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Philanthropy consultant helps give it away

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Latest news, Nonprofits  /  1 Comment

“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than it is to earn it in the first place,” Andrew Carnegie, one of the country’s original businessmen turned philanthropists, once said. That’s the problem Tina Fanucchi-Frontado helps donors address with her business, SB Philanthropy. Three years ago, Fanucchi-Frontado was serving as executive director of the Read More →

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Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities

By   /  Thursday, June 28th, 2012  /  Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities

Santa Barbara-based Cavalletto Charities gave $2 million to the fundraising campaign to rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the health system announced June 27. Cottage is rebuilding its Goleta facility to meet a state mandate that requires all hospitals in California to be retrofitted to withstand a major earthquake and to accommodate new medical technology. When Read More →

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From the editor: Health care ruling is a gamechanger

By   /  Thursday, June 28th, 2012  /  Latest news, Opinion  /  Comments Off on From the editor: Health care ruling is a gamechanger

Some thoughts on what the Supreme Court’s decision means.

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Limoneira predicts bumper crop

By   /  Tuesday, June 26th, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Limoneira predicts bumper crop

The 2012 season holds the promise of record or near-record crops for citrus and avocado growers in the Tri-Counties. That’s the view from the mid-year update from Limoneira Co., one of the region’s largest producers. Limoneira CEO Harold Edwards said in Santa Paula on June 26 that the company’s expanded lemon operations mean that it Read More →

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Make It Work shuts down

By   /  Monday, June 25th, 2012  /  Latest news, Technology  /  59 Comments

After more than a decade in business, the tech support firm parked its fleet of red Mini Coopers for good.

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City planners approve new Sansum medical center

By   /  Friday, June 22nd, 2012  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on City planners approve new Sansum medical center

Sansum Clinic and The Towbes Group are forging ahead with plans to build a medical center at the corner of Foothill Road and Cieneguitas Road after city planners approved the project. At its June 21 meeting, the planning commission for the city of Santa Barbara agreed to recommend to the City Council approval of the Read More →

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Sonos raises $135M

By   /  Wednesday, June 20th, 2012  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Sonos raises $135M

Santa Barbara-based wireless music gear maker Sonos has raised $135 million in new capital, the largest funding deal in the Tri-Counties so far this year and a possible step toward a future initial public offering. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a private equity firm, led the funding round and was joined by Redpoint Ventures and investors associated Read More →