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QAD buys Michigan firm for $5M

By   /  Monday, December 31st, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on QAD buys Michigan firm for $5M

Santa Barbara-based manufacturing software firm QAD said Dec. 31 that it purchased Michigan-based Cebos for $5 million in cash. QAD sells planning and management software used by large manufacturing firms around the world. Cebos provides management and regulatory compliance software. QAD will pay $3.5 million upon closing the deal and then $1.5 million subject to Read More →

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Editorial: One hotelier’s pluck snags Amgen tour

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: One hotelier’s pluck snags Amgen tour

Sometimes you just have to lead, dammit. That’s what happened in San Luis Obispo County this fall when hotelier John King stepped up big time to garner a huge prize, time trials and an overnight in Avila Beach for the Amgen Tour of California.

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Infrared pioneers return with $20M in funding

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Infrared pioneers return with $20M in funding

[Editor’s note, Dec. 24, 2012: The story originally contained multiple inaccuracies about the history of the infrared sensor industry in the Tri-Counties. A corrected version has been posted below.] A pair of entrepreneurs who built up and then sold Goleta-based Indigo Systems to Flir Systems are back in action with $20 million in fresh capital Read More →

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Avila arrives: Beach town’s hoteliers led bid for Amgen cycling tour

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Avila arrives: Beach town’s hoteliers led bid for Amgen cycling tour

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Santa Barbara’s El Encanto leads new wave of luxury hotels

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Columns, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s El Encanto leads new wave of luxury hotels

The South Coast quietly ushered in a new era of luxury hotel construction on Dec. 18 when Orient-Express took the wraps off the rebuilt and remodeled El Encanto, a once-faded gem located on Santa Barbara’s Riviera. With a few dozen media types, movers and shakers, and Mayor Helene Schneider looking on, Orient-Express Regional Managing Director Read More →

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French Hospital on track with $39M upgrade

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news  /  Comments Off on French Hospital on track with $39M upgrade

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Tri-county shopping centers lead California’s retail rebound

By   /  Friday, December 21st, 2012  /  Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Tri-county shopping centers lead California’s retail rebound

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