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 | Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

								
Santa Barbara man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme charges

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A Santa Barbara man pleaded guilty Nov. 23 to fraud charges that could land him in federal prison for up to 33 years.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, November 22nd, 2010

								
Montecito Bank & Trust hands out $1M

								Latest news, Nonprofits								
Montecito Bank & Trust bank officials handed out $1 million in checks to 163 organizations located from Solvang to Westlake Village.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, November 18th, 2010

								
Amgen gets sought-after FDA approval

								Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies								
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Amgen’s bone drug denosumab in patients with certain types of cancer, Amgen announced Nov. 18.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

								
Venoco drops Ellwood drilling plans

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Venoco has dropped its plans to expand oil drilling from its Platform Holly off the coast of Santa Barbara County. In a brief letter sent to the California State Lands Commission on Nov. 9 and widely circulated by environmental groups on Nov. 16, Venoco said it “hereby withdraws its application for its Ellwood Full Field Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

								
Borders to close Santa Barbara store

								Latest news, Real Estate								
National book retailer Borders is closing its downtown Santa Barbara store amid a nationwide wave of store closings. Jason Roy, the general manager of the 900 State St. location, told the Business Times on Nov. 16 that the store would be closing in January. “It’s sad that this Borders is leaving State Street,” said Roy, Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, November 15th, 2010

								
Ventura County launches eco-devo ad blitz

								Latest news, Tri-County Economy								
A coalition of economic development groups in Ventura County launched a federally funded campaign on Nov. 15 to sell the county as the ideal spot to build a business. The initiative is headed by the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County, with participation from the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County, chambers of commerce in the county Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, November 15th, 2010

								
Santa Barbara restaurant owner sells Seagrass

								Latest news, Small Business								
Prolific Santa Barbara restaurateur Mitchell Sjerven announced Nov. 15 that he has sold Seagrass Restaurant to a family that recently relocated to Santa Barbara. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The buyer is the Perez family: chef Robert Perez, his wife, Marianna Perez, and their sons Ruben and Richard. They moved recently from Nevada Read More →