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By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, January 29th, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on North Santa Barbara County great location for spinout tech
The Third District Supervisor race in Santa Barbara County caught our eye recently when the topic of finding new homes for UC Santa Barbara spinout technology companies came up. Bruce Porter, a West Point alum and stockbroker, has suggested a more comprehensive effort to link UCSB technology startups to communities in north Santa Barbara Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
An unmanned space plane resembling a miniature space shuttle is expected to end a nearly two-year classified mission with a not-so-secret landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, perhaps as early as Oct. 14. One of two X-37B robotic space planes in the Air Force fleet, the California landing may be one of the Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / 3 Comments
SpaceX engine chief Tom Mueller spoke to a crowd of more than 100 in Santa Barbara on Feb. 19 at an event called “Exploring the Next Frontier: The Commercialization of Space is Lifting Off” hosted by the Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum.
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furlough to end; 6,100 to return to work
The more than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties will return to work full time after a U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a furlough program will be cut short, ending next week. The military is the largest employer in the region, with 26,390 employees between Naval Base Ventura County and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
More than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties have started taking one-day-a-week unpaid furloughs between now and the end of September. But economic experts expect the immediate impact to be minimal. Any deep effects on the regional economy aren’t likely to emerge unless and until families begin to feel their net worth Read More →