Port heads to court in battle with city
By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 / Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Port heads to court in battle with city
The Oxnard Harbor District has asked the Ventura County Superior Court to intervene in an increasingly contentious battle over revamping a decades-old revenue agreement with the city of Port Hueneme. The district, which controls the Port of Hueneme, sought relief in court on Sept. 30 on a technical issue related to arbitration. The district has Read More →
Read More →News Corp. to buy Move for $950M
By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 / Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on News Corp. to buy Move for $950M
News Corp., the global media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, plans to buy Move Inc. for $950 million in an all-cash deal. Move is based in Silicon Valley, but its largest facilities and most of its operations are in Westlake Village.
Read More →Chumash award $112M hotel contract, eye October groundbreaking
By Elijah Brumback / Monday, September 29th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
Tutor Perini Corp. has been selected to head up construction of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ controversial hotel expansion project. The building contract for the property at 3400 E. Highway 246 in Santa Ynez is valued at $112 million, Sylmar-based Tutor Perini said in a statement. It’s the first time a dollar Read More →
Read More →$86.2M Sientra IPO plumps up public-company ranks
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on $86.2M Sientra IPO plumps up public-company ranks
With Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker Sientra’s Sept. 19 announcement that it plans to raise up to $86.2 million, the IPO has returned to the Tri-Counties in a big way. Sientra’s filing is the fourth initial public offering announced in the region this year, joining completed deals at Goleta-based Inogen and Santa Barbara-based Resonant for Read More →
Read More →SpendSmart snaps up TechXpress for $1.6M
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on SpendSmart snaps up TechXpress for $1.6M
It has only been a few months since Alex Minicucci took the reins of publicly traded SpendSmart Networks, but he has already masterminded the acquisition of fellow San Luis Obispo firm TechXpress and expanded SpendSmart’s headcount from 12 to 40.
Read More →Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Central Coast, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model
Santa Barbara-based marketing technology firm Impact Radius says it is growing fast and signing up marquee customers.
Read More →Nurturing the sole: Heeluxe leverages deals with Deckers, New Balance
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Nurturing the sole: Heeluxe leverages deals with Deckers, New Balance
Four years after launching a shoe insert that failed to bring homerun sales, Geoffrey Gray now has a thriving business in Heeluxe, a Goleta-based research lab for developing high performance footwear for the likes of New Balance, Mizuno and Deckers Brands, the parent company of Teva sandals.
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