Banks adapt by changing their ways and revamping their looks
The financial crisis rocked the very foundations of the banking world — and going forward, it may change the way banks look from the ground up, too. Few people can better speak to that than Elisa Garcia, owner of Garcia Architects in Santa Barbara. She specializes in banking design; if you live in the Santa Read More →
Cal Poly names temporary president
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo said June 18 that Robert Glidden, president emeritus of Ohio University, will serve as its new interim president as the school continues its search for a new leader. Glidden temporarily will fill the space vacated by longtime Cal Poly president Warren Baker, who announced his retirement last year after more Read More →
Inphi files for IPO
Semiconductor firm Inphi Corp. has filed documents to raise up to $115 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Founded in 2000, Inphi designs high-speed chips for communications equipment and server memory modules. Though technically headquartered in Sunnyvale, it maintains significant operations in Westlake Village. The company has shipped 90 Read More →
14 from Ventura County face federal mortgage fraud charges
Fourteen Ventura County residents could face up to hundreds of years in federal prison for their connections to loan applications that generated $35 million in allegedly fraudulent mortgages. Federal and Ventura County authorities arrested 13 people on June 16 who prosecutors say filled out false loan applications on behalf of largely Spanish-speaking recruits. The applications Read More →
State reform group comes to Santa Barbara
About 50 area business leaders gathered in Santa Barbara on June 16 as California Forward, the Bay Area group promoting regional collaboration and reform of state government practices, held a seminar at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion. The program was jointly hosted by the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County and the Santa Barbara-based Community Environmental Read More →
CLU study casts doubt on green jobs
Expectations that thousands of new green jobs can rescue the California economy from its deep recession are greatly overstated. That’s the conclusion of a new study by Bill Watkins at the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. Funded by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association and released June 16, the study says the opportunity for green jobs is Read More →
Web pioneer shares secrets of success
Lynda Weinman, the co-founder of Carpinteria-based online learning site Lynda.com, has been on a roll this year. With 30 million visitors a month and hundreds of thousands of paying members, her fast-growing Web service – which provides online training for creative professionals such as Web designers – outgrew its space in Ventura and has been Read More →
