Rupert predicts flat GDP growth in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County is expected to see flat or even negative GDP growth over the next year, and the long-term outlook for its jobs market is gloomy. That was the prognosis from the team of forecasters at UC Santa Barbara’s annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit, which held events for the southern and northern halves Read More →
Bloomberg: Amgen targeted in lawmakers’ probe
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is among a handful of drugmakers being probed for more information about a deal it reached with the Obama administration to support the health care overhaul Democrats passed in 2010, according to Bloomberg News. The news agency reported on May 4 that a group of Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Read More →
New firms ready to hatch as Startup Weekend comes to Santa Barbara
Spring startup madness promises to continue into summer as Startup Weekend comes to Santa Barbara after a successful run in San Luis Obispo earlier this year. For the unfamiliar, Startup Weekend is a Seattle-based nonprofit that helps people in cities around the world facilitate events where designers, coders and business minds meet. Once everyone’s together, Read More →
The digital dotted line: RightSignature takes John Hancock online
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Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub
When chef Cindy Black realized that late-night foodies and bar-hoppers faced a dearth in downtown Santa Barbara, she quit her job and used her last paycheck to open her own eatery. A year and a half later, Black has taken on the challenge of opening a daytime sister restaurant to The Blue Owl, a lower Read More →
Hampton Inn marks first new hotel in SLO since recession
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