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Chicago Title Co., a member of Chicago Title & Trust, recently acquired Interstate Escrow Co., a 13-year-old operation with offices in Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Palmdale and Lancaster. . . . The Best Western Oxnard Inn, which earlier this month unveiled a renovation valued at more than $1 million, has received the hotel chain’s Chairman’s Award for a perfect inspection score on cleanliness and maintenance. . . . Joseph D. Kreutz, owner and president of Ventura’s Golden Oaks Financial Corp. and J.D. Kreutz Construction Co., has been elected to the board of directors of First National Bank of Ventura.