Ventura County’s ripe farm loan market drives $15.3M bank deal
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County’s ripe farm loan market drives $15.3M bank deal
Sierra Bancorp is placing a $15.3 million bet on the agricultural bounty of Ventura County. The Porterville-based parent company of Bank of the Sierra said July 17 that it is purchasing Santa Paula-based Santa Clara Valley Bank in an all-cash deal that includes three branches and $105 million in deposits. The deal gives the Central Read More →
Read More →Announcing the 2014 Spirit of Small Business winners
By Staff Report / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Announcing the 2014 Spirit of Small Business winners
The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our 2014 class of Spirit of Small Business award winners. The annual special section, now in its 12th year, celebrates small-business ownership and entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties.
Read More →Keeping Score: Nonprofit business advisers celebrate 50 years
By Austen Hufford / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Keeping Score: Nonprofit business advisers celebrate 50 years
The business-advice nonprofit Score just turned 50, but the advice it provides is ageless. The national organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the San Luis Obispo branch is celebrating 30 years. For half a century, Score has provided free or low-cost mentoring and workshops to entrepreneurs and business owners around the Read More →
Read More →New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades
By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 / Latest news, Law, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades
A New York investor relations executive has been charged with insider trading for using knowledge gained preparing press releases for Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies for personal profit.
Read More →Teledyne dives into underwater drone business with Ocean Aero deal
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 11th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Teledyne dives into underwater drone business with Ocean Aero deal
While other companies look to the skies for drone business opportunities, Teledyne Technologies is looking to the seas. The Thousand Oaks-based conglomerate has been investing in so-called autonomous underwater vehicles that are used by oceanographers, oil and gas companies and for military missions. On July 2, Teledyne invested in a San Diego company called Ocean Read More →
Read More →Ventura County to get $4.1M Health Care Innovation Award
By Staff Report / Thursday, July 10th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County to get $4.1M Health Care Innovation Award
The Ventura County Health Care Agency is slated to receive $4.1 million in federal funding to study treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, one of the most common lung conditions in the U.S.
Read More →Historic Ventura hotel changes hands
By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / 1 Comment
Sandpiper Capital Partners has purchased the 37-room Leewood Hotel in downtown Ventura from its longtime owner and plans to convert it to an apartment complex. The firm purchased the property for just under $2.7 million, Justin Egerer, founder and managing member of Sandpiper Capital Partners, said in an email to the Business Times. The property is Read More →
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