Making a statement
Small BusinessColorful purses made of discarded candy wrappers from Mexico and $85 metal artwork made from steel drums from Haiti hang on the walls of a small shop at 7 W. Haley St., downtown Santa Barbara. The shop’s manager, Amesia Doles-Garcia, sweeps the entryway as she opens Arcobaleno Trade, a fair trade store that sells products Read More →
Interlink
UncategorizedAs Interlink Electronics teeters on the brink of positive cash flow, Kevin Wiley has taken the reins as the firm The Camarillo-based company sells a line of e-signature systems to the financial industry and makes touch-sensitive pads for major cell phone manufacturers. The company took major steps to shore up its balance sheets last summer Read More →
Oxnard calls for Cowboys to ride again
UncategorizedOxnard city officials and the owner of the Dallas Cowboys plan to meet later this month to discuss the football team’s return next year for a two-week training camp. Oxnard General Services Superintendent Michael Henderson said he, Mayor Thomas Holden, City Manager Ed Sotelo and team owner Jerry Jones are expected to reach a decision Read More →
American Riviera is DeVine
UncategorizedSix months after Michael Salsbury resigned from the top post at Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank, the company has announced that a familiar face in the regional banking industry will take his place. Jeff DeVine will begin as the new president and chief executive officer of American Riviera on Aug. 21, exactly two years to Read More →
Union bill draws fire from farm groups
UncategorizedA bill that would make it easier for unions to organize farmworkers has triggered sharp opposition from tri-county agriculture groups. Under the current system, workers vote in an election with secret ballots to determine whether they want representation and which union they want. The proposed legislation, Assembly Bill 2683, replaces that vote with a “mediated Read More →
Columns
A few months from now, Sung Won Sohn will be handing out grades to students as the newly named Martin V. Smith professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands. But the straight-talking former Wells Fargo economist, and former bank president, wasn’t afraid to give California’s economy a C-minus at best during a chat Read More →
