News Releases
EDC-VC PREPARES FOR NEW LEADERSHIP
Pettes leaves to join Gas Company, will serve on EDC-VC Board
CAMARILLO, Calif.—The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County (EDC-VC) will soon have new leadership. Michele Pettes, EDC-VC’s president and CEO for the last 4 years will become the new Ventura County Public Affairs Manager for the Southern California Gas Company. The EDC-VC board of directors is currently finalizing a contract with Bruce Stenslie, deputy director of the California Workforce Association (CWA), to become the new President/CEO of EDC-VC at the end of November, pending contract approval.
EDC-VC PROGRAM CONTINUES SAVING LOCAL JOBS, COMPANIES
Business Enhancement Program Assisted 182 Companies in First Half
CAMARILLO, Calif.– Fifty small companies in Ventura County have been turned around, thanks to business assistance provided countywide between January and June 2007 by the Business Enhancement Program (BEP) of the Economic Development Collaborative – Ventura County (EDC-VC). The six-year-old program, known as Business 911, assisted these companies with business planning, vendor relationships, marketing, staffing and human resources, cash flow review and restructuring, and lease review.
COUNTING ON VENTURA COUNTY’S SMALL BUSINESSES
EDC-VC hosts a Small Business Resource Reception
CAMARILLO, Calif.– The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County (EDC-VC) will unveil the results of its Small Business Training Needs Survey at the Small Business Resource Reception from 5-7 p.m., June 21 at the Hampton Inn, 50 West Daily Dr., Camarillo. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Ventura County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), spotlights what small businesses are saying about their needs, what problems they are facing, as well as what is working out for them.
VENTURA COUNTY’S DISPLAY TO BE UNVEILED IN STATE CAPITOL
EDC-VC Partners with County to Replace State Capitol Shadowbox
VENTURA, Calif.—Ventura County has updated its shadowbox display in the State Capitol. The display, which is comprised of various elements that highlight Ventura County, will be unveiled in Sacramento at 9 a.m., June 14 with local and state dignitaries in attendance. Supervisor Kathy Long will conduct the unveiling ceremony.
EDC-VC SPEARHEADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN
Update to 7-Year-Old Plan to Help Future Funding
CAMARILLO, Calif.– For Ventura County’s continued economic health and vitality, the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County (EDC-VC) is spearheading a large-scale collaborative effort to update the county’s seven-year-old Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).
