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Editorial: Don't squeeze the customers

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Don't squeeze the customers

On the list of problems that might plague a commercial business district, a fight over parking might be one of the best. After all, if the idea of charging or imposing new restrictions gets any traction, it’s because the area is attracting too many customers for all of them to park conveniently. But even if Read More →

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Editorial: How the South Coast can get its own Target

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: How the South Coast can get its own Target

Someday, there will actually be a Target store on the South Coast. It’s just too bad it won’t occur in time to help either tax-poor cities or the growing numbers of job seekers in the worst economic times since the Great Depression. In case you missed a flurry of news over the July 18 weekend, Read More →

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Kind of blue: Latest challenge to strawberry

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Kind of blue: Latest challenge to strawberry

Although strawberries are still by far the highest-grossing crop in the Tri-Counties, another fruit is starting to make its way into the spotlight — blueberries. Blueberries are traditionally suited for places with high soil acidity and cold winters, such as Michigan, which is the top producer in North America, and Maine, where blueberries are the Read More →

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Big deals drive region's venture growth

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Companies in the Tri-Counties raised $146.5 million in venture capital in the first half of this year, already close to double the amount raised in the region in all of 2009. About 77 percent of this year’s total came in major funding rounds for five companies in different branches of the technology sector. Ceres Bioscience, Read More →

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Muscle car supplier could have region

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Muscle car supplier could have region

In what may be the largest lease deal in the Tri-Counties to date this year, Dynacorn International leased 98,952 square feet of industrial space at 4030 Via Pescador in Camarillo. The seven-year lease is valued at more than $3.8 million, according to NAI Capital’s Ventura County office, which represented the lessee. Dynacorn, a wholesaler of Read More →

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Harbor Freight battle is a father-son feud for the ages

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Harbor Freight battle is a father-son feud for the ages

During the past 15 years, a tool and hardware distributor in Camarillo called Central Purchasing exploded into one of the largest private companies in the Tri-Counties as it exploited new sales channels online, in broadcast media and at 300 retail stores. But as the company, known today as Harbor Freight Tools, saw its revenue soar Read More →

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Parking battle heats up at Ventura Harbor

By   /  Monday, July 26th, 2010  /  Small Business  /  Comments Off on Parking battle heats up at Ventura Harbor

At Andria’s Seafood Restaurant and Market in the Ventura Harbor, there’s been an odd quirk in the business this summer: Sales are down by about 10 percent, but not all the time. Manager Frederico Castro said it’s only happening on weekends, and only during the daytime — in other words, only during hours that customers Read More →

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