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By Staff Report / Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on The future of health care: Digital records and remote robots
People don’t have to die because of where they live or because the can’t access their own medical records. That was the theme of the Jan. 18 program of the MIT Central Coast Enterprise Forum. Three area technology companies, InTouch Health, BioIQ and Active Life Scientific presented at the Santa Barbara event. Michael Chan of Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 / Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara hotel tax revenue on track for record
Thanks to a rebound in tourism, including an influx of foreign visitors, Santa Barbara is on pace to set a record for hotel tax revenue in 2011-12. While the city’s overall sales taxes also are increasing, they’ve not yet rebounded to pre-recession levels, said City Manager Jim Armstrong. He delivered the annual state of the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Venoco’s board agrees to CEO buyout
[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 18] Venoco CEO Tim Marquez has agreed to pay $12.50 per share to take his Denver and Carpinteria-based oil and gas company private. In a deal announced shortly before the markets opened on Jan. 17, Venoco said the company had agreed to accept an offer that Marquez, Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Latest news, Real Estate, Tourism / Comments Off on Canary Hotel for sale to San Francisco group
The downtown hotel is listed for $40 million, according to several industry sources.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Features, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage Hospital 2.0 — $700M rebuild makes public debut
One of the priciest construction projects in the history of Santa Barbara County, the new Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is almost complete.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bank moves to seize Saabs at port
A bank backed by Uncle Sam is suing to seize a stash of Saab vehicles at the Port of Hueneme as the iconic Swedish car brand heads for the sunset. Ally Financial, a bank three-quarters owned by the U.S. Treasury, wants court approval to take control of 151 vehicles being stored at the port by Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on RDA shutdown looms for TO, Santa Barbara
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