Aid when bills shouldn
NonprofitsAs if raising a child with cancer isn’t tough enough, thousands of families over the past year have found it’s even tougher when the economy starts to crumble. It’s an issue that also falls into the national debate over universal health care, but for now, one private organization in the Tri-Counties has decided to take Read More →
Navy
OpinionWhen Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus came to Santa Barbara to speak before the regional chapter of the Navy League, not many people had heard of the “Green Fleet.” And, indeed, there is a fair amount of public relations value involved — just as Theodore Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet” which sailed the Pacific at Read More →
Warner credit watch
UncategorizedTy Warner, Montecito resident and luxury hotel magnate, may be in danger of defaulting on debt and faces a potential ratings agency downgrade on $425 million debt backed buy four resorts, including Four Seasons in New York, according to Bloomberg News. Standard & Poor’s placed Warner’s debt on “credit watch with negative implications” after net Read More →
Santa Barbara startup probes the market for bio-jet fuel
UncategorizedBio-jet fuel isn’t commercially available yet, but one Santa Barbara company already has a deal to sell 4 million barrels of it. BioJet Corp. has been working since January to lay the groundwork for a supply chain for renewable aviation jet fuel. The company doesn’t make the fuel itself; it organizes and strikes deals for Read More →
