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			By Stephen Nellis  /  Friday, January 27th, 2012  /  Features, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on SLO to Denver flight gains traction
			
			 
			
			Business leaders in SLO County are launching an effort to bring non-stop jet service to Denver.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Stephen Nellis  /  Friday, January 27th, 2012  /  Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on The next dimension: TrueVision inks deal with microscope maker
			
			 
			
			TrueVision Systems has inked a deal with the world’s second-biggest maker of surgical microscopes.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Dana Olsen  /  Friday, January 20th, 2012  /  Features, Real Estate, Tourism  /  1 Comment
			
			 
			
			The pending sale of Canary Hotel to Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the third major investment in Santa Barbara area hotels over the past six months.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Dana Olsen  /  Friday, January 20th, 2012  /  Features, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Junior colleges pan cuts: Schools prepare to shrink classes, faculty
			
			 
			
			The six community college campuses in the Tri-Counties are cutting classes, decreasing faculty and raising student fees.  
			
	        
		 
		
		
		
		
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			By Dana Olsen  /  Friday, January 13th, 2012  /  Features, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Cottage Hospital 2.0 — $700M rebuild makes public debut
			
			 
			
			One of the priciest construction projects in the history of Santa Barbara County, the new Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is almost complete. 
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Stephen Nellis  /  Friday, January 13th, 2012  /  Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on Web wars: Impulse brings faster broadband to Santa Barbara
			
			 
			
			Impulse Advanced Communications is targeting mid-sized and small businesses with a new broadband offering in the Santa Barbara area.