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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County will miss business icon Sam Edwards
Ventura County certainly would look a lot different today without the extraordinary accomplishments of the late Dr. Samuel Edwards.
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By Tom Bronzini / Sunday, January 26th, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Dry weather plagues Ventura County strawberries
Oxnard strawberry growers lost an average $10,000 to $15,000 per acre worth of crop last year because the berries died off prematurely in dry weather, and farmers could be in for a repeat of that scenario this year.
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By Staff Report / Monday, January 13th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Limoneira shares sour on Q4 loss
Shares of Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. plunged 8.1 percent in mid-afternoon trading on Monday after the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.1 million, compared to a $141,000 profit a year earlier. The loss was primarily the result of lower avocado volume and revenue, the firm said.
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 23rd, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas prevails in suit over birth-control mandate
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, a Catholic four-year liberal arts college, has prevailed in a lawsuit challenging the birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act, the school said Dec. 23.
The U.S. District Court judge, however, ruled against Thomas Aquinas’ co-plaintiffs, including the Catholic University of America and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, in the suit over the new health-care law.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Dry spell: Ventura County struggles to refill from Santa Clara River
Farms, industries and municipalities in Ventura County could see a severe reduction in the amount of water they receive from the Santa Clara River watershed and sharply higher prices if a pair of environmental challenges are successful, a top groundwater manager said Nov. 16.
Tony Morgan, groundwater department manager for the United Water Conservation District, said at a symposium in Santa Paula that the district is unlikely to be able to supply anywhere near the water this year that it has in the past because of prolonged dry weather.
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