Honda deal accelerates Clean Diesel business
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Honda deal accelerates Clean Diesel business
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Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
More than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties have started taking one-day-a-week unpaid furloughs between now and the end of September. But economic experts expect the immediate impact to be minimal. Any deep effects on the regional economy aren’t likely to emerge unless and until families begin to feel their net worth Read More →
Waterfront Hyatt in Santa Barbara sells for $61M
By Dana Olsen / Friday, July 12th, 2013 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Waterfront Hyatt in Santa Barbara sells for $61M
Two years after the historic Hotel Mar Monte was rebranded as the Hyatt Santa Barbara, the property has changed hands for more than $60 million. Chesapeake Lodging Trust, a Maryland-based hotel investment company, purchased the 171-room hotel from a Hyatt Hotel Corp. affiliate for $61 million, or $305,000 per room. In a July 1 announcement, Read More →
Lastline raises $10M in fresh funding
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 12th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lastline raises $10M in fresh funding
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Analysis: Region’s students take on less college debt than peers do
By Dana Olsen / Friday, July 12th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Analysis: Region’s students take on less college debt than peers do
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Correction appended below] While the college debt crisis has been making national headlines in recent years, students who graduated from a California school are faring relatively well compared to their counterparts in other states. According to a report from CNBC, Americans now have more student loan debt than credit card debt, with a Read More →
Ventura County Business Bank investors sue over stock sale, merger
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, July 5th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura County Business Bank investors sue over stock sale, merger
Investors in Ventura County Business Bank, a small commercial lender that was acquired by Royal Business Bank in 2011, are suing its new owners and former executives, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The plaintiffs — Mark Engle, Paul Turley, Mark Ioele, Ronnie Case, Dennis McCarty, Kuen Sil Park, Holger Blank and Farihan Uwaydah — allege that Read More →
New CLU business dean tightens school’s international ties
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, July 5th, 2013 / Top Stories / Comments Off on New CLU business dean tightens school’s international ties
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