Economy encourages women to look to entrepreneurship
Women Inc.Rosandra Heffefingers was a successful project leader at a Ventura insurance brokerage firm — until her job fell out from beneath her. “They just decided it was no longer a lucrative project, so my position wasn’t necessary,” she said. Facing dim prospects in a difficult job market, she decided to look into entrepreneurship as an Read More →
Bankruptcy flood may be just starting
UncategorizedThe flood of bankruptcies pouring from the tri-county region may well pass the high-water mark by year’s end. The Santa Barbara district of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court — the office that encompasses the tri-county region — saw 4,134 bankruptcy filings from the beginning of 2009 just through September, the last month through which statistics have Read More →
A high-tech patent war
UncategorizedIn what could become a contest of war chests, Westlake Village-based chipmaker Inphi has fired back in a patent battle with a struggling Orange County firm over products for one of the hottest parts of the semiconductor market. The dispute started on Sept. 23 when Irvine-based Netlist, a money-losing company whose stock had traded Read More →
In our thoughts
OpinionIt’s once again time to recognize a couple of folks whose recent passings remind us that life is indeed fleeting. Leo Trujillo was a good-natured Santa Maria resident, former city councilman and believer in the future of the North Santa Barbara County economy. He was a friend to the Business Times literally from the moment Read More →
Tiger Woods
ColumnsNow that has Tiger Woods canceled his appearance at his annual golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks and admitted to marital transgressions, there’s still one lingering question about the golfer and his empire. That’s because while the tabloids and blogosphere are filled with speculation about what transpired between Woods and his wife Read More →
