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Business lessons learned from region’s largest corporate bankruptcy

By   /  Friday, April 4th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Business lessons learned from region’s largest corporate bankruptcy

At least in terms of revenue, Select is the largest company in the history of the Tri-Counties to seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors.

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Limoneira could lead water-efficiency push in California drought

By   /  Friday, March 28th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Limoneira could lead water-efficiency push in California drought

One of the cool things about covering business in the Tri-Counties is that at least once a year we get a pretty close look at what’s happening at one of the region’s largest agribusiness holding companies. That’s because Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co., founded in 1893, happens to be a publicly traded company. The company began Read More →

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Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold

By   /  Friday, March 21st, 2014  /  Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Developer’s vision for upscale Shoppes at Westlake takes hold

The 243,500-square-foot Shoppes at Westlake Village center is now 75 percent pre-leased, four months ahead of a ribbon-cutting.

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Sonos’ revenue revelation generates buzz among IPO speculators

By   /  Friday, March 14th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Sonos’ revenue revelation generates buzz among IPO speculators

It takes a ton of revenue — or some very foolishly spent capital — to support a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, including a coveted spot in the Super Bowl commercials.

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Santa Paula entrepreneur turns attention to Chinese attack victims

By   /  Friday, March 7th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Santa Paula entrepreneur turns attention to Chinese attack victims

Henry Dubroff

“None of the victims did anything wrong except being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is about people helping people. We all live here,” Santa Paula resident William Irion, who frequently travels to China, told me.

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German entrepreneur tunes into hearing loops with Otojoy

By   /  Friday, March 7th, 2014  /  Columns, Technology  /  Comments Off on German entrepreneur tunes into hearing loops with Otojoy

A Santa Barbara entrepreneur is hoping to make life in public places a little easier for people with hearing loss. Otojoy installs hearing loops, which take audio signals from sound systems and then transmit them electromagnetically to be picked up by a special feature found in most hearing aids.

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Wells Fargo wealth managers move into new LEED offices

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2014  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Wells Fargo wealth managers move into new LEED offices

The Private Bank at Wells Fargo has moved into 10,000 square feet of shiny new digs at 118 Carrillo St. in Santa Barbara.