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Marlize van Romburgh


| Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Calavo bags fresh food firm for $96M

Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Calavo Growers’ $96 million purchase of a fast-growing fresh food company signals that it’s come a long way since its homegrown roots as an avocado cooperative.

| Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Ceres plants IPO: Biofuels firm seeks $100 million

Banking & Finance, Top Stories

Energy crop company Ceres has filed papers to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its stock.

| Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Textbook hookup: Students develop tract-sharing app

Features, Technology

A trio of UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurs wants to revolutionize the $5.5   billion U.S. textbook market with their book-sharing application 1night.me.

| Friday, May 27th, 2011

Deckers bets $120M on Sanuk’s success

Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Deckers Outdoor Corp. is trying a sandal company on for size.

| Friday, May 27th, 2011

Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid

Top Stories

Fed up with reports that crime and homelessness are putting a damper on the Santa Barbara vacation experience, tourism industry leaders stormed City Hall earlier this month to ask for more cops on the city’s streets. Despite a projected $2.7 million shortfall in the city’s general fund next year, the Santa Barbara Police Department proposed Read More →

| Friday, May 20th, 2011

Grocery chain Fresh & Easy eyes another spot in the region

Columns, Real Estate

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| Friday, May 20th, 2011

Ready for takeoff: Santa Barbara terminal readies for opening

Features

The new Santa Barbara Municipal Airport terminal is modernizing South Coast travel and architecture.