Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA) articles from November 2002

Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA) archives from November 2002

Ventura County Star, Calif., Company Spotlight Column.
November 29, 2002... Byline: Maria de la Torre Nov. 29--Bagwell Construction Services Inc. Owners: David Bagwell, president; Jodi Bagwell, CFO; and Rob Bagwell, vice president of operations Type of product or service: General contractors,...

U.S. Navy, Port Pact Approved in California.
November 28, 2002... Byline: Jim McLain Nov. 28--Officials of the U.S. Navy and the Oxnard Harbor District on Wednesday quietly signed an agreement for joint use of Wharf 3 at the Port of Hueneme, formally ending a decade of negotiations and opening the way...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business People Column.
November 27, 2002... Nov. 27--GOODMEN APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Bill Goodmen has been named to the new position of senior vice president of human resources at THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI). Including a long tenure at ARCO, Goodmen brings more than 20 years...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Company Spotlight Column.
November 27, 2002... Byline: Maria de la Torre Nov. 27--Holiday shopping season normally is a time some people dread, but for Sandy Weiss, it also is the time her business, Premium Promotions, thrives. Her Agoura Hills company, after all, offers customized,...

Sales of Existing Ventura County, Calif., Homes Increased in October.
November 26, 2002... Byline: Roger Harris Nov. 26--Sales of existing Ventura County homes in October increased a robust 20.9 percent from the same month a year ago, a real estate association reported Monday. The jump in year-over sales is the third...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Roger Harris Column.
November 25, 2002... Byline: Roger Harris Nov. 25--DIODES' WAY: LEAN, FLEXIBLE, ADAPTIVE: Just call Diodes Inc. a trend- buster. It's been a tough year for computer chip-makers. Stock prices are down virtually everywhere, and losses are up at many...

Ventura County, Calif., Home-Sale Pace Torrid in October.
November 23, 2002... Byline: Roger Harris Nov. 23--Despite double-digit appreciation, Ventura County home buyers set a torrid pace in October, a real estate information service reported Friday. A total of 1,507 new and existing single-family detached...

Studies Predict Only Moderate 2003 Job Growth for Ventura County, Calif., Area.
November 23, 2002... Byline: Deborah Crowe Nov. 23--Two Southern California university economic studies released Friday predict the six-county region should expect only moderate job growth in 2003. The annual Southern California Association of...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Company Spotlight Column.
November 22, 2002... Nov. 22--BUENA BODY SHOP --Owner: Mark Hatch --Type of product or service: Auto collision and paint center --Where: 3900 Market St., Ventura --Date established: Originally 1959. Current owner, November 2001 ...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
November 21, 2002... Nov. 21--TECH FIRMS POST DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS: Stock prices for a trio of area technology companies posted double-digit percentage increases in trading Wednesday. Moorpark-based SMTEK Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTI) closed at 95 cents, up 29 cents, or...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business People Column.
November 20, 2002... Nov. 20--SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--NEW FINANCE COMPANY BASED IN SIMI VALLEY: John Zabel, a certified public accountant and former CFO of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Mandalay Entertainment, has formed Media Finance Structures LLC, a financial...

Survey Polls Ventura, Calif.-Area Employers about Near-Future Hires.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Deborah Crowe Nov. 20--A new survey by Manpower Inc. says area employers are less optimistic than companies nationwide about adding workers in the first quarter of 2003, or as one local economist suggests, perhaps more realistic....

Ventura County Star, Calif., Roger Harris Column.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Roger Harris Nov. 18--COFFEE, A BITE TO EAT, AND A BYTE OF INTERNET: Michael Raimondo wants you to drop by his Camarillo restaurant, nosh on a bagel, sip some coffee and check your e-mail. The bagel and coffee will cost you, but...

Minority Firms Becoming Fundamental Element of America's Business Landscape.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Frank Moraga Nov. 17--After a quarter-century of working for such industry giants as Burroughs, Hughes and Digital Equipment, Cuban-born Joel Oropesa decided to escape the era of corporate downsizing and become his own boss. ...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
November 15, 2002... Nov. 15--HOMESTORE REPORTS THIRD QUARTER REVENUE: Homestore Inc. this week reported revenue of $63.8 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which is down 3 percent from $65.9 million in the second quarter. The $2.1 million decline...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Company Spotlight Column.
November 15, 2002... Nov. 15--King Dahl Event Design President/CEO: King Dahl Type of service: Complete special event production and design. Where: 29399 Agoura Road, Studio 107, Agoura Hills Date established: September 1992 Telephone: (818)...

Retailer Kohl's Confirms Plans to Open Three Ventura County, Calif., Stores.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Jim McLain Nov. 15--Fast-growing Kohl's Corp., the Wisconsin-based department store giant, will open at least three stores in Ventura County when it bursts onto the Southern California retail scene next spring. The company,...

Ventura County, Calif., Tourism Boosters to Use Starfish Icon to Market Area.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Deborah Crowe Nov. 15--If local tourism boosters have their way, when the travel-minded elsewhere see a starfish they'll think, "Hey, let's plan a weekend in Ventura." Part of a tourism marketing strategy unveiled this week...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
November 14, 2002... Nov. 14--REGIONAL STOCKS: --Med-Design Corp.'s shares jumped 28 cents to $5.15 Tuesday, a 5.75 percent increase. The Ventura company (Nasdaq: MEDC) designs and manufactures safety medical devices to reduce accidental needlesticks. ...

Calabasas, Calif.-Based Countrywide Makes Bold Name Change.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Deborah Crowe Nov. 14--Countrywide Credit Industries has been more than a mortgage lender for some time. The newly renamed Countrywide Financial Corp. now hopes to drive that message home to investors leery of overvaluing...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Who's New in Business Column.
November 14, 2002... Nov. 14--Siblings Bakery Owners: Miles Standish and Shirley Mooney Type of product or service: Bakery goods Where: 2745 Sherwin Ave., No. 7, Ventura Date established: April 2002 Telephone: 654-0999 Employees: Three ...

Ventura, Calif., Company Develops Software That Could Help Research.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Roger Harris Nov. 14--Scouring through millions of e-mails, memos, letters and other documents looking for information critical to a case is not any lawyer's idea of fun. The search can take months and cost lots of money. ...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Technology Briefs Column.
November 14, 2002... Nov. 14--TEKELEC ANNOUNCES SUCCESSOR: to CEO Tekelec announced Wednesday that Frederick M. Lax will succeed President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Margolis when he retires Feb. 18. Lax, currently executive vice president and chief...