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By Dana Olsen / Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Canary sale finalized
Santa Barbara’s Canary Hotel changed hands on March 22, when Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants finalized an estimated $40 million deal that’s been in the works since January. The private equity branch of the San Francisco-based hotel company acquired the 97-room boutique hotel along with its attached eatery, Coast Restaurant and Bar, Canary general manager Laura Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on U.S. cracks down on Chinese solar
Handing a victory to SolarWorld Industries, which maintains offices in Camarillo, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary ruling that would impose a series of small tariffs on solar panels imported from China. According to a press release from a coalition of panel makers that supported the SolarWorld dumping case, the March 20 Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, March 19th, 2012 / Latest news, Real Estate, Technology / Comments Off on Tech leaders preview new incubator in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara will soon have a new technology incubator space, and its organizers are giving technology insiders a sneak peak on March 21. The Synergy Business & Technology Center at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez is slated to open next month. Its organizers hope it will restore some of the cheap, flexible office space for Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Sunday, March 18th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Latest news / Comments Off on County moves forward on $43M Moorpark desalinization plant
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Clipper Windpower up for sale
Less than two years after Clipper Windpower was purchased by defense-industrial giant United Technologies Corp., the Carpinteria-based turbine maker is up for sale again. United Technologies, the name behind Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Sikorsky helicopters, bought Clipper in 2010 as the company was struggling to keep its cash flowing. The defense giant paid Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / 1 Comment
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “End of an era for SBB&T brand.” A look back at the 52-year history of a company that enjoyed exceptional customer and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sale of SBB&T means end of an era
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “Union deal rattles region’s banks.” A look at the key players in the banking landscape as the largest independent bank in the Read More →
