Timing is everything with $56M Central Coast banking merger
Regulators will have one less bank to regulate and the combined bank will get benefits from economies of scale.
Paso looks to future after long-delayed step toward 11 AVAs
The TTB designates viticultural areas to help vintners better describe the origin of their wines and to inform consumers about wines they might purchase.
Precision agriculture is a timely idea, but profits may not grow fast
Farmers are a skeptical lot. And Ventura County farmers have good reasons to be skeptical. They, and their counterparts in the Tri-Counties, grow high-risk, high-yield crops on relatively small plots of land surrounded by housing developments and urban areas. They are subject to heavy regulations on fertilizer, pesticide and water use. Particularly on strawberry fields Read More →
Massive retail and apartment project in Goleta is under way
Developer Westar Associates has broken ground on Hollister Village, a mixed-use project in Goleta that will include 266 apartments and a shopping center.
After years in the planning process that included fierce opposition from some neighborhood activists, Costa Mesa-based Westar secured approvals for the project at Hollister Avenue and Glen Annie Road in October 2012.
Santa Barbara firm investing millions in out-of-state projects
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Memo to Mr. Warner: Even Beanie Baby billionaires have to play fair
The prosecution of Ty Warner only came about as part of a relatively recent crackdown on offshore accounts in which nearly 70 wealthy individuals have faced fines and prosecutions.
Minimum wage hike has ripple effect on exempt worker status
As fall settles and you break out the Halloween decorations, it’s time to think about the biggest fright of the season: Next year’s new employment laws.
