Archive By Author - Jana Adkins
Princess Cruises renews lease on Valencia headquarters
Princess Cruises announced Monday that it renewed the lease on its Santa Clarita headquarters, committing to remain in the area at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the next 15 years.
Innovation in neonatal medicine
The life and welfare of many newborns are often in the hands of Santa Clarita company NeoTech Products.
Fundraising app debuts
With seemingly nonstop cuts to school budgets, a new smartphone application fundraising tool debuted in time for parents to help staunch the bleeding and preserve programs for their children.
SCVEDC names new manager
James E. Brown has been appointed as manager of business attraction for the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp.
Report: Stubborn problems persist
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation has issued its first quarterly economic forecast update report.
Jana Adkins: Using process management to increase efficiency
When building operation units at companies, a technique called "process management" is often employed.
Economic Development Corp. to host health care reform event
SCVEDC The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp. is hosting a free health care reform education seminar Aug. 17 at College of the Canyons. The SCVEDC's seminar addresses issues employers need to be aware of as changes in the law take effect. The free seminar also covers workers' compensation updates, an overview of the SCVEDC's business development services and includes a synopsis of services offered by the local Small Business Development Center. Due to limited ...
SCV economy on rise
The recently released Santa Clarita Valley Economic Snapshot reflected some positive economic signs.
A celebration of new developments
Lennar's latest home development, Aria at West Creek in Valencia, was part of the celebration last week when Newhall Land handed out prizes and brought in 10 gourmet-food trucks to people touring two new home developments.
Lancaster cuts to build
Eager to regenerate growth in the building industry, the city of Lancaster moved to reduce and delay development fees to spur construction and urged other communities in the region to quickly follow suit.
Hundreds show up for job fair
More than 300 people met with employers at the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center's job fair Friday.
KHTS organizes D.C. lobbying trip
Modeled after the annual trip to Sacramento, KHTS AM-1220 is organizing the first-ever local citizens and business organizations lobbying trip to Washington, D.C.
The business of making the news
News moves very fast, and quick decisions are made on what to do with an abundance of information flooding media outlets daily.
The one-stop metal shop
Some say Earl Bayless is lucky. But luck has little to do with the success of Bayless' business-building skills over the years. Bayless, founder of Valencia-based Bayless Engineering and Manufacturing, first started his business in 1978 in a 1,200-square-foot shop. By 2011, he has acquired several industrial buildings, businesses and pieces of machinery. Today, his firm occupies a little more than 100,000 square feet, and he is in the process of purchasing another building adjacent ...
KB, Lennar open doors for a visit
Opening its third new-home development in Valencia, Tom Di Prima, executive vice president with KB Homes, said the homebuilder is seeing a recovery in some of the top markets - Valencia being one of them.
Articles By Author - Jana Adkins
Purchasing a home can be tricky these days
Editor's Note: This is the last of a two-part series on the local real estate market. Last Sunday's story focused on the homeowner, or seller. Today's story focuses on the buyer.
Santa Clarita's unemployment rate rises
After dropping to a low of 6 percent in November, Santa Clarita's jobless numbers crept back up during the post-holiday season and stood at 6.7 percent in January, state officials reported this week.
Men’s Wearhouse founder speaks at VIA B2B
"Compassion and forgiveness are just as important as accountability and hard work," said George Zimmer, founder and executive chairman of the Men's Wearhouse.
SCV: Home sales continue march to recovery
Santa Clarita Valley home sales and prices continued their housing-slump recovery in February, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.
