By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 15th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on String theory: Retired exec plays on passion for guitars
After a successful career as the CEO of two dental insurance companies, Chris Kamen could be spending his retirement relaxing and playing golf. Instead, he owns and runs Santa Barbara-based Classic Guitars International.
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 15th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Down to the wire: Superconductor aims to make power lines more efficient
Santa Barbara-based Superconductor Technologies has delivered samples of a wire that could change the way electric power is distributed in the United States.
Steven Tiller and Derek Galkin want to revive the California dream and promise of the 1960s. And put it on your feet, stylishly. They are the creative minds behind the “respectful rehabilitation” of SeaVees, a 1960s sneaker brand that was defunct for half a century before the pair resurrected it and melded it with a Read More →
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, January 21st, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on Reagan’s legacy drives Simi Valley, Santa Barbara tourism
Between the presidential library in Simi Valley and the Reagan Ranch near Santa Barbara, the coastal hills and wide open skies of the Tri-Counties have become the backdrop for Ronald Reagan’s legacy. The 40th U.S. president put a mark on the region, drawing media and visitors from around the world to the area as he Read More →
Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust that was recapitalized and taken over by Texas banking heavyweights Gerald Ford and Carl Webb earlier this year, is bringing aboard a new group of executives that helped Webb and Ford build out their last big venture.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Columns, Top Stories / Comments Off on The verdict on courthouse project: Construction boom across region
Santa Barbara’s proposed $152 million criminal courthouse project is expected to create 3,500 direct and indirect jobs in the area over a five-year period, representing a major economic boost to the region’s sagging construction industry. Local builders say the project will likely be handed to a larger, out-of-town general contractor who can handle the scope Read More →
