Op/ed: An open letter to Ventura County — True pension reform is long overdue
Ventura County is clearly an outlier in its pension system and taxpayers are bearing the burden.
Editorial: Community colleges are too important to fail
This wake-up call should be taken seriously by the colleges and the business community.
Towbes Group grabs Goleta with Groupon-like deals at retailers
The Towbes Group is using its marketing muscle to cross-promote its shopping center and apartment complexes in the Goleta area.
$40M deposit: PCBC launches technology overhaul
The parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust is investing $40 million into a comprehensive technology overhaul.
Orfalea offers advice to start-ups
Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea hates working long hours — and he said that’s a big part of the reason his small business turned into one of the most successful start-ups ever to come out of Santa Barbara County. Orfalea shared personal advice on how to manage a start-up company with a group of about 200 Read More →
Ceres delays its IPO, slashes price
Thousand Oaks-based energy crop maker Ceres has drastically lowered expectations for its initial public offering and delayed it for a week, according to regulatory filings and investment banking sources. The company was set to raise as much as $132 million on the Nasdaq when shares hit the markets under the name CERE on Feb. 9. Read More →
