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By Staff Report / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: How the right amount of happiness can literally enrich your life
Does happiness buy money?
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Features, Technology / 2 Comments
A former Mentor Corp. executive is launching a new fat-reduction and skin-tightening device and plans to hit the markets within the next two years.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Applying the Martinez Mantra to three big public policy issues
A look at three big public policy issues through the lens of the Deckers exec’s rule.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on In a crunch, State Fund targets small businesses
The State Compensation Insurance Fund, a government-sponsored insurer of last resort that’s hurting for business, has taken its hunt for cash into the courts, suing mom-and-pop contractors and billion-dollar companies alike in the Tri-Counties. The suits appear to be part of a crackdown on collections as the fund prepares to lay off thousands of workers Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Pension tsunami ready to hit local governments
California’s ailing benefits system rests on three tottering pillars — the State Fund for worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and public pensions.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Columns, Tourism / Comments Off on Film industry is a star-studded boost for Santa Barbara hotels
For hotels in Santa Barbara, the annual film festival starts the year off with a kick.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 24th, 2012 / Features / Comments Off on At home in California: Oxnard furniture chain is growing fast
Oxnard-based Urban Home has 200 employees and expects to outgrow its new headquarters again within a few years.
