Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, March 1st, 2010
Top Stories In celebration of its 10th anniversary this year, the Pacific Coast Business Times is launching its first annual Tri-County Business Hall of Fame. The five people inaugurated into this year’s hall of fame are dynamic leaders who have shaped the tri-county region in unprecedented ways. They will be honored at the Business Times’ 10th Anniversary Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Friday, February 26th, 2010
Top Stories Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants, parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast food restaurants, announced Feb. 26 that it is being sold to Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners for $928 million. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2010, will include the assumption of about $309 million of CKE Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Top Stories With its public option off the table, Santa Barbara-based Select Staffing is returning its focus to family ownership and a fundamentals-first approach to growth. Select, a temporary staffing firm, is the largest private company in the Tri-Counties, with revenue last year of $1.5 billion. Saddled with $535.5 million in debt and facing pressure from lenders Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Top Stories It’s still not clear whether the real estate market will thaw in 2010, but the South Coast scene is certainly heating up. After months of sluggish sales volume and anemic pricing, credit lines seem to be loosening up and organizations big and small are looking for their own slice of the South Coast. Among them Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Personal Finance After 117 years of essentially operating as a family-run company, Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. filed papers Feb. 12 to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Limoneira said it’s likely the largest lemon and avocado grower in the United States. It has begun moving into real estate development with projects such as East Area Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, February 22nd, 2010
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Even in an economy struggling back to its feet, a good engineer is hard to find. From startups to industry veterans, tri-county technology companies are still hiring and snapping up space in the commercial real estate markets. While it’s still a buyer’s market for employers looking to hire in other sectors, tech companies say finding Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, February 22nd, 2010
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San Luis Obispo County is putting the finishing touches on the single largest project the county has ever undertaken — the $176 million Nacimiento Water Project. Forty-five miles of pipeline have been put in the ground as part of the project, which aims to make water more available in the county by the end of Read More →
