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What would Louis Lancaster think about our world economy?

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Who was Louis Lancaster? What would he think about the world economy today? Those are  deeply interrelated questions that UC Santa Barbara economics professor Benjamin J. Cohen will be answering when he gives the 65th anniversary talk to the Channel City Club on May 18. Cohen, who goes by Jerry, holds the Lancaster Chair in Read More →

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Editorial: Giving California the tools it needs to succeed

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Sacramento, we’ve got a problem. CEO Magazine has ranked California dead last among the 50 states in its annual survey of the best and worst places to do business. An Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study of 6,000 small business owners has given California an F grade when it comes to business friendliness. When your state Read More →

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County: Wage rules apply to hotel rebate

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Op/ed: Franchisee or independent, the choice is yours

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By Barry Kurtz on May 11, 2012 If you’re like many ambitious middle-managers and c-level employees who find themselves “in transition” as the recession drags on, you may face a stark choice — whether to downsize your lifestyle and your ego by working an unfulfilling job or, in the alternative, start your own business. If Read More →

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A blueprint for green business: Patagonia execs share lessons learned in new book

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Editorial: Oil could bring much-needed jobs to North Santa Barbara County

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The UC Santa Barbara forecast in Santa Maria  recently raised a provocative idea for speeding jobs and growth in the Central Coast: What if the North County opened the doors to more onshore oil-and-gas exploration and development? Many experts believe that discoverable reserves are plentiful throughout the Tri-Counties. But getting permits is practically impossible at Read More →

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Making change: Penny Revolution’s offbeat economic stimulus plan

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