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By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Capps exit from D.C. to reshape Central Coast politics
The Congresswoman will leave behind a legacy as a staunch environmentalist and party loyalist who also developed a reputation for supporting small business and building relationships with her political foes.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Independent bookstores on decline as Granada Books shuts doors
With the rise of book-selling giants like Borders and Barnes & Noble in the 1990s, followed by digitized selling popularized by Amazon in the new millennium, independently owned bookstores like Granada have become a rarity.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Simon, Macerich brawl over mall empires could squeeze the little guy
With one company potentially controlling that much retail square footage on the Highway 101 corridor, from Ventura County to Pismo Beach, the opportunity for leverage clearly will lie in the hands of Simon Property.
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By Staff Report / Monday, March 9th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county malls could change ownership in hostile takeover bid
If the deal moves forward, a number of tri-county properties would wind up under the Simon banner, including the The Oaks, Pacific View Mall and La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara.
