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By Guest commentary / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Education and capital will provide the fuel for region’s economy
By John K. Paglia on June 29, 2012 On June 1, the federal government released surprisingly bleak job numbers for the United States. With only 69,000 jobs added in May, the national unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. In California, the joblessness rate remains a stubbornly high 10.9 percent. Closer to home the numbers are Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority
Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved a new tax rebate for hotel mega-projects. Now it will be up to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to walk the walk and start moving dirt at the much debated, long-delayed Miramar Hotel and Cottages in Montecito. And it will be up to the Board of Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits / 1 Comment
“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than it is to earn it in the first place,” Andrew Carnegie, one of the country’s original businessmen turned philanthropists, once said. That’s the problem Tina Fanucchi-Frontado helps donors address with her business, SB Philanthropy. Three years ago, Fanucchi-Frontado was serving as executive director of the Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mentor suit sets off breast implant battle
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / 8 Comments
You might call it the curious case of Make It Work. The South Coast-based company was a pioneer in the business of at-home computer repair and networking installation. But after more than 10 years in business, it shut down abruptly on June 25, leaving employees out of jobs and customers wondering what was going to Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Ventura ponders its options for reconnecting the city and the sea
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By Guest commentary / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: In business, sometimes it’s about learning how to let go
It’s the idea of taking a small loss for a potentially huge gain.