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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Suddenly, deficit is talk of the town
WASHINGTON, D.C. — All of a sudden, deficit reduction is the name of the game. It is as though someone flipped a switch on Nov. 2 and suddenly the one-trick pony that is politics in the nation’s capital is obsessed with the idea of balancing the federal budget. Not that I am complaining. As I Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Uncategorized / Comments Off on New Year rings in rising workers comp. rates
Workers’ compensation rates are creeping up again
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Features, Green Coast / Comments Off on When vision isn’t enough: Former Patagonia CEO leads MBA program
Former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke is overseeing a new certificate at Pepperdine University’s MBA program in Malibu focusing on socially responsible business practices
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By Stephen Nellis / 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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By Staff Report / 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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By Staff Report / 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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By Stephen Nellis / 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.
