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By Staff Report / Monday, August 29th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on Venoco CEO offers to take firm private
[EDITOR’S NOTE: There’s an updated version of this story: “Venoco sued over CEO’s offer“] The CEO of oil and gas company Venoco wants to take the company private in a proposed buyback deal that would value the entire company at $734 million. Denver-based Venoco said Aug. 29 that CEO and Chairman Tim Marquez has offered Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Don’t count California out just yet
There are signs that California’s sputtering job engine is starting to come to life.
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Spirit of Small Business 2011 event photos
Visit www.facebook.com/pacbiztimes for more photos from this year’s event.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on PBS Biotech acquires manufacturing firm
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on Grooving a niche in the market: Record Technology builds a business on vinyl
Record Technology Inc. in Camarillo is one of only a dozen vinyl record pressing plants left in the United States.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories / 3 Comments
General contractor Melchiori Construction Co. has faced 31 claims from subcontractors and suppliers that it did not pay them for their work on Santa Barbara County’s $4.5 million Emergency Operations Center. Melchiori’s subcontractors and suppliers filed 31 so-called “stop notices” with county officials for $1.5 million worth of work. In public works projects, a subcontractor Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 26th, 2011 / Features, Technology / 1 Comment
Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo’s technology for keeping track of a smart phone is hitting the streets through mass distribution.