Soda space race: Rocket Fizz goes national with franchising
Rocket Fizz founders Robert Powells and Ryan Morgan have built a nationwide soda-pop enterprise out of quirky novelty creations such as their best-selling bacon-flavored soda and glow-in-the-dark “Martian Poop” soda.
Strolling into a bigger market: SeaVees opens first company-owned showroom
As corporate relocations go, this was a minor one. SeaVees, the shoe company that resurrected a 50-year-old brand name a few years ago, recently moved its headquarters about a block and a half in downtown Santa Barbara.
Memo to Mr. Warner: Even Beanie Baby billionaires have to play fair
The prosecution of Ty Warner only came about as part of a relatively recent crackdown on offshore accounts in which nearly 70 wealthy individuals have faced fines and prosecutions.
Minimum wage hike has ripple effect on exempt worker status
As fall settles and you break out the Halloween decorations, it’s time to think about the biggest fright of the season: Next year’s new employment laws.
Editorial: UAVs should be at core of iHub
Working hand-in-hand with a statewide manufacturing initiative and the emerging unmanned aerial vehicle industry, it could give production, design, energy and technology firms along the Highway 101 corridor a lift.
Fighting for farming: Santa Paula rancher wrangles with SOAR advocates
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