Editorial: Capps steps up on Gulf oil spill
OpinionU.S. Rep. Lois Capps usually is content to capably represent her district and stick to her strengths on issues such as education and health care. But in her response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf Coast, she’s demonstrated real leadership — and proven to her constituents in the 23rd Congressional District that when Read More →
Made in Santa Maria: Prince Lionheart puts its plastics plant to new uses
UncategorizedIf you bought anything made of plastic in the past 15 years, chances are it read “Made in China.” Central Coast Molding, a new venture launched by longtime Santa Maria manufacturer Prince Lionheart, is working to make more plastic products read “Made in the U.S.A.” Founded in 1973, Prince Lionheart has expanded to become a Read More →
Limoneira refinances its loans on planned Paso Robles project
ColumnsLimoneira Co. has refinanced debt on Windfall Farms, its large San Luis Obispo County real estate development. The Santa Paula-based citrus and avocado grower increased its Windfall Farms debt held with Farm Credit West to $13 million, from $10.5 million outstanding, and extended the maturity date to May 1, 2013, according to filings with the U.S. Read More →
A mid-year update from the newsroom
ColumnsIn just a few weeks, June 30 will roll around on the calendar and the second half of the year will begin. That’s why I’m going to take a bit of a timeout this week and give you an update from the newsroom on developments for the rest of 2010. As you can tell from Read More →
Learning hard lessons: Meier regroups, writes again after selling Writers Conference
Women Inc.Marcia Meier has been knocked around by the publishing world enough times by now to know how to navigate it. That’s because the former owner of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference has learned about writing and publishing — and business — the hard way. Meier, who makes her living as a writing coach, recently released Read More →
