Goleta (California)

Raytheon to make radars for Swiss, Canada

upi.com     Apr 15, 2008   4 related          

Raytheon will be making ALR-67(V)3 digital early warning radars for Canada and Switzerland. ... Raytheon said in a statement Monday that the radars would be sent under an $85.5 million U.S. Navy contract that started operating in July 2007. The original contract also...                    

Police bust 'sophisticated' pot grower

upi.com     Apr 2, 2008   3 related          

California authorities have uncovered what they're calling a sophisticated indoor marijuana cultivation operation, police say. ... The Santa Maria (Calif.) Times reported that Santa Barbara County sheriff's officials said the growing operation was one of the most complex...                    

Woman gets six months for role in postal shooting will forgery

sacbee.com     Mar 25, 2008   2 related          

A Goleta woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for her role in forging the will of a woman who was a postal shooter's first victim in a bloodbath two years ago. ... Beverly Graham was shot to death in her condominium by former neighbor Jennifer Sanmarco, who...                    

CORRECTED: GM to road test Volt battery packs in July

reuters.com     Mar 24, 2008   3 related          

(Corrects Lutz’s title in first paragraph) GOLETA, California (Reuters) - General Motors Corp will road test lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid beginning in July, slightly later than expected, Vice Chairman of Product Development Bob Lutz said on Thursday.                    

Commerce Planet Signs E-Commerce Agreement for Ironman(R) Nutritional Products (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     Mar 19, 2008   2 related          

GOLETA, Calif.----Commerce Planet, Inc. and its subsidiary Iventa, LLC, a global leader in web-enabled e-commerce management software, announced today the signing of an exclusive online marketing and e-commerce agreement with Naturally Scientific, Inc., manufacturer of Ironman® brand health and...                    

Teva Returns to the Grand Canyon to Tell an Important Message of Water Conservation (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     Mar 18, 2008   3 related          

GOLETA, Calif.----Teva® journeys back to the Colorado River to tell the world about the importance of conserving our earth's waterways with the premiere of the new MacGillivray Freeman Films IMAX® Theatre film, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D.                    

Commerce Planet Cooperates with FTC (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     Mar 17, 2008   4 related          

GOLETA, Calif.----Commerce Planet, Inc. today said that it received a Notice of Civil Investigative Demand on March 7, 2008, from the United States Federal Trade Commission for the production of documentation and a request for responses to written interrogatories.                    

CEOs see green energy policies preserving U.S. jobs

reuters.com     Mar 15, 2008   9 related          

GOLETA, California (Reuters) - It's not often you hear executives from the biggest U.S. industries and a Republican governor clamoring for stronger regulations on climate change. But that's exactly what they want. ... By Nichola Groom GOLETA, California (Reuters) - It's...                    

Wal-Mart pushing Chinese suppliers to go green

reuters.com     Mar 14, 2008   16 related          

GOLETA, California (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will meet with its thousands of Chinese suppliers this fall as part of a big push to reduce waste and emissions at factories that make its products, Chief Executive Lee Scott said on Thursday. ... "We started a very...                    

GM to road test Volt battery packs in July (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     Mar 13, 2008   9 related          

GOLETA, Calif., March 13 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N: ) will road test lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid beginning in July, slightly later than expected, Chief Executive Bob Lutz said on Thursday. In an interview with Reuters, Lutz...