Study: Cultural organizations pump $124M into region
By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 12th, 2012 / Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Study: Cultural organizations pump $124M into region
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Pierpont purchase caps hotel investment spree
By Dana Olsen / Friday, September 21st, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Pierpont purchase caps hotel investment spree
A Los Angeles County-based hotel management firm is betting more than $30 million on the Ventura County hotel market, with its purchase of the Pierpont Inn & Spa last week bringing the company’s total number of properties in the region to six. Brighton Management, a real estate firm headquartered in Diamond Bar, purchased the historic Read More →
Resorts bring in new bosses to helm hotels as sales boom
By Dana Olsen / Monday, September 17th, 2012 / Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Resorts bring in new bosses to helm hotels as sales boom
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Eagle Castle Winery files for Ch. 11 protection
By Dana Olsen / Friday, August 31st, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Eagle Castle Winery files for Ch. 11 protection
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Visitors bureau cultivates Ojai’s farming feel to boost tourism
By Dana Olsen / Friday, August 24th, 2012 / Columns, Tourism / Comments Off on Visitors bureau cultivates Ojai’s farming feel to boost tourism
Since Ojai created a visitors bureau almost two years ago, it has seen “phenomenal” increases in its tourism numbers.
Marriotts hope to leave troubles behind under new ownership
By Dana Olsen / Friday, August 17th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Marriotts hope to leave troubles behind under new ownership
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$100M Nesbitt hotel portfolio files Chapter 11
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, August 10th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on $100M Nesbitt hotel portfolio files Chapter 11
Santa Barbara hotelier Patrick Nesbitt has placed a portfolio of eight Embassy Suites hotels into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing at least $100 million in debts. The bankruptcy filing, which gives Nesbitt’s companies protection from creditors while they restructure their debts, arises from a dispute with a lender over a $187.5 million loan used to refinance Read More →