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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: The Business Times, 25, and MB&T, 50, share a unique birthday
We’re celebrating our 25th anniversary this week and it happens to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Montecito Bank & Trust, also founded on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Both companies are privately held and independent, so I thought that rather than focus just on The Business Times, I’d invite Janet Garufis, Chair and CEO Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Street smarts: Ventura County Clerk/Recorder named Woman of the Year
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content / Comments Off on CRE: Historic 350-acre parcel in Montecito purchased, will be protected as open space
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Focus on finance quarterly roundtable
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Focus on Finance, a new report from the Business Times. We’ve had such strong responses to our Spring and Fall forecasts that we’re adding March and August panel discussions to give you a quarterly look at the markets. In this issue, we take a timely look at investing in the Trump era. Our Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Thursday, March 13th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on South Coast commercial real estate sales see strong 4Q
Commercial real estate sales in Santa Barbara County’s South Coast market saw a major uptick in the fourth quarter of 2024 over the fourth quarter of 2023. That’s according to Santa Barbara-based Radius Commercial Real Estate’s fourth quarter 2024 report released March 12 at its 15th annual real estate and economic forecast event at the Hilton Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Retailing, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Kate Farms expands into retail with Target launch
Goleta-based Kate Farms, which manufactures plant-based nutrition products, executed one of its long-term goals with the announcement of its national retail debut. As of March 12, Kate Farms launched its new Kids Nutrition product line, which is now available at Target, marking the first time their organic nutrition solutions will be available at a major Read More →