Three agricultural businesses in Oxnard that employ about 260 people are closing in early August, a report shows.
Vegetable grower Hiji Brothers, Inc., plus an associated seedling nursery and shipping operation will shut down permanently and completely, officials said in a notice sent to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.
Company President Donald Hiji, who signed the notification, could not be reached for comment on the exact reasons for the shuttering of the business established in the 1950s.
Rob Roy, legal counsel for Hiji Brothers, said members of the Japanese family that started the company decided to close because of what he described as the difficult regulatory climate in California.
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