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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.
Chamber seeks member needs
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce wants to know what its members need, and it isn't afraid to sit down with them face-to-face.
Articles By Author - Jana Adkins
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.
