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UNKNOWNGreen Business The Business Times’ annual Green Edition profiles leaders in energy efficiency, recylcling and other “green” areas. It also takes a look at companies who are doing their part to reduce their own carbon footprint. Deadline: Friday, March 13, 2009 The Business Times is always on the lookout for “green” companies to watch. If Read More →
How business unraveled for Hertel & Sons
UncategorizedLooking back over the remains of Ventura-based homebuilder R.W. Hertel & Sons, former partner Bob Fowler wishes he had done things differently. “I should have liquidated, put it all into bonds and gone home,” said Fowler, who worked for the company from 1993 until it unraveled in June 2008. Instead the firm invested in airplanes, Read More →
Fielding appoints new head
UncategorizedStudents at Santa Barbara’s Fielding Graduate University can expect a few things to change this summer when incoming president Richard Meyers replaces Judith Kuipers, who is stepping down after a nine-year term. But they needn’t worry; Meyers knows what he’s doing. This is the fifth presidency for Meyers, who comes to Santa Barbara from Missouri, Read More →
Tech drives Venoco
UncategorizedOil development off Santa Barbara County’s coast has been a thorny proposition since at least 1908, when the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce opposed the construction of a pipeline on Stearns Wharf. Moratoriums on new offshore drilling in both state and federal waters followed decades later. But new drilling technology offers oil companies the chance Read More →
Thrifts and thrills – As budgets tighten, consignment shops see upswing
UncategorizedWhile many tri-county retail stores are closing because of plummeting sales, regional consignment stores are seeing the silver lining of the economic recession as consumers look for creative ways to stick to their budgets. The area’s secondhand stores have thrived in recent months as savvy shoppers have caught the consignment bug. “My theory is that Read More →
Breaking the glass ceiling – Leading businesswomen discuss life at the top
Women Inc.The Business Times is launching a six-times-a-year focus section on women in business. For its inaugural issue, we talked several female tri-county business leaders to get their views. We also invited Barbara Lanz-Mateo, former editor of Coastal Woman, to contribute to our op-ed page on page 18A of the Feb. 13 edition. Grace Vaswani, Clarice Read More →
