Scorpion buys New York-based digital media firm

In a combination of two digital marketing firms, Scorpion, based in Valencia, has bought Driven Local, which has its headquarters in Islandia, N.Y. The purchase will bolster Scorpion’s ability to

Med Tech Solutions buys Constellation’s IT unit

Med Tech Solutions, a Valencia-based health care cloud computing company, has acquired the health information technology business unit of Constellation Inc. In a statement, MTS said the move will help

Top five barriers to home ownership

By Marty Kovacs Whatever happened to the commitment of homeownership as a national priority? Despite the addition of about 11.8 million households between 2006 and 2016, there are roughly 1

U.S. HealthWorks buys Missouri clinic

Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks has expanded its occupational health and urgent care network with the purchase of Mosaic Life Care’s Occupational Medicine Clinic in St. Joseph, Mo., the company said in

Home ownership builds strong communities

By Marty Kovacs It’s true that owning a home offers the freedom to create a personal living environment. Yet it means much more to society and the nation. Indeed, home

New Appointments

Audrey Asplund Appointed: Principal, Rio Norte Junior High School, Santa Clarita Formerly: Assistant principal, West Ranch High School Jennifer Castaldo, RN Appointed: Vice president of patient care services, chief nursing

Knowledge Exchange

Calvin Hedman Company: Hedman Partners, accounting Title: President   Born: Bowman, N.D. Education: University of North Dakota; CSUN, Bachelor’s in business administration, accounting option     Hobbies: Golf, basketball, traveling

BioSolar inks marketing deal with Top Battery

BioSolar, Inc., a Santa Clarita-based developer of high-capacity energy storage technology and materials, will jointly develop advanced lithium-ion batteries with Top Battery Co., a South Korean battery maker. The engineering

Fralock Meetings Begin with “Change is Good!”

2017 marks fifty years of operations for Fralock, a growing family-owned and operated business located in the Valencia Commerce Center. Fralock designs, engineers and manufactures specialty components and subassemblies for

Never forget the importance of asking “what if?”

The difference between making good or bad judgments in crises often depends on the level of contingency planning. During strategic planning sessions, leaders should ask “what if,” play out different