Garden tool seller and repair business A-OK Power Equipment is expanding into Old Town Goleta. The Santa Barbara-based company recently signed a lease at a 5,562-square-foot space at 5777 Hollister Ave. Owner Jim Gally, who also owns Carpinteria Valley Lumber and Cantwell’s Markets, is expanding into his fifth location. A-OK Power Equipment is taking over Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups
The startup culture that’s taking hold across our region is worthy of much deeper news coverage than our business journal can provide on a weekly basis. That’s why I’m delighted to announce that next year Pacific Coast Business Times will launch the Central Coast Innovation Awards, a program that will capture many of the Read More →
Ventura County’s economy is lagging. Its businesses are downsizing or defecting while the state’s economy is growing. A lack of new housing, new companies or existing business growth has translated to fewer jobs, high industrial vacancy, and rising home prices and apartment rental rates. Strict development regulations may continue to stifle the region’s growth. Those Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Energy / Comments Off on Dubroff: South Coast oil production could be off-line for very long time
Houston, we have a problem. More than three months after a Plains All-American Pipeline pipe burst, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, a big chunk of the region’s oil and gas industry remains shut down. That’s partly because there is simply no way for ExxonMobil, Venoco and Freeport-MacMoran Read More →
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Project to build hotel, housing in Carpinteria up for review
The Carpinteria City Council and Planning Commission will review a proposal next week for a 154-room hotel, 45 single-family houses and 40 multifamily apartments. The 23.4-acre project is slated for the Bluffs 1 property between the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and city hall, which is currently home to a driving range and blueberry crops. Jack Read More →
