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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 25th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Santa Barbara tourist hostel sells as developers eye lower State St.
“We were drawn [to the property] by the proximity to the Amtrak station and lower State Street, but really the hostel is in its own class for budget-savvy kinds of travelers and international students,” said Jared Filippone, a vice president with Capitoline Properties, which recently purchased the hostel.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 25th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on 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.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Central Coast, Columns, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on 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.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on 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 →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on 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.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara firm investing millions in out-of-state projects
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on 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.