Fire scorches 25K acres
UncategorizedA fire that broke out Aug. 9 in the wilderness of northeastern Santa Barbara County has scorched more than 25,000 acres. There are 1,277 firefighters, 39 engines, 10 helicopters and one air tanker fighting the La Brea Fire. At press time on Aug. 12, it was 10 percent contained. The flames raged in the Los Read More →
Spirit of Small Business 2009 photos
Small BusinessThe Business Times and the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration presented the 7th Annual Spirit of Small Business Awards on Aug. 6 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. The event honored eight businesses as well as this year’s Small Business Advocate, Rudy Estrada of California State University, Channel Islands and was Read More →
Cal Poly explores MBA for Santa Barbara
UncategorizedCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is taking a close look at launching an MBA program in Santa Barbara next fall. Dave Christy, dean of the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly, said Aug. 12 that the school will study the feasibility of offering graduate business degree programs in Santa Barbara starting in Read More →
Dalidio
OpinionErnie Dalidio has not always been lucky with his San Luis Obispo Marketplace project. He’s been thumped by bureaucrats, stumped by politicials, delayed, distracted and was forced to spend big bucks on a referendum to get his project passed. But Dalidio’s luck may be changing and the SLO Marketplace may yet come to fruition as Read More →
LaunchPoint looks at energy
TechnologyThe technology to carry America’s energy grid into the 21st century might be born behind a hamburger joint in Old Town Goleta. That’s where LaunchPoint Technologies keeps its stable of 20 engineers working on a range of projects, from a giant ring that could use electricity and magnets to fling satellites into space to tiny Read More →
Analysts: Second half critical for PCBC
UncategorizedThe next two quarters could be the most important in Santa Barbara-based Pacific Capital Bancorp’s history. The parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and four other banking franchises on the Central Coast, Pacific Capital said July 30 that it suffered a $362 million loss in the second quarter. That news followed 300 job cuts Read More →
Ventura OKs projects
UncategorizedThe Ventura City Council has approved three major improvement projects, including the first phase of a multimillion-dollar plan to relocate a decaying bike path and restore the beach near Surfers Point and the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The City Council also unanimously agreed to spend $1.2 million to repave Poli Street in the downtown area and Read More →
