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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Waste-to-energy company raises $500K, reports big loss
Greenbelt Resources Corp., which counts Diversified Ethanol Corp. as a subsidiary, reported a loss of $217,469 for the third quarter compared to an $18,144 profit a year earlier amid a steep decline in revenue.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Water district sues state to overturn $1.1M fine
The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has upped the ante in its battle with the State Water Resources Control Board over a $1.1 million fine the district received for a sewer spill in 2010.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Monday, December 15th, 2014 / Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Chairman says Santa Paula cleanup could finish this year
On Nov. 18, a vacuum truck exploded at the Santa Clara unit and nearly 50 people were treated for injuries and irritation caused by some 1,000 gallons of hazardous material released, which officials told reporters was bursting into flames at the site.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Seacoast Yachts plots expansion course
With sales running at their highest rate since the pre-financial crisis days of 2006, Santa Barbara-based Seacoast Yachts is now expanding to the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Rise of the machines: Berry producers slowly adapt to technology
With proposed immigration reform that many in agriculture say fails to meet the needs of the state’s farming industry, some growers in Ventura County are increasingly looking to machine-aided harvesting to save the region’s mega-cash-crop of strawberries.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Giving Tuesday checks bolster Ventura County groups
The Gene Haas Foundation gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to community groups including schools and food banks at its Giving Tuesday event, held Dec. 2 at the Haas Automation headquarters in Oxnard.
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