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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: How to avoid following the herd, and still be heard, as an investor
By Juan C. Ros on April 26, 2013 Here’s a short quiz: When the stock market is going up, do you: (1) get excited and want to keep riding the upswing to maximize profits, or (2) sell stocks to take money off the table? Similarly, when the stock market is in a freefall, do you Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Investors jump on FastSpring as revenue soars
Santa Barbara-based e-commerce company FastSpring has potentially received as much as $12.4 million in venture capital and has plans to boost hiring in the region. FastSpring, which was founded in 2005, saw its revenue reach $95 million last year. Despite having topped the Business Times’ list of fastest-growing companies and ranking high on national and Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features / Comments Off on The top of the crops: Strawberries are most valueable ag product on Central Coast
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Thirteen Fresh & Easy stores in region in flux as Tesco looks to sell
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By Dana Olsen / 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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By Staff Report / 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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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Owl Biomedical bought by German firm
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 →
