
Santa Maria family winery lands Stearns Wharf tasting room
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, September 23rd, 2011 / Columns / Comments Off on Santa Maria family winery lands Stearns Wharf tasting room

Conway Family Wines has an opportunity to dramatically expand its brand with its newly opened tasting room on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara.

Hardy acquires firm, expands distribution
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 16th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Hardy acquires firm, expands distribution
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Santa Maria Philharmonic looks for funding
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Santa Maria Philharmonic looks for funding

Economic distress and upheaval in the financial markets have taken their toll on the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society.

Maguire teams up with Florida firm
By Marlize van Romburgh / Thursday, August 18th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Maguire Investments of Santa Maria has joined forces with JHS Capital Advisors, a Florida-based asset management firm.

Granite wins $5.4M bid for SM airport runway
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 29th, 2011 / Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Granite wins $5.4M bid for SM airport runway
Bids have come in for the second phase of the Santa Maria Airport’s ambitious runway lengthening project.
Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Feds go after oil magnate’s operations
Randeep Grewal has built up a global energy empire — and left millions of dollars in unpaid debts in his wake.
Space group took $16M in public funds
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Space group took $16M in public funds
The recently dissolved California Space Authority used millions of dollars in federal earmarks and grants.