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| Friday, July 10th, 2015

Lynda Weinman’s big gift gives Women’s Economic Ventures money to expand

Latest news, Nonprofits, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Women Inc.

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| Friday, July 3rd, 2015

Refugio oil spill pinches tri-county small businesses

Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism

Jamie Diamond is thrilled that the region’s fishing ban has been lifted but her sportfishing business is still reeling from the Refugio oil spill. Diamond has owned and operated Santa Barbara-based Stardust Sportfishing with her husband Jason for the past 20 years. They take private charters and open parties of tourists and local regulars fishing Read More →

Patrick Hodgins, director of safety and security for Plains All American Pipeline, answers questions about the Refugio oil spill at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing room Friday. (Alex Kacik)

| Saturday, June 27th, 2015

Refugio oil spill cleanup costs near $100 million

Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism

  Plains All American Pipeline estimates that the cleanup of the oil spill near Refugio Beach has cost $96 million thus far, but the economic and environmental consequences may be more difficult to quantify. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee and Senate Select Committee on the Refugio Oil Spill held a joint oversight hearing at the Read More →

| Friday, June 19th, 2015

Changes take flight at Central Coast airports

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, June 12th, 2015

Fighting for control of hospice dollars in Tri-Counties

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, West Ventura County

  Gardening made Ted Hughes feel alive. The gentle caress of the soil, a flower’s sweet smell — they grounded Hughes, who was dying of colon cancer, reminding him to live in the moment. “It gives you a chance to see that there’s more to life than what you’re living in,” Hughes said before passing Read More →

| Friday, June 5th, 2015

Goleta telehealth firm’s robot lets doctors interact with patients miles away

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories

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| Friday, May 29th, 2015

Beach closures take toll on Santa Barbara County businesses

Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism

The oil spill near Refugio State Beach dealt a financial blow to a handful of businesses with more revenue being lost every day. Although the total impact on Santa Barbara’s $1 billion tourism industry is likely to be offset by increased hotel stays by cleanup crews, there was no sign of relief for those directly Read More →