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Panel tackles startup funding

By   /  Wednesday, November 16th, 2011  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Panel tackles startup funding

There’s less venture capital to start technology businesses, and most of it is being crammed into existing firms rather than raw startups. But for new entrepreneurs who have a viable product in a large market with the team that can make it happen, there are as many opportunities as ever to get started and get Read More →

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Cox kills wireless service

By   /  Wednesday, November 16th, 2011  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Cox kills wireless service

Barely a month after rolling out 3G wireless phone service in Santa Barbara, Cox Communications cut off the offering effective today. Faster competitors and a lack of the iPhone doomed the plan, the company said. A local spokeswoman said that though the rollout in Santa Barbara was going well, a nationwide order to halt the Read More →

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Op/ed: Philanthropy is caught in a game of politics

By   /  Friday, November 11th, 2011  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Philanthropy is caught in a game of politics

In spite of the importance of addressing long-term fiscal imbalances, fooling with the philanthropic engine strikes me as short-sighted.

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Editorial: Common sense wins in elections

By   /  Friday, November 11th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Common sense wins in elections

We were pleased to see a pair of common sense candidates win city council seats in elections held Nov. 8.

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Editorial: Domestic violence is a business issue, too

By   /  Friday, November 11th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

We’ve been reminded recently of the tremendous toll that domestic violence takes on our region’s families and our economy and of the need for businesses to participate in dealing with this issue.

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Amgen is Big Pharma’s newest player

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Nov. 7, 2011 should be remembered as the date when Amgen resigned its charter membership in the biotech growth club and joined Big Pharma.

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Nursing the job market: City colleges promote health care programs

By   /  Friday, November 11th, 2011  /  Features, Health Care & Life Science, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Nursing the job market: City colleges promote health care programs

Community colleges throughout the Tri-Counties are promoting their high-tech programs to produce nurses and other health care professionals to fill the upcoming job gap.