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Philanthropic funding gap in Ventura County must be closed

By   /  Friday, October 2nd, 2015  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Philanthropic funding gap in Ventura County must be closed

  Ventura County has a balanced budget but a big deficit when it comes to philanthropy. Staff writer Marissa Nall reports in today’s Business Times that giving in the county that represents more than half the population of the 805 area code averaged just $2,153 per person in 2014, according to a report by the Read More →

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Equipment company leasing printer’s former spot in Goleta

By   /  Friday, October 2nd, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Equipment company leasing printer’s former spot in Goleta

Garden tool seller and repair business A-OK Power Equipment is expanding into Old Town Goleta. The Santa Barbara-based company recently signed a lease at a 5,562-square-foot space at 5777 Hollister Ave. Owner Jim Gally, who also owns Carpinteria Valley Lumber and Cantwell’s Markets, is expanding into his fifth location. A-OK Power Equipment is taking over Read More →

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CSUCI wants Ventura County to be hub for drones

By   /  Friday, October 2nd, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on CSUCI wants Ventura County to be hub for drones

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Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups

By   /  Friday, September 25th, 2015  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups

  The startup culture that’s taking hold across our region is worthy of much deeper news coverage than our business journal can provide on a weekly basis. That’s why I’m delighted to announce that next year Pacific Coast Business Times will launch the Central Coast Innovation Awards, a program that will capture many of the Read More →

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Experts say Ventura County’s economy lagging behind state

By   /  Friday, September 25th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Experts say Ventura County’s economy lagging behind state

Ventura County’s economy is lagging. Its businesses are downsizing or defecting while the state’s economy is growing. A lack of new housing, new companies or existing business growth has translated to fewer jobs, high industrial vacancy, and rising home prices and apartment rental rates. Strict development regulations may continue to stifle the region’s growth. Those Read More →

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Santa Barbara’s Orfalea Foundation closing down

By   /  Friday, September 25th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories  /  1 Comment

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Dubroff: South Coast oil production could be off-line for very long time

By   /  Friday, September 18th, 2015  /  Columns, Energy  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: South Coast oil production could be off-line for very long time

Houston, we have a problem. More than three months after a Plains All-American Pipeline pipe burst, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, a big chunk of the region’s oil and gas industry remains shut down. That’s partly because there is simply no way for ExxonMobil, Venoco and Freeport-MacMoran Read More →