
Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold

The 243,500-square-foot Shoppes at Westlake Village center is now 75 percent pre-leased, four months ahead of a ribbon-cutting.
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Cashing out: Bank of America consolidates Simi operations
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cashing out: Bank of America consolidates Simi operations
Bank of America has shed a 1 million-square-foot portfolio of former Countrywide Financial Corp. office buildings for $200 million and plans to consolidate its Simi Valley campus.
Read More →Oxnard sues ex-officials over retirement perk
By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 / Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Oxnard sues ex-officials over retirement perk
Oxnard’s city attorney is trying to claw back $101,400 from seven city officials who benefited from an allegedly illegal retirement perk set up by Ed Sotelo, the former city manager at the heart of a corruption probe that began in 2010.
Read More →Artificial pancreas trials move forward with $2.3M grant
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Nonprofits, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Artificial pancreas trials move forward with $2.3M grant
With $2.3 million in recent federal funding, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is moving forward with clinical trials of its artificial pancreas, a device that researchers hope will substantially improve the lives of people living with Type 1 diabetes.
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As big-box firms slash stores, uncertainty for Tri-Counties
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on As big-box firms slash stores, uncertainty for Tri-Counties

Radio Shack plans to close up 1,100 stores around the U.S. and Staples, the largest office-supplies company in the U.S., said it would shutter 225 stores nationwide in a plan to cut costs by $500 million.
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Big firms check in to Santa Barbara hotel boom
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Big firms check in to Santa Barbara hotel boom

A Philadelphia company’s $41.7 million purchase of Hotel Oceana in Santa Barbara signals that large out-of-town investors are betting on a major boom in South Coast tourism.
Read More →Deckers’ global push takes toll on stock price
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 7th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers’ global push takes toll on stock price

Deckers warned investors to expect a loss of 16 cents per share — compared to the 10-cent-per-share profit expected by Wall Street analysts — in the first quarter despite projected revenue growth. The company said that the reason was its aggressive build-out of its own branded retail stores around the world.
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