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Low inventory marks home market recovery
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the local real estate market. Today's story focuses on the homeowner, or seller. The series concludes next Sunday with the focus on the buyer. In a stabilizing real estate market, marked by rising home sales and moderate price gains, a severe shortage of homes listed for sale characterizes this particular housing recovery. The lack of inventory in Santa Clarita is the "major factor slowing ...
Homebuilder buys more lots for SCV homes
KB Home acquired 54 finished lots in a land purchase agreement with Newhall Land for a new community called Charleston at River Village in Santa Clarita, the homebuilder announced on Wednesday.
Learning how to get revenue from your website
Merely attracting streams of visitors to your website doesn't automatically translate into revenue growth for a business, said Erick Arndt, founder of SCV Startup.
Campaign launched to attract new homebuyers
On the heels of growing builder confidence, and more new home starts than during the Great Recession, a new-home trade association launched a campaign to spotlight homebuilders' new homes, including those new home communities in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Foreign Trade Zone can benefit businesses
Exporters and importers, as well as the warehouse and distribution companies that support them, reap multiple benefits when they operate inside a Foreign Trade Zone – or FTZ, said experts at a recent meeting.
Roman Holiday closed for good
The wine bar business, Roman Holiday, which announced Feb. 12 it was working to re-open after a dispute between partners forced its closure, is definitely closing, sources say.
Art house movie group interested in SCV
Santa Clarita residents have been loosely campaigning for quite some time to have an independent art house movie theater open locally. According to one executive, there is still hope that a theater chain airing independent films may one day locate in Santa Clarita.
Santa Clarita counts on tourism for funds
Last year was a busy one for the city of Santa Clarita and its tourism partners, according to a city official.
Economists paint future a subdued rose
The economic recovery still has a way to go before total household income rises to pre-recession levels, but recovery is occurring, economic experts said during a Santa Clarita Valley conference this week.
Studio Santa Clarita Video Show launches
Studio Santa Clarita, a video feature magazine looking at daily life in the Santa Clarita Valley, is now showing on signalscv.com. On page A2 of The Signal daily print edition, you can also scan the QR code and watch the latest show on your mobile device.
$5 million expansion for Mercedes dealership
Building a new dealership in one of the toughest recessions in history is no easy task, but Mercedes-Benz of Valencia managed to do just that.
Wine bar operator is working to reopen
Roman Holiday hopes to re-open soon, said one of its owners. The cocktail and wine bar closed Jan. 18 when two of the three partners decided to exit the business. It's currently undergoing a change in ownership, said Gunner Resendez, the third partner. Located at The Patios at the Westfield Valencia Town Center, Resendez said that while he can't give the public an exact date as to when Roman Holiday will re-open, he is working ...
Pizza restaurant betting on Santa Clarita
Feeling confident in the economy and their product, and betting on Santa Clarita, Ventura-County based Toppers Pizza is fully renovating two buildings in the city to open as restaurants later this year.
Panel helps businesses deal with healthcare reform
Affordable healthcare may not be so affordable, according to a panel of healthcare reform experts.
Film Office breaking records for productions
The city's Film Office is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month and in a nod to its success, a spokesman with the city also announced 2012 was another "record year" for local filming.
Articles By Author - Jana Adkins
Boston Scientific’s Spinal Cord Stimulator System Restores Quality of Life
Former Navy SEAL and Army Special Operations member, Richard Holt ofVentura, was one of more than 26 million Americans suffering from chronic back pain until one of his doctors recommended he take advantage of Boston Scientific's spinal cord stimulator innovation – the Precision Spectra Implant.
Fueled by increased demand Green Convergence’s growth doubles yearly
California accounted for nearly one-third of the nation's solar installations last year, according to a national trade association.
STEM jobs can boost economy
A research firm study finds that "STEM" jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math - which drive economic growth - are largely available to workers without a four-year college degree.
Calif. and Texas have strongest GDP growth in the U.S. in 2012
While U.S. gross domestic product grew by 2.5 percent in 2012, California's grew at 3.5 percent, according to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis last week.
Electricore awarded $750K for study
Electricore Inc. of Valencia was awarded $750,000 from the California Energy Commission for a "battery standardization" study for electric vehicles, said an executive with the firm.
Signal website attracts record viewers
More people read, watched and viewed The Signal in print and online during May 2013, than in any month in the 94-year history of the company, said an executive with the newspaper on Thursday.
California leading nation in Q2 growth
When Santa Clarita's April jobless rate dropped to the lowest rate in five years - the city's improving economic picture mirrored statewide forecasts by economic experts on Wednesday.
Family business is thriving
Working in the glass business since he was 15 years old, Stuart Crawford, owner of Santa Clarita based-Valencia Custom Shower Doors, thought he should strike out on his own and do a better job for customers.
SCVEDC reveals companies it has helped
A spot check of the companies the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation said it worked with in 2012, to attract and retain companies and jobs locally, appears to support the agency's report.
UPDATE: Santa Clarita's EDC president resigns
The man who built the infrastructure for the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp., and ran it as president and CEO, Jonas Peterson, submitted his resignation this week.
Movie ranch to be reviewed
The Disney/ABC Studios at The Ranch project is slated to be reviewed at a public hearing held by the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning June 19. And, both Disney and the city of Santa Clarita are hoping for a good outcome.
Roundtable: The Business of Commercial and Residential Building
A perfect storm is beginning to brew on some construction fronts.
New Santa Clarita homes debut at open houses
After a long stagnant period in the new housing market, housing starts surged 47 percent from March 2012 to March 2013.
Builder debuts homes overlooking riverbed
KB Home opened its newest community of new homes Saturday, the Charleston at River Village in Santa Clarita.
Lights back on in the Santa Clarita home improvement industry
Operating Santa Clarita-based Deckers Electric since 1999, Owner Randy Deckers said business is probably up 10 percent this year.
