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By Staff Report / Thursday, March 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Startup Paso Robles wine brand Chronic Cellars purchased
Novato-based Winery Exchange has purchased Chronic Cellars out of Paso Robles, a young winery known for its red-wine blends and counter-culture branding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chronic Cellars is best known for red blends such as its zinfandel-based Purple Paradise and its syrah-based Sofa King Bueno, Winery Exchange said in a Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on La Entrada to restart construction amid tourism tax boom
In another sign that the region’s tourism industry is entering boom times again, the city of Santa Barbara experienced double-digit growth in hotel taxes in the first eight months of its fiscal year. During the annual State of the City breakfast on March 24, City Manager Jim Armstrong said that Transient Occupancy Tax, or TOT, Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Xirrus targets 2015 for IPO, plans new Wi-Fi products
Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus has rolled out a new line of corporate-grade Wi-Fi devices at a lower price point that it hopes will vastly expand its customer base and set the stage for an initial public offering next year.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, March 21st, 2014 / Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Turn of fate on 9/11 spurred dramatic career shift to winemaking
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Peter Work and wife Rebecca watched from the Newark, N.J., Airport as the twin towers of the World Trade Center went crashing down in a cloud of dust and debris.