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Cleaning up classifieds: Bonqo takes on Craigslist with monitored approach

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Technology  /  Comments Off on Cleaning up classifieds: Bonqo takes on Craigslist with monitored approach

Craigslist is the dominant force in online classifieds. But it doesn’t take much sifting through its 1990s-era design and scrum of irrelevant, obviously fake or just plain dirty ads to spark the question: Can’t this be done better? Santa Barbara-based startup Bonqo.com believes the answer is yes. And its solution is to use real, live Read More →

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Cabrillo EDC chief to retire

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Latest news, Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Cabrillo EDC chief to retire

Rodney Fernandez will retire at the end of the year after nearly 30 years as executive director of Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.

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Editorial: Don’t let firms dodge public earnings reports

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Don’t let firms dodge public earnings reports

Back in the 1980s, when the film “Wall Street” was all the rage in Hollywood, corporate earnings releases were still somewhat of an inside game. In the heady days before the 1987 market crash, a savvy trader could grab the earnings off “the wire” and trade for a moment or two before the general public Read More →

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Deductions digitized: Software keeps tabs on your donations

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Technology  /  Comments Off on Deductions digitized: Software keeps tabs on your donations

It’s getting close to tax time, and as you start to organize your receipts to itemize your deductions, you run across notes of the thrift store donations you’ve made throughout the year: two bags of clothing, a box of books, a children’s bike, several kitchen appliances and your old couch. You know they’re worth something Read More →

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Oxnard hotels snared in $163M lawsuit

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Oxnard hotels snared in $163M lawsuit

The Residence Inn by Marriott and the Courtyard by Marriott in Oxnard are both being foreclosed upon and face lawsuits asking for court appointment of a receiver to step in and take control of the properties

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Ventura County health care chief tabbed as new CEO

By   /  Friday, December 3rd, 2010  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Ventura County health care chief tabbed as new CEO

Michael Powers, the director of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, was chosen Dec. 2 as the county’s next chief executive, the county Board of Supervisors announced. The supervisors voted unanimously to hire Powers to replace current County Executive Officer Marty Robinson, who plans to retire in March. Powers has run the Health Care Agency Read More →

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New backer for SLO solar project

By   /  Wednesday, December 1st, 2010  /  Green Coast, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on New backer for SLO solar project

A new financial backer is pursuing federal loan backing for the smaller of the two utility-scale solar farms slated for the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County.