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Santa Barbara city manager to step down after 13 years

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara city manager to step down after 13 years

Santa Barbara City Administrator Jim Armstrong will step down at the end of September after 13 years in the position, the city said on Friday. Armstrong was appointed as Santa Barbara’s chief executive in September 2001, a role in which he and oversaw 10 departments and managed the city’s $275 million operating budget. The city Read More →

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Ventura County to get $1.5M through federal program

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Ventura County to get $1.5M through federal program

Ventura County will receive $1.47 million from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Payments in Lieu of Taxes. The PILT program gives funds to local governments to offset losses in property taxes due to non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries. Last year, Ventura County received $1.3 million in PILT funds, according to Congresswoman Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Read More →

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Sansum Diabetes center announces name change, focus on local care

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Sansum Diabetes center announces name change, focus on local care

The Santa Barbara-based organization is now named the William Sansum Diabetes Center, after its founder.

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San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage

San Luis Obispo County has a problem with workforce housing. It doesn’t exist, and nobody wants to build it.

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Rising tide of exports: Region to boost business with Latin America

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Rising tide of exports: Region to boost business with Latin America

Foreign demand for American-made goods is fueling a rise in exports from the Tri-Counties to Latin America.

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Opposition could gum up energy projects

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Opposition could gum up energy projects

A trio of Central Coast oil projects are winding through the regulatory process in the face of increasingly stiff regional and statewide opposition.

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Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2014  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village

New co-working spaces are springing up in Santa Maria and Westlake Village.