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Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County Adds and Reappoints Members

February 22, 2012

Ventura, Calif. (February 22, 2012)–The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) of Ventura County announced the addition of Pam Eddinger, Ph.D. to the board. She was officially appointed to a two-year term by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on February 14. Joan Baldarrama was reappointed to a two-year term.

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Mustang Hires New Communications Coordinator, Keith Sparks

February 17, 2012

Thousand Oaks, Calif. (February 17, 2012)–In response to its growing client list, Mustang Marketing welcomes a new Communications Coordinator to our team: Keith Sparks.

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CI professor ranked third in Wall Street Journal survey of top economists

February 16, 2012

Camarillo, Calif., (February 16, 2012) – The Wall Street Journal has ranked Dr. Sung Won Sohn, CSU Channel Islands (CI) Endowed Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Global Economic Research, third in its annual survey of top economists.

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Agromin Recycles Over 385,000 Tons of Organic Material in 2011

February 7, 2012

Oxnard, Calif. (February 7, 2012).–Agromin, the organics recovery company for more than 50 communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange counties, recycled 386,680 tons of organic material from residents and businesses in 2011, up from 379,792 in 2010.

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Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County’s SBDC Honored for Job Creation

February 3, 2012

Camarillo, Calif., (February 3, 2012)–EDC-VC’s Small Business Development Center was instrumental in creating and retaining nearly 600 jobs in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties last year through its one-on-one business advising and workshops. These results earned EDC-VC’s SBDC the “Highest Job Creation 2011” award from the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network.

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Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP Employment Law Group Seminar: March 7

January 31, 2012

Oxnard, Calif. (January 31, 2012)–Effective January 1, 2012, it is unlawful for any person or employer in California to willfully misclassify an individual as an independent contractor. On March 7, NCHC’s Laura Withrow will discuss California’s new law and what it means for you as an employer at a free seminar.

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Harrison Industries is Carpinteria Chamber’s Large Business of Year

January 31, 2012

Carpinteria, Calif. (January 31, 2012)–Harrison Industries is the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 Large Business of the Year. The Harrison family received the honor at the Chamber’s 54th annual Community Awards Banquet and Centennial Celebration on Jan. 28.

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Community Memorial Health System Project Update

January 30, 2012

Ventura, Calif. (January 30, 2012)–The excavation of the site for the new Community Memorial Hospital is well underway. Visitors have been amazed at the sight of the large “hole” that seems to have appeared overnight.

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McCrea Ranch History Told Using Latest Technology from Wilshire Media Systems

January 26, 2012

Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2012)–The new McCrea Ranch Visitor Center celebrates its history and the lives of its former owners, Western movie hero Joel McCrea and his wife Frances Dee, in part through the latest audio and visual technology from Wilshire Media Systems, a division of Wilshire Home Entertainment.

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CI’s MVS School of Business & Economics Presents Spring 2012 Speaker Series

January 24, 2012

Camarillo, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2011)–The Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics at CSU Channel Islands (CI) will kick off its Spring 2012 Speaker Series Wednesday, Feb. 8, with actor and comedian Cheech Marin.

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