NRG Energy to demolish Mandalay power plant, cooling tower if new plant approved
By Staff Report / Thursday, November 19th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on NRG Energy to demolish Mandalay power plant, cooling tower if new plant approved
NRG Energy updated the application for its new peaker power plant in Oxnard on Nov. 19. In an updated filing with the California Public Utilities Commission, NRG said it would demolish the current power plant and a cooling tower on the site if the new Puente Power Project is approved by the commission. Dave Read More →
Read More →Gold Coast Recycling celebrates 25th anniversary
By Staff Report / Thursday, November 19th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Gold Coast Recycling celebrates 25th anniversary
When California passed AB 939 in 1989, the mandatory waste diversion goals looked lofty and unreachable. But Harrison Industries of Ventura stepped up with a unique plan to provide all of its customers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties with waste bins that allowed them to separate trash and recyclables. Twenty-five years later, Gold Read More →
Read More →French Hospital Medical Center unveils educational facility
By Staff Report / Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on French Hospital Medical Center unveils educational facility
French Hospital Medical Center has taken the wraps off an 18,000-square-foot health and education facility it hopes will forge closer ties between the hospital and higher education in San Luis Obispo. With about 200 business and community leaders standing by, CEO Alan Iftinik unveiled the Copeland Health Education Pavilion. Iftinik said the building, which Read More →
Read More →Citrix to layoff 1,000 employees, spin off GoToMeeting
By Staff Report / Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Citrix Systems Inc., the cloud-services company, is planning to cut about 1,000 jobs and spin off its Goleta-based GoToMeeting division rather than sell the online meeting organizer, it announced Nov. 17. Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has been calling for change at the software firm. Citrix also noted that it would restructure its labor force, Read More →
Read More →Regulators order Plains to purge Line 903 of corrosive crude
By Alex Kacik / Friday, November 13th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Regulators have ordered Plains All American Pipeline to empty corrosive crude oil that’s been sitting in Line 903 since it was partially shut down in late May. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration issued on Nov. 13 an amendment to the original corrective action order requiring that Plains purges Read More →
Read More →Update: Albertsons, Sprouts taking over Haggen stores in Tri-Counties
By Alex Kacik / Friday, November 13th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Update: Albertsons, Sprouts taking over Haggen stores in Tri-Counties
Roxy’s Market’s bid for 2010 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara may not come to fruition. Co-owner Mike Lawler successfully bid $75,000 for the rights to the soon-to-be-vacant Haggen store on the Mesa, but the landlord told him on Nov. 17 that he is looking for a larger national chain. Roxy’s has two smaller stores in Read More →
Read More →Central Coast economy on a roll
By Alex Kacik / Friday, November 13th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Central Coast economy on a roll
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