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805Connect aims to strengthen business ties in the region

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  2 Comments

A grassroots effort is under way to connect business people and economic development officials in the Tri-Counties through a new social network called 805Connect.

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The Lee legacy: Clarke mentors women in commercial real estate

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc.  /  Comments Off on The Lee legacy: Clarke mentors women in commercial real estate

Clarice Clarke, president of Lee & Associates Central Coast, has quietly built out a team of brokers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties that includes some of the most experienced women in the business.

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Location, location is key to drought outlook for region’s vintners

By   /  Friday, April 18th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Central Coast, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Location, location is key to drought outlook for region’s vintners

California’s production of wine grapes is likely to decline this year after record yields in 2012 and 2013, but it’s uncertain whether the booming Central Coast will join in the slide.

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Artisan food vendors flock to Santa Barbara Public Market

By   /  Friday, April 11th, 2014  /  Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Artisan food vendors flock to Santa Barbara Public Market

Vendors will offer sustainably and humanely-raised meat and poultry; vegetable and fruit juices pressed on site; fresh seafood; cheeses and salumi; cupcakes and cakes; olive oils and vinegars; and a wine and beer tasting bar.

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20 years of honoring innovation: Business & Technology honorees announced

By   /  Friday, April 11th, 2014  /  Features, Nonprofits, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on 20 years of honoring innovation: Business & Technology honorees announced

Victor Schaff founded S&S Seeds, the only commercial grower of drought-resistant plants native to California. (Nik Blaskovich / Business Times photo)

The South Coast Business and Technology Awards, the largest business networking and educational fundraising event in the region, will honor a green packaging company, a drought-resistant seed company and a rescue equipment maker, among others, as it celebrates its 20th year.

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All fired up: PizzaRev joins with Buffalo Wild Wings on expansion

By   /  Friday, April 4th, 2014  /  Restaurants, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on All fired up: PizzaRev joins with Buffalo Wild Wings on expansion

Elyse Doyle-Martinez, supervisor of the PizzaRev restaurant in Oxnard, places a pizza in the oven. Westlake Village-based PizzaRev is expanding across the country with 27 franchise deals currently in the works. (Nik Blaskovich / Business Times photo)

A large, publicly traded restaurant chain has grabbed a slice of Westlake Village-based PizzaRev in a bid to help the Southern California startup roll out nationwide.

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A soft touch for transit: CHK America builds interactive route maps for cities

By   /  Friday, March 28th, 2014  /  Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on A soft touch for transit: CHK America builds interactive route maps for cities

The first unit is being tested at the Santa Barbara MTD Transit Center, where the company will be refining the software that runs the system to make it as useful as possible to riders.