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Wine, tech key to Central Coast outlooks

By   /  Wednesday, November 9th, 2011  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Wine, tech key to Central Coast outlooks

The Central Coast’s economic future is tied to its ability to capitalize on its burgeoning wine and agriculture, smart manufacturing, high technology and tourism industries. That was the view from two separate economic events in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria on Nov. 8. In San Luis Obispo, forecasters from Beacon Economics weighed the growth Read More →

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Amgen launches $5B buyback

By   /  Monday, November 7th, 2011  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Amgen launches $5B buyback

Amgen said Nov. 7 that it plans to buy back $5 billion of its shares as part of a push to return profit to stockholders. Shares of the Thousand Oaks-based drugmaker jumped 4.5 percent in morning trading. Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings lowered their ratings on Amgen debt after the announcement because the biotech Read More →

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Editorial: emPower calls for a sunnier Santa Barbara

By   /  Friday, November 4th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: emPower calls for a sunnier Santa Barbara

A revised emPowerSBC program for energy efficiency upgrades was unveiled in Santa Barbara County on Nov. 1.

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Editorial: Haas drives high-tech manufacturing training

By   /  Friday, November 4th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Haas drives high-tech manufacturing training

The Oxnard businessman is providing an additional $150,000 in funding to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Foundation to create a series of Gene Haas Scholarships.

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Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans

By   /  Friday, November 4th, 2011  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans

The new owners of the Santa Rita Hills Wine Center in Lompoc are tossing approved plans to build a hotel and retail center at the property.

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Post-Madoff era still rife with schemes

By   /  Friday, November 4th, 2011  /  Columns, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Ponzi schemes, insider trading and mortgage fraud have sunk white collar crimes into their lowest nadir since the junk bond era.

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Palm reading: Outlook for area growers uncertain

By   /  Friday, November 4th, 2011  /  Features  /  Comments Off on Palm reading: Outlook for area growers uncertain

Farmers who grow palm trees and other potted plants across the Tri-Counties are the latest victims of the downtrodden economy.