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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Women government leaders could reset tone
They may fare better than their predecessors in coping with the nagging problems of slow growth, high housing prices and the need to foster a culture of innovation that keeps the job engine of the region humming.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage-Sansum merger on track as anti-trust filing nears
Sansum Clinic’s planned merger with Cottage Health System remains on track despite the possibility that the partial government shutdown could delay an anti-trust review of one of the region’s biggest health care deals. And the biggest physician group in Santa Barbara County says it hopes to be able to join the Covered California insurance exchange Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Brown taps Ventura County as one of state’s ‘innovation hubs’
Gov. Jerry Brown has named Ventura and Kern counties among four newly-established innovation hubs designed to spur job growth. The so-called Kern-Ventura i-Hub is designed to foster the growth of high-tech companies in aerospace, energy and other fields and is part of the California iDEA Hub. It will be based in Ridgecrest, in Kern County Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County selects new CEO
Santa Barbara County has reached a tentative deal to hire a new CEO. The Board of Supervisors said it has selected Mona Miyasato, the former chief assistant county administrator since 2008 of Marin County in the Bay Area. Miyasato would succeed Chandra Wallar, who came from San Diego County and has served as county CEO Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: How family businesses can beat the succession odds
By John Ambrecht on October 4, 2013 The drive to survive — one of humanity’s strongest, most basic instincts — has become both friend and foe to family businesses in the Tri-Counties. While it has created mega-wealth for many, it has also led to the loss of significant family fortunes when power-holding parents pass away Read More →