
Mindbody sets record with $35M raise
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 9th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mindbody sets record with $35M raise
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Santa Maria firm sued over role in listeria outbreak
By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 2nd, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria firm sued over role in listeria outbreak
A Santa Maria company’s subcontractor was the last firm to sign off on the food-safety practices at a farm that produced listeria-laced cantaloupe that led to dozens of deaths throughout the country, several lawsuits allege. PrimusLabs is a third-party food auditor that’s hired by growers to inspect whether their facilities, equipment and practices meet industry Read More →

Pismo Beach could get $40M waterfront hotel
By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 2nd, 2012 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Pismo Beach could get $40M waterfront hotel
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Kleiner Perkins startup could spell new era for Amgen
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 2nd, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Kleiner Perkins startup could spell new era for Amgen
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Helix Medical buy adds 260 people to its payroll
By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Helix Medical buy adds 260 people to its payroll
As part of its long-term strategy to build itself into a self-sustaining medical device company, Carpinteria-based Helix Medical has acquired MedVenture Technology Corp. Helix, which is mainly a manufacturer of components for medical devices, bought MedVenture, a Kentucky-based medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, in a Read More →

Growers head to court in salad smackdown
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Growers head to court in salad smackdown
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USDA to offer settlements to farmers who faced lending bias
By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on USDA to offer settlements to farmers who faced lending bias
In an effort to “correct the wrongs of the past,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture has instituted a retroactive claims process for Hispanic and female farmers and ranchers who allege there were denied loans from the agency for discriminatory reasons. Some of the potentially affected claimants are farmers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The Read More →