Lawsuit against Caruso dropped; Miramar Hotel closer than ever to development
After a two-year-long obstacle course, Montecito’s Miramar Hotel project cleared a serious hurdle April 7 when a Montecito couple dropped its lawsuit against developer Rick Caruso and his firm, Caruso Affiliated, allowing Caruso to move forward with construction plans. Montecito residents Jean and Stan Harfenist, alongside Caruso, announced that they had reached an agreement in Read More →
Capps to headline Top 50 Women in Business Awards
U.S. Rep. Lois Capps will offer the opening remarks at the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 3rd Annual Top 50 Women in Business awards reception on Thursday, April 9 at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara. The evening awards reception will be held between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. with an awards program beginning at around Read More →
Beer stages comeback amid hard times
People drink when they’re happy, and people drink when they’re sad. In today’s economy, plenty of people are still drinking — they’re just buying the cheaper stuff, and they’re going out for drinks slightly less often. Restaurants, bars, clubs, pubs and beverage distributors across the region say booze is flowing pretty freely in the Tri-Counties Read More →
Blackout and blues for ball
Any Santa Barbaran can tell you: The annual Black and Blue Ball is a highlight on the fundraising circuit, a sellout soirée where everybody who’s anybody makes an appearance. And it’s been called off. The gala serves as the major fundraiser for the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which had to cancel the Read More →
Most new tax changes to rattle 2010 filings
With the April 15 filing deadline looming on the financial horizon, many businesses are scrambling to get their accounting records together in time to face a slew of new tax policies. “It’s hard to do much this time of year, but the legislation passed in February changed the rules a bit, and there are still Read More →
The ultimate transformer – Oxnard firm produces recycled plastic containers
On March 19, a 12-foot-tall machine rumbled to life on the floor of Leading Industry’s Oxnard plant, stamping out thousands of clear plastic containers. The machine – called a thermoformer — is the first fruit from a $2.2 million grant the company received from the California Department of Conservation to bolster the firm’s use of Read More →
