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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 11th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Developers plant Marriott flag in Goleta with $28M joint venture
By this time next year, the South Coast will have its first Marriott, a $28 million hotel in the heart of Goleta’s technology corridor.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 11th, 2011 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Procter Slaughter & Reagan splits into two Ventura County firms
Ventura County has two new law firms, but the names are familiar.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 11th, 2011 / Features, Small Business, Tourism / Comments Off on Zipping along: Santa Margarita Ranch launches adventure tours
Santa Margarita Ranch now offers the first commercial zipline tours on the Central Coast.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, November 10th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on Former telecom mogul dies at 52
Chris Edgecomb, co-founder and CEO of Star Telecom, once one of Santa Barbara’s largest public companies, died Nov. 7. He was 52. Star Telecom was among the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. Edgecomb led the firm’s spectacular rise from $67 million in revenue in 1995 to more than $1 billion in 1999 — before it crashed Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Wine, tech key to Central Coast outlooks
The Central Coast’s economic future is tied to its ability to capitalize on its burgeoning wine and agriculture, smart manufacturing, high technology and tourism industries. That was the view from two separate economic events in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria on Nov. 8. In San Luis Obispo, forecasters from Beacon Economics weighed the growth Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, November 7th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen launches $5B buyback
Amgen said Nov. 7 that it plans to buy back $5 billion of its shares as part of a push to return profit to stockholders. Shares of the Thousand Oaks-based drugmaker jumped 4.5 percent in morning trading. Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings lowered their ratings on Amgen debt after the announcement because the biotech Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: emPower calls for a sunnier Santa Barbara
A revised emPowerSBC program for energy efficiency upgrades was unveiled in Santa Barbara County on Nov. 1.
