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Updated: A charitable ride on red carpets
A new star escorted dignitaries at the 68th annual Golden Globe awards ceremony last weekend, adorned by eco-friendly fabrics such as luxurious suede and accessorized by cork, bamboo and recycled jute materials.
A look at the Row: Valencia BMW
Editor's note: First in an occasional series on local dealerships and their automotive manufacturers' unique histories.
Entrepreneurs, training key to closing job gap
Many new jobs can be created by technology innovations, according to a University of California, San Diego study.
Local group gets new look on the Internet
The Valley Industrial Association launched its new website Tuesday, coincidentally released on the date written numerically as 1-11-11. The debut of the new site is timed to coincide with the organization's 30-year anniversary next month.
Local firm keeps pay rolling
Long gone are the days when business owners issued handwritten paychecks and pay stubs to employees.
A helping hand for the smallest businesses
A committee of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to helping micro businesses - small firms with home-based operations or one to three employees, whose owners are so caught up in daily operations that they can find themselves isolated.
Workers will see late paycheck gift
Employees are receiving belated Christmas gifts courtesy of the federal government this month: a decrease in the amount of Social Security taxes withheld from their paychecks.
The benefits of a short-sale process
The process of putting a home on the market for a short sale is not much different than listing a home for a regular sale - with the exception of negotiating an agreement with the lender, according to Tim Blankenship of the Santa Clarita Short Sale Center.
Saving a homeowner from financial disaster
Editor's note: First in a two-part series on home short sales.
From connection to collection
Websites are the modern-day, electronic equivalent of store front window displays for brick-and-mortar businesses. Having an Internet presence today is often as crucial to a company's success as putting the right products, services and people in place.
Survey: Consumers in market to buy cars
More than 83 percent of those questioned said they would be in the market for a vehicle within the next 12 months, according to a survey released this week.
Fabric retailer may go private
Fabric and craft retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Leonard Green & Partners L.P. for about $1.6 billion. The acquisition, if approved, means Jo-Ann Stores will become a private company.
Chancellor highlights school’s many programs created to support business
After installing the new VIA board of directors Tuesday at the organization's monthly luncheon, College of the Canyons' longtime chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook presented highlights of the many programs COC provides for the benefit of local businesses.
VIA installs 2011 board of directors
The Valley Industry Association installed its new 2011 board of directors Tuesday. Dr. Dianne Van Hook, College of the Canyons' longtime chancellor, officiated the swearing in of 13 officers with an enthusiastic reading of the oath. Several Santa Clarita Valley community leaders were on hand to witness the installation, including Mayor Marsha McLean. Inducted onto the 2011 board were: VIA members Tim Burkhart of Six Flags Magic Mountain; Randy Moberg of LBW Insurance and Financial ...
Full speed ahead for cruise ship industry
With economic indicators showing signs of improvement in the second half of 2010, demand for cruises is picking up
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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.
Former sports bar space is leased again
An Irish-themed sports pub is coming to Santa Clarita, moving into the space vacated by Game Day Sports Grille & Bar on The Old Road when it closed for business Jan. 7, 2013.
FHA change requires mortgage insurance for the life of the loan
Starting next month, home buyers who get FHA-backed loans will have to buy mortgage insurance throughout the life of their mortgage.
First full ‘spaceline’ test flight successful
At 8 a.m. local time on Monday, a rocket-powered flight of the world's first commercial "spaceline," by Virgin Galactic, owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, ended in a smooth landing in the Mojave Desert.
Movie ranches backbone of film industry
A large red-tailed hawk swoops down overhead through the many native oak trees that provide part of the natural landscape – and shade – on three local movie ranches doing business in Sand Canyon.
