Barbara’s Movegreen
Movegreen, an environmentally conscious moving service founded along the South Coast in 2007, bought Sheeler’s Moving in a transaction completed on Dec. 11, essentially doubling its size.