November 19, 2024

		

Dana Olsen


| Friday, December 16th, 2011

Suit says oil company fouled land, deal

Top Stories

The owners of 200 acres of farmland along the Oxnard plain claim a Bakersfield oil company polluted their water through drilling leases on their land and then failed to tell the investing public about it, scuttling a deal to sell the ranch for $15 million. In a complaint filed  Nov. 29 in Ventura County Superior Read More →

| Friday, December 16th, 2011

A model of cancer care: Facility will put services under one roof

Features

Come March, the Tri-Counties’ first and only free-standing cancer center will be up and running in Santa Maria.

| Friday, December 16th, 2011

Tourism tapping into apps: Visitors bureaus bet on ubiquity of smartphones

Features, Tourism

The tourism bureaus in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have gone mobile with apps targeted at the region’s visitors.

| Friday, December 16th, 2011

More than muscle: National group honors Meathead Movers

Features

Business at Meathead Movers is stronger than ever after the San Luis Obispo company received a national award recognizing young entrepreneurs.

| Friday, December 9th, 2011

Magellan’s merger may give sales a lift

Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Santa Barbara-based Magellan’s Travel Supplies and Colorado Bag’n Baggage are joining forces to battle the difficult retail climate. The two companies, both of which are considered leaders in the U.S. luggage and travel products industry, announced the merger on Dec. 1. Magellan’s operates mainly as a catalog business, with a customer base of 1.8 million Read More →

| Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Getting a lift: Holiday traffic grows at airports

Features, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

The holiday season is expected to mark the start of a slow climb back to cruising altitude for area airports.

| Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Successful formula: Thousand Oaks woman rethinks the baby bottle

Features, Small Business, Women Inc.

Seven years after Christine Barlow’s son was born with a birth defect, the baby bottle business she launched to help other infants avoid the same problem is up and running.