Archive By Author - Jana Adkins
Spa to honor gift cards
When Eric Smith was approached to buy the location of a former day spa on Town Center Drive in Valencia last December, he said some 50 jobs were on the line as the former business prepared to shut down the location.
Commercial real estate market improves
In releasing its latest economic snapshot report for the Santa Clarita Valley this week, the biggest news is on the commercial real estate front, which has long suffered in the economic downturn.
Signal site hits 1.1M page views
The Signal hit a new milestone in October when it attracted more than 1.1 million page views in a month, according to Google Analytics.
An uptick in nation’s unemployment recorded
In the final jobs report to be released before Tuesday's presidential election, U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought.
Builder to construct new homes across from the Metrolink Station
Newhall Land Deveopment Inc. has sold 31 acres of land in its Valencia master-plan area near the Santa Clarita Metrolink Station to an Orange County homebuilder, officials announced Friday. The New Home Company from Aliso Viejo announced its plans to build 315 single-family homes and live-work lofts on the land. The property is located on the north side of Soledad Canyon Road at the intersection of Gladding Way, just across from the biggest ...
US HealthWorks expands again
Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks, one of the largest operators of occupational and urgent care health care centers in the United States, announced Thursday that is has acquired Priority Care Inc. of Erie, Penn.
Company recycles landscape waste
Agromin, an Oxnard-based organic material recycler, announced this week that it has formed a partnership with Stay Green to recycle and reuse the yard and landscape clippings collected by Stay Green for reuse in landscaping projects.
App connects people for group outings
Michael LaRue went from being a former aerospace engineer to entrepreneur in one weekend when he launched Zejoop, a mobile app for social event planning, at the SCV Startup Santa Clarita event held Oct. 5 through 7.
Smyth honors local company with award
SOS Entertainment of Santa Clarita was recognized Tuesday as Small Business of the Year by Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita.
Shop blossoms into local staple
Family owned and operated, Charmaine's Bouquet Canyon Florist has been serving Santa Clarita since 1966 - 21 years before the city was even formed.
Foreign trade zone open to other companies
AMS Fulfillment of Valencia celebrated the foreign trade zone expansion - FTZ - certification on Thursday by sharing the benefits the FTZ brings with other companies in the Valencia Commerce Center.
Record low inventory drags September home sales down
Record low housing inventory in the Santa Clarita Valley resulted in both bad news and good for September home sales, according to a report released Thursday.
Earnings up for local bank
The Bank of Santa Clarita released its third quarter results Thursday, and reported net earnings of $203,000 representing a growth rate of more than 10 percent over the $184,000 reported for the same period in 2011.
Group helps grow business for members
Launching the first "shop locally" effort 15 years ago, merchants came together to create awareness in the community that all the services a bride needs to fashion a wedding event exist right here in Santa Clarita.
Unemployment numbers drop in city, state
The ranks of the unemployed in Santa Clarita dropped significantly in September, falling from 6.9 percent in August to 6.2 percent last month, according to data released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.
Articles By Author - Jana Adkins
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.
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.
