Mendi makes his move: Turkish jewelry store owner opens second location
A year after opening a small jewelry store in the Santa Ynez Valley selling handmade jewelery imported from his native Istanbul, Eyyup Mendi has opened a second store in Santa Barbara.
Nursing the job market: City colleges promote health care programs
Community colleges throughout the Tri-Counties are promoting their high-tech programs to produce nurses and other health care professionals to fill the upcoming job gap.
Lessons in learning: Lindamood-Bell still expanding after 25 years
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and now has 48 outposts throughout the world.
Zipping along: Santa Margarita Ranch launches adventure tours
Santa Margarita Ranch now offers the first commercial zipline tours on the Central Coast.
Palm reading: Outlook for area growers uncertain
Farmers who grow palm trees and other potted plants across the Tri-Counties are the latest victims of the downtrodden economy.
At home on the coast: Housing Partnership turns 25
Coastal Housing Partnership, a nonprofit organization that helps South Coast employers provide housing assistance to their employees, turned 25 this year.
Big name in backup: Global Power Supply keeps Facebook’s lights on
GPS customers are “critical facilities” such as law enforcement operations centers, hospitals, payment servers at big financial firms or data centers for top-shelf tech companies.
