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Editorial Department


| Monday, May 17th, 2010

K-Swiss loses a factory

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For the past two and a half years, Westlake Village-based K-Swiss has been trying to transform itself from a staid, shield-logoed company that introduced the first leather tennis shoe at Wimbledon in 1966 into a cutting-edge footwear brand. It’s put millions of dollars into developing and marketing specialized shoes for triathletes and runners, investments that Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

PXP drilling project in trouble

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Plains Exploration & Production Co.’s plans to drill for oil off the Santa Barbara coast could be dead in the water after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger withdrew his support for the plan. Schwarzenegger’s change of heart was promoted by the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Bloomberg News reported. Schwarzenegger appointees or allies make up two-thirds Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

Ventura burnishes its green credentials

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Cities across the region are talking about how to attract green jobs. On May 17, the city of Ventura will have a green business developer working the case full time. Joey Briglio worked for Ventura for about six years in a range of planning and environmental jobs and is returning to fill the newly created Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

InTouch eyes an IPO: Medical robotics firm raises $10M in private funds

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Goleta-based InTouch Health, the maker of a telemedicine robot, has raised $10 million in a private placement and is gearing up to go public. InTouch’s robot and Web-based control platform lets experts in stroke, cardiology and other fields perform patient consultations at faraway hospitals and connect devices such as electronic stethoscopes and EKGs. Founded in Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

Power-One leads the pack in Q1 earnings

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Tri-county tech firms have announced strong first-quarter results, largely fueled by impressive growth at Camarillo’s Power-One. Here’s a closer look at first-quarter earnings at some of the largest firms in the region: • Power-One, a maker of power treatment products for everything from computers to trains to solar panels, turned in a $3.8 million profit for Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

Retail market heats up again in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties

Columns

The Tri-Counties are finally seeing some retail leasing action again, with everybody from large national chains to local mom-and-pop shops penning deals on spaces. It’s an encouraging sign that the economy is truly on the upswing. In Santa Barbara, national clothing retailer Love Culture announced that it has signed a 10-year lease on 7,000 square Read More →

| Monday, May 10th, 2010

A new deal for a new banking era

Columns

Every financial crisis breeds its own solutions. In the case of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the region’s largest financial institution, that solution is something called a “recapitalization.” As befits the era of the hybrid, the proposed $500 million cash injection by Dallas-based Ford Financial Group is part sale and part workout, all done with a wink Read More →