College has tools for making business leaders
Thomas Aquinas College may have the key to creating better employees for companies everywhere. The Santa Paula school’s uncommon curriculum and learning structure set it apart from other liberal arts colleges. But most important to employers, graduates are trained in sparking discussions and handling ethical issues. Thomas Aquinas bases its entire curriculum on the Read More →
Beyond war games
If a terrorist attack or natural disaster hit the Tri-Counties, the first businesses asked for help might not be the ones you’d think. “When you have a mass-casualty event, one of the first businesses that gets tapped is the ice cream companies,” said David Banks, executive director of the Center for Asymmetric Warfare at Point Read More →
She
Between deftly handling the politics of corporate America and raising her sons, Santa Barbara author Lynn Taylor drew a comparison between the two enterprises: managers act like toddlers. This revelation then took a seven-year journey from its conception to Taylor’s latest book, “Tame your Terrible Office Tyrant.” While unpacking some boxes in 2002, Taylor found Read More →
New event runs on a fast track
June Snow had a great idea and she ran with it. Snow and her husband, Rusty, are the founders and producers of the Santa Barbara Marathon, which will hold its first race this December. The course will take runners from just west of the Camino Real Marketplace on Hollister Avenue, loop around through Goleta Read More →
Carp fights oil
Carpinteria’s City Council voted 4-1 on Aug. 10 to appeal a defeat it suffered in a challenge to oil firm Venoco’s efforts to get a drilling initiative on the ballot this fall. The city council voted in closed session to continue its legal efforts after it lost a Santa Barbara County Superior Court case Read More →
Oil money is ripe for the taking
When it comes to running a business, it’s generally a bad idea to leave money on the table. Not leaving money on the table means grabbing revenue that’s easy whenever it’s easy to grab it. And after witnessing the California budget meltdown this summer, it’s astonishing to see how much money the state left on Read More →
Fire scorches 25K acres
A fire that broke out Aug. 9 in the wilderness of northeastern Santa Barbara County has scorched more than 25,000 acres. There are 1,277 firefighters, 39 engines, 10 helicopters and one air tanker fighting the La Brea Fire. At press time on Aug. 12, it was 10 percent contained. The flames raged in the Los Read More →
