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Editorial Department


| Monday, March 1st, 2010

Moshe Silagi looks beyond state to build his post-recession portfolio

Columns

Moshe Silagi, the real estate developer at the helm of Thousand Oaks-based Silagi Development & Management, is lucky enough to be one of the few cash buyers in today’s market. The Hungarian-born investor played his cards just right, selling millions of square footage in 2007 before the market collapsed. Now he’s using that cash to Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

LaunchPoint gets $1M grant

Uncategorized

Goleta-based engineering house LaunchPoint Technologies has won a piece of a $5.6 million federal grant to move a heart-assist pump for babies and small children recovering from heart surgery or waiting on a heart transplant toward clinical tests. LaunchPoint will receive roughly $1 million of the grant, which will be used to finished up preclinical Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

Caruso: I won

Uncategorized

Miramar developer Rick Caruso’s permits are about to run out, but his confidence isn’t.   It’s been almost a full decade since the iconic Miramar Hotel in Montecito was closed for renovations, but Caruso is confident that just one more year will do the trick. The county gave him the green light to tear down Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

Airport gets much-needed grant

Opinion

Also from San Luis Obispo County comes a sign that a concerted economic development effort can pay off. Just a few years ago, the SLO Airport was struggling with the loss of major carriers and a maintenance operation. But things seem to have stabilized thanks to a community wide effort to support existing flights and Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

How SLO can lead the renewable revolution

Opinion

In the world of business, timing is everything. That’s because a certain amount of momentum develops around a sale or a deal and once it stops it may go away — forever. In the case of California, and particularly the Tri-Counties, there’s a lot of momentum right now built up behind the development of renewable Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

Help on way for Ventura Co. factories

Top Stories

As forecasters note the resilience and productivity of Ventura County’s manufacturing sector, economic development officials are reaching out to more than 1,000 manufacturers in the county to offer consulting services, help accessing loans and money to train and retain workers. Despite losing 6,400 jobs since Ventura County employment peaked in 2006, manufacturing remains the county’s Read More →

| Monday, March 1st, 2010

California Oaks State Bank hopes for $100M

Top Stories

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect figure for California Oaks’ captial raise. California Oaks State Bank, a community business bank based in Thousand Oaks, plans to raise as much as $100 million as part of a new strategy to snap up the assets of failed banks. California Oaks, which also Read More →