SLO Airport gets FAA nod
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport was honored at the Federal Aviation Administration Contract Tower Program Workshop, held July 27-29 in Washington, D.C., with more than 100 delegates representing contract tower airports, ATC contractors and government officials in attendance. The 2009 Willie F. Card award, given in memory of former FAA Contract Tower Office Manager Read More →
Special Devices emerges from bankruptcy
Special Devices, one of Moorpark’s larger employers, has emerged from bankruptcy less than eight months after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization protection, said the Ventura County Star. During the restructuring, Special Devices closed its local auto operations, which employed about 120 employees. The company consolidated the division with the company’s Arizona location, The Star reported. Read More →
Dalidio
Ernie Dalidio has not always been lucky with his San Luis Obispo Marketplace project. He’s been thumped by bureaucrats, stumped by politicials, delayed, distracted and was forced to spend big bucks on a referendum to get his project passed. But Dalidio’s luck may be changing and the SLO Marketplace may yet come to fruition as Read More →
Santa Barbara weighs the meaning of high-rise
It’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, and all across the city of Santa Barbara, aging baby boomers are debating a serious question: How high can we get in this city? We’re not talking about the strength of the marijuana at the local dispensary or the true meaning of Sly and the Family Stone lyrics. We’re Read More →
Ventura County vacancies low in first half, despite recession
The struggling rental market is sometimes forgotten in all the housing market hoopla, but that’s exactly what NAI Capital’s mid-year report explores. The Los Angeles-based firm said downward pressure in the single-family residence market has created a small boom in the rental market, effectively stalling the rise in vacancies. “Although we have seen little Read More →
Analysts: Second half critical for PCBC
The next two quarters could be the most important in Santa Barbara-based Pacific Capital Bancorp’s history. The parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and four other banking franchises on the Central Coast, Pacific Capital said July 30 that it suffered a $362 million loss in the second quarter. That news followed 300 job cuts Read More →
