Vandenberg satellite launch delayed again
DigitalGlobe, which owns the WorldView-4 earth imaging satellite sitting atop an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base, said launch of the satellite will now probably take place sometime in late October and early November. Originally scheduled for Sept. 16, the launch was initially delayed at the last minute because of a minor leak Read More →
Read More →Brown vetoes bill to cap abandoned oil wells along coast
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would’ve capped abandoned oil wells along the California Coast. SB 900, authored by Santa Barbara Democrat Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, would’ve required the analysis of some 220 abandoned wells along the coast and capped the biggest leakers. This bill would’ve transferred $500,000 from the General Fund to the Land Read More →
Read More →Thousand Oaks apartment complex sells for $67 million
A 191-unit multifamily community at 491 W. Gainsborough Road in Thousand Oaks sold for $67 million. Pacific Urban Residential bought the property from IMT Capital LLC, according to Greg Harris of Marcus & Millichap who coordinated the deal. “The acquisition provided the buyer with the opportunity to enter a highly coveted market supported by the Read More →
Read More →Phillips 66’s crude-by-rail proposal denied
The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission denied Phillips 66’s proposal to expand its crude-by-rail operations on the Nipomo Mesa. The commissioners voted 3-2 against the project, which involves building a rail spur that would connect its refinery to Union Pacific’s major interstate railroad so it can import tar sands crude from Canada and other Read More →
Read More →Ventura company wins prize from Regenerative Business Alliance
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, headquartered in Ventura, won the top prize for “fooding” from the Seattle-based Regenerative Business Alliance. Recipients showed “a deep and extended scope of aspiration to pursue and achieve shifts in one or more industries, show transformation in a social system, work to unravel and evolve cultural paradigms, and leverage governing agreements to give Read More →
Read More →MindBody gives details of partnership with Under Armour
MindBody announced details of a long-awaited partnership with global sportswear and equipment manufacturer Under Armour on Oct. 4. Now users of Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal app will be able to find fitness classes near them through the app. MindBody, a San Luis Obispo-based developer of merchant processing software for yoga and fitness studios, said in a Read More →
Read More →Nurses claim labor law violations in suit against Twin Cities Community Hospital
A group of 53 nurses filed claims against Templeton’s Twin Cities Community Hospital for allegedly violating California labor laws, according to a news release from the law firm Baltodano & Baltodano. The claims were filed in private arbitration on Oct. 3 because of the confidentiality provisions in the nurses’ contracts with the hospital, said Lauren Read More →
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