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Tourism’s rising tide

By   /  Friday, January 7th, 2011  /  Features, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Tourism’s rising tide

After a brighter than expected 2010, tourism forecasters say 2011 will be a year for slow growth and recovery.

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Upbeat, with a caveat

By   /  Friday, January 7th, 2011  /  Features, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Upbeat, with a caveat

Citrus pest could spoil banner year for ag

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Asian psyllid found in La Conchita trap

By   /  Monday, December 27th, 2010  /  Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Asian psyllid found in La Conchita trap

The Asian citrus psyllid has landed in Ventura County

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A renewable market: Giant machines generating green energy

By   /  Monday, December 27th, 2010  /  Green Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on A renewable market: Giant machines generating green energy

Mafi-Trench Co. is building turboexpanders for the renewable energy sector

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COLAB expanding to cover Tri-Counties

By   /  Friday, December 17th, 2010  /  Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on COLAB expanding to cover Tri-Counties

After almost 20 years of advocating for property rights in Santa Barbara County, COLAB — the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business — is going regional. And, at least in Ventura County, it may be getting a bit kinder and gentler. Ventura County COLAB incorporated in August and recently hired a full-time executive director. To Read More →

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UCSB economist warns of future tax hikes

By   /  Wednesday, December 8th, 2010  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on UCSB economist warns of future tax hikes

Higher taxes are an inevitable consequence of ad-hoc policymaking, according to UC Santa Barbara economics professor Peter Rupert. Rupert, who heads the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, told a breakfast audience of Santa Barbara-area business leaders on Dec. 8 that temporary subsidies such as “cash for clunkers” and payments to first-time homebuyers were largely useless. He Read More →

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When vision isn’t enough: Former Patagonia CEO leads MBA program

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Features, Green Coast  /  Comments Off on When vision isn’t enough: Former Patagonia CEO leads MBA program

Former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke is overseeing a new certificate at Pepperdine University’s MBA program in Malibu focusing on socially responsible business practices