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Ventura real estate firm sets sights on the Lone Star State

By   /  Monday, December 21st, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Ventura real estate firm sets sights on the Lone Star State

For the first time in eight years, Dick Fausset’s Ventura real estate investment company is buying. Back in the 1990s, Fausset Neely Inc. went on an acquisition spree, buying up more than 2.86 million square feet of commercial property in California, Texas, Louisiana and Alabama. But in 2001, Fausset stopped buying and started selling. “In Read More →

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Give small businesses a few tools

By   /  Monday, December 21st, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Give small businesses a few tools

It’s bad enough that regulators have basically forced our community banks to redline small businesses and deprive them of capital at a time when it’s most needed. Now comes word that staff have been let go at Small Business Development Centers, which provide technical assistance to operating ventures in Ventura and Santa Barbara centers, which Read More →

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Santa Barbara sees shifts, new business on the real estate front

By   /  Monday, December 14th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara sees shifts, new business on the real estate front

There have been a few notable shifts in the Santa Barbara commercial real estate landscape over the past few weeks. First up,  we have a new venture from real estate executive Jim Slaught. His new company, Slaught Real Estate Group, focuses on commercial real estate development, investment, management and brokerage projects. Slaught, a former vice Read More →

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Gear up for the launch of our 10th year

By   /  Monday, December 14th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Gear up for the launch of our 10th year

I’m very proud to announce that 2010 will mark the 10th anniversary year for the Pacific Coast Business Times. Since March 17, 2000, we’ve been chronicling the fortunes of business and the overall economy in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Along the way we’ve covered major stories about innovation and financial meltdowns Read More →

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Ventura County veterans

By   /  Monday, December 7th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Ventura County veterans

After 16 years of planning, negotiations and compromise, Ventura County is finally getting its veterans’ home on Dec. 4. At 60 beds, the $26.5 million facility near Saticoy is much smaller than the originally proposed 400 beds, but the California Department of Veterans’ Affairs is just glad the project came to fruition at all. The Read More →

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Tiger Woods

By   /  Monday, December 7th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Tiger Woods

Now that has Tiger Woods canceled his appearance at his annual golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks and admitted to marital transgressions, there’s still one lingering question about the golfer and his empire. That’s because while the tabloids and blogosphere are filled with speculation about what transpired between Woods and his wife Read More →

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Santa Ynez Marriott paves way for future hotel green certifications

By   /  Monday, November 30th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Santa Ynez Marriott paves way for future hotel green certifications

The Santa Ynez Valley Marriott just became the first hotel certified by Santa Barbara County’s Green Business Program. And it all started when General Manager Mike Hendrick heard Bill Hayward of Hayward Lumber speak at a green business luncheon. “We were already listed as a participating business, but we hadn’t done the big thing — Read More →