SHOP SMALL BUSINESS The city of Goleta is encouraging locals to think about shopping, dining out or in need of any services to think about some of the options located closest to them first. As a result, the city launched a new online business directory GoodLandGoodShopping.com with more than 800 Goleta businesses that are listed for a variety
Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve civil and criminal charges stemming from the agency’s alleged mismanagement of an oil water separator system in Toro Canyon, which led to oil spills into Toro Canyon Creek. The settlement with the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, in which the division
The Azure apartment community in Santa Maria sold for an undisclosed amount on Dec. 5. (courtesy photo) Azure, a 318-unit luxury garden-style apartment community in Santa Maria has been sold, MBK Rental Living, an Irvine-based developer, announced on Dec. 5. The company declined to disclose the buyer of the apartment community or the selling price
Santa Paula-based Limoneira’s stock price has jumped about 24% since Dec. 1 when it announced it’s looking into selling some or all parts of the company to maximize value for its stockholders. The 130-year-old company, one of Ventura County’s largest agribusinesses, said another possibility could be a merger. Limoneira is a producer of lemons, avocados and other
A soldier launches an AeroVironment Puma drone. (courtesy photo) AeroVironment crushed analysts' expectations when it released its second-quarter earnings results after the markets closed on Dec. 5, but despite the beat and even raising its guidance, shares closed down 10% on Dec. 6. AeroVironment, an aerial drone company and defense contractor based in Arlington, Virginia