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 | Friday, December 20th, 2013

								
Diesel seeks $5.5M from defunct GBMI

								Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories								
Italian fashion firm Diesel is hoping to enforce a $5.5 million judgment against Global Brand Marketing Inc., the Santa Barbara-based footwear firm led by Killick Datta that was worth $500 million at its peak.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 20th, 2013

								
Clean Diesel changes ethics rules after $1.9M federal fine

								Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County								
The CEO of Ventura-based Clean Diesel Technologies has stepped down after a year on the job, a move that likely reflects a faltering relationship with Italian tire-maker Pirelli. In a separate announcement, the company said it has amended its ethics code in light of a $1.9 million fine from federal labor regulators over a whistleblower complaint.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 13th, 2013

								
Attorney found passion for environmental law in Antarctica

								Columns, Law & Goverment								
Kristin Larson took the long route to the law and back to the Tri-Counties. Larson, who specializes in combing over deals for potential environmental law issues, spent a decade in Antarctica as a research scientist before heading off to law school and a career in M&A law.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 13th, 2013

								
Lockheed relies on Trust: Motion-control firm lands defense contract

								Central Coast, Features, Small Business, Technology								
San Luis Obispo-based Trust Automation is rapidly expanding on the heels of an important defense contract.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 13th, 2013

								
Outside funds fuel county’s energy boom

								Central Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
Santa Maria Energy’s deal to go public and bring its total funds raised to date to an estimated $90 million caps a flurry of renewed investment and activity in Santa Barbara County’s oil fields, both onshore and offshore. In addition to 136 wells that Santa Maria Energy has planned, Denver-based Venoco has proposals before regulators Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 13th, 2013

								
Rivals team up on Paso Robles water as lawsuit threat looms

								Agribusiness, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture								
An agreement reached by two of the groups jockeying to shape the future of a water district in Paso Robles wine country won’t stop two lawsuits that could lead to years in court and millions of dollars in legal fees to sort out the water basin’s woes.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, December 6th, 2013

								
$86.2M Inogen IPO puts Goleta startups in play

								Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
Goleta-based Inogen, a maker of portable oxygen concentrators founded by UC Santa Barbara students, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $86.2 million. While many successful companies have been spun out of UCSB by professors and doctoral students, Inogen would likely be the first company founded by an undergraduate team to go public. Inogen won the program’s very first business plan competition in 2001.