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Oxnard , city (1990 pop. 142,216), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1903. Its economy, formerly based on agriculture, mining, and nearby military bases, has expanded as the city has grown. Sporting goods, cosmetics, metal products, prepared foods, paper, asphalt, pumps, aircraft parts, building materials, uniforms, computer equipment, and concrete products are manufactured. There is dairying, and avocados, citrus, vegetables, and nursery crops are grown. There are also oil refineries. Point Mugu Naval Air Weapons Station is nearby. Oxnard is the gateway for visitors to the Santa Barbara Islands and to Los Padres National Forest.
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OXNARD OFFICER SLAIN IN MIX-UP\Fatal shooting occurred during raid on drug...
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) March 14, 1996 700+ words ...Kermit Pattison Daily News Staff Writer An Oxnard police officer was accidentally shot and...was shot by a police supervisor as an Oxnard Police Department SWAT team raided a condominium...between the officers involved," said Oxnard Police Chief Harold Hurtt. "In our type... |
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Oxnard makes attracting business its business. (Special Section: Ventura County)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal Kinney, Steve July 26, 1993 700+ words The city of Oxnard and the local business community are forming...create and retain business and jobs in Oxnard. This new partnership illustrates how...manufacturing, retail and light industry, Oxnard hosts a quality labor pool with high levels... |
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OXNARD CITY COUNCIL TO COMMEND LOCAL BUSINESS FOR GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News June 1, 2006 700+ words The city of Oxnard issued the following news release: On Tuesday, June 13, Oxnard City Council will commend local business, Haas...Program. Haas Automation is the first business in Oxnard to participate in the partnership program, which... |
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CITY OF OXNARD GREAT PROGRAM RECEIVES A $3 MILLION GRANT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 27, 2006 700+ words The city of Oxnard issued the following news release: The...Resources (DWR) awarded the City of Oxnard two water desalination grants totaling...Desalter Feasibility Study. The City of Oxnard is one of 23 water desalination projects... |
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EX-RIVALS LEAD FORCE TO SPLIT OXNARD IN TWO CITYHOOD: ADVOCATES HOPING TO...
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) November 4, 2007 700+ words Byline: Tony Castro Staff Writer OXNARD -- While they were campaigning against...behind a proposal to effectively split Oxnard -- Ventura County's most populous city...on the sand but also low-income south Oxnard neighborhoods. It's a potentially divisive... |
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HOUSE PASSES REP. CAPPS' BILL ON OXNARD WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 20, 2006 700+ words ...comprehensive regional water resources development project in Oxnard. The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2005 would...of the Interior, in cooperation with the City of Oxnard, to participate in the design and planning of the... |
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REP. CAPPS CELEBRATES PASSAGE OF OXNARD WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News May 7, 2007 700+ words ...comprehensive regional water resources development project in Oxnard. The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2007 would...of the Interior, in cooperation with the City of Oxnard, to participate in the design, planning, and construction... |
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GTE TO OPEN CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER IN OXNARD
PR Newswire March 24, 1994 700+ words ...Customer Contact Center in northeastern Oxnard, Calif., starting in late 1994. The...employees, of which nearly 400 will be new to Oxnard. "The GTE family is proud to extend our operations in Oxnard," said Larry Sparrow, president, GTE... |
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Several Oxnard, Calif., Landmarks Part of Ambitious Real Estate Deal.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 7, 2003 700+ words ...Wagon Wheel Industrial Park, Carriage Square Shopping Center at Gonzales Road and Oxnard Boulevard and other commercial space in Oxnard; farmland in Oxnard and near Santa Maria; restaurant sites in Ventura and a total of 400,000 square... |
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BHP Billiton's Cabrillo Port Endorsed by Oxnard Chamber of Commerce.
PR Newswire March 28, 2006 700+ words ...Chamber's Government Relations Committee OXNARD, Calif., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oxnard Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors...deepwater location more than 21 miles from Oxnard off the Ventura County coast. The vote to... |
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Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories ...Chino Valley Beet Sugar Company, later acquired by Henry T. Oxnard ’ s American Beet Sugar Company. Later renamed the...water matters, and other concerns. Although its Chino and Oxnard factories had been closed, the sugar company in the 1960s still... |
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