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Eichholz Foundation gives $5.5M to museum

By Staff Report / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Eichholz Foundation gives $5.5M to museum

The Eichholz Foundation has recently granted $5.5 million to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to fund the museum’s director position. Mercedes Eichholz formed the foundation on behalf of herself and her late husband Robert to support the arts. In a news release, Eichholz said the foundation decided to fund the director position to add Read More →

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Fashion designer Heidi Merrick to keynote Top Women

By Staff Report / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Latest news, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Fashion designer Heidi Merrick to keynote Top Women

Fashion designer Heidi Merrick will keynote the Pacific Coast Business Times’ awards event for its annual Top Women in Business special section. The event, held April 12 in Santa Barbara, will feature Merrick, a native of Carpinteria and daughter of famed surfboard shaper Al Merrick. Merrick launched her line of clothing in 2007, and the Read More →

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New cigarette tax could be breath of fresh air for cancer researchers

By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / 2 Comments

Prop. 29, which requires a simple majority to pass, would impose a $1 per-pack tax on cigarettes.

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Grown in Santa Maria: Allan Hancock launches business incubator

By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Central Coast, Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Grown in Santa Maria: Allan Hancock launches business incubator