Swimming against the tide
UncategorizedVenture capital investment is settling to pre-Internet-bubble levels but tri-county start-ups are holding their own, with a handful of start-ups keeping the deals flowing and the cash coming in. Nationally, the picture is ugly: Venture capital investments dropped 37 percent, from $8.3 billion to $5.3 billion, in the second quarter compared with the same period Read More →
Audit uncovers dirt on county trash business
UncategorizedAs Santa Barbara County begins mulling who will get lucrative trash-hauling contracts in 2011, an audit of the county’s current providers showed that one of them underpaid the county nearly $20,000 and overcharged customers more than $177,000. County officials aren’t yet hinting whether the errors they found could mean a shake-up for the three companies Read More →
Radio Square developer faces foreclosure on Yanonali property
ColumnsThe company facing foreclosure on Radio Square in Santa Barbara is now battling litigation on a second project in the city. Laguna Hills-based DBN Development allegedly failed to repay a $5.5 million loan for the Yanonali Street property it purchased in 2006. The project’s lender, San Francisco-based United Commercial Bank, filed a lawsuit in Read More →
The region
ColumnsWhen University of California, Santa Barbara, Chancellor Henry Yang spoke at a UCSB economic forecast event in April, his remarks underscored how deeply embedded the university is in the business community. “Our faculty, staff, students and alumni have all been a fundamental part of the development of the Central Coast’s high-tech economy,” he said, adding Read More →
No Whole Foods for Oxnard yet
UncategorizedWhole Foods Market is coming to Oxnard. But not in 2009, and maybe not even in 2010. The upscale health food retailer will have 173 employees in Santa Barbara when it opens its doors there on Oct. 7, but it may be quite a while before Oxnard sees its branch come to fruition. Originally set Read More →
Bankrupt Opus selling two sites in VC
UncategorizedA Phoenix-based real estate developer facing foreclosure on a project in Camarillo has filed for bankruptcy protection while it completes ongoing financial restructuring that includes unloading some tri-county assets. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, Opus West Corp. will auction off two Ventura County business parks: Camarillo Ranch Business Park and Westlake North Land in Read More →
