Restaurant and retail venture will anchor funk zone project

A massive new restaurant, wine and retail project is coming to Santa Barbara’s funk zone, the eclectic and gritty part of town known for its chic tasting rooms and art galleries dotted between industrial shops and warehouses. The 131 Anacapa St. project has been in the works for more than two years and will open Read More →
Ex-energy secretary to U.S. technologists: Make it happen here

Steven Chu does not mince words about U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing.
CRE brokers: Bacara sold for as much as $180M, buoying market

The sale of Bacara Resort & Spa, a transaction industry insiders are pegging at a $150 million to $180 million deal, buoyed the South Coast commercial real estate market in the first quarter of the year. That was the view from Radius Commercial Real Estate & Investments in its latest quarterly market report. Radius noted Read More →
Global dealmakers zoom in on region, shrug off slow growth politics

A strengthening currency, a stable economic platform and the ability to innovate and reinvent is not something that you find in many places around the world.

Thirteen Fresh & Easy stores in region in flux as Tesco looks to sell

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