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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 →
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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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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 →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 19th, 2012 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mainstream Energy CEO departs amid industry turmoil
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 19th, 2012 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Spanish Springs could be gamechanger for Pismo
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 19th, 2012 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Ch. 7 liquidation clouds Melchiori creditors’ path
Creditors to Santa Barbara-based Melchiori Construction Co. face a potentially long and complicated path to recovering any of the millions of dollars they loaned the firm. The general contractor filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection at 9:02 a.m. on Oct. 16 and listed assets of $50,000 or less and debts between $1 million and $10 Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 19th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Law & Goverment, Personal Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on Criminal trial ahead for Santa Barbara CPA
In a criminal case headed for trial this month, the U.S. Justice Department alleges that Steve Pybrum, a Santa Barbara CPA who appeared on national media networks in the late 1990s, illegally routed revenue through a nonprofit and then falsified his personal income tax returns. Pybrum is set to go on trial Oct. 23 in Read More →
