Direct Relief seeks to purchase airport land for new campus
By Staff Report / Thursday, July 31st, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Direct Relief seeks to purchase airport land for new campus
The Santa Barbara City Council is slated to hear a proposal from Direct Relief, the largest nonprofit headquartered in the region, to buy a parcel of land near the municipal airport and build a 125,000-square-foot facility there. Goleta-based Direct Relief has outgrown its existing facility and wants to build a 100,000-square-foot warehouse and 25,000 square Read More →
Caruso pushes forward with scaled-back Miramar plans
By Elijah Brumback / Thursday, July 31st, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment

Los Angeles real estate magnate Rick Caruso is amending his plans for the multimillion-dollar revival of Miramar Beach Resort & Bungalows in Montecito to include a little more shrinkage. Caruso Affiliated received approval for the hotel in March 2011 after a years-long hearing process in which Seinfeld actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a neighbor of the Read More →

A clean start: Emissions firm names new CEO, moves back home
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on A clean start: Emissions firm names new CEO, moves back home

Clean Diesel Technologies has a new CEO and an old headquarters.

Pacific Hospitality plans multimillion-dollar facelift for Bacara
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Pacific Hospitality plans multimillion-dollar facelift for Bacara

The 360-room Bacara Resort & Spa is slated to undergo a multimillion-dollar top-to-bottom renovation in coming years.

Downtown Oxnard shops struggle against The Collection’s clout
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Downtown Oxnard shops struggle against The Collection’s clout
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Santa Maria, remixed: City looks for winning formula
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 18th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Maria, remixed: City looks for winning formula

A year after Santa Maria got a new theater complex and a Fallas Discount Store moved into the space formerly occupied by a Mervyn’s department store, city leaders are still scratching their heads over how best to revitalize its struggling retail core.

Mixed-use project planned for midtown Santa Barbara corridor
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 18th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Mixed-use project planned for midtown Santa Barbara corridor
A new mixed-use development on upper De La Vina Street in Santa Barbara is the latest in a series of locally driven projects in the midtown neighborhood in the last few years.