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Updated: Gallegly talks about new CLU public policy center

By   /  Monday, March 4th, 2013  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Updated: Gallegly talks about new CLU public policy center

Retired Congressman Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, will lead a $3 million fundraising campaign for the newly established Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement at California Lutheran University. During a telephone chat with the Business Times, Gallegly said he hopes to forge close ties between the Thousand Oaks public policy center and the nearby Read More →

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Ventura County business groups step forward in bid for drone testing

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Ventura County business groups step forward in bid for drone testing

Ventura County will likely be the official applicant in a nationwide competition that’s expected to be very stiff.

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When the FTC calls: Phone on Hold founder shares story of his legal saga

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on When the FTC calls: Phone on Hold founder shares story of his legal saga

For the past 14 months, Pete Turpel has lived a business owner’s worst nightmare. He carefully built up Phone on Hold Marketing Systems, which provides pre-recorded messages for firms to play while customers are on hold, over nearly three decades. And then last year, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that Turpel had Read More →

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New Bacara owners plan millions in upgrades

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism  /  Comments Off on New Bacara owners plan millions in upgrades

The new owners of Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta plan to spend millions of dollars to upgrade the 78-acre coastal resort. On Feb. 25, Irvine-based Pacific Hospitality Group confirmed it had purchased the 360-room Bacara Resort from Ohana Real Estate Investors and Rockpoint Group for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks a successful turnaround Read More →

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Saddled with debt, Nuveen shakes up Santa Barbara Asset Management

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Saddled with debt, Nuveen shakes up Santa Barbara Asset Management

The debt-burdened parent of the largest wealth management firm in the region is shaking up the Santa Barbara company’s leadership ranks. Michael Mayfield, CEO and co-chief investment officer of Santa Barbara Asset Management, is retiring from the firm effective March 1, after 18 years with the company. James Boothe, a portfolio manager at the Santa Read More →

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Powell urges sequester compromise at speech in SB

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Powell urges sequester compromise at speech in SB

Saying that “you couldn’t run a 7-11 the way we are running the country,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the White House and Congress to work together to end the budget cuts set to kick in at midnight on March 1. Speaking at Westmont College’s annual President’s Breakfast in Santa Barbara on Friday Read More →

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Better coaching, with a click: Edufii takes a swing at cloud-based athlete training

By   /  Friday, March 1st, 2013  /  Central Coast, Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on Better coaching, with a click: Edufii takes a swing at cloud-based athlete training

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