Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 30th, 2009
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Each year on Halloween, tens of thousands of partiers descend on Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara, and most stores within a 10-mile radius stock up on booze to meet the swell in demand. The results this year: 25,000 revelers, 311 arrests and 701 citations, according to the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 30th, 2009
Opinion At first blush, there doesn’t seem to be too much connection between Nao Takasugi and Abel Maldonado. They are generations and miles apart in their backgrounds. But Takasugi, who passed away Nov. 19 at age 87, and Maldonado, who was nominated to the lofty post of lieutenant governor shortly before Thanksgiving, do share plenty of Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 30th, 2009
Opinion It’s nice to see traditions get established — especially when it comes to philanthropy. That’s why we once again recognized Montecito Bank & Trust for its seventh annual Community Dividends program, where some 150 area nonprofits shared in $1 million in grants at a luncheon on Nov. 23. The privately held bank, which has nine Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 30th, 2009
Top Stories A San Luis Obispo-based aviation company that provides private jet charters has broken ground on a $10 million corporate jet center near the regional airport. Aviation Consultants, a private company that runs the San Luis Jet Center, is building a massive new facility near the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport. The nearly 80,000-square-foot project includes Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 30th, 2009
Top Stories For years now, the city of Atascadero has retained a strong resemblance to the mudhole for which it was named. Dominated by construction zones, detours and piles of dirt, the core of the city is usually one storm away from being a muddy mess. But one development — the Colony Square Project — could provide Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Top Stories Continental Wind Power has made big promises to the people of Santa Paula, but there are signs that the young company is struggling to meet its self-imposed deadline for a new assembly plant. On June 30, Continental President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Winsayer stood before a crowd at Santa Paula’s City Hall. He said Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Top Stories Just months after the Camarillo Premium Outlets unveiled its massive expansion, the retail center will be put to the ultimate test, facing one of the most challenging holiday shopping seasons in recent history. In response to the downturn, price-conscious consumers have adopted new shopping strategies to help them wring every last cent from their hard-earned Read More →
