The economy has changed but the rules are the same
There’s a reason why the founding fathers put the seat of government in a remote city that was basically built on a swamp. Washington, D.C. proved again in recent days that it was very smart to keep the political capital of the nation and its economic epicenter — first Philadelphia, then New York — at Read More →
Josh Kane leaves the nest, tries spreading his own wings
Josh Kane, long known as an owner of Santa Barbara-based The Apartment Specialists [now called TAS Commercial], has flown the coop and built a new nest for himself in Ventura, leading a satellite office for national commercial brokerage Sperry Van Ness. Kane’s real estate career was hatched alongside TAS owner and founder Craig Lieberman. While Read More →
A return to
No two bailouts are exactly the same. And when it comes comparing the savings and loan era Resolution Trust Corp. to the $700 billion banking industry rescue now before Congress, there is one difference that really stands out. Back in the stone age of 1988, when we were merely trying to take care of regional Read More →
As crush gets under way, labs try to limit production flaws
Wine goes back to biblical times, but today’s wineries are digging into the chemical properties and hi-tech tools of the future to transform their wine into precisely calculated products. Hundreds of wineries large and small across the Tri-Counties have been turning to two regional wine lab companies, Baker Wine & Grape Analysis and Vinquiry, to Read More →
Goleta hotel industry booms amid revenue neutrality talks
The 2009 Goleta Economic Forecast covered some hot topics for the young city, including impacts of the oil industry, controversial incorporation issues and major commercial development projects. University of California, Santa Barbara, Economic Forecast Project Executive Director Bill Watkins said Goleta’s economy will continue to grow slowly, estimating a 1.3 percent increase in gross city Read More →
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Consider if you will, the “reform” that took place in Medicare rules a few years ago. Under these new rules, the government gets to “look back” five years to an elderly person’s earnings and asset transfers when mom or dad goes into a nursing home. The government can take those assets in case of a Read More →
Nordstrom shines light on The Oaks remodel
Nordstrom, the golden child at The Oaks shopping center in Thousand Oaks, celebrated its grand opening Sept. 5, representing the culmination of extensive remodeling, redevelopment and planning to secure the 30-year-old mall’s status as a top regional lifestyle shopping destination. More than two years after The Oaks shopping center developer Macerich – also responsible for Read More →
