By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, June 9th, 2011 / Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Zooming into a fresh model: Westlake Village firm has new funding, strategy, CEO
Zumbox, the Westlake Village company working on a digital mail system tethered to physical addresses, has a new $9.7 million round of funding, a new CEO with a track record of success and a new business model that doesn’t depend on electronic junk mail. Zumbox is a tech startup that came out of stealth mode Read More →
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Better times at the inn: Thousand Oaks Marriotts signal hotel turnaround
Two Marriott hotels in Thousand Oaks that faced foreclosure on a $25 million construction loan have negotiated to extend the terms of the loan and the action has been dismissed, the head of the San Luis Obispo-based firm that owns the properties said.
Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group said Dec. 30 that it will buy the electronic banking division of Palm Desert-based Palm Desert National Bank, allowing it to move into the prepaid debit card market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.