Archive By Author - Jana Adkins
Local solutions for worldwide companies
ESolutions, a Web-design company with a storefront, opened in Saugus nearly 10 years ago. The company works with businesses across the country, but it has a very strong customer base locally, according to owner John Duncan. Offering customized Web-based services, eSolutions has partnered with many local companies to provide commerce solutions for their businesses. Customized solutions A local aerospace company needed a system that would allow three-way communication between the owners of an aircraft, the ...
Nexus builds the mobile office
As businesses abandon the traditional office model - with its desk-bound employees carefully monitored by supervisors - a Valencia company is leading the way in providing the technology solutions that allow a mobile, telecommuting and multiple-location workforce. "Work is what you do, not where you are," explained one official with Nexus IS Inc., a privately owned technology-systems integrator that brings innovation to workplace. Nexus designs voice, video, data and Internet-based communication and networking solutions. ...
Chamber gathers business women
Responding to an interest expressed by members of the SCV Chamber of Commerce, the organization is launching another professional business group.
Application deadline looms for Chamber scholarship
The Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce has set up the Ian Gelig Memorial Scholarship Program. The program awards scholarships to veterans, or an immediate family member of a veteran, in pursuit of a higher education.
Leaders call on the Capitol
As Californians teeter on economic recovery, ranks of the under-employed and unemployed continue to attest to a dismal job market.
Embassy Suites Valencia sold in auction
The local Embassy Suites Valencia hotel was included in an auction sale of 64 hotels owned by Innkeepers USA Trust. The group of hotels had been in bankruptcy.
Embassy Suites Valencia sold in recent auction
The local Embassy Suites Valencia hotel was included in an auction sale of 64 hotels owned by Innkeepers USA Trust. The group of hotels had been in bankruptcy.
Store to take seat in SCV
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. purchased the former Wickes furniture store building in Santa Clarita for $3.7 million, commercial real estate firm Lee & Associates announced Wednesday.
Snapshot hints at turnaround
No one can call an economic recovery with any certainty, but the city of Santa Clarita has tracked signs of some kind of recovery via its revenues generated within city limits.
All Valley celebrates the art of saving
The All Valley Federal Credit Union held a grand-opening celebration for its new Santa Clarita branch Saturday.
To Mars and beyond
When most people think of electronic wiring and cabling systems, they think of the pre-assembled, plug-and-play cables packaged with home electronic systems.
Group urges support of AB 32
A group of California CEOs and business leaders sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown this week urging him to remain committed to fully implementing AB 32.
Ship sails through record renovation
In an economy in which consumers dramatically cut back spending on luxury items, the cruise industry has had to get creative, continually freshening its tour offerings and updating ships to attract ongoing customers.
Study: Online presence matters
Businesses using a social-media marketing tool should round out their marketing efforts to reach more consumers, according to a national online consumer behavior study by City Grid and Harris Interactive.
Chamber asks its members what they want
The SCV Chamber of Commerce wants to know what its members need and isn't afraid to sit down with them face-to-face.
Articles By Author - Jana Adkins
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.
High-tech firm closes in on new round of financing
H2scan of Valencia is currently working on a final offer of equity in exchange for a new round of financing, and the firm is very close to releasing a new technology, said founder Dennis Reid.
Cycling shoemaker moves into the SCV
Just in time for the Amgen race to roll into town, Vittoria, an Italian cycling shoe maker, relocated its warehouse from Ohio to Santa Clarita in mid-March, the company announced.
Local company to get a $20,000 makeover
A local business teamed up with a business organization to help one lucky Santa Clarita Valley business with a $20,000 makeover.
Van Nuys security firm moving to SCV
A Van Nuys company is relocating its firm to Santa Clarita, said an executive for the company.
Homeowners face challenges from high-speed rail project
While the planned California high-speed rail isn't expected to arrive in the Santa Clarita Valley for 20 to 30 years, homeowners are already being held hostage to what some call a boondoggle and others say is a step into the modern transportation era for the state, some local residents say.
Chamber to mix it up with local businesses
A Taste of Canyon Country is bringing together local restaurants, chamber members and their guests Wednesday evening, May 15 at the College of the Canyons eastside campus from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
SCV Contractor wins $17 million contract
AMG & Associates Inc., a Santa Clarita-based general contractor, has been awarded a $17-million contract; the largest since the company opened, said a company spokesman.
COC holds job fair in Canyon Country Wednesday
College of the Canyons is hosting the second of two job and career fairs at its Canyon Country campus Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
