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| Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

SBCC lands on list of top 10 community colleges

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For the second year in a row, Santa Barbara City College has been named one of the top ten community colleges in the country. The Aspen Institute said Sept. 5 that it selected the Santa Barbara campus as one of the finalists for its Community College Excellence prize, one of the highest honors a junior Read More →

| Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Calavo Q3 profits up 109%

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[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:CVGW” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”05-03-2012″ enddate=”05-09-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers reported Sept. 5 that its third-quarter profits have more than doubled since the same period last year, largely thanks to high avocado volume and good results from its packaged food segment. The avocado marketer and distributor said its earnings for the third Read More →

| Friday, August 31st, 2012

Will turn tricks for profits Magic Geek conjures a business out of a hobby

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| Thursday, August 30th, 2012

50 Fastest-Growing Companies 2012

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Learn more about this year’s featured companies and the awards event.

| Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Thousand Oaks apartments sell for $51.4M

Latest news, Real Estate

A 191-unit apartment complex in Thousand Oaks has been sold to a Los Angeles investment firm for $51.4 million, an almost 20 percent premium over the property’s last sale price in 2007. IMT Capital purchased the Archstone Thousand Oaks Crest complex at 491 W. Gainsborough Road. The property drew more than 90 interested buyers and Read More →

| Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Ventura city manager to step down

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Longtime Ventura City Manager Rick Cole is stepping down, effective Sept. 15. The news came Aug. 29 in separate statements from the City Council and Cole. “During City Manager Rick Cole’s annual evaluation, it became clear that a majority of the City Council believes that it is time for a change in leadership,” the council Read More →

| Monday, August 27th, 2012

UCSB spinout sold to medical supply giant

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology

Sirigen, a UC Santa Barbara biomedical technology spinout, has been acquired by New Jersey-based Becton Dickinson and Co. The company was founded in 2003 by two students and a professor to enter UCSB’s New Venture Competition. Sirigen won the competition in May 2003. The company’s technology tapped recently discovered conductive polymers to improve what are Read More →