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The top of the crops: Strawberries are most valueable ag product on Central Coast

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Thirteen Fresh & Easy stores in region in flux as Tesco looks to sell

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Chancellor calls on private sector to support CSU growth

By   /  Friday, April 26th, 2013  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Chancellor calls on private sector to support CSU growth

California State University Channel Islands has grown at a rapid clip since it opened its doors in 2002, a pace that’s expected to continue over the next decade as the school depends less on the state for funding and reaches out to the private sector. Timothy White, who became chancellor of the California State University Read More →

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Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet hires executive director

By   /  Thursday, April 25th, 2013  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet hires executive director

 A public-private initiative to lure more tech businesses to Goleta has hired its first executive director. The Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet, or GEM, appointed Doug Lynch to lead the group, which is a collaboration between the city of Goleta, the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce and UC Santa Barbara designed to create and maintain a tech Read More →

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Owl Biomedical bought by German firm

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Less than two years after it was founded, Santa Barbara-based Owl Biomedical has been acquired by a German firm. Bergisch Gladbach-based Miltenyi Biotec said April 23 that it had purchased Owl for an undisclosed sum. The heart of Owl is a chip that can sort millions of cells per minute with help from lasers and Read More →

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101 One Hundred & Business Hall of Fame announced

By   /  Monday, April 22nd, 2013  /  Features, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on 101 One Hundred & Business Hall of Fame announced

The Business Times is pleased to announce our 2013 class of 101 One Hundred & Business Hall of Fame honorees. This annual special section published with the April 19 print edition. An evening awards reception for the honorees will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara. [Buy Read More →

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Power-One to be acquired by Swiss firm for $1B

By   /  Monday, April 22nd, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Power-One to be acquired by Swiss firm for $1B

Camarillo-based Power-One, a maker of inverters for solar power systems, is set to be acquired by Swiss industrial group ABB for $6.35 per share in a deal valued at about $1 billion. The deal bookends Power-One’s mid-2000s turnaround strategy. After struggling as a maker of computer power supplies, in 2006 Power-One bought an Italian inverter Read More →