Brown signs overtime bill for agriculture workers
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law the controversial Assembly Bill 1066, which phases in overtime pay for agriculture workers over four years starting in 2019. “This is very just,” said Rosario Castañeda, who has been an hourly strawberry worker in Oxnard for several years. “They owe us a lot. This is a just struggle, Read More →
Read More →Commission recommends Puente Power Project be built on alternative site
The California Coastal Commission has unanimously recommended that Oxnard’s Puente Power Project be built somewhere other than the site of an existing power plant on Mandalay Beach. The Coastal Commission made the recommendation at a Sept. 9 meeting in Newport Beach, saying the Puente Power Project should be built on an alternative site outside of Read More →
Read More →How government can help small businesses
By Burt Williamson The small business issues that Henry Dubroff addressed his column in the July 8-14, 2016 issue of the Pacific Coast Business Times — regulation overhaul, flexibility in the minimum wage, and the ability to tap retirement assets for a small business — would be welcome changes. What follows is an elaboration on Read More →
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Winery investments heat up throughout Central Coast
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Read More →SaniSure relocating from Oxnard to Camarillo
Medical device manufacturer SaniSure leased 32,000 square feet of industrial and office space at 1230 Calle Suerte in Camarillo. SaniSure is relocating its Oxnard operations to the NEFF Headwear property in Camarillo, CBRE said. “This building is a perfect fit for a company like SaniSure,” CBRE’s Jim Meaney said in a news release. “Ventura County Read More →
Read More →Clean Diesel second quarter revenues down but profits up
Revenues were down for Clean Diesel Technologies but the company still recorded increases in profits and earnings per share when the company released second quarter earnings Aug. 15. Clean Diesel revenues fell during the quarter from $9.9 million in 2015 to $8.4 million in 2016. Despite this, income increased from a net loss of $2.4 Read More →
Read More →Ventura County SCORE chapter assists Hispanic entrepreneurs
A group of regional mentors is trying to make more opportunities available to Hispanic entrepreneurs. Formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, the SCORE Association has 348 chapters throughout the U.S. Today, the Ventura County chapter has about 40 volunteers and two of them said not enough services are offered to Hispanic entrepreneurs for a Read More →
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