Restaurant and retail venture will anchor funk zone project
A massive new restaurant, wine and retail project is coming to Santa Barbara’s funk zone, the eclectic and gritty part of town known for its chic tasting rooms and art galleries dotted between industrial shops and warehouses. The 131 Anacapa St. project has been in the works for more than two years and will open Read More →
Ex-energy secretary to U.S. technologists: Make it happen here
Steven Chu does not mince words about U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing.
At the helm of success: Island Packers adds third catamaran to its fleet
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Op/ed: KPMG scandal damages reputation of the accounting profession
What possesses an audit partner to trade on inside information and violate the accounting profession’s most sacred ethical standard of audit independence? Is it carelessness, greed or ethical blindness?
Ready for liftoff: Local Market Launch gets $1.5M in first VC funding round
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Editorial: Rethinking the state’s broken unemployment system
More than 500,000 Californians receive as much as $450 per week in unemployment benefits that until recently could last for 99 weeks.
Santa Maria rolls out its first-ever Startup Weekend
Springtime is startup time in the Tri-Counties. This April, a new Startup Weekend event in Santa Maria and UC Santa Barbara’s annual New Venture Fair both sprouted a new corps of ideas. Here’s a closer look at each. SM startups Startup Weekend events, where teams of designers, business minds and coders come together to go Read More →
