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 | Friday, August 5th, 2011

								
Peddling fun: Rental firm builds a coast-to-coast empire

								Features, Small Business								
Ventura-based Wheel Fun has grown into a coast-to-coast franchising empire with more than 100 locations.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, August 5th, 2011

								
FAA shutdown grounds airport projects

								Latest news, Tri-County Economy								
 The shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration will put Santa Maria’s runway extension and two airport improvement projects in Ventura County in a holding pattern.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, August 5th, 2011

								
B and H Flowers files for Ch. 11

								Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
 B and H Flowers is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a face-off with one of the world’s largest banks.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, July 29th, 2011

								
Catalyst expands to Westlake Village

								Nonprofits								
A Santa Barbara-based nonprofit focused on gathering entrepreneurs to benefit charities is expanding to Westlake Village.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, July 29th, 2011

								
Granite wins $5.4M bid for SM airport runway

								Real Estate, Top Stories								
Bids have come in for the second phase of the Santa Maria Airport’s ambitious runway lengthening project. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, July 22nd, 2011

								
SLO launches summer Hot House for startups

								Small Business, Technology								
Known around the state for its agriculture graduates, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has set up a Hot House for what it hopes will be its next important crop — technology startups.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, July 22nd, 2011

								
Software firm asks court to let it sue China

								Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories								
A Santa Barbara firm’s case that determine whether U.S. firms can sue the Chinese government and its contractors.