Eight vie to chart future of Harbor District
By Tony Biasotti / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Eight vie to chart future of Harbor District
Whatever the outcome in November, this is a history-making election for the Port of Hueneme. The Oxnard Harbor District, the public agency that owns and operates the deep-water commercial port, is in the midst of its most competitive campaign in decades. Two of the three incumbents who are up for re-election are retiring, throwing the Read More →
Colleges of Law’s new era
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Colleges of Law’s new era
The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law’s agreement with a Chicago-based nonprofit could bring federal student aid, online classes and the option of joint degrees to the campuses. The Colleges of Law said Sept. 21 that it is teaming up with TCS Education System, an organization that owns three professional schools, including the Santa Read More →
Governet connects colleges
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Governet connects colleges
Santa Barbara-based Governet has won a contract to provide its curriculum software to the entire countrywide system of the United Arab Emirates Higher Colleges of Technology. Governet’s software, CurricUNET, is a Web-based system that automates the once paper-intensive process of developing and approving new courses in higher education. Seventy-four of 112 community colleges in California Read More →
Congressional crush: Wineries fight direct shipping restrictions
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Congressional crush: Wineries fight direct shipping restrictions
It’s the week before wine crush and Tablas Creek Vineyard General Manager Jason Haas is worried. Not about the grape harvest, or this year’s vintage, but about a looming piece of congressional legislation. HR 5034, the Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2010, or CARE, is a bill that would cede control of wine shipping Read More →
Occam to stay in Goleta after merger
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 27th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Occam to stay in Goleta after merger
The Northern California company set to buy Goleta-based Occam Networks in a $171 million deal says it will keep the company’s engineering staff on the South Coast and in Fremont largely intact after the merger. “We will continue to have an operation and engineering in Santa Barbara,” said Geoff Burke, marketing director for the buyer, Read More →
Power-One rides solar to sales growth
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 20th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Power-One rides solar to sales growth
In the space of a month, Power-One has opened two factories in North America and become the second-largest maker of inverters for solar panels in the world. The Camarillo firm opened factories in Ontario, Canada, and Phoenix. Canadian production has already started, and production lines in Arizona are set to fire up in October, creating Read More →
A new UCSB: University lays out 15-year growth plan
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, September 20th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on A new UCSB: University lays out 15-year growth plan
UC Santa Barbara, a billion-dollar-plus driver for the South Coast economy, is stepping closer to approval of a plan to make it an even bigger force in the region. As the Business Times went to press, the University of California Board of Regents was set to vote on whether to approve UCSB’s long-range development plan. Read More →
