Stories by Jim McLain

• Some struggle to keep lights on
  November 27, 2008
• Two area banks do well in quarter
  November 8, 2008
• KCLU expands to Santa Barbara
  August 29, 2008
• Local bank reports solid profit, growth
  July 18, 2008
• KVEN has new playlist, adds Imus
  June 26, 2008
• Agromin wins key organic approval
  June 11, 2008
• Ventura land-use consulting firm sold
  May 14, 2008
• KKZZ to relaunch in May with talk format
  April 5, 2008
• Businessman making ties in the Middle East
  March 13, 2008
• Slow sales shutter Ford dealer in Santa Paula
  March 6, 2008
• ProQuest buys Ojai database search firm
  March 5, 2008
• County Commerce reports gains
  January 30, 2008
• Error in state forms could affect deductions
  January 22, 2008
• Laird to retire from Farm Bureau
  September 14, 2007
• County job outlook mixed for fall
  September 11, 2007
• Banker moves south to head Cal Oaks
  August 29, 2007
• Illegal immigrants find legal insurance with local firm
  June 17, 2007
• Assessor lowers assessed values of 8,622 homes
  June 16, 2007
• County assessments to save home owners money
  June 15, 2007
• Area's median home price up in May, but sales off sharply
  June 14, 2007
• Target coming to Pacific View mall
  June 8, 2007
• UCSB team putting state in its crystal ball
  June 5, 2007
• Business declines at port Banana imports increase, but vehicle shipments slump
  June 1, 2007
• Colleges keep turning out optimistic print journalists despite the newspaper industry crunch
  May 27, 2007
• Conejo Mountain Funeral Home to have ribbon-cutting and tours today
  May 24, 2007
• Oxnard's Welcome Center opens
  May 18, 2007
• County housing slowdown lingers
  May 16, 2007
• First-Class stamp's price goes up
  May 13, 2007
• Union negotiators' walkout 'media stunt,' grocers contend
  May 10, 2007
• 401(k) shutdown spurs federal suit
  May 10, 2007
• Local bank to relocate to larger Fillmore office site
  May 9, 2007
• Union walks out of grocery bargaining
  May 9, 2007
• Model-train shares Disney magic with a new generation
  May 6, 2007
• Mid-State bank acquisition completed
  May 2, 2007
• Oxnard branch of bank now open
  May 2, 2007
• County gas reaches $3.40
  May 1, 2007
• Star trims paper's width, introduces other changes
  April 30, 2007
• Median home cost dips slightly 0.9% decline in county in March
  April 25, 2007
• County bumper crop is flooding the market, pushing prices down
  April 19, 2007
• Gasoline prices are heading back up
  April 17, 2007
• Camarillo business complex going up
  April 14, 2007
• Housing market continues to slide across Southland
  April 13, 2007
• Trader Joe's seeks second store in Ventura
  April 12, 2007
• Grocery lockout appears probable
  April 6, 2007
• Banks complete merger, now can offer service in 3 counties
  March 14, 2007