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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Latest news, Small Business, Women Inc. / Comments Off on From ice skater to spa legend : Oaks at Ojai’s Sheila Cluff tells her story
On first blush, Sheila Cluff comes across as the quintessential California girl. She’s blond and athletic, smart and funny. But her recently published memoir, “Living Your Dream,” reveals the Sheila Cluff behind the persona of a successful entrepreneur in the fitness business and owner and developer of The Oaks at Ojai. We learn that as Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Hardy Diagnostics buys new Midwest manufacturing site
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on BAROnova backers bet $27.3M on obesity device
Goleta-based BAROnova has raised $27.3 million to fund clinical trials of its obesity treatment, bringing the medical device firm’s total funds raised to date to $41.3 million. The company is developing a product it calls the TransPyloric Shuttle. The firm said the device may be able to slow the digestion process and create the sensation of Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Ten ways to shift to whole-family financial planning
By John Ambrecht on February 22, 2012 For decades, estate and family business succession planning have been primarily about legally protecting and distributing family wealth and reassigning business assets, roles and responsibilities according to the wishes of those at the helm of the company or family unit. However, the landscape is shifting to incorporate a Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Looking good: Former Inamed CEO builds out Suneva in Santa Barbara
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Santa Barbara media startup offers new model
The region’s sometimes quirky lineup of media players welcomes a new entrant this month. Mission and State, a nonprofit spawned by grants from the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Knight Foundation among others, rolled out the red carpet for its new staff on Feb. 19. The project was previously called the Santa Barbara Investigative Journalism Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on East Area I project looks to 2014 with annexation into Santa Paula
Limoneira Co.’s 1,500-home mixed-use project has been in the works since 2004.