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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara approves TBID
The Santa Barbara City Council voted Sept. 28 to establish a “tourism business improvement district,” which will collect fees from 88 different hotels and use them to fund a regional marketing campaign. The measure places a surcharge, on top of the existing bed tax, of between 50 cents and $2 per night, depending on the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 30th, 2010 / Green Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on SolarWorld announces new schools program
SolarWorld, a German company with a plant in Camarillo, unveiled a program Sept. 30 that could put solar panels on schools without charging the schools for any of the up-front costs. The move comes a few weeks after the Oxnard Union School District passed over SolarWorld and picked SunPower, a San Jose-based company, to put Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on CSUCI to offer business classes in Santa Barbara
CSU Channel Islands will offer undergraduate classes in business through the Santa Barbara City College Campus, under an agreement that officials from both colleges signed during a Sept. 29 news conference. The program will begin in fall 2011 with up to 30 students, who will take one or two courses per 12-week term at SBCC, Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County finds its CEO
Santa Barbara County will get its first woman CEO when Chandra Wallar replaces Mike Brown on Nov. 1. Wallar comes from San Diego County, where she has been deputy chief administrative officer and general manager over the Land Use and Environment Group since 1999 — experience that will come in handy in Santa Barbara County, where Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Level Studios acquired by bigger firm
Level Studios, the biggest all-digital marketing firm in the Tri-Counties and a major tech employer with 140 people in San Luis Obispo, has been acquired by a New Jersey firm. The acquisition by Princeton, N.J.-based Rosetta will put Level Studios — which works with clients as large as BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and as Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: For SLO’s prosperity, vote no on Measure H
In recent years, a relative bright spot for the San Luis Obispo economy has been a spurt of development along Broad Street and Tank Farm Road in the area south of the city center. Although this area is quite a distance from the Cal Poly campus, it has become a bit of a hub for Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Jail tax a necessary pain
In Santa Barbara County, an unusually broad coalition is backing Measure S, a public safety initiative that would at last give the Santa Maria Valley a viable way to lock up criminals. There is no doubt that Measure S has a hefty price tag. It would increase the sales tax by half a cent for Read More →
