GE backs Camarillo’s grass-to-gas firm
CoolPlanetBioFuels has brought its fundraising total to $11.5 million with a capital infusion from GE Energy Financial Services.
Cal Poly breezes into wind research
Construction will start within the next few weeks on a 70-foot-tall wind turbine near San Luis Obispo as part of a wind energy research center at Cal Poly.
Nov 29 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Editorial: Bidding good riddance to the awful 1099 rule
The so-called “1099 rule” was a disaster waiting to happen. Happily, it is a disaster that looks like it will be averted. News shortly before Thanksgiving that the U.S. Small Business Administration was publicly opposing the rule seems to be the last nail in the coffin for this ill-conceived tax on entrepreneurship. As the Business [...]
Editorial: Give till it helps
The Business Times encourages tri-county businesses to follow the lead of Montecito Bank & Trust, which gives away $1 million in Community Dividends each fall.
Marshalls, H&M moving in on State Street
Off-price apparel stores Marshalls and H&M will replace book giants Borders and Barnes & Noble in downtown Santa Barbara, according to real estate insiders.
Nov 26 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »
Pacific Capital announces stock split
Pacific Capital Bancorp said Nov. 24 that its board of directors has approved a 1-for-100 reverse stock split.
Nov 24 2010 | Posted in Banking Industry,Finance,Latest news,Tri-County Public Companies | Read More »
Cal Oaks merger gets federal OK
Thousand Oaks-based California Oaks State Bank and Encinco-based California United Bank said Nov. 24 that they’ve received the green light from federal banking regulators to complete their proposed acquisition deal.
Santa Barbara man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme charges
A Santa Barbara man pleaded guilty Nov. 23 to fraud charges that could land him in federal prison for up to 33 years.
Nov 24 2010 | Posted in Latest news | Read More »
Montecito Bank & Trust hands out $1M
Montecito Bank & Trust bank officials handed out $1 million in checks to 163 organizations located from Solvang to Westlake Village.
Main Street, online: Coupeez brings e-coupons to small businesses
Matthew Graczyk wants to bring online coupons to mom-and-pop shops across the nation, and he’s starting with downtown Ventura. Graczyk is the founder of Coupeez, an online service that lets companies post coupons and discounts. The site launched in October. So far, it has signed up about 100 businesses, many within walking distance of Coupeez’s [...]
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What would Louis Lancaster think about our world economy?
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Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub
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