Sheeler joins forces with Santa Barbara’s Movegreen
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sheeler joins forces with Santa Barbara’s Movegreen
Movegreen, an environmentally conscious moving service founded along the South Coast in 2007, bought Sheeler’s Moving in a transaction completed on Dec. 11, essentially doubling its size.
Santa Barbara’s shortage of housing takes center stage
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s shortage of housing takes center stage
According to the National Association of Home Builders, Santa Barbara County is the one of the least affordable housing markets in the nation.
Paso wine country gets drought relief with early storms
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Paso wine country gets drought relief with early storms
The 6.5 inches of rain that have fallen in the Paso Robles area so far have done much to leach out an accumulation of salts in the root zones that has stressed the vines and lowered wine grape yields.
Santa Barbara County bets $150K on economics of vitality
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County bets $150K on economics of vitality
A new task force will be responsible for coordinating countywide efforts for growth, from working with tech startups along the South Coast to developing and drawing in business to the northern region of the county.
State Treasurer Chiang talks budget balancing in Camarillo
By Henry Dubroff / Thursday, January 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on State Treasurer Chiang talks budget balancing in Camarillo
Eight days into his first term as State Treasurer, John Chiang painted a largely upbeat picture of California’s future.
Jordano’s closes $10.6M land deal, plans new facility
By Elijah Brumback / Thursday, January 15th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Restaurants, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Pacific Beverage plans to break ground on the facility in 2016. When complete, the entire division will move to the Cabrillo Business Park from its current Santa Barbara locations.
Lynda.com to expand with $186M private equity raise from TPG
By Staff Report / Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lynda.com to expand with $186M private equity raise from TPG
Carpinteria-based Lynda.com has raised $186 milllion from a group of investors, earmarked for accelerating acquisitions, growth and new content Initiatives at the online learning platform.