Archive By Author - Jana Adkins
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.
Jana Adkins: Training critical in all aspects of taking care of business
Our dog ate our sofa. It was a Broyhill, for those of you who are familiar with furniture manufacturers' labels. Last year, our daughter moved out of the family home. Adding insult to injury, she took her Australian Shepherd with her. It was hard deciding who we missed more. OK, we love our daughter with all our hearts and nothing can ever, ever replace her - but we did miss the dog. After sitting home ...
Preparation for a space odyssey
Although NASA's space-shuttle program has come to an end, private businesses will continue to soar above our atmosphere. And tonight, Vivace-Spacetron of Valencia is celebrating their newly designed international spacecraft transporter.
A premium for coverage
The four principals of Petersen International Underwriters of Valencia are traveling to London in September to launch the celebration of their upcoming 30th year association with Lloyd's of London in 2012.
Damaged businesses up and running
Boarded up but not closed, the businesses damaged last week, when a sheriff's deputy crashed his car into a commercial building on Soledad Canyon Road, are open for business.
Local bank readies for celebration
Mission Valley Bank is celebrating its 10th anniversary in July. To mark the occasion, the bank is donating $10,000 to nonprofit organizations in the Santa Clarita Valley area.
Filming up in Santa Clarita
Location filming in the city of Santa Clarita had its best year ever in the past 12 months since the city began issuing location filming permits in 2003.
Newhall uses Senses to draw crowds
Newhall businesses are seeing more shoppers and visitors to their pedestrian-friendly downtown area.
Stay Green cleans up at landscape awards
Stay Green Inc. of Santa Clarita collected seven awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association, or CLCA, including best overall honors for Westfield Valencia Town Center Mall.
Apple to debut store at Patios
Microsoft who? Apple is coming to town. Apple debuts its new company-sponsored retail store Saturday at The Patios at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. Apple's arrival in Santa Clarita is based on popular demand by its residents. When the city surveys residents asking what stores people are leaving the valley to shop at, or what stores they would like to see in Santa Clarita, an Apple store has been on the top of the list, ...
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Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate drops
Santa Clarita's unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in February, according to data released Friday by the California Employment Development Division.
Retailer says buying habits have shifted
First opened in 1972, retailer Bouquet Auto Parts has been a part of the economic changes and trends in Santa Clarita for over 40 years, said its co-owner, Owen Powell.
Office vacancies fall
The economic snapshot report for December 2012 was released by the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation – or SCVEDC – on March 21.
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.
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.
