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City still waits for wind firm

By   /  Monday, November 23rd, 2009  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on City still waits for wind firm

Continental Wind Power has made big promises to the people of Santa Paula, but there are signs that the young company is struggling to meet its self-imposed deadline for a new assembly plant. On June 30, Continental President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Winsayer stood before a crowd at Santa Paula’s City Hall. He said Read More →

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Black Friday dreams

By   /  Monday, November 23rd, 2009  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Black Friday dreams

Just months after the Camarillo Premium Outlets unveiled its massive expansion, the retail center will be put to the ultimate test, facing one of the most challenging holiday shopping seasons in recent history. In response to the downturn, price-conscious consumers have adopted new shopping strategies to help them wring every last cent from their hard-earned Read More →

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Historic Wineman Hotel lights up San Luis Obispo streets again

By   /  Monday, November 23rd, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Historic Wineman Hotel lights up San Luis Obispo streets again

The intersection of Chorro and Higuera streets was lit up Nov. 18 with neon from the historic Wineman Hotel in San Luis Obispo. Again. The 100-year-old building first opened as the Wineman Hotel in 1930. Since then, it’s housed Riley’s Department Store, Carpenter’s Rexall, Copelands Sports and the Sports Authority, but even native daughters like Read More →

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These towns are not afraid of big chances

By   /  Monday, November 23rd, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on These towns are not afraid of big chances

Throw deep. That’s not always the best economic development strategy. But in the case of North Santa Barbara County, there are two large-scale projects in the very earliest of stages that could become the job-generating engines for the next economic cycle in the Tri-Counties. Before you put down your newspaper and wonder out loud what Read More →

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Breaking news: Weyrich auction postponed

By   /  Friday, November 20th, 2009  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Breaking news: Weyrich auction postponed

UPDATE: The auctioning off of San Luis Obispo businessman David Weyrich’s properties on York Mountain Road near Templeton and Los Ranchos Road near San Luis Obispo was postponed Friday morning — at the beneficiaries’ request — until Tuesday Nov. 24. • Click here to read the previous story and check the Nov. 27 print issue Read More →

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Pacific Capital shares up 35 percent

By   /  Wednesday, November 18th, 2009  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Pacific Capital shares up 35 percent

Shares of Pacific Capital Bancorp soared 35 percent in unusually heavy trading on Nov. 18 as the stock closed at 91 cents. Volume was more than 2 million shares compared with the normal 1.3 million shares daily. No news was announced, but as earlier reported, the region’s largest banking company has been seeking a buyer Read More →

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Semtech announces profit, acquisition

By   /  Wednesday, November 18th, 2009  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Semtech announces profit, acquisition

Camarillo-based chipmaker Semtech, which makes parts for the BlackBerry and other mobile phones, announced an $11.9 million third-quarter profit Nov. 18 and said it had purchased Irvine-based chipmaker Sierra Monolithics for $180 million in cash. Revenues were down 6 percent from a year ago to $75.1 million, but that figure represented a 13 percent increase Read More →