With awards and promotions, our 13th year is off to a strong start
Columns, OpinionI’d like to exercise my editor’s prerogative and talk about two promotions that have taken place in our newsroom, two big awards and the way forward for the Business Times.
Lovins: Green energy a $1 trillion prize for private sector
Green Coast, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyEnergy efficiency represents a $5 trillion business opportunity to reshape civilization and make a profit. That’s the view of Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins, who spoke to a capacity filled audience at UC Santa Barbara on March 21. Lovins spoke in advance of the Wall Street Journal’s annual Eco:nomics conference taking place at the Read More →
This transaction pans out for Treasury, taxpayers
Columns, OpinionPacific Capital Bancorp’s controlling shareholders cured one of the biggest TARP headaches when they inked a $46-per-share sale to Union Bank’s parent company.
MB&T starts 37th year on high note
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, NonprofitsTen nonprofits from across th region received grants on March 14 as Montecito Bank & Trust prepared to celebrate its 37th anniversary and it 20th year of adding a philanthropic twist to the festivities. The bank’s employees selected the 10 organizations, which included All for Animals, Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, Council on Alcoholism and Read More →
New cigarette tax could be breath of fresh air for cancer researchers
Columns, OpinionProp. 29, which requires a simple majority to pass, would impose a $1 per-pack tax on cigarettes.
Gates: ‘Compromise has become a dirty word’
Latest news[EDITOR’s NOTE: This story was updated at 1:50 p.m. on March 2, 2012] Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered a ringing endorsement to California’s citizen-led redistricting effort, saying in a March 2 speech in Santa Barbara that extreme forces on the political left and right must learn to compromise if America is going to get Read More →
