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Editorial Department


| Monday, April 26th, 2010

Move-in day at Cal Poly Tech Park, ATA waits for roommates

Columns

The Cal Poly Technology Park officially has its first tenant.   Applied Technologies Associates, an Albuquerque-based firm that designs and manufactures products for the oil industry, signed a lease for 3,000 square feet in the on-campus park at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The firm, which has major technical operations in Paso Robles, will maintain Read More →

| Monday, April 26th, 2010

Bargain boutique

Small Business

Whether on the sales rack or in the rental market, Johanna Melamed knows how to snag a bargain when she sees it. Melamed is the owner of The Closet, a boutique consignment and resale clothing business with stores in Santa Barbara and Westlake Village. She recently moved the Santa Barbara store from its first location Read More →

| Monday, April 19th, 2010

Business takes action to save vital flights

Opinion

In Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, a business-led effort to reverse United Express’ plans to slash service between the Central Coast and major markets is beginning to gain altitude. In Ventura County, the pushback has begun with a grassroots petition effort to restore several daily United Express flights between Oxnard and Los Angeles International Airport. Read More →

| Monday, April 19th, 2010

Treasurer candidates bank on being the one

Uncategorized

The seven candidates for Ventura County treasurer-tax collector include former bankers, a retired judge and the head of the county’s Taxpayers Association. The crowded field is seeking the position now held by Lawrence Matheney, who is retiring. In addition to collecting property taxes, the Ventura County Treasurer’s Office touches billions of dollars in public money. Read More →

| Monday, April 19th, 2010

Shakeups spotlight CKE, ValueClick

Top Stories

While one tri-county firm welcomes an old face to its executive suite, another might get some new faces. A rival suitor to take Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants private could lead to a bidding war and change the firm’s management. Meanwhile, the chief executive of ValueClick, the Westlake Village-based online advertising firm, has stepped down and handed Read More →

| Monday, April 19th, 2010

Ambitious Evergreen Village project takes root in Santa Maria

Columns

Evergreen Village is the latest addition to Santa Maria’s portfolio of ambitious projects. The 52,421-square-foot center, which will be located along Highway 135 between Santa Maria and Orcutt, will replace the 50-year-old Evergreen Center with five new office and retail buildings. The development broke ground on its first phase in November and is well under Read More →

| Monday, April 19th, 2010

Oxnard readies for its closeup

Top Stories

Oxnard is ready for a make-over. The city, tired of being perceived as nothing more than acres of crop fields and a hotbed of crime, is rebranding itself — although it doesn’t yet know what it wants to look like when all is said and done. The citywide effort is in collaboration with Destination Development Read More →